Maxwell Institute Podcast

Mar 17 2025 251 ep. 46 mins 1.8k

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Where faith and scholarship have a nice dinner conversation.

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Maxwell Institute Podcast #176: Redeeming the Dead (Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants) with Amy Harris

Mar 17 2025 56 mins

Today I'm joined by Dr. Amy Harris, a professor of family history in the Department of History at Brigham Young University. Amy studies families, women, and gender in early modern Britain. And she's written a number of books on some fascinating topics, including the dynamics of singleness and siblinghood in 18th century England. She's also an expert in the ethics, theology, and tec

Maxwell Institute Podcast #175: Divine Law (Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants) with Justin Collings

Feb 25 2025 63 mins

Today, I'm joined by Dr. Justin Collings to discuss his new book, Divine Law, just out from the Maxwell Institute as part of its Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants series. This volume is one of seven and will be featuring interviews with each of the authors over the next few months. Justin Collings is the academic vice president of Brigham Young University and a distinguished sch

Maxwell Institute Podcast #174: Agency (Themes in the Doctrine and Covenants) with Terryl Givens

Jan 17 2025 53 mins

Welcome back to the Maxwell Institute Podcast! We are thrilled to be back with you for another series of conversations on "The Questions We Should Be Asking." When–and only when–we ask the right questions can we find the answers we need.In 2025, we'll return to a broader focus for our interviews–but never fear, we'll have plenty of discussion about the Doctrine and Covenants

Book of Mormon Studies Podcast: Wrap-up with Rosalynde Welch

Dec 23 2024 10 mins

Thank you for listening to the Book of Mormon Studies Podcast this year. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Book of Mormon Studies Podcast: Moroni with Joseph Spencer

Dec 17 2024 69 mins

Welcome to our last episode of the Book of Mormon Studies Podcast as we wrap up this Book of Mormon year. For this episode, Rosalynde Welch, Associate Director of the Maxwell Institute and Host of the podcast talks with Joseph Spencer, Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU.In this episode, they discuss the scholarship of the book of Moroni, giving it context for readers o

Book of Mormon Studies Podcast: Moroni with Christopher Blythe

Dec 13 2024 67 mins

Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Book of Mormon Studies Podcast as we wrap up this Book of Mormon year. For this episode, Rosalynde Welch, Associate Director of the Maxwell Institute and Host of the podcast talks with Christopher Blythe, Assistant Professor of Humanities at BYU. In this episode, they discuss the text of the book of Moroni, giving it context for readers

Book of Mormon Studies Podcast: Ether with Morgan Davis

Dec 02 2024 75 mins

Welcome, and thanks for listening to another episode of the Book of Mormon Studies Podcast. In this episode, Rosalynde Welch, Associate Director of the Maxwell Institute and Host of the podcast talks with Morgan Davis, Neal A. Maxwell Research Fellow at the Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.In this episode, they talk about the scholarship of the book of Ether, giving it c

Book of Mormon Studies Podcast: Ether with Rachael Johnson

Dec 02 2024 70 mins

Hello, thanks for listening to another episode of the Book of Mormon Studies Podcast. In this episode, Rosalynde Welch, Associate Director of the Maxwell Institute and Host of the podcast talks with Rachael Johnson, Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Humanities, and former Postdoctoral Fellow for the Maxwell Institute.In this episode, they talk about the text of the book of E

Book of Mormon Studies Podcast: Mormon with Terryl Givens

Nov 20 2024 67 mins

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Book of Mormon Studies Podcast. For this episode, Rosalynde Welch, Associate Director of the Maxwell Institute and Host of the podcast talks with Terryl Givens, a Senior Research Fellow at the Maxwell Institute.In this episode, they discuss the scholarship of the book of Mormon, giving it context for readers of the Come, Follow Me curricu

Book of Mormon Studies Podcast: Mormon with Shon Hopkin

Nov 01 2024 67 mins

Welcome back to another episode of the Book of Mormon Studies Podcast. For this episode, Rosalynde Welch, Associate Director of the Maxwell Institute and Host of the podcast talks with Shon Hopkin, Department Chair of Religious Education at BYU.In this episode, they discuss the text of the book of Mormon, giving it context for readers of the Come, Follow Me curriculum for 2024.