Ep 155 — Free/Moral Agency; Ernest L. Wilkinson | Last Temptation of Christ

Glass Box Podcast

We do a quick dive into moral agency and free agency in Mormon culture. Leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have recently changed the definition of agency to suit their totalitarian needs. We explore the evolution of the phrase ‘free agency’ into ‘moral agency’ and springboard into a discussion about Ernest L. Wilkinson, the most influential BYU president in the institution’s history. After that we chat about The Last Temptation of Christ, a Scorsese film about a VERY human Jesus. We wrap with happy political news, adoring our new DNC candidate, Kamala Harris.

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Show notes:

“Using our free agency” Delbert Stapley, April General Conference 1975: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1975/04/using-our-free-agency?lang=eng

“Weightier Matters” Dallin Oaks, BYU Devotional Feb 1999, reprinted in Ensign March 2000: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2000/03/weightier-matters?lang=eng

Agency in Mormonism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agency_in_Mormonism

“On the wings of eagles” Dieter F Uchtdorf, Ensign July 2006: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2006/07/on-the-wings-of-eagles?lang=eng

“Free agency or moral agency” Ensign Oct 2014: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/new-era/2014/10/free-agency-or-moral-agency?lang=eng

“Moral agency” D Todd Christofferson, BYU devotional Jan 2006 reprinted Ensign June 2009: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/2009/06/moral-agency?lang=eng

Ernest Wilkinson links:

https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ernest-l-wilkinson/america-1776-1976/

https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V26N02_103.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_LWilkinson#citenote-FOOTNOTEBergera1993a94-19

Media of Great Price: The Last Temptation of Christ

Where it is streaming: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-last-temptation-of-christ

Happy News: Kamala Harris!!!

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