In this first episode in a fascinating four-part mini-series, Valerie and special guest Taylor Petrey break down the historical shifts in the theology of gender and sexuality in the LDS church beginning in the post-WWII era through the present as outlined in his excellent book Tabernacles of Clay (linked below).
Questions addressed in this episode [among others]:- How historical racial oppression relates to the larger picture of gender and sexual oppression
- A paradox: If gender and sexuality is pre-mortal in nature, why it constantly seems to need human mediation, legislation, commandments
- How the LDS church’s post-WWII stance on gender/sexuality is related to these same issues within larger Christian culture and seen as a matter of national security
- The connection between the church's post-WWII stance in strong support of the patriarchal order of marriage and their polygamy legacy
FRIDAY’S EPISODE 140 EXPLORES THE FOLLOWING: [among other topics] (accessed via subscription at the link below):
- Culturally and religiously evolving stances on homosexuality (from moral to a legal to a medical to psychological phenomenon)
- An exploration of the very fraught relationship between the psychological world and the Mormon ecclesiastical world in the treatment of psychological issues in general and sexual issues specifically
- Significant developments in the administration of Spencer W. Kimball, the "self-help" movement, Miracle of Forgiveness, and the impact of this era
- An exploration of the proposed varying causes and cures for homosexuality throughout the years as speculated by various LDS church leaders
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