Maxwell Institute Podcast Maxwell Institute Podcast

Maxwell Institute is my all-time favorite podcast. I recommend it all the time to friends of my own (LDS) or other religious sects or denominations. Anyone who is interested in religious scholarship can enjoy, and learn from, this podcast.
Blair Hodges is an excellent interviewer who is extremely knowledgeable and respectful of all beliefs and religious traditions.
This is my one-stop shop for enlightening and educational religious conversation.

I enjoy the podcasts. I just finished listening to the one about the church community and disabilities. I am the mother of an autistic (among other diagnoses) adult daughter. As I listened to this I was struck by many of the statements/suggestions given by parents of disabled people which I did not see the same way as they did. Some of the things they characterized as offensive I didn’t see that way at all, in fact felt supportive. It felt to me like they were being quite demanding of certain behaviors by others. I think after hearing this I would steer clear of them or their children to avoid offending them and that would offend them too. If me, as a mother, do not always know what to say or do with my daughter, how can I expect less involved people to be totally correct. We all deserve grace.

Interviewer is excellent. He asks thought provoking questions and makes the interviews extremely interesting.