About this episode

The episode discusses the lawsuit filed by the LDS Church against John Dehlin regarding trademark and copyright issues.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints filed a lawsuit in April against “Mormon Stories Podcast” host John Dehlin, alleging trademark and copyright infringement. We’ll talk with Dehlin about the case, as well as with LDS scholars Matthew Bowman and Patrick Mason about what the suit tells us about the LDS Church and the influence of “Mormon Stories.”

People in this episode

Host: John Dehlin

Guests: Matthew Bowman, Patrick Mason

Topics covered

• LDS Church
• lawsuit
• trademark infringement
• Mormon Stories
• religion
• scholarship

Keywords

• LDS Church
• lawsuit
• John Dehlin
• Mormon Stories
• trademark
• copyright
• religion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Books & works: Mormon Stories Podcast

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