Gospel Tangents Podcast
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Were Phelps Missouri Troubles Self-inflicted? (Part 2 of 8 )
W.W. Phelps was deeply involved in editing a political newspaper prior to joining the Church and was no stranger to partisan political fights. When he and the saints arrived in Missouri, trouble foll
Jailed Before Joined (Part 1 of 8)
W.W. Phelps is one of the best known leaders in early Mormon history that wasn’t an apostle. Dr. Bruce Van Orden is the author of We’ll Sing and We’ll Shout, a biography of WW Phelps. I knew that Ph
*Mormon Doctrine in Battlestar Gallactica? (Part 8 of 8)
I hope you have enjoyed our conversation with Steven Pynakker, evangelical host of Mormon Book Reviews. In our next conversation, Steve will tell us some of the future plans for his channel, includin
Gutting Pioneer Temple History (Part 7 of 8)
Recently the LDS Church announced the seismic improvements and removal of the beautiful murals in the Salt Lake Temple. Steve Pynakker is the evangelical host of Mormon Book Reviews and he asked me w
Mormon Historians’ Community (Part 6 of 8)
Steve Pynakker, evangelical host of Mormon Book Reviews and I got together again on August 27 to celebrate his 50th video on his podcast. Steve attended his first Mormon History Association meetings
Future of Mormon History (Part 5 of 8)
What does the future of Mormon history look like? Steve Pynakker is the evangelical host of Mormon Book Reviews. He and I sat down to talk about recent events that surprised us, as well as what the
Are Faith and Intellect Compatible? (Part 4 of 5)
Some people don’t like the academic study of the Bible and think the two are incompatible. That’s not the case with Steve Pynakker, evangelical host of Mormon Book Reviews, and myself. We’ll talk ab
Why Start Gospel Tangents? (Part 3 of 5)
Steven Pynakker is the evangelical host of Mormon Book Reviews. He and I sat down to discuss why I started Gospel Tangents. https://youtu.be/iouxMa6tZBg GT: When I went back to get my master’s degre
Differences between Evangelicals and Protestants? (Part 2 of 5)
Mormons, myself included are often clueless, about protestants and evangelicals? What’s the difference? I asked that question to Steven Pynakker, host of Mormon Book Reviews, and he gives his best a
Mormon & Evangelical Discuss Mormon History (Part 1 of 5)
I’m turning over the interview microphone to an evangelical! Steven Pynakker is the host of Mormon Book Reviews, and he wanted to learn more about me, Rick Bennett. But I have some questions for him