**Disclaimer that this episode mentions suicide in connection to LGBTQ youth. If you are not in a place to listen... more

We’re really excited to share this episode with you. It was with someone we’ve wanted to talk to for a... more

This week, we’re bringing you an interview with Kurt Francom, author of a new book titled, Is God Disappointed in... more

We’re excited to bring you an episode with a genuine ‘lift-where-you-stand story’ of a family in the UK. Sam and... more

It’s General Conference weekend! Time to dig up the BINGO cards and park yourself in front of the TV with... more

As Latter-day Saints, we often say that we focus more on Jesus’ resurrection than on His death, and we consider... more

This week we sat down with Kathy Kipp Clayton and Bill Turnbull to talk about the fascinating chapters they contributed... more

As Holy Week and Easter Sunday approach, we thought it would be helpful to visit with someone who could help... more

Ever since October 7th, we’ve been wanting to better understand the conflict in Israel and Gaza and how we as... more

Book of Mormon scholar Grant Hardy knows that there are lots of different views about what The Book of Mormon... more

When Lenore Skenazy’s son was nine, he asked her repeatedly if she would let him have a solo adventure in... more

Today we’re sharing with you an episode from a brand new podcast that Faith Matters is co-sponsoring in collaboration with... more

We’re back sharing a favorite session from last year’s Restore Conference. In this session, Adam Miller retells the parable of... more

A little less than two decades ago, you might walk past a bookstore and see The God Delusion by Richard... more

In 2018, Pete Davis was graduating from Harvard Law School and was chosen to give a commencement address that ended... more

Today we’re sharing another fantastic session from our Restore Conference last October, this time from Lisa Miller. Lisa is a... more

We’re excited to share with you this interview with George Handley, a professor of humanities at BYU. George recently published... more

To kick off the new year, we recently had the privilege to speak to academic duo and long-time friends, Adam... more

Today we’re sharing a conversation that we had a lot of fun with, along with an exciting announcement about the... more

This week, we’re sharing another session from our Restore conference, this time featuring a scholar most of you will be... more

Nearly everything we do in the Church — from missionary work and ministering efforts to baptisms and temple work —... more

Buy Melissa’s book here: https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Struggle-Seeking-Christ-Resistance/dp/1639931872/As we’ve gotten to know her over the past few years, we’ve noticed that Melissa Inouye, in... more

Professor Eric Huntsman has an infectious enthusiasm when he talks about Christmas. He’s up for the fun, the decorating, the... more

A few weeks ago, Faith Matters released a video we called “Why Church?” It features several of our favorite people,... more

Our guest today is a long-time friend and collaborator, and an incredibly unique voice in the Latter-day Saint tradition: Thomas... more

We’re very excited about this week's episode. In early 2021, in the wake of January 6th, McKay Coppins contacted Mitt... more

Organized religious communities have seen steep declines in participation in recent decades and the rise of the “nones,” those who... more

This week, we’re sharing with you one of sessions we had to kick off our Restore conference, which featured Utah... more

For this week’s episode, we’re sharing a conversation we had originally released almost three years ago — before many of... more

In July of 2022, Rosalynde Welch had a distinct impression while cleaning her house — that she should reach out... more

For this week’s episode, we’re sharing one more talk with you from our Restore gathering in 2022. This was one... more

Dacher Keltner is a scientist who has been studying happiness and well-being for decades. He writes that he’s taught happiness... more

When therapist Bonnie Young was a teen, the subject of sexuality was for her, “drenched in fear.” And many of... more

This week, we’re excited to share with you another gem from our Restore gathering last year. This is a presentation... more

Today we talked with Ben Behunin, and we think when you hear him, you’ll feel immediately what we felt: this... more

This week we’re sharing something really special  — it’s Terryl Givens’ talk that opened last year’s Restore gathering. In it,... more

Religion in America is undergoing a revolution. In 1972, 90% of Americans were self-professed Christians. Now, that number is about... more

Before we get started, we just wanted to give you a quick note that this episode does contain frank discussion... more

In recent months, Governor Spencer J. Cox  of Utah has been in the news for the passage of two new... more

The Gospel Topics essay titled “Mother in Heaven,” on churchofjesuschrist.org states “The doctrine of a Heavenly Mother is a cherished... more

This week we are covering the Enneagram, a fascinating topic and a tool that we’ve found to be very helpful... more

Over the years, much of the work that we’ve done at Faith Matters has tried to take into account much... more

In May of this year, the news program 60 Minutes aired a segment exploring the finances of The Church of... more

