It's not surprising that more than half of U.S. Mormons approve of Trump, but the age and gender divides within the faith are sharper than expected.
Jana Riess: Flunking Sainthood
(RNS) — When Barbara Brown Taylor began teaching world religions 20 years ago, she expected she would learn more about the subject matter. She didn't expect it...
It’s not just because the AP sets the rules that RNS will continue using “Mormon.” The AP style guide also makes more sense than what the church is asking...
Early reactions to "The Next Mormons" mirror the polarization I see happening in the Mormon world more generally, as people separate themselves into camps and...
Researcher E. Marshall Brooks wanted to know what a faith crisis meant on the most intimate level, so he embedded himself in ex-Mormon communities to...
Two-hour church is great, says screenwriter and guest blogger Cinco Paul--except when it makes it harder to have deep, honest discussions in Sunday School.
The Bible isn't a rule book or an instruction manual, says Peter Enns, a Hebrew Bible scholar and the host of the popular podcast The Bible for Normal People.
Some reactions to last week's announcement about Mormon missionaries can be summed up in three words, delivered in your crankiest and most stereotyped elderly...
"I honestly never thought change would come in my lifetime," says guest blogger Kristin Lowe. But the Mormon temple ceremony did indeed change to be more...
Most didn't leave because they got offended, became atheists, or wanted to join another religion. Also, the vast majority of former Mormons say they're happy...
Bury me in purple, with a funeral that is geared for (and planned by) my non-Mormon family. But funeral potatoes are definitely OK.
My temple experience this week was mostly lovely, but also included a disappointing experience of women judging other women.
GenX Mormons in the United States are the quintessential middle child between the bigger-than-life Baby Boomers and their Millennial kids. And if you're...
I’ve never seen a case where a doubter successfully returned to the Church through shaming tactics such as these. Not once.
Is there really such a thing as a "Utah effect" in American Mormonism?