Rick B

Mormon History Podcast – Gospel Tangents – Mormon History Podcast

Religion EN ↓ 5 episodes

The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, & Theology

Author

Rick B

Episodes

Was Hugh Nibley Wrong about Zion? (Nathan Oman 5 of 5) 08.07.2026 0:57

  Was Hugh Nibley wrong? Is global capitalism compatible with a Zion society? And when is a Latter-day Saint actually justified in defying a corrupt, oppressive government? Don’t miss our other conversations Nathan: https://gospeltangents.com/people/nathan-oman Copyright © 2026 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Hugh Nibley was wrong? First, Professor Oman challenges the popular anti-capital...

How Old RLDS Polygamy Arguments Became New Again (Rick B) 06.07.2026 1:38:11

Have you wondered what’s behind the energy in the polygamy revisionist movement? Are these the same as RLDS polygamy arguments? Back in 2010, Newell Bringhurst wrote a chapter in “Persistence of Polygamy” on the evolution of RLDS thinking on Joseph Smith’s polygamy, how it got forgotten, and recycled among a new generation of LDS members […]

When Personal Conscience Clashes with LDS Church Doctrine (Nathan Oman 4 of 5) 05.07.2026 31:00

What do you do when your personal conscience clashes with official LDS Church positions? Why did the LDS Church transition from the fiery, anti-communist speeches of Ezra Taft Benson in the 1960s to the strict political neutrality we see today? Oman is the author of 2 volumes of Law and the Restoration Volume 1 and […]

1879 Court Case That Forced the LDS Church to End Polygamy (Nathan Oman 3 of 5) 01.07.2026 25:58

What case helped end polygamy in the LDS Church? What do a 19th-century Mormon polygamist, reality TV star Kody Brown, and the Native American religious use of peyote all have in common? Don’t miss our other conversations Nathan: https://gospeltangents.com/people/nathan-oman Copyright © 2026 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved How Did LDS Church end polygamy? In this fascinating […]

Prophets, Polygamy, & Politics: Explosive Reasons Joseph Smith Killed (Nathan Oman 2 of 5) 29.06.2026 20:46

Why was Joseph Smith killed? Did early Mormons try to start their own independent country? And did you know 19th-century Mormon bishops literally served as civil judges? In this episode of Gospel Tangents, host Rick Bennett sits down with Nathan Oman, law professor and author of Law and the Restoration, to uncover some of the […]