Gina Colvin

Mormon podcaster Gina Colvin faces excommunication feeling “saddened and enraged”

By Jana Riess — December 19, 2018
Gina Colvin is about to be excommunicated, which she says is a "barbaric" practice that reveals the immaturity of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

High-profile excommunications may harm Mormon retention rates in the long run

By Jana Riess — November 30, 2018
Several recent Mormon excommunications prompt the question: what good do they serve the religious community? New survey data suggests they may chill the enthusiasm of the folks in the pews.

Why does global Mormonism look like Utah Mormonism?

By Jana Riess — March 29, 2017
Can Mormonism move beyond its white, middle-class American base to become a truly global religion? Today Gina Colvin explains why the model of replicating Utah culture is damaging the LDS Church around the world.
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