Did you know that in the 1850s some Mormons argued that Jesus was married and had children? Or that even today, there’s LDS theology around Jesus Christ that leads Evangelicals to say The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn’t really Christian? Thursday, scholar John Turner is Doug’s guest. He’s written a book called The Mormon Jesus and he joins us to discuss how the LDS concept of Jesus Christ has changed over time, and what it reveals about Mormonism in American religious life.
John Turner is a historian of American religion who teaches at George Mason University in Virginia. He's the author of Brigham Young: Pioneer Prophet [Indiebound|Amazon|Audible] and a new book The Mormon Jesus: A Biography [Indiebound|Amazon]
On Wednesday, July 27, Turner will deliver the Smith-Petit opening lecture of the Sunstone 2016 Salt Lake Summer Symposium. His talk is entitled Jesus Christ, Marriage and Mormon Christianities It begins at 7:00 p.m. at the University of Utah Olpin Student Union, and is free and open to the public. [More information]
