Maxwell Institute Podcast

The post #91—The contested history of religious freedom, with Tisa Wenger appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

Maxwell Institute Conversations are special episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. Audio and video available. Thomas Wirthlin McConkie was born into a prominent American Latter-day Saint family, but the faith didn’t resonate with him as a teenager. He disconnected from the Church and […] The post MIConversations #8—Thomas Wirthlin McConkie, “The spiritual journey” appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

The post #90—Editing and illuminating the Book of Mormon, with Grant Hardy and Brian Kershisnik appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

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Many religious believers live their entire lives without learning much about other people’s faith. Maybe some people avoid interreligious dialogue because they think they already know their religion is true. Maybe some people fear that such exchanges might somehow change them and they don’t want change. In this episode we’re joined by Catherine Cornille. She’s […] The post #88—The risks and rewards of interreligious dialogue, with Catherine Cornille [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

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William Bickerton was a coal miner from England who emigrated to the United States and joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1845. Without ever having met the church’s founding prophet, he soon came to see himself as Joseph Smith’s true heir, leading what came to be called simply The Church of […] The post #87—William Bickerton: Forgotten Latter Day Prophet, with Daniel P. Stone appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

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The religious marketplace in Denmark was thrown wide open in 1849 when the country ratified its first democratic constitution. After nearly a thousand years of state control, the people were guaranteed religious freedom. No more would Danes automatically be Lutheran. Missionary-minded Christians from around the world flocked to Denmark. Thousands upon thousands of Danes joined the […] The post #86—Danes, Lutherans, and Latter-day Saints, with Julie K. Allen [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

This year marks forty years since The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began, once again, to ordain black members of African descent to its priesthood. Forty years since the church began administering it sacred temple ordinances to black women and men. Over the past forty years the body of scholarship on race and […] The post #85—Race and the Making of the Mormon People, with Max Mueller [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

Jane and Emma is a new film based on the historical relationship of Jane Manning—one of the few black converts to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during its infancy—and Emma Smith, who presided over the Church’s women’s organization, the Relief Society, and who was married to the prophet Joseph Smith. It’s an emotional film […] The post #84—The making of Jane and Emma, with Chantelle Squires and Melissa Leilani Larson [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

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What comes to mind when you hear the term “American Christians”? Most people today think of the so-called Religious Right, a loosely knit group of conservative Christians who oppose legal abortion, favor gun rights, and hail Ronald Reagan as one like unto Moses. Matthew Bowman’s latest book is a wake-up call, reminding us that there’s […] The post #82—Christianity and American politics, with Matthew Bowman [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

The post MIConversations #3—Kate Holbrook with Terryl Givens, “Extraordinary Women in Mormon History” appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

On the surface, forgiveness seems like such a simple concept but it can be one of the most difficult things we ever do. Maybe someone in your life has hurt you and you’ve never been able to forgive them. Maybe you’ve hurt someone else and they haven’t forgiven you. Maybe it’s time to see if […] The post #81—Forgiveness, with Mpho Tutu van Furth [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

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How can scholars of religion explain religious faith without explaining it away? Over the centuries many scholars have come to discuss religion as a purely human phenomenon, leaving no room for “special beings” like God, Jesus Christ, angels, or departed loved ones. Robert Orsi confronts such scholarship in his new book History and Presence, inviting scholars to […] The post #80—Robert Orsi on History and Presence [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

The post MIConversations #1—George Handley and Terryl Givens, “Can creation heal us?” appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.

Americans in the early nineteenth century loved the writing of John Milton. Milton’s embrace of liberal individualism, meritocracy, and his championing of the right to free speech made him an easy sell to anti-British Americans. His epic poem Paradise Lost was a bestseller. Something like twenty editions of Paradise Lost were produced in America during the first half of […] The post #79—Milton and early Mormonism, with John Rogers [MIPodcast] appeared first on Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU.