Early Mormonism and the Magic World View

This podcast features The Good Book Club discussion of "Early Mormonism and the Magic Worldview" by D. Michael Quinn. Our discussion focuses on the formation of the Mormon church in the early 1800's and the heavy influence of folk magic traditions. We also touch on magic traditions in early Christianity as well as the background of our author D. Michael Quinn. this is an absolutely fascinating deep dive into folk magic traditions and we hope you enjoy it.

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About the Podcast

The Good Book Club Podcast

A Virtual Reading Group for Post and Nuanced Mormons

A podcast series for Post and Nuanced Mormons from The Good Book Club including discussions on the monthly book and discussions from The Lazy Learner series where guests address specific topics of interest to post and nuanced mormons.

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Rebecca Bibliotheca

Rebecca Bibliotheca is a mother of three boys, co-founder of "The Good Book Club," a virtual reading group for post and nuanced Mormons, cohost of "Mormon Media Reviews," and leader of the "Mormon Stories Book Club." She has a Masters of Library and Information Science from BYU and worked for many years at the BYU Library. She and her husband also founded a youth theater program that is in its 19th year. Rebecca loves the theater, reading, film, spending time outdoors, church watching and iced coffee.