072: Spirituality of the Rising LDS Generation Pt. 4 -- Honesty: An interview with BYU Professor Chris Foster

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 19 October 2007

⏱️ 32 minutes

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In part 4 of our series we interview BYU Philosophy Professor Dr. Chris Foster. Dr. Foster was raised a"devout atheist" and then later converted to Mormonism. In this interview, he discusses his conversion to the church, along with his views on faith, religion, the church, teaching at BYU, and the importance of honesty and openness in all our religious endeavors.

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0:00.0	What's your name? Chris Foster. Where are you from?
0:03.7	Las Gattas, California. Oh, yeah, California.
0:07.8	What do you do? I teach philosophy. Where?
0:11.6	BYU. Oh, yeah? You're right. But I'm not here,
0:14.5	Kwa BYU, faculty whatsoever. I'm here, Kwa,
0:18.4	man on the street. Of course, okay. Good.
0:22.6	What was your undergrad? UC Davis in mathematics and philosophy.
0:26.9	Really? Mm-hmm. And your PhD?
0:29.6	In philosophy at University of Kansas. Really? So you're a J-hawk?
0:34.0	Rock, chalk. Yeah. How do you like man-ass?
0:38.9	Please don't ever, ever. I'm going to break that camera.
0:42.4	That cancels me with Kansas. That cancels me one more time.
0:44.9	Okay, wait, wait, which one's Kansas?
0:46.8	Lawrence, Kansas, named after an anti-slavery activist
0:50.4	who wrote a newsletter in Massachusetts. So kind of the opposite of the
0:54.4	those other people. That's school to the west.
0:57.9	I can't believe I said that. Yeah, wrong. I just lost all credibility.
1:02.5	So that was for your podcast. I know. It's on make time. It's over.
1:06.0	Anti-Mormon stories. That was anti-Prensieds, Mormon stories. Not
1:12.8	anti-Mormon stories. That could be misunderstood.
1:16.8	So talk about your relationship or experience in the church.
1:24.1	Couldn't bet. What are... Could you be broader about that?
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