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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.

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Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
56 minutes
Episodes
290
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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168. Parenting with Grace — A Conversation with Brooke Romney

168. Parenting with Grace — A Conversation with Brooke Romney

For this week's episode, we spoke with Brooke Romney, a guest that had been recommended to us over and over — and we were so happy we were able to connect with her.

Brooke is a writer who began her ca…

00:53:51  |   Sun 28 May 2023
167. When Conscience and Authority Seem to Collide — The Life of Eugene England

167. When Conscience and Authority Seem to Collide — The Life of Eugene England

For today’s episode, we were honored as always to bring back one of our favorite people and conversation partners, and likely one of yours: Terryl Givens.

We spoke with Terryl about a book he released…

00:58:46  |   Sun 21 May 2023
166. Finding Beauty in the Mundane — A Conversation with Darlene Young

166. Finding Beauty in the Mundane — A Conversation with Darlene Young

This week’s episode is with an incredible Latter-day Saint poet, Darlene Young. Darlene has just released a new book of poetry, called Here, and published by BCC Press. It’s an honest, vulnerable, re…

00:58:03  |   Sat 13 May 2023
165. Love in the Trenches — A Conversation with Dr. Jason Whiting

165. Love in the Trenches — A Conversation with Dr. Jason Whiting

For this week’s episode, we’re bringing you a conversation with Jason Whiting, a Professor and Program Director in the Marriage and Family Therapy program at Brigham Young University. ​Jason received…

00:43:58  |   Sun 07 May 2023
164. The Call To Be in the World — A Conversation with Astrid Tuminez

164. The Call To Be in the World — A Conversation with Astrid Tuminez

We’ve been really excited to share this week's interview with you. Our guest was Astrid Tuminez, President of Utah Valley University. Astrid is an absolute delight to talk with and listen to. She’s f…

01:00:34  |   Sat 29 Apr 2023
163. Why We Can't Cherry-Pick the Bible — A Conversation with Dan McClellan

163. Why We Can't Cherry-Pick the Bible — A Conversation with Dan McClellan

We’re super excited to share this week’s episode with you. Our interview was with Dan McClellan, a Bible scholar who began sharing his insights and scholarship on TikTok in 2021, and immediately bega…

01:02:29  |   Sat 22 Apr 2023
162. Rethinking Forgiveness — A Conversation with Matthew Potts

162. Rethinking Forgiveness — A Conversation with Matthew Potts

In June 2015, a white supremacist entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and murdered 9 members of the church during a Bible study. During the first court hearing, a number of family …

00:58:14  |   Sat 15 Apr 2023
161. 15 Years to Redemption — A Conversation with Dave Durocher

161. 15 Years to Redemption — A Conversation with Dave Durocher

For today’s episode, we thought we’d bring you a really special story that we think we can all learn from, especially during this Easter season as we ponder concepts like redemption and new life.

Our …

01:04:26  |   Sat 08 Apr 2023
160. Reckoning with Marriage — A Conversation with Rachel Rueckert

160. Reckoning with Marriage — A Conversation with Rachel Rueckert

This week we’re bringing you a conversation with Rachel Rueckert, a really amazing young writer who recently published a memoir called East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage.

Rachel’s stor…

01:09:54  |   Sun 02 Apr 2023
159. How to Celebrate Holy Week — A Conversation with Eric Huntsman

159. How to Celebrate Holy Week — A Conversation with Eric Huntsman

When BYU professor Eric Huntsman was growing up, he spent time among Catholics in Pittsburgh and Baptists in Alabama and came to love the different ways other Christian denominations worshiped Jesus.…

00:52:00  |   Sat 25 Mar 2023
158. The Other Side Academy:

158. The Other Side Academy: "Zion with F-Bombs" — Joseph Grenny at Restore

This week we’re sharing with you one of the most popular presentations from our Restore gathering that happened last October  — a talk by Joseph Grenny called “The Other Side.”

As a young father, Jose…

00:39:14  |   Sat 18 Mar 2023
157. Using Your Gifts for Good — A Conversation with Liz Shropshire

157. Using Your Gifts for Good — A Conversation with Liz Shropshire

For this week’s episode, we’re bringing you a story that we really think will uplift and inspire you. Our guest was Liz Shropshire, the founder of Peace Through Music.

In our interview with her, Liz t…

00:41:01  |   Sat 11 Mar 2023
156. Friendship in Faith — A Conversation with Andrew Teal

156. Friendship in Faith — A Conversation with Andrew Teal

Several years ago, Matthew Holland, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s son, was on a sabbatical at Oxford University. One day, he passed by a door that said “Chaplain.” Intrigued, he decided to knock. Thus b…

00:34:46  |   Sat 04 Mar 2023
155. A Year of War and Miracles — Svitlana Miller and Nancy Cadjan

155. A Year of War and Miracles — Svitlana Miller and Nancy Cadjan

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It’s been exactly a year since the world received the shocking news that Russian troops had invaded Ukraine, and exactly a year since the lives…

00:59:36  |   Fri 24 Feb 2023
154. Every Needful Thing — Melissa Inouye and Kate Holbrook

154. Every Needful Thing — Melissa Inouye and Kate Holbrook

Today, you’re going to hear a really special episode. It’s a conversation with Melissa Inouye and Kate Holbrook that took place last summer, not long before Kate’s passing in August 2022. We spoke wi…

00:53:36  |   Sun 19 Feb 2023
153. Developing Sexual Wholeness — Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

153. Developing Sexual Wholeness — Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

This week, we’re sharing another one of our favorite presentations from our Restore conference, given by Jennifer Finlayson-Fife and called Developing Sexual Wholeness.

In her talk, Jennifer brilliant…

00:42:22  |   Sun 12 Feb 2023
152. The Richard Bushman Interview

152. The Richard Bushman Interview

This week's guest is Richard Bushman, who is simply one of the most important scholarly voices ever in the Latter-day Saint tradition.

Of course, Richard has been interviewed many times over the years…

01:01:33  |   Sun 05 Feb 2023
151. When Faith is Hard — A Conversation with Terryl Givens

151. When Faith is Hard — A Conversation with Terryl Givens

For today’s episode, we were honored to bring back the inimitable Terryl Givens. Terryl and his son Nathaniel have recently released a new book, called Into the Headwinds: Why Belief Has Always Been …

01:05:33  |   Sun 29 Jan 2023
150. How Are We Like the Ancient Christians? — A Conversation with Kristian Heal

150. How Are We Like the Ancient Christians? — A Conversation with Kristian Heal

For today’s episode, we spoke with Kristian Heal.  BYU’s Maxwell Institute has just released an amazing new volume of research called Ancient Christians, that offers remarkable insights into Christia…

00:56:36  |   Sun 22 Jan 2023
149. Don't Let a Good Faith Crisis Go to Waste — Jared Halverson

149. Don't Let a Good Faith Crisis Go to Waste — Jared Halverson

This week, we’re excited to share with you another presentation from our Restore conference, and one that we think was super memorable to everyone who attended. It was given by our friend Jared Halve…

00:55:23  |   Sun 15 Jan 2023
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