Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Religious Studies Center

Index Religious Studies Center

The Religious Studies Center (RSC) is the research and publishing arm of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU), sponsoring scholarship on Latter-day Saint (LDS) culture, history, scripture, and doctrine. [1]

75 relations: Alexander L. Baugh, Andrew C. Skinner, Arnold K. Garr, Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bible, Bonnie D. Parkin, Book of Mormon, Bradley R. Wilcox, Brent L. Top, Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University Press, BYU Division of Continuing Education, BYU Religious Education, BYU Studies Quarterly, C. Wilfred Griggs, Cecil O. Samuelson, Church Educational System, Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dallin H. Oaks, Daniel H. Ludlow, Deseret Book Company, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Doctrine and Covenants, Donald Q. Cannon, Elaine S. Dalton, Ellis T. Rasmussen, Ensign (LDS magazine), Fireside (LDS Church), Fred Woods, General authority, Grant (money), Harold B. Lee Library, History of the Latter Day Saint movement, Institute of Religion, Islam, Jeffrey R. Holland, John M. Madsen, John Taylor (Mormon), Kent P. Jackson, Kevin J Worthen, List of presidents of Brigham Young University, Marie Cornwall, Monte S. Nyman, Mormon History Association, Mormon studies, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, Oliver Cowdery, Oxford University Press, Paul R. Cheesman, PDF, ..., Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism), Provo, Utah, Reid L. Neilson, Religion in Africa, Richard N. Holzapfel, Richard O. Cowan, Robert J. Matthews, Robert L. Millet, Roger P. Minert, Ron Esplin, S. Kent Brown, Sheri L. Dew, Sidney B. Sperry, Spencer J. Condie, Standard works, Subtropics, Sunstone (magazine), Susan Easton Black, Terry B. Ball, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Truman G. Madsen, University of Illinois Press, University of Missouri Press, Wasatch Front, Wilford Woodruff. Expand index (25 more) »

Alexander L. Baugh

Alexander L. Baugh (born 1957) is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Alexander L. Baugh · See more »

Andrew C. Skinner

Andrew C. Skinner (born 1951) was a dean of religious education at Brigham Young University and the author of a wide variety of books and articles on historical and doctrinal topics.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Andrew C. Skinner · See more »

Arnold K. Garr

Arnold Kent Garr (born June 14, 1944) was the chair of the department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 2006 to 2009.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Arnold K. Garr · See more »

Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) focuses its doctrine and teaching on Jesus Christ; that he was the Son of God, born of Mary, lived a perfect life, performed miracles, bled from every pore in the Garden of Gethsemane, died on the cross, rose on the third day, appeared again to his disciples, and now resides, authoritatively, on the right hand side of God.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · See more »

Bible

The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία, tà biblía, "the books") is a collection of sacred texts or scriptures that Jews and Christians consider to be a product of divine inspiration and a record of the relationship between God and humans.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Bible · See more »

Bonnie D. Parkin

Bonnie Dansie Parkin (born August 4, 1940) was the fourteenth general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2002 to 2007.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Bonnie D. Parkin · See more »

Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Book of Mormon · See more »

Bradley R. Wilcox

Bradley Ray ("Brad") Wilcox (born December 25, 1959) is a professor of education at Brigham Young University, the author of several books, and a popular speaker in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Bradley R. Wilcox · See more »

Brent L. Top

Brent LaMar Top (born 1953) is a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Brent L. Top · See more »

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private, non-profit research university in Provo, Utah, United States completely owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) and run under the auspices of its Church Educational System.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Brigham Young University · See more »

Brigham Young University Press

Brigham Young University Press (BYU Press) is the university press of Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Brigham Young University Press · See more »

BYU Division of Continuing Education

The BYU Division of Continuing Education (DCE) is a division of Brigham Young University (BYU) that oversees continuing education programs.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and BYU Division of Continuing Education · See more »

BYU Religious Education

Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) (formerly called the College of Religious Education) administers programs related to Mormon religious teaching the university.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and BYU Religious Education · See more »

BYU Studies Quarterly

BYU Studies Quarterly is an academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon studies).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and BYU Studies Quarterly · See more »

C. Wilfred Griggs

Charles Wilfred Griggs is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and C. Wilfred Griggs · See more »

Cecil O. Samuelson

Cecil Osborn Samuelson Jr. (born Aug 1, 1941) was the 12th president of Brigham Young University (BYU) and is an emeritus general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Cecil O. Samuelson · See more »

Church Educational System

The Church Educational System (CES) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) consists of several institutions that provide religious and secular education for both Latter-day Saint and non–Latter-day Saint elementary, secondary, and post-secondary students and adult learners.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Church Educational System · See more »

Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The basic beliefs and traditions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have a cultural impact that distinguishes church members, practices and activities.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · See more »

Dallin H. Oaks

Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American jurist, educator, and religious leader who serves as the First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Dallin H. Oaks · See more »

