Dialogue Out Loud

How should we read scripture when ancient texts meet modern ethical questions? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming speaks with Spencer P. Greenhalgh about his Summer 2026 Dialogue article,… The post Rethinking Sexual Ethics Through Jacob’s Temple Sermon: A Conversation with Spencer P. Greenhalgh appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

The Poet Speaks is a new series from Dialogue Out Loud featuring poets reading their own work from the pages of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought and reflecting on the inspiration, craft, and questions… The post The Poet Speaks: William Morris appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming is joined by Dialogue’s section editors for a guided tour of the Summer 2026 issue. The conversation explores a wide range of topics, including… The post Summer 2026 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

Ten years after the LDS Church’s 2015 exclusion policy, its effects continue to shape conversations about faith, belonging, and community among LGBTQ Latter-day Saints. In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Margaret… The post The Invisible Church: Belonging Ten Years After the Exclusion Policy: A Conversation with Nathan Kitchen and Makoto Hunter appeared first on Dialogue Jour...

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Caroline Kline speaks with scholar Kate Davis about her provocative Spring 2026 article, “Heavenly Bodies: Mormon Male Homoerotics in the Sacred Art of Arnold Friberg.” Together… The post Homoeroticism and the Mormon Male Ideal: A Conversation with Kate Davis appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Amanda K. Beardsley joins co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming to discuss her Spring 2026 essay, “From Protest Poster to Meme: The Visual Language of Queer Dissent… The post From Meme to Movement: A Conversation with Amanda K. Beardsley appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Fara Anderson Sneddon speaks with Laurie Lee Hall about Hall’s deeply personal essay, “Eternal Identity Misunderstood: A Transgender Woman’s Journey Through Faith, Revelation, and LDS Policy,” featured in… The post Faith in Transition: A Conversation with Laurie Lee Hall appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Caroline Kline speaks with former Dialogue editor Taylor G. Petrey about his essay, “History and Theology of Trans and Nonbinary Identity in the Church of Jesus Christ of… The post Trans Identity and Latter-Day Saint Theology: A Conversation with Taylor Petrey appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Charlotte Hansen Terry speaks with David Doyle about his essay, “The November 2015 Policy and Me,” from the Spring 2026 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.… The post The November 2015 Policy and Me: A Conversation with David Doyle appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

The Spring 2026 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought brings together a wide-ranging collection of essays, poetry, and art exploring questions of belonging, memory, and faith in contemporary Latter-day Saint life. In this… The post Spring 2026 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

What happens when a horror film mirrors the structure of Mormon ritual? In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Ryan M. Springer joins Dialogue editor Margaret Olsen Hemming and podcast producer Daniel Foster Smith to explore… The post Reading Heretic Through Mormon Rituals: A Conversation with Ryan M. Springer appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Stephanie Kilpatrick joins us to discuss her personal essay “Sneaking to Church in Saudi,” featured in the Winter 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. In… The post Faith Under Constraint: Sneaking to Church in Saudi Arabia: A Conversation with Stephanie Kilpatrick appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, host Caroline Kline speaks with scholar Thomas W. Murphy about his article from the Winter 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, “White Is an Ite:… The post Unity and Indigenous Erasure in the Book of Mormon: A Conversation with Thomas W. Murphy appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode, Dialogue editor Margaret Olsen Hemming interviews historian Matthew L. Harris about his article “Saving the Constitution” with White Christian Nationalism: Ezra Taft Benson, W. Cleon Skousen, and Their Attempt to Solicit the… The post Mormonism, Anticommunism, & the Politics of Christian Nationalism: A Conversation w/ Matthew Harris appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue fiction co-editors Ryan Shoemaker and Joe Plicka speak with writer Charity Shumway about her short story “The First Letter She Found,” published in the Fall 2025 issue… The post Writing Mormon Letters: A Conversation with Charity Shumway appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, we present “The First Letter She Found” by Charity Shumway, a deeply intimate short story about faith, embodiment, love, and the quiet costs of self-surrender across generations. Framed… The post The First Letter She Found by Charity Shumway: Audio Story appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this Winter 2025 Issue Overview, Dialogue co-editors Margaret Olsen Hemming and Caroline Kline are joined by the journal’s subject editors to introduce the latest issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought and highlight… The post Winter 2025 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue art editor Amanda Beardsley sits down with Paola Bidinelli, the cover artist for the Fall 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, to explore the… The post When Materials Speak: A Conversation with Paola Bidinelli appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

What do the Illuminati, Freemasons, and anti-Jacobin conspiracies of the late 18th century have to do with the Book of Mormon? More than you might think. In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, co-editor Caroline… The post Secret Societies and Scripture: A Conversation with Colby Townsend appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this moving episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Caroline Kline speaks with Suzanne E. Greco about her article “Confronting Men’s Violence Against Women and Girls in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day… The post Confronting Men’s Violence Against Women in the LDS Church: A Conversation with Suzanne E. Greco appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, the editorial team comes together to introduce the Fall 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. From groundbreaking scholarship to moving creative work, the editors walk… The post Fall 2025 Issue Overview appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Personal Voices editor Charlotte Hansen Terry speaks with Bryant Skeen Thompson, author of the deeply moving essay “No Hard Feelings,” from the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. Thompson shares the story of… The post Sacred Suffering: A Conversation with Bryant Thompson appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In the inaugural episode of Dialogue Unbound, co-editors Caroline Kline and Margaret Olsen Hemming sit down with scholar Patrick Mason to explore what Mormon theology has to say about peace and peacemaking in our turbulent… The post Mormonism and Peacebuilding: A Conversation with Patrick Mason appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In Ryan Shoemaker’s haunting and tender short story Matter, a young missionary in Italy finds himself alone with a stranger in desperate need. Over the course of one long night, he must confront his deepest… The post Matter by Ryan Shoemaker: Audio Story appeared first on Dialogue Journal .

In this episode of Dialogue Out Loud, Dialogue co-editor Margaret Olsen Hemming speaks with Ryan Davis about his article from the Summer 2025 issue of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought: “Enos’s Encoded Narrative Structure… The post Narrative Theology in the Small Plates: A Conversation with Ryan A. Davis appeared first on Dialogue Journal .