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Faith and Reason 14: Chiasmus in The Book of Mormon
August 03, 2014 03:14 - 10 minutes - 10 MBFaith and Reason is a weekly podcast featuring new evidence supporting the Restoration and the prophetic abilities of Joseph Smith. The post Faith and Reason 14: Chiasmus in The Book of Mormon appeared first on FAIR.
Article of Faith 11: Neal Rappleye – “War of Words and Tumult of Opinions”: The Battle for Joseph Smith’s Words in Book of Mormon Geography
July 28, 2014 11:00 - 30 minutes - 47.2 MBNeal Rappleye is a student at Utah Valley University working toward a BA in History with a minor in Political Science. He is a volunteer with FairMormon, an Editorial Consultant with Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, and co-recipient of the 2013 John Taylor Defender of the Faith Award. His main research interests are the […] The post Article of Faith 11: Neal Rappleye – “War of Words and Tumult of Opinions”: The Battle for Joseph Smith’s Words in Book of Mormon Geography appeared ...
Mormon Fair cast 257: Hannah Smith and religious liberty today
July 28, 2014 03:20 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBMartin Tanner who is the host of “Religion Today” on KSL FM 102.7 and AM 1160 interviews Hannah Smith who is senior counsel for the “Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.” In this episode Hannah Smith discusses the “Hobby Lobby” case that was recently decided by the Supreme Court of the United States and the implications of that decision on religious […] The post Mormon Fair cast 257: Hannah Smith and religious liberty today appeared first on FAIR.
Faith and Reason 13: If/And Conditional Sentences
July 25, 2014 11:48 - 4 minutes - 4.11 MBFrom the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith by Michael R. Ash Dr. Daniel Peterson and Dr. Royal Skousen recently discovered that the Book of Mormon contains odd sentence structures utilizing the conditions if and and. In the original Book of Mormon manuscript, as dictated by Joseph Smith to […] The post Faith and Reason 13: If/And Conditional Sentences appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 61: Book of Mormon evidences today
July 23, 2014 05:47 - 8 minutes - 7.97 MBIn this episode Michael Ash illustrates the modern evidences concerning issues such as “steel” being used in ancient times. He also relates how the setting in one of Lehi dreams parallels those of an actual ancient Arabian landscape. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of […] The post Fair Issues 61: Book of Mormon evidences today appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 10: S. Matthew Stearmer – A Reflection on the Cultural Construction of Sexual “Needs”
July 21, 2014 10:00 - 32 minutes - 41.8 MBMatt Stearmer is a Ph.D. Candidate of Sociology at The Ohio State University. His academic interests include social movements, gender, networks, public health and religion. His work has appeared in the Journal of Peace Research, and in a book titled Sex and World Peace. He currently serves as the first councilor in the Young Men’s […] The post Articles of Faith 10: S. Matthew Stearmer – A Reflection on the Cultural Construction of Sexual “Needs” appeared first on FairMormon.
Mormon Fair Cast 252: Scott Gordon and the histroy of FairMormon plus the Joseph Smith papers
July 21, 2014 04:34 - 19 minutes - 18 MBMartin Tanner who is the host of “Religion Today” on KSL FM 102.7 and AM 1160 interviews Scott Gordon who is the president of FairMormon on the upcoming annual conference of FairMormon on the 7th and 8th of August. Brother Gordon talks about some of the speakers and the subjects that will be covered during this conference. In the second […] The post Mormon Fair Cast 252: Scott Gordon and the histroy of FairMormon plus the Joseph Smith papers appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 12: Stylometry and The Book of Mormon
July 18, 2014 01:40 - 7 minutes - 7.07 MBFrom the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith by Michael R. Ash Critics generally claim that Joseph Smith either created (rather than dictated) The Book of Mormon, or that he plagiarized the text from some other nineteenth-century scholar. The invention of the computer has brought a new tool with which to test a […] The post Faith and Reason 12: Stylometry and The Book of Mormon appeared first on FairMormon.
