Historian of Religion, Science, and Biblical Interpretation
Before anything else… I will not have weekly posts on Doctrine&Covenants because a) it’s not my area, and b) I think it’s our hardest book to teach in the four-year cycle. I really struggle with D&C, to be honest. There will be some posts here and there, but I’m trying to write some books and articles.
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“The Scientist is Wrong”: Joseph Fielding Smith, George McCready Price, and the Ascent of Creationist Thought among Latter-day Saints in the Twentieth Century
A few notes, followed by the Dissertation Abstract, and my story:
First, as many wonder, I have successfully defended my dissertation. When and in what forms it will be available to the public, I can’t say yet, but I’m already in talks with academic presses to turn it into a book. The final title was “The Scientist is Wrong”: Joseph Fielding Smith, George McCready Price, and the Ascent of Creationist Thought among Latter-day Saints in the Twentieth Century.
Some other announcements of interest: Continue reading
Another round of news!
On Dec 18, the Church announced a new section, “Guiding Principles to Help Answer Gospel Questions.” This goes along with the updated “Topics and Questions” which include both the longer and older “Gospel Topics Essays” and the much shorter “Gospel Topics.” This is quite interesting.
I’m into the final about two weeks of trying to finish my dissertation.
However, come January, I’ll teach a class at the primary ASU campus Institute called “Genesis and the Doctrine of Creation.” It will be listed in the courses, and have some options. The course description— still being refined a bit— is this: Continue reading
A few quick updates of note:
It’s been quite a semester. Continue reading
On April 19th at 7pm, I’ll deliver a lecture, “Henry Eyring Sr. vs. Melvin Cook: Chemistry, Creationism, and Competition for the Authority of Science at the University of Utah.”
First off, and most exciting, starting in Spring next year, I will be leading tours to the Holy Land through Sacred Space Tours.
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