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Full-Text Articles in Religious Education
The Great Commission Inside The Church, Kathleen Beagles
The Great Commission Inside The Church, Kathleen Beagles
Memory, Meaning & Faith
No abstract provided.
On Zion's Mount: Mormons, Indians, And The American Landscape, Jill T. Rudy, Jared Farmer
On Zion's Mount: Mormons, Indians, And The American Landscape, Jill T. Rudy, Jared Farmer
BYU Studies Quarterly
On Zion's Mount: Mormons, Indians, and the American Landscape tells the tale of a beloved mountainous landmark and a disregarded lake. Jared Farmer's penetrating and sweeping gaze invites readers to view connections between land, landscape, and peoples that have remained, like Poe's purloined letter, hidden in plain sight. Farmer's story of "Timp" relates directly to the story of Indians native to the land and Mormon settlers who became "neonatives," in part by creating a significant landmark in Timpanogos and seeing imagined Indians while forgetting and displacing Utah Lake and real Indians. By illuminating these interwoven narratives with interdisciplinary research involving …
The Temple Of Jerusalem: Past, Present, And Future, John M. Lundquist, Jared W. Ludlow
The Temple Of Jerusalem: Past, Present, And Future, John M. Lundquist, Jared W. Ludlow
BYU Studies Quarterly
John M. Lundquist is the Susan and Douglas Dillon Chief Librarian of the Asian and Middle Eastern Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences Library within the New York Public Library. He has written many books and articles on diverse subjects for both general and Latter-day Saint audiences. The title of this book--The Temple of Jerusalem: Past, Present, and Future--captures well the scope of Lundquist's work. He addresses the role of the Jerusalem temple in ancient Israelite society, its role in the contemporary world, and the prophecies and apocalyptic notions about its future. The book mostly focuses on …
Inquiry, Scholarship, And Learning And Teaching In Religiously Affiliated Colleges And Universities, Gerrit W. Gong
Inquiry, Scholarship, And Learning And Teaching In Religiously Affiliated Colleges And Universities, Gerrit W. Gong
BYU Studies Quarterly
Overall, the BYU Inquiry Conference sought to affirm by policy statement and living practice BYU's deep commitment to the shared values and approaches of the American academy and to our own unique mission. This collection of contributions to the conference seeks to capture this ongoing campuswide discussion. It invites readers to join the continuing open dialogue, so pertinent in this time, regarding approaches, roles, and relations as they involve inquiry, scholarship, and learning and teaching in religiously affiliated colleges and universities, including Brigham Young University.
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Poetry, The Other, And Byu: Tolerance And Diversity Within Our Campus Community, Natalie Quinn
Poetry, The Other, And Byu: Tolerance And Diversity Within Our Campus Community, Natalie Quinn
BYU Studies Quarterly
If there is any homogeneity at BYU, it is a homogeneity that we believe extends well beyond the bounds of the university's campus to include and encompass the whole world. We believe that we are all children of God, that we have the same Heavenly Father and therefore have an obligation to treat one another with love and respect, or with charity, which is the Christian theological version of Levinas' philosophical concept of acknowledging the Other. As we charitably and respectfully acknowledge the Other, we can promote tolerance and diversity without our campus community. I learned as a junior in …
Individual And Institutional Academic Freedom, James D. Gordon Iii
Individual And Institutional Academic Freedom, James D. Gordon Iii
BYU Studies Quarterly
Both individual and institutional academic freedom are essential for colleges and universities. Individual academic freedom involves the freedom of an individual faculty member to teach, to research, and to speak as a citizen. Institutional academic freedom is the freedom of the institution to pursue its mission and to be free from outside control. Both dimensions of academic freedom are important, and both need to be understood and respected.
Covered Wagons And A Child's Eye, Clinton F. Larson
Covered Wagons And A Child's Eye, Clinton F. Larson
BYU Studies Quarterly
No abstract provided.
Legal Insights Into The Organization Of The Church In 1830, David K. Stott
Legal Insights Into The Organization Of The Church In 1830, David K. Stott
BYU Studies Quarterly
While much has been written about the organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in upstate New York, questions remain regarding the events of April 6, 1830. This article examines the organizational events of the Church from a legal perspective. In the nineteenth century, individuals desiring to form a church had two legal alternatives: forming a religious corporation or organizing a religious society. Understanding the requirements of each and considering which legal entity the Church would have preferred provide new insights into the organizational events.
Robert J. Matthews And The Rlds Church's Inspired Version Of The Bible, Thomas E. Sherry
Robert J. Matthews And The Rlds Church's Inspired Version Of The Bible, Thomas E. Sherry
BYU Studies Quarterly
Matthews' developing reputation as a scholar, along with his persistent interest in and efforts to gain access to the original New Translation manuscripts, occurred during a period in RLDS Church history that included evolving views relative to the publication, assessment, and use of the Inspired Version. Those developments, along with advances in archival preservation of the original manuscripts, resulted in the phone call with RLDS Church Historian Richard Howard, allowing Matthews to study the documents. Ironically, as the RLDS Church's interest in and commitment to Joseph Smith's revelations decreased, they rose to new prominence in the LDS Church.
