Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religous Scholarship News Feed

Lecture Series: The Work of Hugh W. Nibley

The Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies and Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, in conjunction with Religious Education and the Harold B. Lee library, will host a weekly lecture series on Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm, beginning 14 January and continuing during winter semester 2010 in the Harold B. Lee Library Auditorium.

Presenters include: Richard Bushman, Robert Millet, Terry Ball, Daniel Peterson, Zina Petersen, Ann Madsen, Alex Nibley, Bert Wilson, John Welch, Marilyn Arnold, Eric Huntsman, and Michael Rhodes.

Bert Wilson will present on "Folklore on Nibley" on 4th March, and Eric Huntsman will present on "Nibley and Classical Scholarship" on 18th March.

Full program details are available here.

All are welcome.

Fourth Annual Neal A. Maxwell Lecture

The Fourth Annual Neal A. Maxwell Lecture will be given by Mark H. Willes, president and CEO of Deseret Management Corporation, on Thursday, March 11, 2010, in the Assembly Hall of the Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center on the BYU campus. It begins at 7:00 pm and is open to the public.

Launch of 19th-Century Publications about the Book of Mormon Web Site

The Neal A. Maxwell Institute is excited to announce the long-awaited publication of the ground-breaking collection of 19th-Century Publications about the Book of Mormon.

Since its publication in 1830, the Book of Mormon has been cast in a variety of roles by both Latter-day Saint and non–Latter-day Saint readers. Published literature relating to the book that appeared during the Prophet Joseph Smith's lifetime is one of the best historical windows for understanding how this ancient American scripture was interpreted, used, and understood by early readers. This collection represents an effort to gather together that body of literature and make it available to those interested in the origins of the Book of Mormon.

Special Limited Time Sale of Selected Titles

Daniel C. Peterson to be in Claremont, California, this week for two presentations

For those of you in Claremont, California, who are unable to attend the Neal A. Maxwell Lecture, Dan Peterson will be involved in two presentations on Thursday, March 11.

Muslim-Christian Relations: Is the Gap Narrowing?
A conversation between Hamid Mavani, assistant professor of Islamic Studies, and Daniel C. Peterson, professor Islamic Studies and Arabic

Thursday, March 11, 4:00 p.m., Albrecht Auditorium in Stauffer Hall, 925 N. Dartmouth in Claremont, California.

Later that evening, Peterson will present a lecture titled,

“The State of the Debate over the Book of Mormon”

8:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Mudd Theater, Claremont School of Theology