Mormon Fair-cast 248: FairMormon conference and the Book of Job
July 15, 2014 22:37 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBMartin Tanner who is the host of “Religion Today” on KSL FM 102.7 and AM 1160 recommends the annual FairMormon conference held this year in Provo Utah in the Utah Valley Convention Center on the 7th and 8th of August as a valuable tool providing the answers and information you need to faithfully deal with the criticisms leveled against […] The post Mormon Fair-cast 248: FairMormon conference and the Book of Job appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 60: Nephi, Laban and the brass plates
July 13, 2014 04:29 - 9 minutes - 8.34 MBWhile encamped in the Valley of Lemuel, Lehi sent his sons back to Jerusalem to obtain their own religious record – the “plates of brass.” In this podcast Mike Ash discusses this event as recorded in the Book of Mormon along with recently discovered evidences that parallel such statements as “Laban and his fifty.” The full text of […] The post Fair Issues 60: Nephi, Laban and the brass plates appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 11: Book of Mormon Politics Unlike Joseph Smith’s
July 10, 2014 12:00 - 8 minutes - 8.12 MBFrom the Book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith by Michael R. Ash In 1976, during America’s bicentennial, Latter-day Saint historian Dr. Richard Bushman was preparing a speech and turned to The Book of Mormon to find some quotes that would resonate with the principles in our Constitution. To his […] The post Faith and Reason 11: Book of Mormon Politics Unlike Joseph Smith’s appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 9: Greg L. Smith on FairMormon Wiki and Evolution
July 08, 2014 20:59 - 40 minutes - 69 MBGreg Smith studied physiology and English at the University of Alberta, but escaped into medical school before earning his degree. He then did his medical residency in Montréal, Québec, learning all the medical vocabulary and all the French Canadian slang that he didn’t learn during his LDS mission to Paris, France. He is now […] The post Articles of Faith 9: Greg L. Smith on FairMormon Wiki and Evolution appeared first on FairMormon.
Mormon Fair-cast 244: FairMormon Conference 2014
July 08, 2014 15:00 - 19 minutes - 18 MBMartin Tanner who is the host of “Religion Today” on KSL FM 102.7 and AM 1160 interviews Steve Densley who is the executive vice-president of FairMormon and Daniel Peterson, Ph.D. who is a prominent Mormon apologist and professor of Islamic Studies and Arabic in the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at Brigham Young University about the upcoming FairMormon conference that will be held […] The post Mormon Fair-cast 244: FairMormon Conference 2014 appeared first on FairMormon.
Mormon Fair-Cast 243: Barry R. Bickmore, “Restoring the Ancient Church”
July 06, 2014 15:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBMartin Tanner who is the host of “Religion Today” on KSL FM 102.7 and AM 1160 interviews Barry R. Bickmore about his book “Restoring the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early Christianity.” In this interview brother Bickmore relates how the teachings of the early Church are reflected in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Professor Bickmore will be appearing […] The post Mormon Fair-Cast 243: Barry R. Bickmore, “Restoring the Ancient Church” appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 59: To Arabs, valleys, not mountains, the symbol of permanence
July 06, 2014 02:27 - 8 minutes - 7.89 MBAs we discussed in the last installment of this series the Lehites’ first semi permanent encampment was called the river of “Laman” and the valley of “Lemuel.” In this podcast Michael Ash explains how the terms used to describe these locations are in keeping with tradition at the time they took place. The full text of […] The post Fair Issues 59: To Arabs, valleys, not mountains, the symbol of permanence appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 10: Evidence That The Book of Mormon Was Dictated
July 04, 2014 01:34 - 17 minutes - 15.9 MBFrom the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith Although the method Joseph Smith used to translate the The Book of Mormon has been described in church history and literature, some members seem taken aback when they find that their perceptions about the translation mechanics employed by Joseph don’t conform to what they previously envisioned. […] The post Faith and Reason 10: Evidence That The Book of Mormon Was Dictated appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 8: LDS Church Disciplinary Councils
July 01, 2014 03:29 - 56 minutes - 53.8 MBThis is a special episode of Articles of Faith. It is special because, our normal focus with the show is on articles written in scholarly journals such as The Interpreter, Square Two, and we have some being lined up to include BYU Studies as well. In this episode we are featuring two articles written on blogs, […] The post Articles of Faith 8: LDS Church Disciplinary Councils appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 57: Lehi’s ancient Arabic poetry
