Gospel Tangents Podcast

A 360-degree view of Mormonism. We interview the best Mormon scholars, scientists, and clergy from all restoration branches, including LDS, Community of Christ, Strangites, Bickertonites, Temple Lot, Remnant, etc.

Recent Episodes

Will Women Get LDS Priesthood Before 2nd Coming? (Ryan Cragun 4 of 5)

Posted January 5, 2024 • 00:21:49

What role does politics play in religious affiliation? Dr Ryan Cragun gives us a few hints and discusses his upcoming book on the topic. We’ll also...

Why Conservative Churches Grow (Ryan Cragun 3 of 5)

Posted January 4, 2024 • 00:20:21

We’ve talked about why people don’t identify as religious, but is it true that Conservative Churches grow at a faster rate? Is it true churches...

Tracking Church Members & Rise of Nones? (Ryan Cragun 2 of 5)

Posted January 3, 2024 • 00:14:33

LDS are legendary for tracking membership statistics. How do other religions track membership, or do they? We’ll talk about the rise of Nones, the...

Why is Utah No Longer Majority Mormon? (Ryan Cragun 1 of 5)

Posted January 2, 2024 • 00:26:47

Dr Ryan Cragun made news this week when he said that Utah is no longer a majority Mormon state. How did he come to that conclusion? We’ll talk about...