BYU’s Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship is excited to welcome Dr. Kimberly Matheson as a research fellow. She joins a talented group of faculty who pursue the Maxwell Institute’s mission to “inspire and fortify Latter-day Saints” and engage “the world of religious ideas.”
Dr. Matheson holds aPh.D. in theology from Loyola University Chicago, an MTS in philosophy ofreligion from Harvard Divinity School, and a BA in ancient near east studiesfrom Brigham Young University. Her research centers on the Book ofMormon, Christian contemplative practice, and the philosophy of religion. Hercurrent projects focus on the Book of Mormon and theologies of prayer. She is the author most recently of Helaman: A Brief TheologicalIntroduction (Maxwell Institute, 2020) and sits on the boards of the Book of Mormon StudiesAssociation and the Latter-day Saint Theology Seminar.
Maxwell Institute executivedirector Spencer Fluhman is thrilled to welcome Dr. Matheson. “Dr. Mathesoncomes to us with the training, gifts, and experience to make a real differenceat BYU. She’s a brilliant scholar whose work will enrich readers both in thetradition and outside it. We are grateful to have her with us.” Dr. Mathesonwill join the Institute on August 1, 2022.