Appointments

Gerrit J. Dirkmaat was appointed editor of Mormon Historical Studies.

Scott C. Esplin, Frank F. Judd Jr., andJared W. Ludlow were appointed to teach at the BYU Jerusalem Center in 2016–17.

Kerry Muhlestein was made an Associate Fellow of the William F. Albright Institute for Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.

Awards and Honors

In October 2015, Richard O. Cowan received a Lifetime Service Award from the BYU Emeriti Alumni Association.

Selected Recent Faculty Publications

Alford, Kenneth L. “‘And a Bitter Experience It Was’: The Utah War and the 1858 Move South.” Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association (2015): 17–31.

———. “Prophets Rendering Christlike Service: Looking to Peter as an Example.” In An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor of Richard O. Cowan, edited by Alford and Bennett, 213–34.

———. Review of Allan Kent Powell, ed., Nels Anderson’s World War I Diary. BYU Studies 54, no. 1 (2015): 197–200.

———. “Utah’s Role in Protecting the Mormon Trail during the Civil War.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 205–30. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

———, and Richard E. Bennett, eds. An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor of Richard O. Cowan.Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015.

See copublication with JeanMarie Stewart.

Ball, Terry B. “Isaiah and the Latter-day Temple.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 31–46.

———, and Spencer S. Snyder. “The Place Which God for Us Prepared: Presettlement Wasatch Range Environment.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black and Manscill, 99–134.

———, Luc Vrydaghs, and Yannick Devos. “Beyond Redundancy and Multiplicity: Integrating Phytolith Analysis and Micromorphology to the Study of Brussels Dark Earth.” Journal of Archaeological Science (2015): pages to come.

———, et al. “Phytoliths as a Tool for Investigations of Agricultural Origins and Dispersals around the World.” Journal of Archaeological Science (2015): pages to come.

———, et al. “Morphometric Analysis of Phytoliths: Recommendations towards Standardization from the International Committee for Phytolith Morphometrics.” Journal of Archaeological Science (2015): pages to come.

Baugh, Alexander L. “The Release of Joseph Smith and the Liberty Jail Prisoners from Missouri, April 1839.” Pioneer 62, no. 3 (2015): 37–43.

———. “Excerpts of Letters Written by Parley P. Pratt during his Missouri Incarceration.” Pioneer 62, no. 3 (2015): 20–21.

———. “Excavating the Past: The 1888 Church History Mission of Andrew Jenson.” In Rediscovering the Sites of the Restoration: The 1888 Travel Writings of Mormon Historian Andrew Jenson, Edward Stevenson, and Joseph S. Black, edited by Reid L. Neilson, Justin R. Bray, and Alan D. Johnson, 50–65. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

———. “‘For Their Salvation Is Necessary and Essential to Our Salvation’: Joseph Smith and the Practice of Baptism and Confirmation for the Dead.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 113–38.

———. “John C. Frémont’s 1843–44 Western Expedition and Its Influence on Mormon Settlement in Utah.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 23–55.

———. “Joseph Smith: Seer, Translator, Revelator, Prophet.” In Brigham Young University Speeches, 2014–2015, 25–37. Provo, UT: Intellectual Reserve and Brigham Young University, 2015.

———. “Parley P. Pratt’s Missouri Imprisonment, 1838–1839.” Pioneer 62, no. 3 (2015): 22–35.

———. “Publishing Mormon History: A Conversation with Alexander L. Baugh,” Religious Educator: Perspectives on the Restored Gospel 16, no. 1 (2015): 151–61, interview by Devan Jensen.

———. Review of Alex Beam, American Crucifixion: The Murder of Joseph Smith and the Fate of the Mormon Church, BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 4 (2015): 198–202.

———, and Reid L. Neilson, eds. Conversations with Mormon Historians. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

Bennett, Richard E. “‘A Very Particular Friend’—Luther Bradish.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 63–82.

———. “From Calgary to Cumorah: The Significance of ‘Sacred Space.’” In Talking Doctrine: Mormons and Evangelicals in Conversation, edited by Richard J. Mouw and Robert L. Millet. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Academic Press.

———. “‘I Mean to Be Baptized for Scores More’: Baptisms for the Dead among the Latter-day Saints, 1846–67.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 139–58.

———. “Martin Harris’s 1828 Visit to Luther Bradish, Charles Anthon, and Samuel Mitchill.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull.

