Beyond the 40 Questions, Part 1

3 Things That Changed How I Think About Joseph Smith

Feb 20 • Kyle Beshears

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January 2026

The Rise of the Digital Contra-Cult Movement

How Evangelicals Have Gone from Avoiding "Cults" to Engaging Them Online

Jan 29 • Kyle Beshears

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Joseph Smith’s Grandpa Wasn’t Actually a Universalist

At least, not the way we think of Universalism

Jan 9 • Kyle Beshears

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December 2025

More Than the King James

Pastoral Reflections on the LDS Church’s Updated Translation Guidance

Dec 18, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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America in 1805: Five Snapshots of the World Joseph Smith Inherited

I’ve been digging into the world surrounding Joseph Smith’s birth in 1805, trying to understand the worldview, pressures, and anticipations of…

Dec 10, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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November 2025

Why Latter-day Saints Emphasized Gethsemane—and Why Some Are Re-emphasizing the Cross

The Reader's Digest version of my presentation at the 2025 Evangelical Theological Society

Nov 25, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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The 1824 Guide to Pronouncing Book of Mormon Names

Spoiler Alert: It Definitely Wasn't muh-ROW-nee

Nov 12, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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October 2025

On "Gig Mormonism"

Carl Trueman, Gig Eva, and Parallels in Mormonism

Oct 28, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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What Constitutes Evangelical Anti-Mormonism?

On the Spectrum of Evangelical Engagement with Latter-day Saints

Oct 14, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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September 2025

“Weep With Those Who Weep”

A Plea for Evangelical Compassion in the Wake of Violence Against Latter-day Saints

Sep 30, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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The Monogamites vs. the Polygamites, Part 2

On the "Abraham Precedent"

Sep 1, 2025

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August 2025

The Monogamites vs. the Polygamites, Part 1

On Polygamy Skepticism and Prophetology in the LDS Church

Aug 18, 2025 • Kyle Beshears

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