In 2013, the LDS Church sent Elder Marlin Jensen and Richard Turley to Sweden to answer tough questions about church history. This was a pivotal moment in addressing faith crisis, and led to the Church
Between 2013-2015, the LDS Church published a series of essays dealing with sensitive topics in the LDS Church. They are known as the Gospel Topics Essays. Dr. Newell Bringhurst and Dr. Matt Harris have produced
March is Women’s History Month. Two of Four religions founded in America were founded by Women. In this episode, Dr. Newell Bringhurst will discuss how women have shaped these religions. Newell: One of is a
We’re continuing our discussions with Dr. Newell Bringhurst. In our next conversation, we’ll continue to talk about polygamy. We’ll talk about Todd Compton’s book, In Sacred Loneliness, a biography of Joseph Smith’s plural wives. Newell:
We’re continuing our discussions with Dr. Newell Bringhurst. We’ve talked about the controversial topics of blacks and the priesthood, as well as Fawn Brodie, and we’re going to continue to talk about controversial topics with
Who has written the best biography of Joseph Smith? The two most prominent authors are Fawn Brodie and Richard Bushman. Dr. Newell Bringhurst weighs in on the Bushman-Brodie issue and talks strengths and weaknesses of
We’re winding down our Black History Month conversations with Dr. Newell Bringhurst. In our next conversation, we’ll talk about Walker Lewis, a black elder in Boston, Massachusetts. In fact Wilford Woodruff once described this faithful
We’re continuing our Black History Month discussions with Dr. Newell Bringhurst. We’ll talk about Warner McCary, a very colorful character in the story of the priesthood and temple ban on black LDS Church members. Warner McCary,
We’re continuing our conversation with Dr. Newell Bringhurst. We will continue where we left off and explain in more detail the Missouri Thesis. Newell: The Missouri Thesis is the argument that the origins of black
Dr. Newell Bringhurst is an independent scholar and Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia, California. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the University of Utah and his Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis.
Newell is a former president and member of the Mormon History Association. He is also a former president and member of The John Whitmer Historical Association.
