We’re going to be discussing Mormons and crime. Steve Mayfield passed away on March 30, 2024. This interview is from 2018 where we discussed his collection of Mormon crime, both good guys and bad guys. For example, did you know that it was a Mormon FBI agent who arrested Patty Hearst following her participation of a bank robbery? We’ll also
Jim Lucas & Jonathan Neville think revisions need to be made to the Gospel Topics Essays. They also critique Richard Bushman’s scholarship. Check out our conversation… Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission Upcoming Books GT 00:28 All right, well, I’ve kept you guys a long
Dr Matthew Bowman is the chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University. He’s probably best known for his writings about Mormon Bigfoot. We’ll discuss that, as well as his latest book on UFO’s. How does that related to spirituality? Check out our conversation… Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may
Polygamy skeptics complain that their work isn’t taken seriously. I’m going to issue a challenge to them to get peer reviewed. We’ll also talk about the charge that some people complain that saying Joseph Smith was a polygamist impugns his character. What does Mark Tensmeyer say about that? Check out our conversation…. GT 2:53:40 Well, I think this all brings
Blood Atonement has long been attributed as a reason a hundred Arkansas immigrants were killed in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Did it play a role in the atrocity? Richard Turley & Barbara Jones Brown discuss the controversial doctrine, and whether the massacre was revenge for Parley Pratt’s murder. We’ll also discuss whether Brigham Young was involved in the cover-up of
The Mountain Meadows Massacre is the worst event in Mormon History. John D Lee was the only man convicted. For a century, the LDS Church has tried to cover up the terrible event. There is a game-changing book that sheds new light onthe prosecution of John D Lee, the only man convicted of the massacre. The authors conclude the massacre
Bruce R McConkie is famous for advocating that the Catholic Church is the “Great & Abominable Church” mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Is that offensive to Cristina Rosetti, a Catholic? She’ll respond to that in our next conversation. We’ll also talk about religious violence from the Crusades to Mountain Meadows. What does she think of that? Is religion in
How did a Born Again Christian convert to Catholicism while studying Mormonism? Dr Cristina Rosetti answers. Check out our conversation… Copyright © 2023 Gospel Tangents All Rights Reserved Except for book reviews, no content may be reproduced without written permission Catholic Conversion GT 00:44 All right. Well, so that’s interesting to hear. Because I was always curious about [how you
Dr Cristina Rosetti grew up pretty uninterested in religion, and had a sort of born again faith crisis. She converted both to the Pentecostal Church and then Catholicism, while finding great joy studying not just Mormonism but Mormon Fundamentalism as well. Find out more about her faith journey, starting with a born again faith crisis, and the Juanita Brooks Conference.
