This week Martin Tanner explores the history, various concepts, and various methods of baptism.

District court judge Thomas L. Kay joins Martin Tanner to share his poetry. Thomas has two books, One Silent, Holy Night: The Poetry of Christmas volumes one and two in which the poems from the perspective of everyone present at the birth of Jesus.

Martin Tanner shares stories from people who have had dramatic experiences in life that helped them gain perspective about life and that all things are important to God.

Martin Tanner discusses the most recent addition of the Joseph Smith Papers. The latest papers to be published are Volume 4 of the revelations and translations, this particular volume deals with the Book of Abraham,transcripts,papyri, and mummies.

Martin Tanner discusses the Book of Isaiah and the prophet who wrote it. Tanner dives into the history and life of Isaiah and explains the complicated nature of his writing.

Martin Tanner discusses four Old Testament prophets, what they looked like, their authority, the amazing things they did, and dismiss some misconceptions.

Martin Tanner speaks with Chantelle Squires , the director f the new film Jane and Emma. Jane is a black woman who walks hundreds of miles to meet Joseph Smith. However hen Smith lands in trouble, Jane is there to comfort his wife Emma.

marten Tanner discusses the plight of individuals and the question of why? Tanner brings up the idea that life is panned out and difficulties in life are for our gain.

Martin Tanner discusses the life Wilford Woodruff and the life he lived. Wilford felt prompted to record his life and thoughts even before he became a member of the LDS faith. Tanner also explains where you can red he diaries for yourself.

Religion Today host Marten Tanner talks in depth about the Golden Plates that were translated into The Book of Mormon. Tanner discusses what the plates were made of, how big they were, how much they weigh, and more.

Many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may have heard about the Council of Fifty, but don't know much about it because until recently, that information just wasn't readily available. Martin Tanner says with the publication of the Joseph Smith papers, there is much more detail available from the Council of Fifty. The cou ...…

Martin Tanner's guest is Matthew Bowen, assistant professor of religious education at BYU Hawaii and a regular contributor to the Interpreter Foundation radio show, as well as the author of a new book called Name as Key-Word, available from Eborn Books and Amazon. Bowen's book explores the narratives of names in Old Testament Scripture, and arg ...…

Following up on the discussion from a few weeks ago about evolution, Martin Tanner explains why he believes those who say evolution explains everything about life and therefore do not believe in God are missing the big picture. Last time we talked about this in light of the Cambrian explosion, a time in which most of life as we know it appeared ...…

Today's topic is anthropomorphism: ascribing human characteristics to something other than a human being. It's particularly used in the context of describing human attributes to God. Martin Tanner believes the Book of Amos in the Old Testament provides an excellent example of how God appears in Scripture. Amos described the Lord Jehovah as stan ...…

Can you believe in both evolution and religion? Martin Tanner says the question of evolution and the age of the Earth are not necessarily tied together, meaning you can believe in a very old Earth and also be agnostic or not believe in evolution. But he argues it would be difficult to believe the Earth is fairly young while also believing in ev ...…

Often, people of different religious backgrounds find other faith traditions to be odd or unusual - at least until they learn more about where those beliefs come from and why. For example, Catholics have cathedrals, Jews have synagogues, Protestants have more simple church buildings, and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint ...…

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses the history as the importance of the LDS Book of Moses.

Religion Today's Martin Tanner examines the first edition of the Book of Mormon pertaining to spelling, translation issues, and how the Book of Mormon came to be.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses the origin of the "two sticks becoming one" prophecy found in Ezekiel 37, as well as the definition and translation of the word "stick."

Religion Today host Martin Tanner explores the topic of the Trinitarian concept of God and how it is often misunderstood.