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Episode 4, “Telling and Hearing The First Vision” (Joseph Smith-History)

Though the story of the First Vision was relatively absent from most of the recorded early Mormon discourses of the nineteenth century, the act of telling and receiving the story of the First Vision has become one of the main ways of building a new relationship with the faith. Michael Vinson leads this discussion about contemporary and past Mormons’ relationships to the stories of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. A review of the various existing versions of the story leads to interactions between th...

Feb 18, 2013

Episode 3, “Knowing What It Is To Know” (Moroni 10)

What does it mean to ‘know’ that the Book of Mormon is true? Is it necessary to always have a certain testimony? Is there scriptural or historical precedent for a practice of Mormonism where the foundation of belief is something other than certain knowledge? Join us and listen in for discussion of these questions and more. For past episodes of the Sunstone Institute podcast, click here . The post Episode 3, “Knowing What It Is To Know” (Moroni 10) appeared first on Sunstone ....

Dec 18, 2012

Episode 2, “Creating Safe Spaces for Healthy Encounters with Doubt” (Ether 12-13)

A widely quoted Mormon maxim states that “faith and doubt cannot exist in the same mind at the same time, for one will dispel the other.” Yet lived experience suggests that faith may be more like a spectrum where belief and non-belief support and inform each other in a fluid relationship. By failing to acknowledge and affirm the many legitimate variations of faithfulness, we may be artificially constricting the bounds of our religious community and blocking people from the further spiritual grow...

Oct 31, 2012

Episode 1, “What Would Jesus Actually Say? What Did Jesus Actually Say?” (3 Nephi 12-15)

Listen in to “Sunstone Institute,” a new, free podcast series where theologian Michael Vinson leads a rousing group discussion of Mormon scripture, experience and theology. The podcast will be updated on a monthly basis. Click here to download or stream the mp3 of the first episode, recorded in the Sunstone office on Sunday, September 30. You may also stream the audio directly on this page using the audio player that appears below. This episode features a discussion of 3 Nephi 12-15 in the Book ...

Oct 10, 2012

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