June 29, 2014 05:40 - 7 minutes - 6.61 MBIn this podcast brother Ash discusses how in Lehi’s world it was customary among Arabs to rename any new territory they encountered with their own names. It was therefore appropriate for Lehi to name a river and a valley after his two eldest sons. This form of culture was unknown during the days of Jacksonian-era […] The post Fair Issues 57: Lehi’s ancient Arabic poetry appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 9: Textual Consistency of The Book of Mormon
June 27, 2014 16:00 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBFrom the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith by Michael R. Ash More than a few critics seem to think that it would be easy to produce a work like the Book of Mormon. Are the critics right? If so, then why hasn’t any critic attempted to produce something […] The post Faith and Reason 9: Textual Consistency of The Book of Mormon appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 7: Rick Anderson on Mormonism and Intellectual Freedom
June 23, 2014 09:00 - 42 minutes - 63.2 MBRick Anderson is Associate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections in the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah. He earned his Bachelors and Masters in .Library Information Systems degrees at Brigham Young University. He serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards and is a regular contributor to the Scholarly Kitchen blog and […] The post Articles of Faith 7: Rick Anderson on Mormonism and Intellectual Freedom appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 56: Nephi, Joseph Smith and biblical motifs
June 21, 2014 20:06 - 7 minutes - 7.19 MBIn this podcast Michael R. Ash discusses the parallels between the wilderness accounts in the Bible and those found in the Book of Mormon. LDS researcher Ben McGuire offers a perspective from his article “Nephi and Goliath: A Case Study of Literary Allusion in the Book of Mormon.” Blake Ostler also contributes a case study in what is called […] The post Fair Issues 56: Nephi, Joseph Smith and biblical motifs appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 8: Translation Time of the Book of Mormon
June 20, 2014 02:05 - 13 minutes - 12 MBFrom the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith By Michael R. Ash By examining timelines, scholars estimate that the entire Book of Mormon — over a quarter million words and nearly six hundred pages in the 1830 edition — was translated in a span of sixty-five to seventy-five days. […] The post Faith and Reason 8: Translation Time of the Book of Mormon appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 6: Jane Birch on the Word of Wisdom – Errant Comma Theory
June 16, 2014 10:30 - 34 minutes - 51.4 MBJane Birch is the author of Discovering the Word of Wisdom: Surprising Insights from a Whole Food, Plant-based Perspective (2013). She graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors in History and a PhD in Instructional Science. She currently serves as Assistant Director for Faculty Development at the BYU Faculty Center. Her accomplishments include […] The post Articles of Faith 6: Jane Birch on the Word of Wisdom – Errant Comma Theory appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 7: Book of Mormon Witnesses
June 13, 2014 04:22 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBFrom the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith by Michael R. Ash In the front of every copy of the Book of Mormon are the testimonies of the Book of Mormon Witnesses. Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris signed a statement testifying that an angel of God showed […] The post Faith and Reason 7: Book of Mormon Witnesses appeared first on FairMormon.
Mormon Fair-Cast 233: Should the stories in Genesis be taken literally?
June 09, 2014 18:54 - 18 minutes - 8.43 MBIn this episode of Religion Today, Martin Tanner discusses such issues as whether Eve was created from the rib of Adam and whether the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah existed. This episode originally aired on KSL Radio on January 26, 2013 and appears here by permission of KSL Radio. The opinions expressed do not necessarily […] The post Mormon Fair-Cast 233: Should the stories in Genesis be taken literally? appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 6: Artifacts Retrieved from Moroni’s Stone Box
June 06, 2014 00:06 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBFrom the book: Of Faith and Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting the Prophet Joseph Smith by Michael R. Ash Before Joseph Smith showed the plates to the Book of Mormon witnesses, other family members were able to heft and feel the plates, although they were not able to see them. Witnesses estimated that they weighed about sixty pounds, […] The post Faith and Reason 6: Artifacts Retrieved from Moroni’s Stone Box appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 5: Kevin Christensen on Inevitable Consequences of the Different Investigative Approaches of Jeremy Runnells and Jeff Lindsay
June 02, 2014 10:00 - 42 minutes - 56.3 MBKevin Christensen has been a technical writer since 1984, He has a Bachelors in English from San Jose State University. He has published articles in Dialogue, Sunstone, the FARMS Review of Books, the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Insights, the Meridian Magazine, including his article in the Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture entitled Eye of the Beholder, Law of […] The post Articles of Faith 5: Kevin Christensen on Inevitable Consequences of the Different Investigative Approac...
