Category: BYU

Harrison Arboretum, image via Wikipedia

Tales from the Archives: Cleon Skousen, George Hansen, and Geology

October 5, 2021 /

My last post talked about Cleon Skousen’s book, The First 2000 Years. Today I came across an interview with BYU professor Bertrand Harrison, a biology and botany professor. If you’ve ever been to the garden or duck pond on the south end of BYU campus, on 800 North, that’s the Bertrand F. Harrison Arboretum, pictured above

Harrison had written one of the most pro-evolution articles ever published in a Church magazine, and it was specifically read and approved by President McKay to appear in the magazine. That article was part of a controversial  pro-science series in Church magazines in 1965, which I detailed here.

I came across this interview with Harrison, wherein he relates an anecdote about George Hansen and Cleon Skousen. Continue reading

How to Pick BYU Religion Classes and Enjoy Them: A Guide for Seniors in Seminary

August 13, 2021 /

 

I have both taken and taught courses in BYU’s College of Religious Education (RelEd).1Please note: “Religious Education,” not “Religion.” BYU does not teach “religious studies.” And from my own experience and talking to lots of people, it seems many people did not like their RelEd courses.

So let me pull back the curtain a little, as there’s a key to having a good experience. The most important thing to know for a good experience with Religion courses?

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