Religion News Service – Jana Riess

• All aboard the Mormon women’s history cruise March 15, 2023
  (RNS) — Sign me up for that. The post All aboard the Mormon women’s history cruise appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• Mormons know how the Church sanctioned racial exclusion. That policy has a paper trail. March 10, 2023
  (RNS) — Paul Reeve's new book argues the decision to ban Blacks from priesthood and the temple began with Brigham Young but wasn't fully entrenched until the early 1900s under Joseph F. Smith. The post Mormons know how the Church sanctioned racial exclusion. That policy has a paper trail. appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• Mormonism’s slow shift away from demonizing working mothers March 1, 2023
  (RNS) — The LDS church used to vilify working mothers. Then it began to quietly tolerate them. Now it has begun to celebrate their achievements. The post Mormonism’s slow shift away from demonizing working mothers appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• Spencer W. Kimball diaries shine a light behind the scenes of modern Mormonism February 17, 2023
  (RNS) — This week’s release of the former LDS president’s diaries offers a peek behind the curtain of the 1978 priesthood/temple revelation and Kimball’s relations with Mormon leaders. The post Spencer W. Kimball diaries shine a light behind the scenes of modern Mormonism appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• More Jesus, less touching: 14 changes to the Mormon temple endowment ceremony February 10, 2023
  (RNS) — Just four years after the most recent revisions, the LDS temple ceremony has undergone more changes. The post More Jesus, less touching: 14 changes to the Mormon temple endowment ceremony appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• ‘Real Housewife’ Heather Gay pens a juicy ex-Mormon memoir February 8, 2023
  (RNS) — Mormonism worked well for ‘Real Housewife’ Heather Gay — until it didn’t. She’s not looking back. The post ‘Real Housewife’ Heather Gay pens a juicy ex-Mormon memoir appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• What will it take for Mormon women and girls to be believed? February 1, 2023
  (RNS) — Mormon men seem no more prone to abuse than men of other faiths. The failure comes after abuse is reported. The post What will it take for Mormon women and girls to be believed? appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• For today’s Mormons, it’s Food Storage Lite January 26, 2023
  (RNS) — From two years to one year to six months to three months: Food storage requirements aren’t what they used to be for Latter-day Saints. The post For today’s Mormons, it’s Food Storage Lite appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• How to stay Mormon after a faith crisis (if staying is what you want) January 18, 2023
  (RNS) — Former LDS Bishop Christian Kimball has spent the last 25 years ‘on the inside of the edge’ of Mormonism. The post How to stay Mormon after a faith crisis (if staying is what you want) appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess
• 6 ideas for Mormons studying the New Testament this year January 5, 2023
  (RNS) — From podcasts to YouTube channels to books, here’s my curated list of favorite (fun, even!) companions for studying the New Testament in 2023. The post 6 ideas for Mormons studying the New Testament this year appeared first on Religion News Service.
  Jana Riess