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