Category: SunstoneClassic Podcast

Why Mormons Should Celebrate Holy Week »

The week between Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem and his triumphant resurrection from the dead is the most significant week in human history. Beginning with the early church, Christians celebrated the events of this week and for two millenia they have been the focus of annual celebrations of what has been called the Passion of […]

 
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“Shame on the Los Angeles Times!” »

“SHAME ON THE LOS ANGELES TIMES!”-Clifton Jolley, 2006 SLC Sunstone Symposium
With his voice rising and falling like a street preacher possessed by the Holy Spirit, and in a talk that can only be characterized as a degree or two shy of “performance art,” Clifton Jolley may have stolen the show at the 2006 SLC Sunstone […]

SunstoneClassic Podcasts #005 & #006–Carol Lynn Pearson’s Story, and the Book of Mormon as an “Anti-Masonic Bible” »

We proudly announce the release of 2 new (old) Sunstone Classic Podcasts:

SunstoneClassic 005: Carol Lynn Pearson–Personal Recollections of Marriage, Life, Love and Death: In this Sunstone Classic episode, Carol Lynn Pearson (LDS poet and author) discusses her journey with her husband, Gerald, as he struggled with homosexuality, AIDS, and ultimately death. This presentation was first […]

 
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SunstoneClassic Podcast #004: Ostracize, Condole, or Congratulate: What to do When Missionaries Come Home Early »

Missionaries who return early from their missions for any reason face an unusual problem of re-entry into conventional Mormon life. This session from the 2002 Salt Lake Sunstone symposium addresses several questions surrounding early missionary return, including: What percentage of missionaries return early? Why do missionaries who are given an honorable release for medical reasons […]

 
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SunstoneClassic Podcast #003: Jan Shipps & “No Mormon Church? What’s Going on Here?” »

This SunstoneClassic podcast hails from the 2001 Washington D.C. Sunstone Symposium. It was released around the time that the LDS church made the formal announcement regarding how they wished to be referred to in the media (LDS Church, not Mormon Church, etc).

 
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SunstoneClassic Podcast #002: “Mormonism and Science: Issues for the Coming Century” »

This SunstoneClassic podcast hails from the 2001 Salt Lake City Sunstone Symposium. It features Duane Jeffery, professor of zoology at Brigham Young University, in a discussion of science in general, and evolution in specific, as they relate to the LDS church, Brigham Young University, and young LDS scholars. Moderating the discussion is Keith […]

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

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 […]

 
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