Taylor G. Petrey is an associate professor of religion at Kalamazoo College and author of Tabernacles of Clay: Gender and Sexuality in Modern Mormonism (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2020). He is the author and editor of several books on religion and gender, including the Routledge Handbook on Mormonism and Gender (New York: Routledge, 2020) and is the editor of Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. He holds a doctorate of theology from Harvard Divinity School, where he has also been a visiting assistant professor.
- 2:33- Getting to know Taylor Petrey and his book, Tabernacles of Clay: Sexuality and Gender in Modern Mormonism
- 8:54- Defining terms: sex, gender, sexuality
- 11:04- Discussion of the history of sexuality and gender in the Church- Post-WWII and onward
- 20:55- Sexuality and gender in the early 21st Century; Homosexuality and same-sex marriage
- 26:50- The history of homosexuality within the Church; The Kinsey Report
- 37:16- The language of homosexuality; Same sex/gender attraction
- 43:49- Modern Sexuality; The Miracle of Forgiveness; Accommodations within the Church
- 49:42- Teachings on homosexuality moving forward; Challenges of the Church in retaining young members
- 54:53- Potential reasons for the Church’s current stance; “Toward a Post-Heterosexual Mormon Theology” by Taylor Petrey
- 59:01- Ending Questions
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