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02.09.2023 | The Maxwell Institute

Book of Mormon Art Contest

Submit up to three entries (1 per category) to the Book of Mormon Art Contest. Winners will be showcased in the Book of Mormon Art Catalog and receive prize money. Fill out an individual form for each submission.

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02.09.2023 | The Maxwell Institute

Book of Mormon Art Contest

Submit up to three entries (1 per category) to the Book of Mormon Art Contest. Winners will be showcased in the Book of Mormon Art Catalog and receive prize money. Fill out an individual form for each submission.

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03.23.2023 | The Maxwell Institute

Maxwell Institute Podcast #158: Introduction to The Questions We Should Be Asking with Rosalynde Welch

In this episode, Rosalynde introduces The Questions We Should Be Asking, a new season that explores questions that help build faith. The first full-length episode of the podcast will be posted on March 28, 2023.

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02.17.2023 | The Maxwell Institute

Brand new book, Let’s Talk about Temples and Ritual by Jennifer Lane available now

Jennifer Lane’s new book, Let’s Talk about Temples and Ritual, was released in February 2023.  It is part of the Deseret Book, Let’s Talk about . . . series.  This exploration of the meaning of temples follows her earlier work in Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for the Modern World, which also drew on her academic study to help clarify the ancient meaning of temple covenants and ordinances and to make them relevant for our lives today.

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02.16.2023 | The Maxwell Institute

Highlight on Into the Headwinds by Terryl Givens

Senior research fellow Terryl Givens and his son, Nathaniel Givens, released a new book titled Into the Headwinds on October 18, 2022. Into the Headwinds offers a deeper look at how people individually and collectively form religious beliefs—and what that means for faith in an increasingly secular culture.

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Spencer Fluhman

Executive Director

Spencer Fluhman is the executive director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. He is also associate professor of history at Brigham Young University, where he teaches American religious history. He graduated summa cum laude from BYU and received masters and doctoral degrees in history from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Hugh W. Nibley Postdoctoral Fellow

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