Benjamin Park The reception of a BYU ORCA Mentoring Grant, and the research and writing it enabled me to perform, was one of the best experiences during my time at BYU. I researched the intellectual environment of early Mormon rhetoric, focusing specifically on how it balanced the tensions of Enlightenment thought on the one hand […]
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Greek Philosophy and the Christian Church Fathers
Michael Hansen and Dr. David Paulsen, Philosphy In this project I intended to establish what doctrinal evolution can be seen in the Judeo-Christian tradition between the Second Temple period and the Post-Apostolic age. My hope was to document significant movements in theological attitudes that can be attributed, at least in part, to Greek philosophy. Scholars […]
Calamity Jane: Latter-day Saint Women and the Teton Dam Disaster
Emily Willis and Dr. Rebecca de Schweinitz, History On June 5, 1976, the almost-completed Teton Dam, a Bureau of Reclamation project, broke, sending millions of gallons of water thundering through the Upper Snake River Valley in Southeastern Idaho. The flood destroyed hundreds of houses and left thousands of people homeless. As soon as the waters […]
“Is This Racial Freedom?”: Student Perceptions of the Civil Rights Movement at Brigham Young University
Ardis Smith and Dr. Rebecca de Schweinitz, History Department Over the week of 11-15 February 1959, the front page of Brigham Young University’s the Daily Universe featured four articles on a campus anti-littering campaign. Organized by several freshmen, the campaign was for the winter and spring quarters, and it emphasized the significance of keeping the […]
Social Equality Norms for Race, Gender, and Religion in the American Public During the 2008 Presidential Primaries
Scott Riding and Dr. J. Quin Monson, Political Science During the course of last year’s U.S. Presidential Election, many political analysts speculated that racial prejudice among American voters would hurt Democratic nominee Barack Obama in his bid for the White House. Candidates Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney faced similar questions about gender and religious biases […]
You Raise Me Up: The Social Identity Underpinnings of Campaign Contributions
David Lassen and Dr. David B. Magleby, College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences A record number of individuals financially contributed to presidential candidates during the 2008 election cycle. Many academic researchers and pundits have speculated on why these individuals chose to participate in this manner, often asserting that donors likely anticipated a personal material […]
Meta-Analysis of Client-Therapist Ethnic Matching: Client Outcomes
Serena Bohn and Dr. Timothy B. Smith, Counseling Psychology and Special Education The purpose of this research was to conduct a meta-analysis of past and current psychological studies in order to assess what trends have occurred within the field of multi-cultural psychology in regards to the effect on client outcomes through matching clients and therapists […]
THE FREIBERG EAST GERMANY TEMPLE: THE IMPROBABLE PROPHECY FULFILLED
Bruce W. Hall and Dr. Douglas F. Tobler, History In November 1968, Elder Thomas S. Monson, a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leader, promised LDS members in then Communist German Democratic Republic (GDR) that “every blessing any member of the Church enjoys in any other country will be yours.” 1 This included the […]
AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DOCTRINAL CONTRIBUTIONS OF JOSEPH SMITH’S REVISION OF THE BIBLE WITH GERMAN TRANSLATION OF KEY REVISED PASSAGES [in German]
David Charles and Dr. David Seely, Humanities, Classics and Comparative Literature The aim of this project was to produce, in German, a substantial piece of writing on the Joseph Smith Translation for the benefit of LDS and non-LDS interested in the JST. To date, there is virtually no literature available on the JST in German, […]
Artemus Millet: Architect to the Kingdom
Josh E. Probert and Dr. Larry C. Porter, Church History and Doctrine The Kirtland Temple has presided over the Kirtland Flats of Northern Ohio for 164 years as an architectural testimony of the faith and industry of the Kirtland Saints. Much has been said about the Temple and the events that transpired therein, yet there […]