The September Six and the Struggle for the Soul of Mormonism w/ Dr. Sara Patterson | Ep. 1824

Book Club is back with Rebecca Bibliotheca! Joining her and John Dehlin is Dr. Sarah Patterson as she introduces us to her book on the “September Six”, a group of scholars and feminists excommunicated from the LDS Church in September 1993.

The interview examines the impact of excommunications, the power of the Church's stance on purity, and the consequences for members. Sarah also highlights the importance of remembering those who paved the way for open conversations and change within the Church.

Episode Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast...

Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/September-Six-...

Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:08:30 Names of the September Six
00:14:45 Harold B. Lee and Correlation Committee
00:20:50 Purity and the Correlation Department
00:29:00 Avraham Gileadi
00:34:15 Eugene England
00:39:30 Emphasis on Revelation over Reason
00:41:45 Familial Purity - Gender expectations
00:46:00 Sonia Johnson
00:52:35 LGBTQ rights
00:58:00 Bodily Purity
01:03:30 Excommunication: a powerful tool
01:06:50 Threats to the Church: gays, feminists & intellectuals
01:10:40 Famous Boyd K. Packer talk- gays, feminist, and intellectuals
01:15:25 Cecilia Konchar Farr
01:23:20 Maxine Hanks’ book
01:32:00 Listing each of the Six and their offenses
01:32:20 Avraham Gileadi
01:36:49 Lynn Whitesides
01:41:34 Maxine Hanks
01:45:04 Paul Toscano
01:49:50 Lavina Fielding Anderson
01:54:54 D. Michael Quinn
02:01:00 What started the September Six?
02:05:50 The Aftermath of the September Six, it was successful from the Church’s perspective
02:15:44 The Impact on the members because of September Six


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