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  1. He worked for a few years in the Church historical department (9:01)
  2. He is one of the creators of “Mormon Studies” (13:07)
  3. He co-founded Dialogue (16:26)
  4. He was an early outspoken LDS critic of both the Vietnam War and Racism (23:52)
  5. He was an accomplished poet (31:29)
  6. He was perhaps the most gifted practitioner of the personal essay in our tradition. (36:16)
  7. He tried to revive a medieval theology of atonement called “Moral Influence Theory” that got him into trouble (39:26)
  8. He hated the labels liberal and conservative (47:46)
  9. He is unfortunately most remembered by many for his condemnation by Bruce R McConkie (50:42)
  10. He served twice as bishop and once as branch president (1:00:34)