Ep 42 – Schism Grenade with John Hamer
Naked Mormonism Podcast
Bryce Blankenagel
4.7 • 680 Ratings
🗓️ 25 November 2016
⏱️ 160 minutes
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Summary
On this episode, we invite an actual Mormon historian to offer context and perspective on the timeline. John Hamer grew up in the church but eventually came to join the Community of Christ. He’s been studying Mormon history for decades, abundantly evident when listening to any podcast he’s featured on, and we simply can’t ask him enough questions. We cover in detail the transition time from Kirtland to Far West in 1837-38 as well as the social pressures existing between the Mormons and the Missourians. We end with a big discussion of the schism crisis after Jo’s death with some of the largest break-off sects (Strangite, Cutlerite, Rigdonite, Parrishite, etc.), then finish with the reorganization that gave the RLDS church its name. We restrained ourselves to 2 hours of talking for everybody’s sake, but there are no promises we’ll keep to the same restriction next time John’s on the show!
John Hamer Links:
Infants on Thrones
http://infantsonthrones.com/
Community of Christ Toronto
http://www.communityofchrist.ca/index.php/cem/cem-congregations/cem-conglist/toronto/
By Common Consent
https://bycommonconsent.com/john-hamer/
Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/john.c.hamer
Sidney Rigdon – Forgotten Hero of Mormonism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uu08PNbWGzc&t=540s
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| 0:00.0 | This is Naked Mormonism. |
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| 0:30.5 | Where is the church going? |
| 0:31.7 | I have faith that the Constitution will be saved as prophesied by Joseph Smith. |
| 0:40.8 | But it will not be saved in Washington. |
| 0:44.5 | It will be saved by enlightened members of this church. |
| 0:49.4 | The explicit tag is there for a reason. |
| 0:51.8 | So if you get offended at what's said, it's not for you. But most |
| 0:55.5 | importantly, may you ponder the truths you've heard. May they help you become even better than you were? |
| 1:03.6 | Skeptocize everything. |
| 1:18.8 | Welcome to episode 42 of the Naked Mormonism podcast, the serial Mormon history podcast. |
| 1:24.0 | Today is Thursday, November 24th, Thanksgiving Day, 2016. |
| 1:26.7 | My name is Bryce Plankanagle, and thank you for joining me. |
| 1:28.7 | Today we are joined by a very special guest. John Hamer is co-editor of Scattering of the Saints, Schism with Mormonism, and co-author |
| 1:34.6 | of Community of Christ and Illustrated History. His maps and diagrams have been featured in |
| 1:39.5 | dozens of books and journals, including the Journal of Mormon History, Mormon Historic Studies, |
| 1:44.1 | Restoration Studies, and the LDS Church's Joseph Smith Papers Project. Fantastic. |
| 1:49.4 | A past president of the John Whitmer Historical Association, which is the Community of Christ |
| 1:53.9 | Equivalent of the Mormon History Association, John is a frequent contributor to Mormon-themed |
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