Talk Of Him Friends with Terryl & Fiona Givens
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Join this wide ranging discussion with acclaimed authors Terryl and Fiona Givens as they chat with Ganel-Lyn & John about the following topics:
- Reframing how we view the Restoration and Christ’s true gospel, the loss of the plain and precious things in Christianity
- Disciples of the “Second Sort”: Joseph Smith laid the seeds of the Restoration, but we are responsible for expanding, developing, enriching, and reframing Christianity
- The various versions of the First Vision and the invitation for our own Sacred Grove experiences for revelation (individual faith journeys)
- Understanding who God is and the common misconceptions about Him, and our relationship with Him
- How the Atonement is more about HEALING us from our mortal woundedness rather than saving us from our wickedness
- How theology impacts mental, emotional, and spiritual health
- Healing from mental illnesses like depression, anxiety, and scrupulosity
- Viewing this mortal life as a test (pass/fail) vs. a classroom/educative process with God as a mentor with whom love NEVER ceases
- How to respond when loved ones (or ourselves) wrestle with organized religion and/or when faith feels ambiguous, when it’s not based in love
- Ideas for continuing the conversion process on a daily basis
About Dr. Terryl Givens (www.terrylgive...
Terryl L. Givens was born in upstate New York, raised in the American southwest, and did graduate work in Intellectual History (Cornell) and Comparative Literature (Ph.D. UNC Chapel Hill, 1988), working with Greek, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and English languages and literatures. As Professor of Literature and Religion and the Jabez A. Bostwick Professor of English at the University of Richmond he taught courses in Romanticism, nineteenth century cultural studies, and the Bible and Literature. Currently, he is a Neal L. Maxwell Senior Fellow at Brigham Young University. He has published in literary theory, British and European Romanticism, Mormon studies, and intellectual history. The New York Times has praised him for his "provocative writing," and Harpers has called him “fair-minded, scholarly, and unbiased." In addition to appearances on NPR, CNN, and Frontline's The Mormons, Dr. Givens has authored or edited 21 books, primarily through Oxford University Press and Deseret Book. During non-pandemic times, he travels extensively with his wife, Fiona, to give firesides and strengthen the faith of members worldwide.
About Fiona Givens (www.fionagiven...
Fiona Anne Givens (née Bulbeck) was born in Nairobi, Kenya as the oldest of three children. She grew up in Nairobi, Tanzania, and the Seychelles and was educated in British convent schools. She converted to the LDS church in Frankfurt am Main. She graduated phi kappa beta from the University of Richmond with degrees in French and German, then earned an M.A. in European History while co-raising the last of her six children. She has published essays and articles in Exponent II, Sunstone, LDS Living, Journal of Mormon History, Dialogue, and Kofford Books. Fiona is also a frequent speaker on podcasts and at conferences. A longtime collaborator in the books of her husband, Terryl Givens, she is the co-author of The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life; Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Quest for Faith; The Christ Who Heals: How God Restored the Truth that Saves Us; and All Things New: Rethinking Sin, Salvation, and Everything in Between.
You can find Terryl and Fiona’s latest books here: www.terrylgive...
Talk of Him is presented by Seagull Book and hosted by Ganel-Lyn Condie and John Fossum.
Thank you So Much for this podcast!!! I am a convert of the church not privileged with living in the cocoon of the Utah corridor.
Life circumstance has crushed me. I sorely needed to hear these truths on this early morning dawn of 2023.
Many, many, many thanks for resetting my focus on God’s love and the purpose of being wounded.
I can go on. I will go on. I have taken my first tremulous steps into the New Year.
Thank you, from the depths of my soul.
I almost didn’t listen to this but I’m so glad I did. So many of these types of guest speakers make me feel so guilty that my testimony isn’t quite worth going to church but I grew up in the 80’s church where guilt was woven into my Utah upbringing. I am so grateful this conversation with the Givens! Thank you so very much!
I have not doubt that your comment warms the hearts of Fiona and Terryl. The last thing they would ever want is for someone to feel "less than" or ashamed of where they are in their life journey. Hang in there, Travis, and know that you're probably doing much better than you think!!
Terryl and Fiona thank you for helping us heal from our traumas. In Jesus though my great grandmother was abused I can be whole again and not pass on the self defeating behaviors to them. I am enough. All are worthy of all in Christ. We just get to choose to receive Him.
Andrea Fenton, I truly love what you said as we all have things from our family past that has traumatized us. We are all wounded and need our own personal Jesus to heal us ❤️🙏🏼
Wow! I can honestly say that I love this couple! They are truly meant to help us to understand how much we need The Atonement Of Jesus Christ in our lives everyday! ❤️🙏🏼
So much light and truth coming through from all four of you. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I totally identify with what you said, I’m so grateful to be on the planet with Fiona and Terryl and all of the other beautiful thinkers and tutors! Thank you for an enriching hour!
Thank you so much. As I listened to your lessen the 1st time and I do intend to listen to this again, I was impressed with many thoughts. Sin as a trauma, as a wound - Injury, causing illness, infrematry, etc. Gaining healing through forgiveness and repentance. Trauma being passed down through generations and so on.
The fact that it has been said that death is the wages of sin. And we hear about healing the inner vessel, being clean through repentance and forgiveing. The refiners fire and fullers soap.
Learning and living The Gospel is a cleaning experience. Thank you for this conversation.
Wonderful!
Transformative! ❤
Beautiful!! Thank you!! ❤❤
"If love ceases to be love, it wasn't love" Is that the quote? I loved my ex-husband, but I don't think I love him anymore. I did, I wanted to be with him forever. He chose to leave and move in with a family wrecker.
AMAZING!!
Wow😀
I definitely felt the Spirit...what was the name of the book Fiona mentioned at the end? Thank you Terryl and Fiona!
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Where in Brazil you served your Mission? And what year? Sou de Curitiba. 😉