Daniel H. Ludlow

Daniel Hansen Ludlow (March 17, 1924 – February 14, 2009) was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Daniel H. Ludlow · See more »

Deseret Book Company

Deseret Book is an American publishing company headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, that also operates a chain of bookstores throughout the western United States.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book Company · See more »

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought

Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought is an independent quarterly journal of "Mormon thought" that addresses a wide range of issues on Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint Movement.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought · See more »

Doctrine and Covenants

The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Doctrine and Covenants · See more »

Donald Q. Cannon

Donald Quayle Cannon (born 1936) is a retired professor at Brigham Young University who specializes in Mormon history, particularly early Mormon history and international Mormon history.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Donald Q. Cannon · See more »

Elaine S. Dalton

Elaine Schwartz Dalton (born November 1, 1946) was the thirteenth president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2008 to 2013.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Elaine S. Dalton · See more »

Ellis T. Rasmussen

Ellis Theo Rasmussen (September 21, 1915 – June 6, 2011) was an American professor and dean of Religious Instruction at Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Ellis T. Rasmussen · See more »

Ensign (LDS magazine)

The Ensign of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly shortened to Ensign, is an official periodical of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Ensign (LDS magazine) · See more »

Fireside (LDS Church)

A fireside is a supplementary, evening meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Fireside (LDS Church) · See more »

Fred Woods

Fred Emmett Woods IV (born 1956) is a Brigham Young University professor of Latter-day Saint Church History and Mormon Doctrine, an author specializing in Mormon migration and the Globalization of Mormonism.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Fred Woods · See more »

General authority

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a general authority is a member of the highest levels of leadership in the church who has administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and General authority · See more »

Grant (money)

Grants are non-repayable funds or products disbursed or gifted by one party (grant makers), often a government department, corporation, foundation or trust, to a recipient, often (but not always) a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Grant (money) · See more »

Harold B. Lee Library

The Harold B. Lee Library (HBLL) is the main academic library of Brigham Young University (BYU) located in Provo, Utah.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Harold B. Lee Library · See more »

History of the Latter Day Saint movement

The Latter Day Saint movement is a religious movement within Christianity that arose during the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century and that led to the set of doctrines, practices, and cultures called Mormonism, and to the existence of numerous Latter Day Saint churches.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and History of the Latter Day Saint movement · See more »

Institute of Religion

Institutes of Religion are local organizations that provide religious education for young adults (ages 18–30) who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Institute of Religion · See more »

Islam

IslamThere are ten pronunciations of Islam in English, differing in whether the first or second syllable has the stress, whether the s is or, and whether the a is pronounced, or (when the stress is on the first syllable) (Merriam Webster).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Islam · See more »

Jeffrey R. Holland

Jeffrey Roy Holland (born December 3, 1940) is an American educator and religious leader.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Jeffrey R. Holland · See more »

John M. Madsen

John Max Madsen (born April 24, 1939) is a general authority (high-level leader) of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and John M. Madsen · See more »

John Taylor (Mormon)

John Taylor (November 1, 1808 – July 25, 1887) was an English religious leader who served as the third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1880 to 1887.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and John Taylor (Mormon) · See more »

Kent P. Jackson

Kent P. Jackson (born 1949) is a professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University (BYU) who has written on Joseph Smith's translation of and commentary on the Bible.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Kent P. Jackson · See more »

Kevin J Worthen

Kevin J Worthen (born April 15, 1956) is the 13th and current president of Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Kevin J Worthen · See more »

List of presidents of Brigham Young University

The following people have served as presidents of Brigham Young University and principals of Brigham Young Academy, which split to become Brigham Young University and Brigham Young High School in 1903.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and List of presidents of Brigham Young University · See more »

Marie Cornwall

Marie Cornwall (born 1949) is the editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, a professor of sociology and women's studies at Brigham Young University (BYU) and a former director of BYU's Women's Research Institute.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Marie Cornwall · See more »

Monte S. Nyman

Monte Steven Nyman (October 16, 1929 – September 30, 2011) was president of Southern Virginia University (SVU) from 2003 to 2004.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Monte S. Nyman · See more »

Mormon History Association

The Mormon History Association (MHA) is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to the study and understanding of all aspects of Mormon history to promote understanding, scholarly research, and publication in the field.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Mormon History Association · See more »

Mormon studies

Mormon studies is the interdisciplinary academic study of the beliefs, practices, history and culture of those known by the term Mormon and denominations belonging to the Latter Day Saint movement whose members do not generally go by the term "Mormon".

