Joseph Smith Lecture: Dr. Jana Riess, “Not All In, But Not Out: Exploring the Borderlands Between Mormon Orthodoxy and Disaffiliation”

Author and journalist Jana Riess will deliver the eleventh annual Joseph Smith Lecture, entitled “Not All In, But Not Out: Exploring the Borderlands Between Mormon Orthodoxy and Disaffiliation”

On October 24th of this year, Dr. Riess will discuss the shifting feelings among Latter-day Saints about belief, practice, and belonging within the 21st Century Church.

More details about this event will follow. Check back on this page regularly for the RSVP link and more information.

 

About Jana Riess

Jana Riess is an author, editor, and senior columnist for Religion News Service. Her written works have primarily focused on the intersections of American religion with popular culture, ethics, and society. She has been interviewed by the Associated Press, Time, Newsweek, People, the Boston Globe, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and Newsday, among other print publications, as well as “Voice of America,” the “Today” show, MSNBC, and NPR’s “All Things Considered,” “Tell Me More,” and “Talk of the Nation.” Her most recent book, The Next Mormons: How Millennials Are Changing the LDS Church (Oxford University Press, 2019) discusses the faith practices and institutional distrust of Millennial Mormons. She is currently writing a follow-up book, based on her research with Benjamin Knoll, about the Mormon faith crisis and changing understandings of belonging among Latter-day Saints.