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.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses the views of the LDS church when it comes to government and the constitution.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses the position and personality of God the Father on this Father's Day episode of Religion Today.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses some facts behind the writing Book of Abraham. Tanner also answers Ten questions about Mormonism.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses the first five books of Moses and where they came from, as well as who wrote them.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses The Godhead and how it is defined by the Mormons, Catholics, and Protestants.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses more in depth about the concept of a Heavenly mother and how She seems to have been referenced to many times in the Bible and other ancient texts.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses the purpose of the books in the Old testament and why they are there.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses doctrines that divide the LDS, Catholic, and Protestant faiths. Namely infant baptism and adult/believer baptism as well as Priesthood and authority.

KSL NewsRadio host Martin Tanner discusses one of his favorite books by Prof. Hugh Nibbly and focuses on a particular entry called Zeal Without Knowledge. The passage states that the human mind can only focus on one thing at a time.

Religion Today host Martin Tanner discusses the latest Joseph Smith papers with managing historian Matthew Godfrey.