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James McLachlan

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Mormon Pioneer

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Karen Armstrong

Christian Moore

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Chris Shelton

John Hamer

David Eccles Hardy

Wayne Sermon

Bryce Blankenagel

John Dehlin

Margi Dehlin

Tara Westover

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On this episode, we chat with James McLachlan, co-editor of Element: The Journal for the Society of Mormon Philosophy and Theology (SMPT). We discuss James's background, give a basic primer on a few schools of thought within philosophy and their relationship to Mormonism. We also discuss the origins of SMPT, the most recent issue of Element, and the upcoming 2019 SMPT Annual Meeting taking place March 14-17 at the University of Utah. Click here for details about the 2019 SMPT Annual Meeting. Subscribe through your podcast app by searching for the Greg Kofford Books Authorcast or watch the full interview at YouTube. Be sure to subscribe to our channel.   Element: The Journal for the Society of Mormon Philosophy and TheologyVolume 8, Issue 1$9.95 paperback          Download   Subscribe in Pocket Casts 

On this episode, we chat with James McLachlan, co-editor of <a href="https://gregkofford.com/products/element-the-journal-of-the-society-for-mormon-philosophy-and-theology" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Element: The Journal for the Society of Mormon Philosophy and Theology </a>(SMPT). We discuss James's background, give a basic primer on a few schools of thought within philosophy and their relationship to Mormonism. We also discuss the origins of SMPT, the most recent issue of Element, and the upcoming 2019 SMPT Annual Meeting taking place March 14-17 at the University of Utah. <a href="https://www.smpt.org/conferences_2019.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a> for details about the 2019 SMPT Annual Meeting. Subscribe through your podcast app by searching for the Greg Kofford Books Authorcast or <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gkbooks" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">watch the full interview at YouTube</a>. Be sure to subscribe to our channel. <a href="https://gregkofford.com/products/element-the-journal-of-the-society-for-mormon-philosophy-and-theology" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://gregkofford.com/products/element-the-journal-of-the-society-for-mormon-philosophy-and-theology" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Element: The Journal for the Society of Mormon Philosophy and Theology</a> Volume 8, Issue 1 $9.95 paperback <a href="https://gregkofford.com/blogs/news/preview-life-and-times-of-john-pierce-hawley" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://files.gregkofford.com/podcast/E107_McLachlan_030419.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Download</a> <a href="http://pca.st/87KJ" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Subscribe in Pocket Casts</a>

Authorcast #107: James McLachlan, editor of Element, journal for the Society of Mormon Philosophy and Theology

James McLachlan is a professor of philosophy and religion at Western Carolina University, and is actively involved in academic discussions of Mormonism as a co-chair of the American Academy of Religion’s Mormon Studies Group and a board member and past president of the Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology. But to overplay his academic bona fides is possibly a mistake, because, as this interview with longtime friend and Mormon Stories contributor Dan Wotherspoon reveals, Jim is the opposite of the stuffy scholar stereotype. In this two-part interview, his incredibly quick and inquisitive mind is on full display, but it’s his good humor and ability to use observations from everyday life, great literature, and important films to elucidate powerful philosophical and religious questions that will surely captivate listeners. Among other discussions, through Jim's lenses Mormonism’s fully engaged God—as Sterling McMurrin described: a God with his"own problems"—comes alive and becomes a highly compelling alternative to traditional Christian views that borrow so heavily from Greek ideas about the nature of perfection. Hear, too, Jim's wonderful take on why those of us who experience many of Mormonism’s theological ideas differently from many in the mainstream might still feel confident in answering temple recommend questions affirmatively.

303: James McLachlan: Compelling Mormonism Pt. 2

302: James McLachlan: Compelling Mormonism Pt. 1