Episode 65: Revisiting Murder among the Mormons (J.B. Haws)
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English - October 01, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes - 93.4 MBChristianity Religion & Spirituality Education brighamyoung byu churchofjesuschrist lds mormon religion religiouseducation whyreligion yreligion yreligionpodcast Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 64: Theodore Roosevelt’s Defense of the Saints (Carter Charles)
Netflix’s 2021 docuseries Murder among the Mormons reached #2 on the most-viewed list in the week it came out. But how much did the documentary actually get right? In this episode, Professor J. B. Haws gives his perspective as a Church historian, pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the docuseries as well as the theological implications of the Mark Hoffman murders—and the reason why this story still matters.