A few weeks ago, we released a conversation with Terryl Givens about the life of Eugene England. England’s work on... more

For this week’s episode, we were honored to bring on Alice Faulkner Burch, General Editor of Deseret Book’s new collection... more

In September of 1857, one of the greatest atrocities in the history of Mormonism was carried out. Now known as... more

It isn’t easy to be born into a famous family with big expectations. And there’s few families more famous or... more

For this week's episode, we spoke with Brooke Romney, a guest that had been recommended to us over and over... more

For today’s episode, we were honored as always to bring back one of our favorite people and conversation partners, and... more

This week’s episode is with an incredible Latter-day Saint poet, Darlene Young. Darlene has just released a new book of... more

For this week’s episode, we’re bringing you a conversation with Jason Whiting, a Professor and Program Director in the Marriage... more

We’ve been really excited to share this week's interview with you. Our guest was Astrid Tuminez, President of Utah Valley... more

We’re super excited to share this week’s episode with you. Our interview was with Dan McClellan, a Bible scholar who... more

In June 2015, a white supremacist entered the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church and murdered 9 members of the church... more

For today’s episode, we thought we’d bring you a really special story that we think we can all learn from,... more

This week we’re bringing you a conversation with Rachel Rueckert, a really amazing young writer who recently published a memoir... more

When BYU professor Eric Huntsman was growing up, he spent time among Catholics in Pittsburgh and Baptists in Alabama and... more

This week we’re sharing with you one of the most popular presentations from our Restore gathering that happened last October ... more

For this week’s episode, we’re bringing you a story that we really think will uplift and inspire you. Our guest... more

Several years ago, Matthew Holland, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s son, was on a sabbatical at Oxford University. One day, he... more

** To help, head to https://www.toukrainewithlove.org **It’s been exactly a year since the world received the shocking news that Russian... more

Today, you’re going to hear a really special episode. It’s a conversation with Melissa Inouye and Kate Holbrook that took... more

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

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

For today’s episode, we were honored to bring back the inimitable Terryl Givens. Terryl and his son Nathaniel have recently... more

For today’s episode, we spoke with Kristian Heal.  BYU’s Maxwell Institute has just released an amazing new volume of research... more

This week, we’re excited to share with you another presentation from our Restore conference, and one that we think was... more

This week, we’re bringing back a couple of our favorite guests and close friends, McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding.... more

This week, we were honored to bring on a guest we’ve hoped to have on for years — Susan Cain.... more

As we imagine many of you have, we’ve been thinking a lot about Jesus these last few weeks. From the... more

Today we’re sharing with you one of our absolute favorite presentations from our Restore gathering that happened in October  —... more

In Japanese culture there is a beautiful practice called Kintsugi, which translates roughly to “golden repair”. This is how it... more

We couldn’t be more excited about today’s episode, and it’s with someone we’ve wanted to get on the podcast for... more

Everything seemed to be going right for Jason Portnoy. While studying engineering at Stanford, his career took a sharp and... more

A few years ago, we were invited by some good friends to see a Christmas concert their kids were participating... more

*This discusses the topic of sexual abuse and prevention of sexual abuse. Please use discretion in determining whether or not... more

In 1945 fifty-two papyrus texts were found concealed in an earthenware jar buried in the Egyptian desert. They turned out... more

This week, Faith Matters is bringing you a story that defies expectations so completely that you really have to hear... more

For this episode, we were happy to bring on someone that’s been on our list for a long time  —... more

We’ve been thinking and talking a lot recently about a phenomenon that sometimes happens and that we’ve occasionally felt ourselves... more

In this episode, we were honored to bring back our friend Brian McLaren to talk about his brand new book,... more

In this episode, we got to speak with Carol Lynn Pearson about her new book, The Love Map: Saving Your... more

The Restoration occurred in a fascinating and complex religious and historical moment in American history, and knowing more about that... more

For today’s episode, we were really excited to bring on Jason Olson, who, along with James Goldberg, is the author... more

For today’s episode, we were lucky enough to bring back Latter-day Saint philosopher and theologian Adam Miller to talk about... more

In the past few decades, scholarship on the New Testament has opened up exciting new ways of understanding the context... more

The Faith Matters family lost a dear friend this week. Kate Holbrook passed away after a long battle with cancer.... more

Today, we’re bringing you a really amazing story that we can’t wait for you to hear. It’s the story of... more

