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12 | Exploring Restoration Heritage and Community of Christ Distinctives

Join Brittany as she sits down with Apostle Barbara Carter and Director of Finance/Presiding Bishopric Member Designate Michele McGrath as they discuss the unique heritage that blossomed in the restoration and continues to guide Community of Christ today. They discuss financial transparency, the blessings of community, responsible choices, radical hospitality, and much more.

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11 | Jesus or Joseph?

Listen in as Brittany interviews Andrew Bolton and Barbara Walden about a dynamic moment in RLDS history in 1968 when then-Prophet/President W. Wallace Smith was asked a candid question that helped continue a shift in the church’s focus to get to where Community of Christ is today: “If you had to choose, would you follow…

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6 | Is Josephine Lyon the Daughter of Joseph Smith?

Join Seth Bryant as he interviews Ugo Perego, who is pursuing genealogical DNA research to determine if Joseph Smith is the father of Josephine Lyon (daughter of Joseph Smith’s plural wife, Sylvia Sessions Lyon).

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ES 2 | Book Discussion | Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time

Who is the “historical Jesus” and does he differ from the Christ of faith? What does it mean to follow Jesus in a time when historical criticism and scholarship calls into question religious narratives that have persisted for centuries? In this extra shot episode, join Josh and Brittany Mangelson, Monica English, and Laura Pennock as…

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1 | The Restoration from 20,000 Feet

Host Katie Langston is joined by John Hamer, Seth Bryant, and Brian Whitney for a look at how the Restoration fits into the historical context of its own day, the Christian tradition generally, and some of the most compelling concepts the Restoration offers for a postmodern, post-Christian world.

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