4 of the post-doctorate fellows at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship attended their PhD graduations this summer. Congratulations to Jeffrey Cannon, Timothy Farrant, Joseph Stuart, and Ryan Tobler for their accomplishments!
Jeffrey Cannon studied world Christianity at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses on local manifestations of Christianity and their relationship to the worldwide church.
Cannon will stay at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship as a Research Associate this fall.
Timothy Farrant studied Theology and Religion at Pembroke College, University of Oxford. His research focus was on figurative exegesis in the High Middle Ages, looking closely at expositions on animals and the natural world and corresponding historiographical interpretations.
Farrant will continue as a Post-Doctoral Fellow this fall for the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship.
Joseph Stuart studied U.S. History at the University of Utah, focusing on African American history, particularly of the relationship between race, masculinity, freedom rights, and religion in the twentieth century Black Freedom Movement.
Stuart was hired as an Associate Professor in the BYU History Department, and will begin teaching history classes in the fall.
Ryan Tobler studied North American Religions at Harvard University, with a research emphasis on American sacraments, religion and ritual in the United States. He specializes in the nineteenth century United States.
Tobler was hired as a guest lecturer at the University of Heidelberg, and will begin lecturing in the fall about North American religions.
Congratulations to all the graduates who have dedicated their time to the study of history and religion! The Maxwell Institute congratulates you for your dedication in completing your degrees. The Maxwell Institute also recognizes the sacrifice of the families and spouses who have supported these graduates.
The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religion's post-doctoral program supports post-doctorate fellows with funding and resources to continue their research after receiving their doctorate. This year, the Maxwell Institute supported 6 fellows, 3 of which who received and accepted job offers to continue their scholarly work.
The post-doctoral program allows the Institute to fulfill its mission to "nurture and gather disciple-scholars", adding to the research community, engaging in the scholarly study of religion and "inspiring and fortifying Latter-day Saints in their testimonies of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ."
If you are interested in learning more about the post-doctoral fellow program at the Institute, please reach out to mi@byu.edu.