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517: Discussing the Role Played by Women in Mormon Apologetics - With Nancy Ross, Kevin Barney, and Jessica Finnigan

517: Discussing the Role Played by Women in Mormon Apologetics - With Nancy Ross, Kevin Barney, and Jessica Finnigan

FromMormon Stories - LDS


517: Discussing the Role Played by Women in Mormon Apologetics - With Nancy Ross, Kevin Barney, and Jessica Finnigan

FromMormon Stories - LDS

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Length:
61 minutes
Released:
Jan 3, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The voice of Mormon Apologetics in the past has been predomintely male. In this episode we explore the intersection of gender and Mormon Apologetics.  We discuss the reasons that this may be as well as how this tradition is changing and creating  a space for more and more women amungst this forum. 
In this episode, we are pleased to have with us a strong panal:

Nancy Ross, Assistant Professor of Art History at Dixie State Universtiy and has a Ph.D. from the university of Cambridge.  She has been blogging the Book of Mormon chapter by chapter with a feminist perspective at nickelonthenacle.blogspot.com .
Kevin Barney, studied classics at BYU, then obtained law degrees from the University of Illinois and DePaul University. He also serves of the board of directors for FAIR Mormon and Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.
Jessica Finnigan,  is a Master's Student at King's College London, where she studies religion in the contemporary world. She recently completed an advanced Diploma in Religious Studies at the University of Cambridge. She earned a Bachelors from BYU in Marriage, Family, and Human Development..
Released:
Jan 3, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode

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Mormon Stories is an attempt to build understanding between and about Mormons through the telling of stories in both audio and video formats.