Faith and Reason 5: Joseph Smith’s Name Known Worldwide
May 30, 2014 13:08 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBThe angel Moroni predicted that Joseph Smith's name would be had for good and evil among all nations, kindreds, and tongues, and that it should be both good and evil spoken of among all people. The post Faith and Reason 5: Joseph Smith’s Name Known Worldwide appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 4: Valerie Hudson on the Current Discourse on Women and the Priesthood by Ballard, Dew, and Oaks
May 26, 2014 14:18 - 26 minutes - 37.2 MBDr. Valerie Hudson joined the faculty of Texas A&M University at the Bush School in 2012 as the George Bush Chair. She is considered an expert on international security and foreign policy analysis, she received her PhD in political science at The Ohio State University. Prior to going to Texas A&M she taught at Brigham […] The post Articles of Faith 4: Valerie Hudson on the Current Discourse on Women and the Priesthood by Ballard, Dew, and Oaks appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 4: A Miracle Operation
May 22, 2014 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.03 MBMost Latter-day Saints are familiar with the basic story of Joseph's childhood leg operation, but they may not know how blessed he was to have the right doctor at the right time. The post Faith and Reason 4: A Miracle Operation appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 3: Craig L. Foster on Polygamy and its relationship to the LDS Church
May 19, 2014 11:00 - 33 minutes - 54 MBPrior to graduating from BYU, Craig L. Foster served as a missionary in Belguim and France. Craig L. Foster earned a Bachelors degree in history and MLIS (or Masters of Library and Information Science) at BYU. He is also an accredited genealogist and works as a research consultant at the Family History Library in Salt […] The post Articles of Faith 3: Craig L. Foster on Polygamy and its relationship to the LDS Church appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 55: Do Nephite Names find a “Home” in Middle East
May 18, 2014 05:13 - 7 minutes - 7.24 MBIn this podcast Michael Ash gives examples of common Book of Mormon names such as Lehi, Nephi and Sariah that have origins from ancient sources. The name “Sam” certainly seems out of place in an ancient Israelite document. It has, in fact, been the target of criticism by various anti-Mormons through the years. It is also, […] The post Fair Issues 55: Do Nephite Names find a “Home” in Middle East appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 3: A Prophet’s Birth from Noble Heritage
May 16, 2014 07:00 - 7 minutes - 7.25 MBBoth Joseph Sr. and Lucy Mack Smith came from a line of worthy ancestors. Some of their progenitors were patriots, pioneers, and ministers. Seven were pilgrims who sailed on the Mayflower, and three of the seven signed the Mayflower Compact. The post Faith and Reason 3: A Prophet’s Birth from Noble Heritage appeared first on FairMormon.
Articles of Faith 2: Royal Skousen on Book of Mormon Critical Text Project and Mary Whitmer Witness to the Gold Plates
May 12, 2014 11:00 - 38 minutes - 57.4 MBRoyal Skousen is a professor of linguistics and English at Brigham Young University. He is considered to be a leading expert on the textual history of the Book of Mormon. Royal Skousen talks about his 25+ year effort on the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project, his findings about the language of the Book of […] The post Articles of Faith 2: Royal Skousen on Book of Mormon Critical Text Project and Mary Whitmer Witness to the Gold Plates appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 54: Does the Book of Mormon get the Old World Details Right?
May 11, 2014 05:09 - 7 minutes - 6.77 MBWhen we examine the Old World geography through which the Lehites would have traveled, we find remarkable consistency with the terrain and trails that accurately match what we find in the Book of Mormon. What are the chances that Smith could have known such accuracy fro the literature available to him during his day? In […] The post Fair Issues 54: Does the Book of Mormon get the Old World Details Right? appeared first on FairMormon.
Faith and Reason 2: Primer on Ancient Documents
May 09, 2014 06:12 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBFrom the book: Of Faith And Reason: 80 Evidences Supporting The Prophet Joseph Smith by Michael R. Ash The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claims to be the restored church, therefore, many of its supposedly “unique” doctrines are actually restored doctrines which had previously been taught in the Lord’s church. With the […] The post Faith and Reason 2: Primer on Ancient Documents appeared first on FairMormon.
Brian C. Hales Interview – Articles of Faith Show
May 05, 2014 16:04 - 25 minutes - 41.3 MBBrian C Hales – Dissenters: Portraying the Church As Wrong So They Can Be Right Without It Brian C. Hales is a board-certified anesthesiologist in Layton, Utah. He graduated from Utah State University with a B.S. in biology and from the University of Utah, College of Medicine. He authored Setting the Record Straight: Mormon Fundamentalism […] The post Brian C. Hales Interview – Articles of Faith Show appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 53: Does DNA prove or disprove the historicity of the Book of Mormon
May 03, 2014 17:17 - 7 minutes - 7.15 MBElder Dallin H. Oaks, speaking of those who participate in non-official venues wherein church-related topics are discussed, observed that sometimes “a volunteer will step forward to present what he or she considers to be the church’s position. Sometimes these volunteers are well-informed and capable, and contribute to a balanced presentation. Sometimes they are not, and their […] The post Fair Issues 53: Does DNA prove or disprove the historicity of the Book of Mormon appeared first on Fa...
