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September 2026

September 28, 2026

“Out of small things proceedeth that which is great”

The most recent episode of our ongoing video documentary series is up for your...

September 22, 2026

“The Appeal of Socialism and the Case Against It”

It's not a particularly well-guarded secret that my enthusiasm for the presidency of Mr....

August 2026

August 18, 2026

The Veto Power of Reason

The thirtieth installment of our ongoing series of short documentary videos came out yesterday,...

August 10, 2026

More apologizing, eh?

The newest installment of our ongoing Becoming Brigham series went up this morning, weighing...

April 2026

April 21, 2026

“Protecting the Symbols of Christ’s Church”

The lawsuit that has been filed against John Dehlin's Mormon Stories podcast by the...

February 2026

February 07, 2026

Doing well by pretending to do good?

At a certain place on the Internet that will remain deservedly nameless, it’s often...

October 2025

October 30, 2025

“Nobody Likes Us”

It's actually more than a little bit embarrassing to post the notice below. But...

September 2024

September 08, 2024

On contending for the faith

We were fortunate in casting a remarkable "Joseph Smith" (aka Paul Wuthrich, whom many...

March 2024

March 11, 2024

Offense and Defense

I think that apologetics, as such, is inevitable. Stripped of specifically religious elements, it's...

October 2023

October 30, 2023

Correcting errors

Halloween is nearly upon us -- here in England as well as in...

September 2023

September 14, 2023

Actual Photographs of Early Latter-day Saint History, and Other Treats

As I say, the game is afoot. Today marked the fourth day of...

September 09, 2023

A very basic apologetic reading list

Kindly guided by one of the members of our host family, who is...

August 2023

August 09, 2023

But why isn’t everybody persuaded? (Part Two)

The interview that I did on Monday is now available for your viewing...

August 08, 2023

But why isn’t everybody persuaded? (Part One)

I recorded an interview on 1 Corinthians 14-16 earlier today with Hank Smith...

May 2023

May 07, 2023

Are there arguments and evidence for theism? Should there be?

“In all areas except religion,” Richard Dawkins claimed in a blogged panel discussion...

March 2023

March 31, 2023

“How Things Look from Here”

A new article went up today at noon in Interpreter: A Journal of...

February 2023

February 27, 2023

The Resurrection of Christ: Thinking Through the Logical Possibilities

For the past two or three days, I've been spending a few evening...

May 2022

May 03, 2022

“Why do the Utah Jazz, in the Mormon capital, play ‘Hava Nagila’ after wins?”

*** As mentioned in an article from the Times of Israel, this...

June 2021

June 14, 2021

“Psalm 105: Chiasmus, Credo, Covenant, and Temple”

*** First, though, this brief excerpt from an interview with Y'r obd't...

December 2020

December 08, 2020

“FairMormon Statement Regarding ‘This is The Show’ Videos”

An item just went up this evening on the FairMormon website that may...

December 08, 2020

Help Hoped for in Holladay

These two new items appeared today on website of the Interpreter Foundation: ...

December 07, 2020

“Chiastic Structuring of Large Texts: Second Nephi as a Case Study”

I'm very happy to welcome a New Vice President for The Interpreter...

December 06, 2020

My Connection with Some Controversial Recent Videos

Thus far, four (very) different people have written to tell me that I've...

October 2020

October 13, 2020

“How to be a Good Apologist,” Revisited

Tarik LaCour has responded to me over at his blog, The Mad Dog...

October 11, 2020

“How to be a Good Apologist”

Nearly three years ago now, the astoundingly prolific and productive Irish Latter-day Saint...

September 2020

September 15, 2020

“Taking a ‘Leap of Faith’ in [the late Senator Bob] Bennett’s book on the origins of the Book of Mormon”

I published this column in the Deseret News on 28 April 2016. Its...

August 2020

August 31, 2020

Ewan Harbrecht Mitton (1929-2020)

Many out there will recognize the name of George Mitton, who has been...

August 23, 2020

A kind of Interpreter Foundation “annual report”

What follows is the letter that I sent out, toward the end of...

September 2019

September 06, 2019

Repeating a previous note on women and apologetics

I posted the following item on my blog back 26 January 2019, under...

July 2019

July 30, 2019

A note — probably not my last — about the “Shroud of Turin”

I have never firmly made up my mind what to think about the...