———. “The Mormon Exodus as Seen through the Horace K. Whitney Journals.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 135–59.

———. “‘This Is a New Day’: A Look Back in Anticipation of the Future.” In Writing Mormon History 41, no. 1 (January 2015): 14–25.

———. “‘The Upper Room’: The Nature and Development of Latter-day Saint Temple Work, 1846–55.” In Journal of Mormon History 41, no. 2 (April 2015): 1–34.

See copublications with Kenneth L. Alford and Scott C. Esplin.

Black, Susan Easton. “Monument to Women Memorial Garden.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 189–212.

———. “The Economic Sacrifice of the Nauvoo Exodus.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 57–80.

Blumell, Lincoln H. “Palmyra and Jerusalem: Joseph Smith’s Scriptural Texts and the Writings of Flavius Josephus.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 356–406.

———. “A New LXX Fragment Containing Job 7:3–4 and 7:9.” Tyndale Bulletin 66.1 (2015): 95–103.

———. “New Christian Epitaphs from the Fayum.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 193 (2015): 202–206.

———, Matthew J. Grey, and Andrew H. Hedges, eds. Approaching Antiquity: Joseph Smith and the Ancient World. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

———, and Thomas A. Wayment, Christian Oxyrhynchus: Texts, Documents, and Sources (Second through Fourth Centuries). Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2015.

Boone, David F. “The Mississippi Saints: A Unique Odyssey of Southern Pioneers.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 161–86.

Boyd, Hal Robert, and Susan Easton Black, eds. Psalms of Nauvoo: Early Mormon Poetry. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

Brown, S. Kent. “Missionaries in War and Peace (Helaman 4–5).” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 305–19.

Chadwick, Jeffrey R. “Dating the Death of Jesus Christ.” BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 4 (December 2015): 135–91.

Cope, Rachel. “Discovering a Pilgrim’s Progress.” Lifewriting Annual: Biographical and Autobiographical Studies 4 (2015): 223–41.

———, Amy Harris, and Jane Hinckley, eds. Family Life in Britain and America, 1690–1820. 4 vols. New York: Routledge, 2015.

———. “Mormon/Evangelical Dialogue: Embracing a Hermeneutic of Generosity.” In Talking Doctrine: The Mormon-Evangelical Dialogue After Fifteen Years, edited by Robert L. Millet and Richard J. Mouw, 71–79. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Academic Press, 2015.

———, and Amy Easton-Flake. “A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Book of Mormon Translation.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, 133–53. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015.

Hutchins, Zach (editor in chief), and Rachel Cope, Christopher Philips, and Christopher Jones (founding editors). Transcribing Early American Manuscript Sermons Project. Colorado State University, 2013–present.http://earlyamericansermons.org.

Cowan, Richard O. “The Pioneer Trail: Routes of the Iron Horse and the Horseless Carriage.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 233–48.

———, and Justin R. Bray. Provo’s Two Temples. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

Dennis, Ronald D., ed. Zion’s Trumpet: 1854 Welsh Mormon Periodical. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

Dirkmaat, Gerrit J., and Michael Hubbard MacKay. “Joseph Smith’s Negotiations to Publish the Book of Mormon.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 155–72.

Draper, Larry W., and Kent P. Jackson, eds. A Missionary’s Story: The Letters and Journals of Adolf Haag, Mormon Missionary to Switzerland and Palestine. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

Draper, Richard D. “A Scriptural Basis for the Doctrine of Sexual Purity.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 277–94.

Easton-Flake, Amy, and Rachel Cope. “A Multiplicity of Witnesses: Women and the Translation Process.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 133–54.

Esplin, Scott C. “‘Beginning at the Rebellion of South Carolina’: Joseph Smith’s Civil War Prediction and Its National Reception.” The Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association (2015): 61–71.

———, “Lucy Diantha Morley Allen: A Legacy of Communalism and Consecration.” Mormon Historical Studies 16, no. 2 (2015): 118–47.

———, “Lest Thou Forget.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 279–307.

———, Richard E. Bennett, Susan Easton Black, and Craig K. Manscill, eds. Far Away in the West: Reflections on the Mormon Pioneer Trail. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

Farnsworth, Brad, John Hilton III, Jaclyn Nielson, and Jonathan Ogden. “Prophetic Use of the Pauline Epistles, 1970–2013.” Religious Educator 16, no. 1 (2015): 77–104.

