Mormon History Guy Podcast
1) Breaking the Mirror: A Note on Prophetic Fallibility
My current meeting place looks less like a site for worship service and more like somewhere you go to for a shady deal. Poor lighting. Deteriorating walls. There’s even a rank odor that floats by on o...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) “Better to represent ourselves than to be represented by others”: Thoughts on the Politics of the Name ‘Mormon”
This blog will be retaining the Mormon History Guy label, since I do not confine my discussions to the history of the Church ofJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints proper–and the topic of this blog...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Can White People Be African Studies Scholars?
Being an onye ocha (“white person”) strolling down the dirt roads of Enugu en route to the archives invites, well, attention. It’s a bit like the opening scene to Beauty and the Beas...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Three Ways The Be One Celebration Broke New Ground
Finally had the opportunity to watch the Be One celebration sponsored by the LDS Church in commemoration of the lifting of the priesthood/temple restrictions 40 years ago. You can watch the performan...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Emma Smith and the Massachusetts Black Community: A Note
Photo Credit: Salt Lake Tribune Thanks to the excellent research of Mark Staker, we know of an interesting point of intersection between the Joseph Smith family and the Massachusetts free black commun...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) What Other Nineteenth-century Western Churches Were Doing About Racial Integration
This will be a fairly sparse post, considering the aspirations of the topic. Brevity, after all, is the soul of Not Finding The Blogger to Be an Insufferably Long-Winded Hack. It is common for folk...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7) A One-Stop-Shop on the Origins/Implementation of the Mormon Priesthood Restriction
This title is misleading. Some folks have asked for something quick and easy they can share as we approach the 40th-anniversary of peoples of African descent receiving full access to all the offices a...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.8) Approaching an Apology for Mormon Racism
Note: Lest anyone think that The Faux Blogger Who Shall Not Be Named deserves credit for this discussion, this post is an engagement with the introductions to both Black Mormon: The Story of Elijah Ab...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.9) I’m a Progressive, and I’m Here to Help: On Emotional Manipulation in the Name of Morality
It’s been a strange day for race in Mormondom. Jonathan Streeter penned a faux apology for the temple/priesthood ban with the layout, design, and imagery that made a serious effort to mimick the...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.10) Not Everyone was As Racist as Brigham Young
“It was a racist time. What do you expect of him?” In this week’s series on Silly Things Many Mormons Say to Make Themselves Feel Better, we tackle the Everyone Was Doing It, in hope...Show More
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