Sometimes the difference between feeling grief or gratitude about our Mormon experience is our perspective. How do we perceive the meanings and consequences of our faith journey? How do we view our relationships with the various Mormons in our lives? In this session, we will draw from social psychology to identify some ways we can …
Speaker: Peter Leavitt
Understanding and Compassion for other Threads in our Tapestry: Insights from Social Psychology
There are many different Peter Leavitt
My Mormon Culture A Cultural Psychologist S View On Being Mormon And Changing Mormon Minds
Being Mormon means much more than simply believing in a certain set of religious teachings. For many, the unique shared values and norms of “Mormon culture” both interact with and transcend national, ethnic, and other identities. This has important implications for the way Mormons live their faith and deal with challenges to it. Using findings …