SunstoneClassic Podcast #001: “A Last Look at Lowell’s Legacy”

By John Dehlin on Sep 26, 2005

Lowell L. Bennion was a legendary LDS educator, author, and humanitarian. He taught at the University of Utah Institute of religion for twenty-seven years, and then served as Associate Dean of Students and Professor of Sociology for another ten. Among many other accomplishments, he also founded a directed the Teton Valley Boys Ranch, and directed the Salt Lake City Community Services Council. Lowell Bennion passed away in February, 1996.

This podcast is a recording of a session from the 1996 Salt Lake Sunstone Symposium, held that August. It features a panel discussion in which participants were asked to reflect on Lowell’s lasting impact on their lives.

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3 Comment(s)

  1. I’m really glad that you are doing these podcasts, and I hope that they go well. That said, I hate to say this– I thought that this was kind of a clunker for the opening one. One of my pet peeves about Sunstone is the constant revisiting of the past— and this was a classic example. It was long, and kind of insiderish– didn’t explain much to folks who didn’t already know Bennion.

    Comment # 1 by pjj | Oct 2, 2005 | Reply

  2. Thanks for the feedback, pjj. And Welcome!

    Sorry for the klunkyness. Check out the other podcasts, and tell us if you like them better!!! Hopefully the 2 new “SunstonePodcast” episodes will be more to your liking…..

    Also, any suggestions or requests you have, we’ll gladly accept!!!

    John

    Comment # 2 by johndehlin | Oct 2, 2005 | Reply

  3. I was greatly uplifted by Lowell Bennion’s little book The Things that Matter Most. Sometimes I use this quote to justify my agnosticism on the issue of an afterlife and the purpose of human existence:

    “Whether human life is eternal or not, in my judgement its values remain basically the same: health, economic sufficiency, sensuous delights, aesthetic feeling, learning, human relationships, integrity, love, freedom and creativity. These values adhere to life; they are intrensic. They are not valuable simply because God or man said so. They derive from the nature of human existence and are simply confirmed by prophets, philosophers, poets, the Son of God, and ordinary human beings.

    If there were no God, no intelligent power beyond man, I would still be grateful for the gift of life and the measure of meaning and satisfaction I have found in the pursuit of these, my values. Life would continue to be very dear to me, perhaps even enhanced by its brevity.”

    What an inspiring sentiment!

    My question is, who is the “Lowell Bennion” that will guide the youth of today’s church?

    Comment # 3 by Abner Doon | Oct 4, 2005 | Reply

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