Ep. 107 - Isaac Calvert - Scholar, Israel Expert, Latter Day Saint

Latter Day Lives - Talking with Latter Day Saints

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4.5 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 23 September 2019

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Isaac Calvert is a true scholar. He teaches at BYU and is a well respected authority on Israel. He obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a PhD in Instructional Psychology and Technology from BYU. He then earned a Doctorate of Philosophy in Education, Philosophy and Religions from Oxford. We talk about his love of learning and teaching, how he fell in love with Israel while living and studying at the Jerusalem Center, his many trips to the Holy Land, the current state of the church in Israel, what he has learned about faith from his experiences, and his upcoming podcast all about Israel. Isaac is fascinating. He has a natural gift for making big ideas accessible.

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0:00.0	The Latter Day Lives podcast is not owned or operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
0:11.3	Any opinions expressed or implied in this recording are solely those of the host and guests and not of any specific organization unless otherwise stated.
0:25.9	Thank you. organization unless otherwise stated. Hello, friends.
0:27.1	Welcome to episode number 1007 of the Letterday Lives podcast.
0:32.0	I'm your host, Sean Rupier.
0:33.8	We've got another great episode for you this week.
0:36.7	Really quickly, I do want to thank our reviewers on Apple Podcast this week. We've got another great episode for you this week. Really quickly, I do want to thank our
0:38.5	reviewers on Apple Podcast this week. We had a new five-star review from user Opley-Davy. I think I can
0:46.0	guess who that is. If it's who I'm thinking of, thank you. You're still one of my favorite people
0:51.0	in the world. I really appreciate that review. And on Facebook, we have a new
0:57.8	five-star review from a Debbie Wanless. Debbie, thank you so much. I hope I'm saying your last name
1:03.9	right. Your words were just wonderful. Thank you to everybody who leaves us these reviews,
1:09.6	which truly helps us to be found by other people who are searching for great content. Okay, this week in the conversation, my guest, Isaac Calvert, Isaac's family have been friends of mine for many, many years. They are some of my favorite people in the world. I grew up with Isaac's parents.
1:29.4	And actually, before our conversation, the last time I had seen Isaac, we figured out he was about five years old.
1:35.9	So he has sure accomplished a lot. He is a renowned expert in Israel. Plus, he's a true scholar.
1:43.5	And, you know, we've joked around on the show before
1:45.8	about how uncomfortable I get interviewing scholars. Normally, I'm much more comfortable with the
1:52.6	comedians and just kind of joking around with people. But Isaac is so approachable and just so
1:59.3	cool. And it is a fascinating conversation.
2:03.0	I really enjoyed it, and you're going to love it too.
2:06.5	And this week in my latter-day life, pertaining to Isaac's family, I'll tell you a story
2:11.2	about a bandana and acceptance.
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