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Church & State

Latter-day Saint Radical Orthodoxy: a Manifesto

Many young believers feel the only options they have are to be rigidly dogmatic to the point of being fundamentalist or to reject the Church’s teachings in favor of progressive political doctrines and intellectualism. This statement encourages intellectual engagement with the Church of Jesus Christ in ways that are faithful and flexible instead of either rigidly dogmatic or heretical and doubting.

Nathaniel Givens November 24, 2020

Honoring The Courage of Veterans

On this Veteran’s day, we take the opportunity to not merely honor indiscriminately, but specifically on those who have made the deliberate choice to sacrifice for liberty under law in our nation.

David R. Gillie November 11, 2020
Faith

Rabbi Sacks, the Snow, and Our Common Humanity

As the election dust settles and the snow falls, some thoughts on something deeper than our many differences – a witness born most eloquently by the remarkable and recently deceased Rabbi Sacks.

Samuel B. Hislop November 9, 2020
Climate & End Times

Apocalyptic, and Not Ashamed to Say It

What those who scorn believers in Christ’s return don’t understand is how much hope these beliefs bring—far more than any fear for what is surely coming.

Jacob Z. Hess July 30, 2020
Health

Heresies that Happen to be True

When presumptuous certainty stands in the place of a living faith, the stage is set for the shattering of one’s “faith” without typically even recognizing the hyper-fragility of what had been tightly held previously.

Nathaniel Givens July 21, 2020
prayer
Faith

Approaching God in a Self-Absorbed Way

When an idea becomes popular enough, however bad it may be, it can seep into all sorts of things—even precious, sacred parts of our lives.

Edwin E. Gantt February 28, 2020
Media & Education

Rock and Religion: The Pursuit of Everlasting Love

Is it possible that humankind’s deepest yearnings for connection, unity, shared meaning, and love are the shared sacred quest of both religion and the best rock?

Loren Marks February 13, 2020
Education

The Indoctrination Nobody Talks About

Our worldview shapes everything we see. Yet what shapes our worldview is often hardly noticed—including secular messaging deeply corrosive to faith.

Edwin E. Gantt November 22, 2019
Education

Questioning the Certainties of a Secular World

Doubts about faith are everywhere. But little scrutiny goes to taken-for-granted secular assumptions that set the stage for these same doubts. Why is that?

Edwin E. Gantt November 11, 2019