Sunstone Magazine
Summary: The mission of the Sunstone Education Foundation is to sponsor public forums for expression of views on religion, religious culture and Mormonism. Under the motto, "Faith Seeking Understanding," we examine and express the rich spiritual, intellectual, social, and artistic qualities of Utah’s religious culture as well as contemporary life. We encourage honest inquiry and responsible exchange of ideas in a manner respectful of all people and that which they hold sacred. In this podcast, we will hold weekly interviews with people of interest in alignment with this mission statement.
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Studies show that brain stimulation, or manipulation of a participant’s sensory environment, can duplicate certain religious or mystical experiences. Some tout this as evidence that such states are indeed ontologically “real,” just not in any supernatural wayÑmerely the consequence of a “brain hiccup” of sorts. Loosely known as “neurotheology,” this research paradigm is thought to promise a version of physicalism that is sympathetic to claims of religious epiphany, while fitting them into a comfortably materialist niche. But this solution isn’t as neat or successful as it seems. http://sunstonemagazine.com/audio/SL15164.mp3 Paul H. Smith
Most stories, especially the kind we tell in church and on television, have morals. They’re like horses that carry us to known destinations. But a few stories have the power to launch us toward the divine by invoking sheer horror: psychological, emotional, and cognitive. Joseph Smith’s polygamy is one of those storiesÑespecially for Mormons. But in order to ride this story, which will threaten at any second to buck us into a sand pit of denial or off the cliff of apostasy, we need to dismantle everything we think we know about how we can know anything. http://sunstonemagazine.com/audio/SL15162.mp3 Stephen Carter, D. Michael Quinn
Since 1845, William Bickerton had watched for the fulfillment of Joseph Smith’s Civil War prophecy. He believed that devastation, unlike anything Americans had ever experienced, would overtake the nation. It was a principal reason for dissociating himself from Sidney Rigdon and Brigham Young and starting his own church. The paper will explain why Bickerton decided to forsake Rigdon and Young, and will show how the Civil War grounded his belief in the Book of Mormon. http://sunstonemagazine.com/audio/SL15163.mp3 Daniel Stone
The human mind sees everything through four lenses: the WHY (purpose), the WHAT (facts), the HOW (actions), and the WHO (relationships). We sometimes find ourselves struggling with conflicts between these lenses, especially when it comes to religion. This session will provide an overview of how these lenses function in religion and suggestions on how to make them work together more coherently. http://sunstonemagazine.com/audio/SL15141.mp3 Russ Osmond
The prevailing belief among mainstream Mormons seems to be that those who practice polygamy have been brainwashed into doing so by insular communities. But what of those whose journeys led them through the mainstream LDS Church into the practice of polygamy? This panel will address these faithful members who are “doing” Mormonism outside of the confines of the mainstream church. http://sunstonemagazine.com/audio/SL15271.mp3 Jennifer Huss Basquiat, Anne Wilde, Kevin Kraut, Christine Mackley, Stan Shepp
Eternal Perdition? Bureaucratic Limbo? The Theological Ramifications of Excommunication with JANICE ALLRED, LAVINA FIELDING ANDERSON, MARVIN RYTTING, MARGARET TOSCANO, PAUL TOSCANO
Sonia Johnson: Mormon Feminist Role Model or Cautionary Tale? with Kay Gaisford, Nadine R. Hansen
When Beliefs Lead To Estrangement panel with Carolyn Campbell, Ardean Watts, Morgan Smith, Julian Hatch, Duane Jennings, Dennis Higley, Rauni Higley, Alex Nibley, Marybeth Raynes
Set Apart and Silenced: One Family’s Story of Excommunication and the Struggle to Heal panel with Mary Ann Luke, Lisa Scheid, Beth Luke, and Marybeth Raynes
Tidying Up Loose Ends?: The November 2000 Excommunication of Margaret Toscano with Margaret Toscano, Daniel H. Rector, Robert A. Rees
Stephanie Lauritzen, Lisa Butterworth, Hannah Wheelwright, Lindsay Park, Emily Curtis, Derek Staffanson, Melissa Mayhew, Alice Roberts and Nikki Matthews talk about Pants Day on August 2, 2013.
Rachel Hunt Steenblik, Doe Daughtrey and Chelsi Archibald present their topic on August 1, 2013.
Cameron Hunter and Tamara Taysom present their topic on August 2, 2013.
Mark A. Scherer PhD, D. Michael Quinn and Brent Johns present their topic on August 2, 2013.
