345: Dr. Tom Mould -- Still the Small Voice: Narrative, Personal Revelation, and the Mormon Folk Tradition

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2012

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Scott Holley interviews Dr. Tom Mould about his recent book:"Still the Small Voice: Narrative, Personal Revelation, and the Mormon Folk Tradition." Dr. Mould is an associate professor of anthropology and folklore at Elon University and director of Elon’s Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies. A non-Mormon, Dr. Mould nonetheless became very familiar with the Mormon experience in his field work. He immersed himself in a Mormon community, attending church meetings, family home evenings, and even father/son campouts. His perspectives on how Mormons experience, share, and interpret personal revelation is fascinating for anyone interested in Mormon studies or folklore studies in general.

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0:29.4	Hello and welcome to Mormon Stories.
0:31.2	My name is Scott Holly.
0:32.7	John DeLin is allowed me to guest host today and I'm very excited for the guests that
0:37.4	we have on today's program.
0:39.4	I would like to introduce everyone to Dr. Tom Mold.
0:43.4	Tom is the author of a book that was published this past year by Utah State University
0:48.4	Press called Still the Small Voice.
0:51.0	Tom, welcome to Mormon Stories.
0:53.0	Thanks very much, Scott.
0:56.0	So I first came across Tom's book this past year when a review of it was posted on by
1:02.0	Common Consent.
1:03.0	I was in the process of doing some of my own personal research on personal revelation
1:09.2	theology and when I came across Tom's book it was really fantastic for me in filling some
1:19.0	gaps in my personal study and research.
1:23.6	I'll give a little bit of background and then let Tom correct and fill in.
1:27.6	Basically, Tom from what I understand your book was filled research where you went out
1:33.6	and anal and interviewed and sat in on fast and testimony meetings and went out with
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