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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). [1] He was one of the longest-serving BYU faculty and the longest-serving member of the Church History Department ever.
From 1979 to 1992 he was a Seminary and Institute of Religion teacher and administrator for the Church Educational System in Fort Thomas, Arizona, Mountain Home, Idaho, and at BYU. [6] In the LDS Church, Ball has served in numerous callings, including as a bishop twice. [6] In 2009 he became president of the BYU 20th Stake. [1]
Joseph Fielding McConkie (3 April 1941–10 October 2013) [1] was a professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University (BYU) and an author or co-author of over 25 books. McConkie was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and the son of Bruce R. McConkie and Amelia Smith McConkie (daughter of Joseph ...
Financial troubles struck the press in the late 1970s, leading to a decision for it to only print internal university publications, [5] making it essentially defunct for many authors and scholars. [12] In 1984, the press was replaced by BYU Print Services [3] and has since merged with BYU Mail Services to become BYU Print and Mail. [13]
Two of his books won the year's best book award from Deseret Book—The Broken Heart in 1989 and A Disciple's Life: The Biography of Neal A. Maxwell in 2002. At an Evergreen International conference in 2009, Hafen urged LDS Church leaders and members to reach out in love to those with same-gender attraction. [ 13 ]
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.
Richard Lloyd Anderson (9 May 1926 – 12 August 2018) was an American lawyer and theologist of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was a professor of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU). His book Investigating the Book of Mormon Witnesses is widely considered the definitive work on this subject. [1]
Matthew O. Richardson in 2017. Matthew Ottesen Richardson (born December 12, 1960) was the Advancement Vice President at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 2014 to 2020. He served previously as a professor of religion at BYU and from 2002 to 2006 he was an associate dean of religious education at BYU.