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2017 Archaeological Excavation – Ataruz, Jordan

June 24, 2019 by admin

Aaron Schade, Department of Ancient Scripture In January 2017 I received a MEG totaling $20,000 to conduct a multi-faceted project associated with the excavations at Khirbat Ataruz in Jordan, including capturing images of ancient artefacts and inscriptions using Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI). I am happy to report that the project was a success, and that […]

Filed Under: MEG Ancient Scripture, MEG-2017, Religious Education

History of Latter-Day Saint K-12 Education

June 24, 2019 by admin

Eric Tonini and Casey Griffiths, Church History & Doctrine The Republic of Kiribati is a nation consisting of thirty-three coral atolls. While twenty-one of the atolls are inhabited, a majority of the population lives on the main island known as South Tarawa. This major population on South Tarawa have moved from outer islands in the […]

Filed Under: Church History and Doctrine, ORCA-2018, Religious Education

Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints: A Review of the Literature (1995-2017)

June 24, 2019 by admin

Adrienne Rogers and Daniel K Judd, Ancient Scripture Introduction There are over 4,000 religions in the world today. One of the core functions of religion is to help individuals find meaning and purpose in life. Several researchers have found that this religious function impacts psychological well-being, often for the better. This relationship between religious belief, […]

Filed Under: Ancient Scripture, ORCA-2018, Religious Education

The Economics Behind the Construction of the General Relief Society Building

June 24, 2019 by admin

Kiersten Robertson and Mary Jane Woodger, Church History and Doctrine Introduction A building designated specifically for the use of the women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was first proposed in 1893, shortly after the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple. In response, the First Presidency offered a lot just east of […]

Filed Under: Church History and Doctrine, ORCA-2018, Religious Education

“The Evolution we believe in … is not Darwin’s”: Evolution, Science, and Latter-day Saint Education, 1875-1911

June 21, 2019 by admin

Ian McLaughlin and Dr. Rachel Cope, Church History & Doctrine Introduction My project was designed to answer one question and ended up answering several others. The original question was: Why has so little been written on Latter-day Saint responses to evolution prior to 1909? Darwin’s Origin of Species was published way back in 1859, a […]

Filed Under: Church History and Doctrine, ORCA-2018, Religious Education

Family Foundation of Faith Mentoring Environment Grant (2015-2016):

September 21, 2018 by admin

Dr. Justin Dyer, Dr. Michael Goodman, and Dr. Mark Ogletree, Department of Church History and Doctrine Academic Objectives Met The project met several academic objectives. The first was to collect the initial round of data for the Family Foundations of Faith project. Data were collected from over 600 families and were cleaned and prepared for […]

Filed Under: MEG Church History and Doctrine, MEG-2017, Religious Education

Examples of Egyptian Iconography of Late Bronze Age Canaan

September 18, 2018 by admin

Amanda Buessecker and Faculty Mentor: Jeff Chadwick, Church History and Doctrine Introduction The globalized Late Bronze Age world was one of sophisticated trade, conquest, and foreign influence in many of the Old World’s nations. Archaeological excavations in modern Israel have revealed numerous artifacts of Egyptian origin and style within Canaan’s Late Bronze Age. The Late […]

Filed Under: Church History and Doctrine, ORCA-2017, Religious Education

Orthodoxy and Temple Ritual

September 12, 2018 by admin

Nathan Astel and Faculty Mentor: Michael Mackay, Church History and Doctrine My research was initially aimed at researching the locations and implementation of the temple endowment in Nauvoo. As I began my research concerning the temple endowment, I realized that I was more interested in the theological implications of the endowment and how the endowment […]

Filed Under: Church History and Doctrine, ORCA-2017, Religious Education

Understanding our Early Christian Roots Translating and Publishing a Koine Greek Papyrus

September 12, 2018 by admin

Zakarias Gram and Faculty Mentor: Lincoln H. Blumell, Religious Education- Ancient Scripture This project was focused on analyzing, transcribing, translating, and publishing an edition of an ancient Greek papyrus housed in Oklahoma City. The experience was both very educating and exciting for me, as I am pursuing a degree in Classics and will continue to […]

Filed Under: Ancient Scripture, ORCA-2017, Religious Education

Newspapers and Mid-Nineteenth Century America’s Views of Mormonism

May 24, 2018 by admin

Mason Price and Gerrit Dirkmaat, Church History and Doctrine Introduction With increasing access to archived American newspaper sources online, it is simpler than ever before to peer into the past through the lens of primary source news articles. Newspapers, though they have limitations in presenting historical information, can nonetheless be useful to uncover and better […]

Filed Under: Church History and Doctrine, ORCA-2017, Religious Education

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