Jared Halverson: Giving People the Benefit of Their Doubts

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

While pursuing a doctoral degree from Vanderbilt Divinity School where his studies have been focused on anti-religious rhetoric, Jared Halverson has simultaneously sought to help students who wrestle with questions and doubts about the restored gospel. And while many say that divinity school tends to weaken faith, he says he has only become more convinced of the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

“The Father of every prodigal is still staring out the window waiting for any movement home."

Show Notes

3:30- A Desire to Understand People’s Questions
7:05- How Do People Attack One Another Over Issues of Faith?
10:42- Is There Such a Thing as Anti-Religious Rhetoric?
13:54- “Where Faith and Doubt Mingle”
16:19- Lowest Possible Floor, Infinitely High Ceiling
19:38- Stages of Faith
25:28- “How Deep Do the Cracks Go?”
32:25- Starting From Ground Zero
38:54- Still the People We’ve Always Loved
42:41- “We Believe that He Will Yet Reveal…”
50:26- What Does It Mean To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	In the world we live in, it can seem harder and harder at times to know who or what to believe.
0:06.4	This uncertainty can even begin to extend to our deeply held religious beliefs,
0:11.6	and in some cases can start to erode our faith.
0:15.1	Jared Halverson is no stranger to criticisms of faith.
0:18.6	In fact, he has devoted his life to studying them.
0:22.1	And yet, he says that his study of anti-religious rhetoric has only strengthened his belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ.
0:30.5	Jared Halverson has taught religious education courses for high school and college age young adults since 1998.
0:38.0	Prior to his current assignment at the Salt Lake Institute, he spent eight years directing the seminary and institute programs in Nashville, Tennessee.
0:47.0	While in Nashville, he earned a second master's degree in American religious history at Vanderbilt University,
0:53.9	where he is currently completing a doctorate in the same subject focusing on the anti-religious rhetoric.
1:00.2	He was frequently involved with Interfaith dialogue in the Nashville area, and that work has continued in Salt Lake City,
1:07.4	where he has hosted evangelical student groups from across the country.
1:11.9	He currently hosts a verse by verse Come Follow Me Study on YouTube called Unshaken.
1:17.9	He and his wife Emily are the parents of five children.
1:22.4	This is All-In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question, what does it really mean to be All-In the gospel of Jesus Christ?
1:31.0	I'm Morgan Jones and I am so thrilled to have Jared Halverson with me today, Brother Halverson. Welcome.
1:37.5	Great to be here. Thank you, Morgan.
1:39.5	Well, I have to tell everyone listening that I have had the pleasure to sit in Brother Halverson's institute classes many times up at the University of Utah.
1:51.1	And have always considered it to be a treat and something that I'm grateful to have been a part of.
1:58.1	It's kind of cool for those who don't know Brother Halverson's classes when COVID is not happening.
2:04.6	Pack people in. People are sitting out in the hallways.
2:07.9	And so I've always thought that was cool. I also just want to say a personal thank you.
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