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MIPodcast #79—Milton and early Mormonism, with John Rogers
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...
View ArticleMIConversations #1—George Handley and Terryl Givens, “Can creation heal us?”
Maxwell Institute Conversations are special videocast episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. You can watch this...
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MIPodcast #80—Robert Orsi on History and Presence
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...
View ArticleMIConversations #2—Steven Peck and Terryl Givens, “The God Who Marvels”
Maxwell Institute Conversations are special videocast episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. In this episode...
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MIPodcast #81—Forgiveness, with Mpho Tutu van Furth
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...
View ArticleMIConversations #3—Kate Holbrook with Terryl Givens, “Extraordinary Women in...
Maxwell Institute Conversations are special videocast episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. In this episode...
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MIPodcast #82—Christianity and American politics, with Matthew Bowman
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,...
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MIConversations #4—Thomas F. Rogers with Terryl Givens, “Risk-taking...
Maxwell Institute Conversations are special videocast episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. In this episode...
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MIPodcast #83—What made Americans American, with Benjamin Park
When thirteen colonies declared their independence from the British government in 1776 they had no clear vision about what they would do once the apparent shackles of the British monarchy were...
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MIConversations #5—Brian Kershisnik with Terryl Givens, “Surprising angels”
Maxwell Institute Conversations are special videocast episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. In this episode...
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MIPodcast #84—The making of Jane and Emma, with Chantelle Squires and Melissa...
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...
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MIPodcast #85—Race and the Making of the Mormon People, with Max Mueller
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...
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MIPodcast #86—Danes, Lutherans, and Latter-day Saints, with Julie K. Allen
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...
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Talking politics and religion at Thanksgiving
People say two topics should be avoided in polite company, especially around the table at Thanksgiving dinner: religion and politics. Ironically, the oldest Thanksgiving celebrations were precisely...
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MIConversations #6—Margaret Blair Young with Terryl Givens, “The deep waters”
Maxwell Institute Conversations are special episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast, hosted by Terryl Givens and created in collaboration with Faith Matters Foundation. In this episode Terryl Givens...
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MIPodcast #87—William Bickerton: Forgotten Latter Day Prophet, with Daniel P....
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...
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MIConversations #7—Thomas Wayment with Terryl Givens, “Translating a new New...
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. A...
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Dive into the New Testament with the Maxwell Institute Podcast
Latter-day Saints are turning to the New Testament for our home and Sunday school curriculum this year. Supplement your study with these great episodes of the Maxwell Institute Podcast. Taken together,...
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MIPodcast #88—The risks and rewards of interreligious dialogue, with...
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...
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MIPodcast #89—‘Sister Saints,’ with Colleen McDannell
According to historian Colleen McDannell, women have played vital roles in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the beginning. From the hard-scrabble pioneer worker to the Progressive...
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