Faith Matters
Faith Matters offers an expansive view of the Restored Gospel, thoughtful exploration of big and sometimes thorny questions, and a platform that encourages deeper engagement with our faith and our world. We focus on the Latter-day Saint (Mormon) tradition, but believe we have much to learn from other traditions and fully embrace those of other beliefs.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 56 minutes
- Episodes
- 290
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
71. Celebrating Our Divine Mother: A Conversation with Bethany Brady Spalding and McArthur Krishna
***UPDATE: McArthur and Bethany's books are now available at Deseret Book: https://deseretbook.com/t/author/mcarthur-krishna?ref=product-producer-list***
This week, we’re excited to celebrate Mother’s…
70. A Better Heart — A Conversation with Tom Christofferson
Those fortunate to have come into the orbit of Tom Christofferson have found a wise, genuine and compassionate friend. His first book That We May Be One: A Gay Mormon’s Perspective on Faith and Famil…
69. Constitution by a Thread (Part 2) — With Thomas B. Griffith, Kurt Francom, and Bill Turnbull
This is part 2 of our last episode on President Dallin Oaks’ recent conference address, in which spoke passionately about the U.S. Constitution, and ended with an urgent admonition to end political …
68. Is the Constitution Hanging by a Thread? — A Conversation with Thomas B. Griffith
President Dallin H. Oaks delivered a landmark address at our church’s most recent General Conference. He spoke passionately about the U.S. Constitution, and ended with an urgent admonition to end pol…
67. Faith’s Dance With Doubt — A Conversation with Brian McLaren
In this conversation, we spoke with Brian McLaren about his new book, Faith After Doubt. Brian is a former evangelical pastor, bestselling author, speaker, and podcast host, whose ideas we found to b…
66. Atonement: From Penal Substitution to Radical Healing — An Excerpt from "All Things New" by Terryl and Fiona Givens
For this Easter holiday, we wanted to do something a little different — so today, we’re sharing a chapter from the audiobook version of Fiona and Terryl Givens’ new book, All Things New, which was pu…
65. OCD Isn't What You Think It Is — A Conversation with Bonnie Young
In this episode, we talked about OCD and scrupulosity. OCD is a difficult subject because the term is often thrown around as an adjective to describe perfectionistic tendencies. But true obsessive co…
64. Women Creating Sacred Spaces — Carol Lynn Pearson, Jana Spangler, and Becky Edwards
This is an episode we’re really excited about. When we heard Terryl’s conversation with Claudia Bushman a few weeks ago, it sparked some ideas that we thought really needed to be explored further, pa…
63. Beliefs, Biomes, and CRISPR - Dr. Laura Bridgewater with Terryl Givens
In this episode, Terryl Givens speaks with Dr. Laura Bridgewater, a molecular biologist at Brigham Young University. In their conversation, they explore the cutting edge of genetic science, and how i…
62. An Urgent Invitation to Women - Claudia Bushman with Terryl Givens
In this episode, Terryl Givens speaks with Claudia Bushman. Claudia is truly an original. She’s fearlessly straightforward and has an incredible passion for discovering and passing on the stories of …
61. Repentance as Transformation — Thomas McConkie and Adam Miller
Today we’re doing something a little different, and sharing a really fascinating conversation between Thomas McConkie and Adam Miller, a popular author and professor of philosophy. It’s taken from T…
60. Discipleship vs Partisanship — Former Congressman Ben McAdams with Terryl Givens
Ben McAdams has had an unusual life in public service. Running as a moderate Democrat in a very conservative Republican state, he managed to be elected as a State Senator, then as Salt Lake County Ma…
59. Restoration: God's Call to the 21st-Century World - Patrick Mason
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"Restoration" is available in every format, including Audiobook, from Amazon, Apple Books, and Deseret Book:
https://deseretbook.com/p/restoration-gods-call-to-the-21st-century-world?ref=Grid%20%7C…
58. Congressman John Curtis with Terryl Givens—Healing our Nation's Wounds
One of John Curtis’s first votes after winning reelection as a U.S. Congressman in 2020 was one of the toughest decisions of his life—whether or not to impeach Donald Trump for instigating a mob atta…
57. All Things New - Fiona and Terryl Givens
In this episode, we spoke with Fiona and Terryl Givens about their new book, "All Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and Everything in Between."
This book has the potential to really change lives.…
56. The Most American Religion - McKay Coppins with Terryl Givens
In this latest installment of Conversations with Terryl Givens, Terryl is joined by McKay Coppins, a highly respected young political commentator and writer, widely known for his back-and-forths with…
55. Transformations of Faith - Thomas McConkie
*** Find out more at transformationsoffaith.org ***
In this episode, we spoke with Thomas McConkie about something really exciting that he’s been working on over the past year in partnership with Fait…
54. Finding Mother God - Carol Lynn Pearson
In this episode, we got to speak with Carol Lynn Pearson about her new book, "Finding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World."
Carol Lynn has been a powerful and well-known voice in the Latter-day Saint …
53. Depression and the Plan of Happiness - Jane Clayson Johnson
In this episode, we spoke with Jane Clayson Johnson about a really tough and important topic.
Jane is an award-winning journalist widely known for her work at CBS News, ABC News, and on the nationally…
52. The New Normal, Part 2 - Melissa Inouye
This episode is part 2 of our mini-series we’re calling “The New Normal.”
We spoke in Part 1 with Ashley Mae Hoiland a few weeks back. For this episode, we spoke with Melissa Inouye.
Melissa’s been on …