Over the past few years, the podcasting landscape has seen many presentations come and go, leaving many wondering where to go for faithful scholarship.
LDS Perspectives Podcast grew out of a desire to fill that void. We hope to offer a place for mainstream members to learn more context about history, seek more depth to doctrine, and gain more support with cultural challenges. And all in a half-hour podcast.
Each week one of our podcasters sits down with a respected LDS scholar, author, or educator and has a casual discussion about some aspect of LDS doctrine, history, or culture. We are just everyday Mormons, but we are sharing extraordinary conversations about our religion and our faith.
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Bruce A. Van Orden has completed a comprehensive biography of…
The books of the Bible are of various genres. Some,…
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The Old Testament is filled with grisly tales, which are…
Engaging Mormonism and race is not an issue confined to…
The balance between the LDS Church’s operation of its non-profit…
Scholars have frequently mined early Mormon historical sources for the…
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Scott Livingston is currently a Stake President, and many of…
The Old Testament is a record that takes place at…
In the introduction to his book, Shon Hopkin asserts that…
In this episode, PhD student Joshua Matson visits with Laura…
Most Primary children know the story of how the Lord…
The authors of the Old Testament told very few "stories" for a story's…
In this episode, LDS Perspectives podcaster Taunalyn Rutherford interviews David…
In this episode, Benjamin T. Spackman discusses what many scholars believe…
Dr. Crawford introduces us to the questions that led nineteenth-century…
On this episode, Philip Marlow discusses with Russell Stevenson factors in…
Richard E. Turley is the managing director of the Church…
In this interview, Laura Harris Hales interviews Paul Reeve about…
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In this latest episode, Terryl Givens discusses the somewhat controversial…
In this extended episode, Fiona Givens discusses one of the…
In Mark, Jesus is very, very earthy. It’s a very…
Some Mormons regard Martin Luther as a kind of hero.…
Many are familiar with the story of Wilford Woodruff’s experience…
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The Prophet's translation of the Bible had a great influence on the earliest…
The best way to understand what happened in the ancient…
Michael Austin is here to turn what we know about…
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In her debut episode, LDS Perspectives podcaster Stephanie Dibb Sorensen…
In this LDS Perspectives Podcast, Nick Galieti discusses the usefulness of…
George Handley has found that the major driver in one’s…
From the New Testament, we learn that Jesus’s favorite mode…
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References to a divine council of gods are found in…
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Some readers' first exposure to Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy…
Lisa Olsen Tait claims that Susa Young Gates is the…
In this episode, Russell Stevenson sat down with Rachel Steenblik…
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Leta has developed a system of changing the way women…
Finding a balance between loyalty or commitment to one’s faith…
One of the misunderstandings of doctrine that has developed over…
Gale Boyd is an ethnic Jew who converted to the…
Through her years of teaching, Rita realized that sometimes members…
Dr. Michael Goodman was part of the team tagged to…
Historian, author, and educator Patrick Mason tells his students that…
LDS Church History Museum Curator Laura Allred Hurtado discusses with…
Editors Jenny Reeder and Kate Holbrook, respectively 19th- and 20th-century…
Religious LDS culture has historically struggled to find a place…
The Journal of Discourses have historical and religious value, but…
Professor Eaton notes that we all sometimes engage in sloppy…
The early nineteenth century culture was highly religious and most…
Grant Hardy contends that "If you're not seeing the narrators…
In 1975, Dr. Raymond A. Moody coined the term "near-death…
Dr. Gee has studied the papyri and the Book of…
Who hasn't found their mind wandering during a Sunday School…
The Revelations in Context essays, which have been added to…
Several years ago Eric Huntsman sat down and asked himself…
In this episode, Brant Gardner describes how he became convinced…
Some may not realize that Joseph continued to use seer…