Fiona Givens

FIONA GIVENS {[email protected]} is a retired modern language teacher with undergraduate degrees in French and German and an MA in European History. She is now an independent scholar who has published in several journals and reviews. Along with her husband, Terryl Givens, she is the author of The God who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life (Deseret, 2012), The Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Quest for Faith (Deseret, 2014), and The Christ Who Heals (Deseret, 2017).

Articles

On Solace

“The Perfect Union of Man and Woman”: Reclamation and Collaboration in Joseph Smith’s Theology Making

Dialogue 49.1 (Spring 2016): 1–26
Central to Joseph’s creative energies was a profound commitment to an ideal of cosmic as well as human collaboration. His personal mode of leadership increasingly shifted from autocratic to collaborative—and that mode infused both his most radical theologizing and his hopes for Church comity itself.

Dialogue Book of Mormon Gospel Study with Fiona Givens on Mosiah 18–24

We are thrilled to have Fiona Givens teach the next Dialogue Sunday Gospel Study on Mosiah 18-24 from the “Come Follow Me” manual. Read more

Dialogue Lectures #6 w/ Fiona and Terryl Givens

In this podcast, Terryl and Fiona discuss some of the ways in which we construct our faith identity, and how we might rethink the interconnections of Mormonism as an institution, a community, a belief structure,… Read more

DPN Featured Episode: Latter Day Struggles: The Evolution of Atonement Theology with Fiona Givens Part 2

In the second episode of the series, Valerie and Fiona Givens continue their exploration of atonement theology by delving into its historical and theological underpinnings. Fiona provides a rich context, explaining the shift from early… Read more

DPN Featured Episode: Latter Day Struggles: The Evolution of Latter-day Atonement Perspectives with Fiona Givens Part 4

In the concluding episode of this groundbreaking series, Valerie and Fiona Givens uncover some beautiful and unique contributions within LDS theology that reveal a God of infinite love and compassion. They highlight obscure but profound… Read more

DPN Featured Episode: Latter Day Struggles: Trauma-informed Atonement Theology with Fiona Givens Part 3

In the third episode of the series, Valerie and Fiona Givens dive deep into the implications of atonement theology on the human soul and the criminal justice system. They emphasize the need for a healing-focused… Read more

DPN Featured Episode: Latter Day Struggles: Exploring Eastern and Western Atonement

In the first episode of this enlightening four-part series on Latter Day Struggles, host Valerie Hamaker welcomes back esteemed LDS theologian Fiona Givens. Read more