Integration, Inquiry, And The Hopeful Search For Truth, Thomas S. Hibbs
Integration, Inquiry, And The Hopeful Search For Truth, Thomas S. Hibbs
BYU Studies Quarterly
Over the past five to ten years, a strange discontent has bubbled up out of the nation's leading universities. If I had to put my finger on the source of this discontent-- and this is out of Harvard, Yale, Princeton-- I'd say that leading administrators at many institutions are confronting the perplexing realization that universities seem unable to be universities. Universities seem unable to gain and implement the self-understanding of what they are as an institution, the purpose of what they do in the classroom with their students, and what they hope to form in their students and to produce …
Faith And Inquiry, Justin F. White
Faith And Inquiry, Justin F. White
BYU Studies Quarterly
My wife's uncle recently, and somewhat smugly, said something to the effect, "It's too bad you're studying philosophy (or perhaps any subject) at BYU since you only get one perspective." For the most part, I've found this is simply not true. I've found professors and students not nearly as homogeneous as often portrayed. Though I agree with my wife's uncle that we should engage in dialogue with those of differing opinions, since there are, of course, disadvantages when only a single perspective is represented on a topic, I'd like to focus on one potential positive interpretation of the sameness he …
Acknowledging Differences While Avoiding Contention, Renata T. Forste
Acknowledging Differences While Avoiding Contention, Renata T. Forste
BYU Studies Quarterly
At the institutional level, BYU's statement on fostering an enriched environment notes that "it is the University's judgment that providing educational opportunities for a mix of students who share values based on the gospel of Jesus Christ and come from a variety of backgrounds and experiences is an important educational asset to BYU." Diversity is also valued at the college and department level. For example, one of the program objectives for the undergraduate sociology degree is instruction in the "diversity of social life, the origins of inequality, social conflict, and the relations of power in modern society." As sociology faculty, …
Beehive And Portico, John S. Tanner
Beehive And Portico, John S. Tanner
BYU Studies Quarterly
BYU, alas, did not continue to build in the Neoclassical Revival style. Few now study and teach in the Maeser Building on the far end of campus. But in a deeper sense, we all live in its extended shadow. The tradition of the beehive and portico continues in our practices. This is evident every week in the way the campus transforms classrooms into chapels and back again. This transformation never fails to move me. I recall as a student blessing the sacrament in the same classroom in which I studied geology. There, where I learned about dinosaurs and the age …
Christ The Mariner, Clinton F. Larson
Questions I Ask Myself, Cecil O. Samuelson
Questions I Ask Myself, Cecil O. Samuelson
BYU Studies Quarterly
If you will tolerate a few moments of personal privilege as I begin my comments today, I will confess to you that for virtually all of my life I have lived with the notions that faith and learning, questions about life and help from heaven are all part of a consistent whole. My mother and father were people of great faith and religious devotion but were also not afraid to ask or pose questions about almost everything. My mother was an elementary school teacher in her early years and never deserted that role with her five children. My father was …
Mere Mormonism, Thomas B. Griffith
Mere Mormonism, Thomas B. Griffith
BYU Studies Quarterly
Devotees of C. S. Lewis will recognize that I have adapted the title of my remarks from Mere Christianity, his classic exposition of the fundamentals of the Christian faith. An hour lecture is not the forum to attempt for Latter-day Saint Christianity what Lewis achieved for traditional Christianity. In any event, I lack the skill to pull that off. What follows is something much more modest. I will speak from my own observation and try to identify what is at the heart of the Mormon experience in an attempt to provide an introduction to the faith. A disclaimer is …
The Vision That You Have . . . Augurs Well For The Development Of Still Better Things: The Role Of Accreditation In Securing The Future Of Brigham Young University, 1921–1928, J. Gordon Daines Iii
The Vision That You Have . . . Augurs Well For The Development Of Still Better Things: The Role Of Accreditation In Securing The Future Of Brigham Young University, 1921–1928, J. Gordon Daines Iii
BYU Studies Quarterly
In 1921, Franklin S. Harris was appointed president of Brigham Young University, During his first visit to campus, Harris articulated his vision for the future of the young institution. He said, "The President of the Church Commission of Education, and all who have anything to do with Church schools are determined to make this 'the great Church University.'" President Harris had a different vision about what it meant to be "the great Church University" than did his predecessors. While they had focused on the importance of teacher education, Harris believed that the institution needed to equip students with the skills …
Would That All God's Children Were Poets, Casualene Meyer
Would That All God's Children Were Poets, Casualene Meyer
BYU Studies Quarterly
BYU Studies poetry editor Causalene Meyer discusses the qualities of high-quality poetry. She tells how poetry is selected for publication in the BYU Studies journal and as winners in the BYU Studies poetry contest. Winning poems are more than just images, advice, stories, or snapshots. Insightful and elegant poems combine a view with a vision; the best poetry serves readers with substance and purity. Meyer includes statements by three poetry judges, Professors Justin Blessinger, Sirje Kiin, and Jack Walters.
