Maxwell Institute Podcast

Maxwell Institute Podcast


Latest Episodes

MIConversations #3—Kate Holbrook with Terryl Givens, “Extraordinary Women in Mormon History”
July 27, 2018

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Forgiveness, with Mpho Tutu van Furth [MIPodcast #81]
July 10, 2018

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MIConversations #2—Steven Peck and Terryl Givens, “The God Who Marvels”
June 29, 2018

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Robert Orsi on History and Presence [MIPodcast #80]
June 13, 2018

How can scholars of religion explain religious faith without explaining it away? Over the centuries many scholars have come to discuss religion as a purely human phenomenon, leaving no room for “speci

MIConversations #1—George Handley and Terryl Givens, “Can creation heal us?”
May 27, 2018

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Milton and early Mormonism, with John Rogers [MIPodcast #79]
May 08, 2018

Americans in the early nineteenth century loved the writing of John Milton. Milton’s embrace of liberal individualism, meritocracy, and his championing of the right to free speech made him an easy sel

The development of LDS liturgy and cosmology, with Jonathan Stapley [MIPodcast #78]
April 17, 2018

Latter-day Saint historians have long demonstrated that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was not established all at once, but that it has unfolded—line upon line, precept upon precept,

Billy Graham and the shaping of a nation, with Grant Wacker [MIPodcast #77]
March 09, 2018

The Reverend Billy Graham rose to international prominence in the 1940s preaching an evangelical Christian gospel. Hailing from North Carolina, the charismatic preacher filled stadiums, counseled Amer

Adam Miller on more Letters to a Young Mormon [MIPodcast #76]
February 13, 2018

Adam Miller wrote Letters to a Young Mormon for thoughtful people yearning for a more thoughtful faith. It's a little book, but it packs a powerful punch. In this episode, Miller is talks about the ne

“To be learned is good,” with Richard Bushman [MIPodcast #75]
January 23, 2018

The Book of Mormon warns against mistaking intelligence for wisdom, but adds a crucial caveat: “to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God” (2 Nephi 9:29). Where LDS founding proph