Join Carla as she talks with Tony and Charmaine about the role the Book of Mormon has played in Community of Christ, what makes scripture scripture, and how we should use scripture in our lives. Host: Carla LongGuest: Tony and Charmaine Chvala-Smith Download Transcript
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Listen in when Josh had the chance before World Conference to sit down with Richard (Dick) Howard to discuss his growing up years in the RLDS church and what eventually led him into the history department and to become the first professionally trained historian of the then RLDS church. Listen to what it was like…
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Join Brittany as she sits down with Marge and Dick Troeh to discuss the changing roles of women in the RLDS church (Community of Christ) that led up to the ordination of women and beyond. Marge had a raised awareness of inequality early in life with incidents at Graceland, losing in-state tuition in California after…
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Those of us at Project Zion are pleased to release an interview that Josh and Brittany had with President-Emeritus Wallace B. Smith. Listen to Wally’s story of going into medicine, serving in the military in aviation medicine under the doctor draft law, and taking up his own practice in medicine. Listen as he relates his…
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Join Carla as she talks with Tony and Charmaine about scripture. What is scripture? What is its purpose, and how is it best applied? Community of Christ’s statement on scripture is also discussed. “Dead Sea Scrolls? More like the Dead Sea Scraps!” -Carla paraphrasing her mom “P52, not to be confused with the B-52’s from…
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Can the Book of Mormon be powerful with a reading of the text that doesn’t require literal historicity? Join host Brittany Mangelson and retired Community of Christ apostle Dale Luffman as they discuss his book, “The Book of Mormon’s Witness to Its First Readers.” They explore the religious and cultural context surrounding the publication of…
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This special extra shot episode features minister and author, Debbie Blue, talking about how the gospel of Jesus dismantles patriarchy and calls us away from oppressive power structures that limit women.
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Join John Hamer and Miles Fuller in an exploration of how believers can navigate Restoration faith apart from institutional definitions and culture. This means something more than just “cafeteria Mormonism”—which might fall within the ruts of traditional definitions, even if involvement is selective. In this episode, we’ll examine the ways in which frustrated members of…
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What does authentic spirituality look like in a secular world? Is it at odds with religion, or can they be complementary? How does the Restoration tradition of calling institutionally-authorized prophets differ from the Biblical model of prophets rising up from the people, often to speak against the excesses of the institution–and what does that mean…
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