For decades, our understanding of how the brain works has advanced dramatically. Using new theories, methods and tools, like fMRI... more

In this episode, we spoke with Allison Dayton from Lift and Love, an organization that focuses on strengthening Latter-day Saint... more

For today’s episode, we’re really excited to bring on Jared Halverson.Jared shares with us a really important concept he calls... more

For this episode, we spoke with Jeff Strong about the experience of missionaries in today’s mission field, including the unique... more

With all the exciting things happening at Faith Matters, we thought it would be a good time to step back,... more

Under the Banner of Heaven is a recent 7-part dramatized series aired on Hulu by about the horrific 1984 murders... more

The twin challenges of the pandemic and political polarization have caused widespread anxiety and even despair. And yet, as Christian... more

In so many domains of our lives, we are encouraged to think and act in a transactional, cost-benefit way. But... more

Noah Feldman is one of the most fascinating and engaging public intellectuals in the world. He’s also had a long... more

As many of you know, at the beginning of May, the United States Supreme Court experienced an unprecedented leak of... more

Joseph Smith taught that faith is a “principle of action.” Although the world is full of crises and challenges, as... more

Memorial Day reminds us to turn our attention and our hearts back to those who have gone before us and... more

Are we at the leading edge of a resurgent interest in religion and spirituality in the academy? Quite possibly. And... more

For this episode, Faith Matters is honored to bring on our good friend, Richard Ostler. Richard is a former YSA Bishop... more

For today’s conversation, and on this Mother’s Day weekend, we’re releasing a classic episode that was done with McArthur Krishna... more

The third volume of Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days,  was published this... more

*** Links to buy "The Mother Tree" ***Softcover version: https://faithmatters.org/themothertreeAudible and Kindle version: https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tree-Discovering-Wisdom-Divine/dp/B09YCDHTDZ/Today, we’re excited to announce the latest... more

As Christians, we look forward to resurrection after death into a state of wholeness and joy. But understanding resurrection as occurring... more

There is almost certainly someone in your life who is struggling with OCD, and it could be much more severe... more

We talk a lot about the “self” in our culture, and in our faith. We use terms like selfish, selfless,... more

The perennial struggle to read and understand the Hebrew Bible--that strange and wonderful collection of books we call the Old... more

Fundraiser details here:  https://www.facebook.com/donate/281102717479491/We’ve been working hard to gather voices that could help us process the ongoing atrocities that the... more

As parents, how can we help our children find and cultivate their inner compass? We often do a pretty good... more

Like you, we’ve been watching in horror as Ukraine has been faced with a brutal and unprovoked invasion. We’re in... more

Many people were disturbed by the remarks of Brad Wilcox, a member of the Young Men General Presidency, given at... more

As we have collectively turned our attention to the study of the Hebrew Bible, what is known to most Christians... more

In this episode, we’re diving into one of the questions from our Big Questions series: Terryl Givens invited Joseph Spencer,... more

For this week's episode, we brought on Carl Youngblood for a truly enlightening conversation we’ve been wanting to have for... more

This week, we were lucky enough to spend some time with Melinda Wheelwright Brown, to talk about her book Eve... more

For this week’s episode, we’re releasing a classic conversation between George Handley and Terryl Givens — one that was released... more

For this conversation, we were lucky enough to bring back Richard Eyre for a second episode, this one focusing on... more

Many of you are familiar with Thomas Wirthlin McConkie. For those of you who are not, here’s a very cursory... more

As we approach the portion of the Come Follow Me curriculum that addresses Official Declaration 2, we thought we’d re-release... more

This week, Faith Matters was delighted to welcome Dan Vallone, the US Director for More in Common, a nonprofit foundation... more

For this episode, we spoke with Patrick Mason and David Pulsipher about their new book, "Proclaim Peace: The Restoration’s Answer... more

For this episode, we got to speak with Richard Eyre, a man whose career has spanned a number of roles,... more

For this episode, we’re doing a follow-up to our interview with Jody Moore about her new book published by Faith... more

For today’s episode, we’re announcing the next book published by Faith Matters Publishing called Better Than Happy  by Jody Moore.Jody... more

To give a little background on today’s episode, we recently read the book A Short Stay in Hell by Steven... more

This week, Tim and Aubrey Chaves of Faith Matters welcomed back Charles Inouye. When they first spoke with Charles a... more

For this conversation, we spoke with Greg McKeown, the New York Times-bestselling author of the books Essentialism and Effortless, the... more

For this episode, we were excited to talk with John Hilton III. John is the author of the new book... more