EPISODE · Nov 4, 2021 · 2H 48M
1501: Mormon Inoculation
from Mormon Stories Podcast · host Dr. John Dehlin
Join us this Wednesday at noon as Luna Corbden, Marc Oslund, Gerardo, and John discuss the Mormon Church's efforts to use the psychological theory of inoculation to pre-expose the youth to weakened versions of the troubling history through an updated CES and Sunday School curriculum. "... Please, before you send them into the world, inoculate your students by providing faithful, thoughtful, and accurate interpretation of gospel doctrine, the scriptures, our history, and those topics that are sometimes misunderstood. The effort for gospel transparency and spiritual inoculation through a thoughtful study of doctrine and history, coupled with a burning testimony, is the best antidote we have to help students avoid and/or deal with questions, doubt, or faith crises they may face in this information age." M. Russell Ballard, February 26, 2016 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/article/evening-with-a-general-authority/2016/02/the-opportunities-and-responsibilities-of-ces-teachers-in-the-21st-century?lang=eng Show Notes: Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control by Luna Lindsey Corbden "Examining Mormon Mind Control" with Luna Lindsey Corbden on Mormon Stories Mormon Stories interview with Marc Oslund M. Russell Ballard's February 2016 CES Employees Devotional encouraging "inoculation" "Sister to Sister," 2019 BYU Women's Conference "Youth Need 'Inoculation' Against the World," by Melissa Merrill, Ensign, 2004 "Will You Engage in the Wrestle?" a 2016 devotional by Sheri Dew at BYU-Idaho "Doctrinal Mastery," a 2016 Seminary training by Chad H. Webb Mormon Stories' interview with Sandra Tanner "Boys Need Heroes Close By," by President Spencer W. Kimball at General Conference 1976 Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft "Freedom or Captivity," by Matthew Flitton, Ensign, 2018 "Dispelling the Illusion of Invulnerability: The Motivations and Mechanisms of Resistance to Persuasion," by BJ Sagarin, et. al., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2002 Marc Oslund's Instagram Luna Cordben's Twitter Luna Corbden's website ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord Contact Us! *[email protected] *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117
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Join us this Wednesday at noon as Luna Corbden, Marc Oslund, Gerardo, and John discuss the Mormon Church's efforts to use the psychological theory of inoculation to pre-expose the youth to weakened versions of the troubling history through an updated CES and Sunday School curriculum. "... Please, before you send them into the world, inoculate your students by providing faithful, thoughtful, and accurate interpretation of gospel doctrine, the scriptures, our history, and those topics that are sometimes misunderstood. The effort for gospel transparency and spiritual inoculation through a thoughtful study of doctrine and history, coupled with a burning testimony, is the best antidote we have to help students avoid and/or deal with questions, doubt, or faith crises they may face in this information age." M. Russell Ballard, February 26, 2016 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts/article/evening-with-a-general-authority/2016/02/the-opportunities-and-responsibilities-of-ces-teachers-in-the-21st-century?lang=eng Show Notes: Recovering Agency: Lifting the Veil of Mormon Mind Control by Luna Lindsey Corbden "Examining Mormon Mind Control" with Luna Lindsey Corbden on Mormon Stories Mormon Stories interview with Marc Oslund M. Russell Ballard's February 2016 CES Employees Devotional encouraging "inoculation" "Sister to Sister," 2019 BYU Women's Conference "Youth Need 'Inoculation' Against the World," by Melissa Merrill, Ensign, 2004 "Will You Engage in the Wrestle?" a 2016 devotional by Sheri Dew at BYU-Idaho "Doctrinal Mastery," a 2016 Seminary training by Chad H. Webb Mormon Stories' interview with Sandra Tanner "Boys Need Heroes Close By," by President Spencer W. Kimball at General Conference 1976 Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men by Lundy Bancroft "Freedom or Captivity," by Matthew Flitton, Ensign, 2018 "Dispelling the Illusion of Invulnerability: The Motivations and Mechanisms of Resistance to Persuasion," by BJ Sagarin, et. al., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2002 Marc Oslund's Instagram Luna Cordben's Twitter Luna Corbden's website ————— We are 100% donor funded! Please click HERE to donate and keep this content coming! Click here to donate monthly: $10 $25 $50 ————— MSP on Spotify MSP on Apple Podcasts MSP Blog Instagram Patreon TikTok Discord Contact Us! *[email protected] *PO Box 171085 Salt Lake City, UT 84117
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