Episodes

Join Robin Linkhart, Brittany Mangelson, and Katie Langston as they respond to the LDS church's recent essays on women and priesthood and Heavenly Mother. The panel draws on concepts from both the Restoration and the broader Christian tradition to explore how our theology about God affects our prac…

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. Thanks for listening ...

Join Seth Bryant as he interviews Ugo Perego, who is pursuing genealogical DNA research to determine if Joseph Smith is the father of Josephine Lyon (daughter of Joseph Smith's plural wife, Sylvia Sessions Lyon). Thanks for l...

In this episode Josh Mangelson interviews Stephen Veazey the prophet-president of Community of Christ. Listen in as they talk about Steve's life and ministry, the Community of Christ, and priesthood in the church. As a bonus,...

Prophet-President Stephen Veazey was in Salt Lake City on October 14th for the Parliament of World Religions and delivered this address to the SLC congregation of Community of Christ. The audio quality isn't great, but we ho...

Join host Katie Langston and her friends Sara and Nancy for a discussion about grace. But instead of juxtaposing grace and works, as perhaps is the more common construction, these friends will contrast grace and shame--and ho...

Join Brittany Mangelson as she interviews Robin Linkhart about her recent call to the Council of Twelve, what that process was like, and what she'll be doing as apostle-designate until Community of Christ's world conference n...

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 w...

Who is the "historical Jesus" and does he differ from the Christ of faith? What does it mean to follow Jesus in a time when historical criticism and scholarship calls into question religious narratives that have persisted for centuries? In this extra shot episode, join Josh and Brittany Mangelson, …

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 Bibli...

Join host Josh Mangelson as he discusses what he thinks it might possibly mean to belong to a true and living church. In this extra shot episode more questions are raised than answered. What can we do to make sure our religio...

Host Katie Langston is joined by John Hamer, Seth Bryant, and Brian Whitney for a look at how the Restoration fits into the historical context of its own day, the Christian tradition generally, and some of the most compelling...