BYU Religious Education
September 09, 2021
If you haven't already, check out the book trailer for "Truth Seeker: The Life of Joseph F. Merrill, Scientist, Educator, and Apostle," by Casey Paul Griffiths! It's available to watch on our YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/MPOYEmU_FPc
BYU Religious Education
September 08, 2021
Religious Education is cosponsoring with the College of Nursing and Global Women’s Studies a lecture by Dr. L. Lewis Wall on Thursday, September 9, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. in 321 MSRB. The lecture is titled “Samaritans and Unclean Women: Directive Parables in a Suffering World.”
You can find more information about Dr. Wall on the attached flyer. His impressive background, training, and sincere investment in improving women’s health globally is inspiring, and he has much to teach us as we seek to expand our capacity for Christian care and compassion.
BYU Religious Education
September 07, 2021
Mark D. Ogletree, associate professor of Church history and doctrine at BYU, was featured in the latest episode of Y Religion!
Listen to “The Life and Ministry of President Nelson” by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion.
BYU Religious Education
September 03, 2021
Join us for the Richard L. Evans Memorial Lecture, featuring UVU president Astrid S. Tuminez, on Thursday, September 23, 2021, at 7:30 pm in the Hinckley Center Assembly Hall at BYU!
The title of the lecture is “Finding My Faith: A Journey to Discover the ‘Virtuous, Lovely, Of Good Report, and Praiseworthy.’”
Of her upcoming lecture, Tuminez writes, “At a recent dinner in my home, a friend reminded me of the 13th Article of Faith. These words have always been powerful in my life. I was born and raised Catholic but converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at a young age. Over many decades, I have lived, worked, and traveled in diverse places. I have tried to feed my curiosity about the spiritual foundations of humans and the ways we navigate the always-shifting landscape of our existence. My faith is richer because of the influences of other systems of belief and other ways of living and being. In my interaction and communion with faiths other than my own, I have come to appreciate more deeply the love of God, which can be mysterious, but which more often than not also manifests itself in languages and experiences that we, His children, are able to understand.”
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BYU Religious Education
September 03, 2021
We are hiring! Visit https://comms.byu.edu/job/media-specialist/ for more details.
BYU Religious Education
September 02, 2021
Watch our video “Zion: A People, a Place, a State of Heart” on our YouTube channel! It supports this week's “Come, Follow Me” reading!
https://youtu.be/HYszh8D_cxY
BYU Religious Education
September 02, 2021
Looking for a quiet place to study? Visit the Joseph Smith Building’s atrium! Visit the JSB to learn more!
BYU Religious Education
August 31, 2021
Interested in teaching seminary? Attend the Seminary Teacher Seminar, held on Friday, September 24, 2021! Entries are limited, so sign up now to reserve your spot!
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BYU Religious Education
August 30, 2021
Hey Cougars, we hope you had a great first day of school so far!
Comment below and tell us what you’re looking forward to most about this semester!
BYU Religious Education
August 28, 2021
Have a great weekend! We're excited to see you on Monday when fall semester starts!
Photo by Aubrey Odom on Unsplash
BYU Religious Education
August 26, 2021
Watch our newest book trailer for “Truth Seeker: The Life of Joseph F. Merrill, Scientist, Educator, and Apostle,” by Casey Paul Griffiths!
https://youtu.be/MPOYEmU_FPc
Background:
Joseph F. Merrill became the first native Utahn to earn a PhD. Working at the University of Utah, he labored to reconcile the secular world with the spiritual world of his youth. In 1912 he helped establish the first Latter-day Saint seminary at Granite High School. As Church commissioner of education, he helped establish the institutes of religion, with a mission to allow college students to reconcile the secular truths learned in university settings with the truths of the gospel. He created the Religion Department at Brigham Young University and encouraged young scholars to produce professional studies of the Latter-day Saint religion. In 1933 Merrill was called as an Apostle, where he continued his work to modernize the Church. In the final years of his life, Merrill continued to work to show that science and religion could be reconciled.
BYU Religious Education
August 26, 2021
Gaye Strathearn was featured in the newest episode of Y Religion! Check it out by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion.