Four (or Five) Types of Mormons? – Are LDS Church Members Secularizing? | Ep. 2074

October 21, 2025

Join John Dehlin, Julie Hanks, Jana Spangler, and Beau Oyler (the Mormon Bridgebuilders) as we review a new analysis of LDS Church members by Alex Bass.

Links:

Alex Bass’s study: https://mormonmetrics.substack.com/p/the-mormon-typology-mapping-a-changing
Benjamin Park’s Analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBLeP9COX-A
SL Tribune Article: https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2025/10/06/orthodoxy-receding-among-us-lds/
Robert Kirby’s 5 Types of Mormons: https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54003962&itype=CMSID

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Alex’s substack/instagram: @MormonMetrics
@WayMakers substack
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Millennials Defend Mormonism – Hayden & Jackson Paul from @TheStickofJoseph | Ep. 1936

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