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Mormon studies · See more »

Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship

The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, or simply the Maxwell Institute, is a research institute at Brigham Young University (BYU) made up of faculty and visiting scholars who study and write about religion, primarily The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship · See more »

Oliver Cowdery

Oliver H. P. Cowdery (October 3, 1806 – March 3, 1850) was, with Joseph Smith, an important participant in the formative period of the Latter Day Saint movement between 1829 and 1836.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Oliver Cowdery · See more »

Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the largest university press in the world, and the second oldest after Cambridge University Press.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Oxford University Press · See more »

Paul R. Cheesman

Paul Robert Cheesman (May 31, 1921 – November 13, 1991) was an American archeologist and a professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Paul R. Cheesman · See more »

PDF

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a file format developed in the 1990s to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and PDF · See more »

Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism)

The Pearl of Great Price is part of the canonical standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and some other Latter Day Saint denominations.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Pearl of Great Price (Mormonism) · See more »

Provo, Utah

Provo is the third-largest city in Utah, United States.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Provo, Utah · See more »

Reid L. Neilson

Reid Larkin Neilson has served as the managing director of the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 2010.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Reid L. Neilson · See more »

Religion in Africa

Religion in Africa is multifaceted and has been a major influence on art, culture and philosophy.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Religion in Africa · See more »

Richard N. Holzapfel

Richard Charles Neitzel Holzapfel (born 1954) is an American professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU) and an author on topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Western and Utah History, and the New Testament.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Richard N. Holzapfel · See more »

Richard O. Cowan

Richard Olsen Cowan (born 1934) is a historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a former professor in the Church History Department of Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Richard O. Cowan · See more »

Robert J. Matthews

Robert James Matthews (12 September 1926 – 30 August 2009) was a Latter-day Saint religious educator and scholar, teaching in the departments of Ancient Scripture and Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Robert J. Matthews · See more »

Robert L. Millet

Robert L. Millet (born 30 December 1947) is a professor of ancient scripture and emeritus Dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Robert L. Millet · See more »

Roger P. Minert

Roger P. Minert is a professor of family history at Brigham Young University (BYU) and a professional genealogist with accreditation from the Salt Lake Family History Library.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Roger P. Minert · See more »

Ron Esplin

Ronald Kent Esplin (born 1944) is the managing editor of The Joseph Smith Papers project and the former director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History at Brigham Young University (BYU).

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Ron Esplin · See more »

S. Kent Brown

Scott Kent Brown (born 1940) is an American professor of ancient scripture and the director of ancient studies at Brigham Young University.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and S. Kent Brown · See more »

Sheri L. Dew

Sheri Linn Dew (born November 21, 1953) is an American author, publisher, and president and chief executive officer of the Deseret Book Company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Sheri L. Dew · See more »

Sidney B. Sperry

Sidney Branton Sperry (December 26, 1895 – September 4, 1977) was one of three scholars who were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who began the scholarly and systematic study of the Book of Mormon in the mid-20th century — the other two being John L. Sorenson and Hugh W. Nibley.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Sidney B. Sperry · See more »

Spencer J. Condie

Spencer Joel Condie (born August 27, 1940) has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) since 1989.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Spencer J. Condie · See more »

Standard works

The standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are the four books that currently constitute its open scriptural canon.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Standard works · See more »

Subtropics

The subtropics are geographic and climate zones located roughly between the tropics at latitude 23.5° (the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn) and temperate zones (normally referring to latitudes 35–66.5°) north and south of the Equator.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Subtropics · See more »

Sunstone (magazine)

Sunstone is a magazine published by the Sunstone Education Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, that discusses Mormonism through scholarship, art, short fiction, and poetry.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Sunstone (magazine) · See more »

Susan Easton Black

Susan Easton Black (born Susan Lindsay Ward in 1944) is a retired professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Susan Easton Black · See more »

Terry B. Ball

Terry Briggs Ball (born 1955) was the dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 2006 until 2013.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Terry B. Ball · See more »

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), often informally known as the Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints · See more »

Truman G. Madsen

Truman Grant Madsen (13 December 1926 – 28 May 2009) was an emeritus professor of religion and philosophy at Brigham Young University and director of the Brigham Young University Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Truman G. Madsen · See more »

University of Illinois Press

The University of Illinois Press (UIP) is a major American university press and is part of the University of Illinois system.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and University of Illinois Press · See more »

University of Missouri Press

The University of Missouri Press is a university press operated by the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri and London, England; it was founded in 1958 primarily through the efforts of English professor William Peden.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and University of Missouri Press · See more »

Wasatch Front

The Wasatch Front is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Utah.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Wasatch Front · See more »

Wilford Woodruff

Wilford Woodruff Sr. (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was an American religious leader who served as the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1889 until his death.

New!!: Religious Studies Center and Wilford Woodruff · See more »

Redirects here:

BYU Center for Religious Studies, BYU RSC, BYU Religious Education Review, BYU Religious Studies Center, Book of Mormon Institute, Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, Center for Religious Studies, Institute of Mormon Studies, RSC Newsletter, Religious Education Review, Religious Educator, Religious Studies Center Newsletter, Richard L. Evans Chair, Richard L. Evans Chair of Christian Understanding, Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding, The Religious Educator.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_Studies_Center

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »