Heeding BYU president Kevin J Worthen’s counsel for students and faculty to be involved in “inspiring learning,” BYU Religious Education displayed outstanding student artwork to recognize students in various religion classes in 2019. This student exhibit is called Visualizing Learning: Student Artwork from BYU Religion Course Projects. A video spotlighting the exhibit is available to watch on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/W9mQ00yipXk

Recently, Jordan T. Watkins, assistant professor of church history and doctrine at BYU, received the Harvey B. and Susan Easton Black Outstanding Scholarship Award. Professor Watkins received a PhD in American history from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He also has a BA in history from BYU and an MA in history from Claremont Graduate University. To learn more about Professor Watkins, visit the link in our story.

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Today’s quote comes from Ross David Baron, religion professor at BYU–Idaho. To learn more about Brother Baron, visit https://emp.byui.edu/baronr/aboutme.htm

REL ED FACEBOOK & TWITTER Gerrit Dirkmaat, associate professor of church history and doctrine at BYU, was interviewed in several episodes of bonus content for “UNDAUNTED: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon,” produced by the Interpreter Foundation. “UNDAUNTED: Witnesses of the Book of Mormon” is a companion docudrama to the theatrical feature film “WITNESSES.” UNDAUNTED provides a deep dive into the lives of those who claimed to have seen and handled the gold plates from which the Book of Mormon was translated. To watch these interviews, visit witnessesundaunted.com

Learn more about Islam by watching the Islam Today Documentary found on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/0ilAD99BUQ8 This video was produced by the Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding at Brigham Young University.

Carter Charles, assistant professor of church history and doctrine, was recently awarded with the Outstanding Mentoring Award from BYU Religious Education. Dr. Charles is a proud natifnatal (native child) of Haiti, the first Black republic. He completed primary education in Haiti (in Haitian Creole and French), secondary education in French Guyana (in French, with English and Spanish as second and third languages) and higher education in Bordeaux, France. To learn more about Dr. Charles, visit https://religion.byu.edu/directory/carter-charles

This quote comes from last night’s worldwide devotional for young adults with President and Sister Nelson. To watch a recording of their message, visit: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/broadcasts?lang=eng&cid=rdb_v_broadcasts_eng&video=13660595211218018832&mode=watch

Check out our YouTube channel to find hundreds of video discussions about the Old Testament led by BYU religion professors and faculty: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc5yYrpPFm2s3D3DV-CYjPpIzTA1I0LRN

Spend a semester in the Holy Land! Applications for Winter 2023 open on July 3, 2022. For more information about the program, visit jerusalemcenter.ce.byu.edu/program-information

Here’s a preview of an article about ancient texts found in Japan from our most recent Religious Education Review magazine. “Discovering Ancient Near Eastern Texts in Japan,” by Kerry Hull and Lincoln H. Blumell, provides an update on the most recent research from BYU Religious Education’s Department of Ancient Scripture. It starts on page 24: https://issuu.com/byu_review_magazine/docs/review_15-1_web

ATTENTION NEW BYU STUDENTS If you’re starting BYU classes this spring semester, you’ll want to double-check the credit requirements for religion courses as part of the University Core GE. You can do so by visiting religion.byu.edu/credit-requirements