Faith and Reason 1: Introduction
May 02, 2014 17:34 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBLatter-day Saint scholarship has been amassing evidence supporting the Restoration for over a half a century, yet most people are completely unaware of these exciting discoveries. The post Faith and Reason 1: Introduction appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 52: Do Mormon scientists have competency on Book of Mormon DNA
April 26, 2014 02:49 - 8 minutes - 7.79 MBDNA issues concerning the Book of Mormon are strengthened by professional LDS scientists in fields such as evolutionary biology, biochemistry, microbiology, biological anthropology and population genetics. Such experts are highlighted in this podcast by Michal R. Ash. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the […] The post Fair Issues 52: Do Mormon scientists have competency on Book of Mormon DNA appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 51: The double meaning of the word “Lamanite”
April 18, 2014 19:49 - 8 minutes - 7.64 MBIn this podcast Michael R. Ash relates how cultural identification and genealogy can create a common ancestry in the Book of Mormon peoples even though there may be no genetic link between Native Americans and Lamanites, LDS scriptures and prophets are justified in referring to them as “Lamanites” due to the likelihood of these cultural and […] The post Fair Issues 51: The double meaning of the word “Lamanite” appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 50: Book of Mormon DNA issue one of science, not theology
April 11, 2014 15:00 - 8 minutes - 7.44 MBLDS critics with training in genetics acknowledge that if a small group of Israelites came to the New World and intermixed with a larger Native American population, their DNA could have disappeared as well…the DNA issue is one of science. The question as to who lived in the Americas in addition to Book of Mormon […] The post Fair Issues 50: Book of Mormon DNA issue one of science, not theology appeared first on FairMormon.
4th Watch 14: True Doctrine
April 09, 2014 15:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBBrother Ned Scarisbrick and Nick Galieti discuss some of the core doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and how we understand them from a general member perspective. Future podcasts in this series will be geared toward the practical application of gospel principles based on truth and transparency of past and present Church teachings and leaders. Critics of the Church […] The post 4th Watch 14: True Doctrine appeared first on FairMormon.
Mormon Fair-Cast 215: The First Vision
March 31, 2014 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBIt is the foundational event of Mormonism–or at least that is what it became. Beginning in 1832, Joseph Smith began to publicly talk about a visionary experience he had in a grove of trees nearby his home in upstate New York. However, what he told audiences differed from year-to-year in what feels to be substantial […] The post Mormon Fair-Cast 215: The First Vision appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 49: More Limitations in Book of Mormon DNA study
March 29, 2014 05:56 - 8 minutes - 7.54 MBIn this podcast brother Ash explains how DNA studies are inconclusive to establish a direct link between Book of Mormon peoples and there ancestry because of the “molecular clock” of mtDNA and the Y chromosome Cohen marker. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the […] The post Fair Issues 49: More Limitations in Book of Mormon DNA study appeared first on FairMormon.
Fair Issues 48: Founder effect, genetic drift, bottlenecks and the Book of Mormon
March 23, 2014 06:49 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MBIn this discussion brother Ash relates the effects on population as it pertains to mtDNA and Y-chromosome inherited from our ancestors. Other factors include founder effect, genetic drift and bottlenecks. The full text of this article can be found at Deseret News online. Brother Ash is author of the book Shaken Faith Syndrome: Strengthening One’s Testimony […] The post Fair Issues 48: Founder effect, genetic drift, bottlenecks and the Book of Mormon appeared first on FairMormon.
Mormon Fair-Cast 211: What has the Church said about DNA studies and the Book of Mormon?
March 19, 2014 17:57 - 18 minutes - 8.56 MBIn this episode of Religion Today, Martin Tanner reviews the article published in the Gospel Topics section of LDS.org regarding DNA studies and the Book of Mormon. This episode originally aired on KSL Radio on February 2, 2014 and appears here by permission of KSL Radio. The opinions expressed do not necessarily represent the views […] The post Mormon Fair-Cast 211: What has the Church said about DNA studies and the Book of Mormon? appeared first on FairMormon.