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Mormon Stories Podcast
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Presentation
Hosted byJohn Dehlin (primary host)
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Publication
Original releaseSeptember 2005 (2005-09)

Mormon Stories Podcast is a podcast principally hosted by psychologist John Dehlin featuring interviews with individuals and occasionally scholars on Mormon topics. The podcasts are noted as a platform for individuals critical of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), skeptic and dissident individuals.

History

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At times personally conflicted about continuing Mormon Stories, Dehlin stopped and restarted the project a few times.[1][2] In January 2010, Dehlin resumed the blog and podcast, focusing on faith crises, mental illnesses, and notable guests,[3] beginning with interviews of Joanna Brooks and John C. Hamer.[4][5] Among numerous other regular hosts who have joined Dehlin in conducting interviews for the podcast were Dan Wotherspoon, former editor of Sunstone magazine, and Natasha Helfer Parker, a licensed clinical marriage and family therapist. In 2016, the Open Stories foundation reported Dehlin's 2017 salary and bonus was $82,500 and $27,000 respectively.[6] Dehlin's compensation rose to over $226,000 in 2018,[7] and $236,000 in 2019.[8]

Criticism

In 2013, a critical review of Mormon Stories by Gregory L. Smith was published in Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture. In the review, Smith alleges that "Dehlin is frequently uninformed of the often controversial material he discusses with interviewees, and that he promotes views hostile to the foundational beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints".[9][10] The pending publication of the piece catalyzed within the Mormon studies community a discussion (referred to by some as the "Dehlin affair")[11][12][13] about the roles of apologetic and non-faith-based scholarship, respectively, within the academic study of Mormonism by Mormons.[14][15][16]

Guests

Featured guests of the podcast include Latter-day Saints considered orthodox, "curious," doubters, and heretics.[17] Guests have included a number of "NeverMos" (short for "never-Mormons") and former Mormons[18] who have either backgrounds in "comparative religions/cults" or histories of being associated with the LDS Church without ever becoming members.[19]

See also

References

  1. ↑ What is/was Mormon Stories?. Mormon Stories Podcast. April 14, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Some Bonus Material, and a Break". Mormon Stories. December 25, 2007. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  3. ↑ "Mormon Stories 2010 — A New Direction". Mormon Stories Podcast. January 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  4. ↑ "Mormon Stories # 112 & 113: Joanna Brooks Parts 1 and 2". Mormon Stories Podcast. January 20, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Mormon Stories # 116: John Hamer Pt. 1 — The LDS Succession Crisis of 1844 and the Beginnings of the RLDS Church". Mormon Stories Podcast. January 24, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  6. ↑ "Condensed Financial Statements and Supplemental Information" (PDF). www.openstoriesfoundation.org. December 31, 2017. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  7. ↑ "2018 Form 990" (PDF).
  8. ↑ "2019 Form 990" (PDF).
  9. ↑ Stephen Smoot, "Controversial Paper Critiquing Popular Mormon Podcast Published", Student Review, February 2013.
  10. ↑ glsmith7 (2013-03-12). "Rollo review – Introduction | Angels in the Architecture". Seesangelsinthearchitecture.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2013-10-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Dehlin | Interpreter". Mormoninterpreter.com. 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  12. ↑ Hamblin, William (2013-02-25). "It is not personal". Mormon Scripture Explorations. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  13. ↑ "The Dehlin Affair–The Current Uncivil War - General Discussions - Mormon Dialogue & Discussion Board". Mormondialogue.org. March 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
  14. ↑ B Hodges (2013-08-16). "A Mormon Studies Blogliography". Maxwell Institute Blog. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  15. ↑ "Did John Dehlin Bring Down the Mormon Studies Review: (Hint: the answer has two letters…)". John Adams Center. 2012-06-23. Archived from the original on 2013-07-23. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  16. ↑ "Controversy over dismissal of BYU professor from Mormon Studies". Student Review. Retrieved 2013-09-04.
  17. ↑ Goodstein, Laurie (January 15, 2015). "Mormon Church Threatens Critic With Excommunication". New York Times.
  18. ↑ John Dehlin (14 June 2019). "1129: AMBER SCORAH – LEAVING THE WITNESS: EXITING RELIGION AND FINDING A LIFE". Mormon Stories (Podcast). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  19. ↑ Dehlin, John. "CATEGORY ARCHIVE: "Comparative Religions / Cults"". Mormon Stories. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

External links

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