Gospel Tangents Podcast
Gospel Tangents explores Mormon History, Science, Theology, and is a resource to learn more about real Mormon History by interviewing historians, scientists, experts, and authors. These podcasts will help generate future documentaries.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 223
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Fired from First Presidency (Matt Harris 5 of 6)
Hugh B Brown risked literally everything to try to overturn the priesthood/temple ban in the LDS Church. For that he was dismissed from First Presidency. Dr Matt Harris discusses Brown's attempts to …
00:41:16 |
Wed 14 Aug 2024
Inside the Room for 1978 Revelation (Matt Harris 4 of 6)
Can you imagine being inside the room for 1978 revelation? The journals of Marion D Hanks take us there when the 1978 revelation was announced to the Quorum of 70.
We will also discuss the 1969 stat…
We will also discuss the 1969 stat…
00:36:29 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
What Lester Bush Missed (Matt Harris 3 of 6)
Are there things Lester Bush missed? Lester Bush wrote a groundbreaking 1873 article blaming Brigham Young, rather than Joseph Smith, for instituting the priesthood & temple ban. I asked Matt Harris …
00:33:23 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
Is “White and Delightsome” Racist? (Matt Harris 2 of 6)
Is "white and delightsome" a racist scripture? Dr Matt Harris discusses the evolution of the priesthood/temple ban in the 19th century. He discusses black men who held the priesthood, and why Brigham…
00:26:10 |
Wed 07 Aug 2024
Race Ban Best Seller: 2nd Class Saints (Matt Harris 1 of 6)
Dr Matt Harris from Colorado State University-Pueblo has an amazing book called 2nd Class Saints. It's about the race ban from World War 2 to the present. It's a best seller and sold out in about a m…
00:25:33 |
Mon 05 Aug 2024
Tangent Trips #5 – Historic Kirtland!
Have you ever wanted to visit Historic Kirtland? Come along with Rick Bennett as he visited some of the amazing sites in June 2024. Check it out!
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00:30:49 |
Thu 01 Aug 2024
GT Live! Contest Winners, Ireland, & More!
In our latest GT Live, we'll announce the contest winner for Cheryl Bruno's book, "Secret Covenants." I'll also show you some pictures from my recent trip to Ireland. They had some cool churches ther…
01:04:20 |
Wed 31 Jul 2024
Does Skeptic See Temple? (Dave Butler 7/7)
Does a skeptic see temple in Book of Mormon?After having listened to Dave Butler discuss temple theology in the Book of Mormon, would a skeptic be convinced? We'll talk about that in our next convers…
00:21:22 |
Sun 28 Jul 2024
Pretend Husband Joseph Kingsbury (Clair Barrus 3 of 4)
What's the story of Joseph Kingsbury being a pretend husband? We will also discuss The Happiness Letter is a letter Joseph Smith from to Nancy Rigdon, to get her as a plural wife. It was printed by J…
00:30:24 |
Wed 24 Jul 2024
John C Bennett & Nauvoo-Era Polygamy (Clair Barrus 2 of 4)
John C Bennett made allegations of non-ceremonial spiritual wifery. Did that happen? Was there a revelation for Joseph Smith to marry Fanny Alger? Does the 1835 Declaration on Marriage reference poly…
00:25:32 |
Sun 21 Jul 2024
Earliest Polygamy Revelations (1829??? – Clair Barrus 1 of 4)
D&C 132 intro states that portions of the polygamy revelations were know to Joseph Smith as early as 1831. What possible evidence is there for that? I was surprised when Clair Barrus found evidence a…
00:26:33 |
Thu 18 Jul 2024
3rd Sister (Mary Clift) Becomes Wife of Turley (Mary Ann Clements 3 of 4)
Mary Clift was the 3rd sister to become a wife of Theodore Turley. Mary Ann Clements explains the unusual marraige. Check out our conversation with Mary Ann about her chapter in Secret Covenants...
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00:18:40 |
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Sham Marriage to Theodore Turley? (Mary Ann Clements 2 of 4)
Why did 3 Clift sisters marry Theodore Turley? Mary Ann Clements tells us more! Eliza never lived with Theodore. Was it a sham marriage, or just to fulfill spiritual polygamy? Check out our conversat…
00:30:58 |
Wed 10 Jul 2024
Affair or Surrogate Mother? (Mary Ann Clements 1 of 4)
Was Sarah Clift in an affair or a surrogate motherhood arrangement in England in the 1830s? Mary Ann Clements is an amazing historian. She's written a chapter in "Secret Covenants," edited by Cheryl …
00:39:00 |
Mon 08 Jul 2024
Secret Covenants?! (Cheryl Bruno)
Cheryl Bruno is the editor of "Secret Covenants: New Insights into Early Mormon Polygamy." She has come up with some surprises to the polygamy narrative we've all been taught. Check out our conversat…
00:16:41 |
Sat 06 Jul 2024
Theosis in Book of Mormon (Val Larsen 5/5)
Dr Val Larsen concludes this conversation with a discussion of theosis in the Book of Mormon. We'll also discuss his upcoming projects. Check out our conversation...
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00:32:43 |
Thu 04 Jul 2024
Does Excommunication Work? (Margaret Toscano 3 of 4)
Does Excommunication work? It seems to have shut down both the Ordain Women movement and the Feminist Movement in 1993. What can people learn from these episodes to effect change in the LDS Church? D…
00:38:56 |
Thu 27 Jun 2024
Events Leading up to Sept 6 (Margaret Toscano 2 of 4)
Let's Talk about the Sept 6. We'll turn back the clock to 1993 and discuss the events that led up to the excommunication of 6 intellectuals in the LDS Church. Dr Margaret Toscano takes us through the…
00:32:35 |
Mon 24 Jun 2024
Reaction to “Sept 6 & Struggle for Soul of Mormonism” (Margaret Toscano 1 of 4)
Dr Margaret Toscano gives a review of "The Sept 6 & the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism by Dr Sara Patterson. We'll learn what Margaret likes and doesn't like about the book. Check out our convers…
00:39:55 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
GT Live! MHA Recap 2024
We'll recap the MHA 2024 Conference with the best historians on the planet from Kirtland, Ohio!
00:42:48 |
Fri 21 Jun 2024
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