The Mormon Theology Seminar is hosting a conference entitled “Opposition in All Things: Mormon Perspectives on the Fall” at Utah Valley University. Friday, June 7 (Library Auditorium, Utah Valley University) “Fleeing the Garden: Reading Genesis 2-3″ ...
read moreOn the Academy for Temple Studies website (templestudies.org), there is a tab for Reviews. In that section will be book reviews, abstracts of articles and abstracts of dissertation. The postings will all be on temple themes.
by Mike Ash. “Our approach to the scriptures should also find a balance between how literally we accept what was recorded by past generations and how modern scholarship understands those past generation in light of history and science. Without balance, our...
read morePosted: 15 May 2013 02:50 PM PDT What did it mean in the Book of Commandments to say that Oliver Cowdery had the gift of working with the “rod of nature.” What is the “gift of Aaron?” Are there other examples of physical objects being used to receive revelation? In...
read moreThe Mormon History Association (MHA) will gather the first weekend of June 2013, June 6-9, at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, Utah, for its 48th annual conference. For nearly fifty years MHA has provided the premier forum for distribution of the latest research...
read moreAs part of the BYU initiative to create a new translation and a commentary on the New Testament, BYU Studies, BYU Religious Studies Center, the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, and Ancient Near Eastern Studies have co-sponsored a conference. Open...
read moreBYU has officially announced a multi-year, multi-volume project to provide a new translation and commentary for the New Testament. The intent is to use the best of modern scholarship in the translation, and provide commentary from an LDS perspective. The project has...
read moreThe Maxwell Institute blog has announced that Salt Press will be folded in to the Maxwell Institute. Existing and new titles will be published through the Maxwell Institute and have access to their distribution channels. Congratulations to both Salt Press and the...
read moreUtah Valley University is pleased to host the upcoming conference entitled “Religious Liberty in an Age of Change” on April 9-10. The sessions feature an extraordinary lineup of participants including former Governor Michael O. Leavitt and Noah Feldman...
read moreOn next thursday and Friday, April 11 and 12, the Wallace Stegner Center for Land, Natural Resources and the Environment at the University of Utah S.J. Qunney School of Law is hosting a symposium on “Religion, Faith and the Environment”. Speakers will...
read moreUtah Valley University’s Religious Studies program will present the 13th annual Mormon Studies Conference, entitled “The Expanded Canon: Perspectives on Mormonism and Sacred Texts” April 4-5 in the Lakeview Room on the fourth floor of the UVU Library. This year’s...
read moreThe Maxwell Institute has initiated a YouTube Channel. The inaugural video is James Faulconer’s Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies Lecture, “Sealings and Mercies: Moroni’s Final Exhortation in Moroni 10.”
See here for the full details. The new Mormon Studies Review has assembled an impressive editorial board and plans its first annual publication later this year. An interview with the new editor provides more information on the conception of this project.
The Maxwell Institute has established a blog. We look forward to another excellent resource for discussion on Mormon topics.
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read moreVolume 3 of Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture is now available in several e-book formats....
read moreFriday March 15-Saturday March 16: Find the original information at this link.
The original program may be found here.
Mike Ash’s Shaken Faith Syndrome is now available in a second, and expanded edition. Read more about the book here. Those interested in purchasing this book may do so through the FAIR bookstore.
