Latter-day Saints’ Incremental Changes On Doctrine Add Up To A Solid Religion Story

(OPINION) Religion News Service columnist Jana Riess is a reporter on her faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Given the faith’s 21st century growth alongside setbacks elsewhere in American religion, national and regional media could combine doctrine changes with how Reiss explains the church has fared during and after the COVID-19 crisis.

North America, OpinionRichard OstlingAugust 22, 2022Richard Ostling, Jana Riess, religion news service, rns, Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints, Russell m nelson, COVID-19, boy scouts, the Deseret news, Salt Lake City, the salt lake tribune, Kelsey Dallas, Peggy Fletcher StackComment

LDS leaders are poised for a major rollback of secrecy

(OPINION) For the first time, the authoritative Mormon rules guidebook will be available to the public. It will be a historic breakthrough.

Opinion, North America, ReligionRichard OstlingFebruary 14, 2020Religion News Service, Jana Riess, Mormons, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS, LDS Church, Mitt Romney, transparency, financial transparency for religions, Salt Lake Tribune, Richard Ostling, ChristianityComment

Are standard theories about the decline of religion in United States crumbling?

The Religion News Service column “Flunking Sainthood,” as the title indicates, expresses the outlook of liberal Latter-day Saints. But author Jana Riess, who comes armed with a Columbia University doctorate in U.S. religious history, is also interesting when writing about broader matters.

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