Clinton F. Larson: "I Miss His Booming Laugh", Neal E. Lambert
Clinton F. Larson: "I Miss His Booming Laugh", Neal E. Lambert
BYU Studies Quarterly
Certainly, the last word regarding Clinton Larson's poetry has not been written. We can be grateful that this collection will make possible a better understanding and a fuller appreciation of what this extraordinary person and pioneer has done. I think it appropriate to conclude with Richard Cracroft's own assessment of his friend. He said to be, as he regretfully handed this assignment off, "I love Clinton. He was a wonderful colleague, good-humored friend, remarkable poet; his contribution to Mormon letters is considerable, influential, and ongoing. I miss his booming laugh." So do we all.
A Local Faith, Nathan B. Oman
A Local Faith, Nathan B. Oman
BYU Studies Quarterly
On October 22, 1844, men and women across America were disappointed when the world did not come to an end. They were the followers of a lay Baptist preacher named William Miller. Beginning in 1833, Miller, a native of New York's Burned-over District, began producing elaborate biblical commentaries indicating that Christ's Second Coming was imminent. Working with these writings, his followers converged on October 22 as the day of the Savior's coming, much to their ultimate disappointment.
Pastors’ Perspectives On Assimilating New Members: Part 2–Discipling Strategies, Jane Thayer
Pastors’ Perspectives On Assimilating New Members: Part 2–Discipling Strategies, Jane Thayer
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Pastors’ Perspectives On Assimilating New Members: Part 1–Challenges And Needs, Jane Thayer
Pastors’ Perspectives On Assimilating New Members: Part 1–Challenges And Needs, Jane Thayer
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Misunderstood First Amendment And Our Lives Online, Cheryl B. Preston
The Misunderstood First Amendment And Our Lives Online, Cheryl B. Preston
BYU Studies Quarterly
Certainly, we have always been warned about the harms of pornography. Jesus said, "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart" (Matt. 5:27–28). But the prophets have become increasingly insistent in their warnings during the last several decades. This spike in prophetic warning corresponds to the development of technology.
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On Music Angels: God Only Knows, David M. Kirkham
On Music Angels: God Only Knows, David M. Kirkham
BYU Studies Quarterly
The trek from my office at the Air Force Academy history department to the faculty parking lot was long enough--about a ten-minute walk--sufficient time for some substantive thinking. One winter evening in about 1992, as I made the walk, my Comparative Revolutions course weighed on my mind. As I pondered how I might introduce the next day's discussion on causes of revolutions, I climbed into my 1987 red Dodge Colt more out of habit than deliberation. At the turn of the ignition key, the radio's boom broke my reverie and jarred me back to the reality of my immediate surroundings. …
The Tree House, Philip A. Snyder, Douglas Thayer
The Tree House, Philip A. Snyder, Douglas Thayer
BYU Studies Quarterly
Douglas Thayer. The Tree House: A Novel. Provo, Utah: Zarahemla Books, 2009.
The Five Books Of Moses: A Translation With Commentary, Roger G. Baker, Robert Alter
The Five Books Of Moses: A Translation With Commentary, Roger G. Baker, Robert Alter
BYU Studies Quarterly
There are Bibles aplenty in our world, hundreds if Amazon.com is any guide. In late 2009, Amazon listed over one thousand books on its Bible hit list that have not even been released yet. Over one thousand new books of the roughly 450,000 listed Bible hits portend heavy reading this year for those who try to keep up with things biblical. A beneficial search in this swim through the Amazon of books is for new Bible translations, which now seem plentiful, although there were very few in the years after King James. An almost three-century gap separates the King James …
A Different God? Mitt Romney, The Religious Right, And The Mormon Question, Roger Terry, Craig L. Foster
A Different God? Mitt Romney, The Religious Right, And The Mormon Question, Roger Terry, Craig L. Foster
BYU Studies Quarterly
As can be expected from a book published by Greg Kofford, Craig L. Foster's A Different God? is well researched and engaging. This book begins by examining the rise of the religious right and the power it exerts on the current political landscape. Foster presents a good deal of information that most Latter-day Saints will not be well acquainted with, such as the difference between evangelical and fundamentalist Christians, the emergence of the charismatic movement, the rise and fall of the Moral Majority, and the subsequent establishment of the Christian Coalition. This background is particularly pertinent to the majority of …
What's The Harm? Does Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Really Harm Individuals, Families Or Society?, Lynn D. Wardle, Paul A. Pratte
What's The Harm? Does Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Really Harm Individuals, Families Or Society?, Lynn D. Wardle, Paul A. Pratte
BYU Studies Quarterly
Written by nineteen interdisciplinary authors and edited by BYU professor of family law Lynn D. Wardle, What's the Harm? responds to several questions concerning same-sex marriage: does legalizing same-sex marriage harm traditional families? Does it discourage responsible sexual behavior and procreation? How does it affect the meaning of marriage? Does it impair basic freedoms to citizens and institutions?
In this potpourri of scholarly and legal papers, attorneys, educators, family counselors, and even linguists document through scientific studies and court cases the consequences already inflicted on men, women, and innocent children through practices such as abortion and no-fault divorce. Because …