Fischer, Lane, John Hilton III, T. Jared Robinson, and David A. Wiley. “A Multi-Institutional Study of the Impact of Open Textbook Adoption on the Learning Outcomes of Post-Secondary Students.” Journal of Computing in Higher Education 27, no. 3 (2015): 159–72.

Easton-Flake, Amy. Review of Flunking Sisterhood by Jana Reiss. BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 2 (2015): 189–91.

Frederick, Nicholas J. “Deconstructing the Sacred Narrative of the Restoration.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 235–56.

———. “Evaluating the Interaction between the New Testament and the Book of Mormon: A Proposed Methodology.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, 24 (2015):1-30.

———. “Of ‘Life Eternal’ and ‘Eternal Lives’: Joseph Smith’s Engagement with the Gospel of John.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 194–228.

Gaskill, Alonzo L. and Stanley B. Johnson, eds. Our Savior’s Love: Hope and Healing in Christ. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015.

———, and Seth G. Soha. “The Women at the Veil: The History and Symbolic Merit of One of the Salt Lake Temple’s Most Unique Symbols.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 91–111.

Grey, Matthew J. “‘The Word of the Lord in the Original’: Joseph Smith’s Study of Hebrew in Kirtland.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 249–302.

———, and Chad S. Spigel. “Huqoq in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods.” In Galilee in the Late Second Temple and Mishnaic Periods 100 BCE–200 CE: Volume 2: The Archaeological Record from Cities, Towns, and Villages, edited by David A. Fiensy and James Riley Strange, 359–375. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press.

———, and Thom Wayment. “Jesus Followers in Pompeii: The Christianos Graffito and ‘Hotel of the Christians’ Reconsidered.” The Journal of the Jesus Movement in its Jewish Setting No. 2 (2015): 103-146. (The inspiration for this article came as a direct result of their visit to Pompeii with our department in May 2014.)

See copublications with Lincoln H. Blumell, Jodi Magness, Chad S. Spigel, Thomas A. Wayment, and others.

Griffiths, Casey Paul. “The Book of Mormon among the Saints: Evolving Use of the Keystone Scripture.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull.

Harper, Steven C. “The Eleven Witnesses.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 117–32.

———. “The Probation of a Teenage Seer: Joseph Smith’s Early Experiences with Moroni.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 23–42.

Hauglid, Brian M. “The Book of Abraham and the Egyptian Project: ‘A Knowledge of Hidden Languages.’” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 474–511.

Haws, J. B. “The Lost 116 Pages Story: What We Do Know, What We Don’t Know, and What We Might Know.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 81–102.

———. “Why the ‘Mormon Olympics’ Didn’t Happen.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 365–87.

———. “Wilford Woodruff’s Twentieth-Century Treks East: A Visionary’s Mission to Preserve Historic Sites.” In Far Away in the West, edited by Esplin, Bennett, Black, and Manscill, 251–76.

Hedges, Andrew H. “‘They Pursue Me without Cause’: Joseph Smith in Hiding and D&C 127, 128.” Religious Educator 16, no. 1 (2015): 43–59.

———, Alex D. Smith, and Brent M. Rogers, eds. Journals, Volume 3: May 1843–June 1844. Vol. 3 of the Journals series of The Joseph Smith Papers, edited by Ronald K. Esplin and Matthew J. Grow. Salt Lake City: The Church Historian’s Press, 2015.

See copublications with Lincoln H. Blumell and Dennis L. Largey.

Hilton, John, III. “Core Curriculum in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” Religious Education 110, no. 1 (2015): 16–23.

———, Anthony R. Sweat, and Kenneth Plummer. “Factors Related to In-Class Spiritual Experience: Relationship Between Pre-Class Scripture Reading, In-Class Note-Taking, and Perceived In-Class Spiritual Experiences.” Journal of Research on Christian Education 24, no. 3 (2015): 271–291.

See copublications with Brad W. Farnsworth, Frank F. Judd Jr., Shon D. Hopkin, Lane Fischer, T. J. Robinson, and others.

Hopkin, Shon D., and John Hilton III. “Samuel’s Reliance on Biblical Language,” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 23, no. 1 (2015): 31–52.

———. “‘To the Convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ.’” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 281–301.

Hull, Kerry M. “War Banners: A Mesoamerican Context for the Title of Liberty.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 24 (2015): 84–118.

Huntsman, Eric D. “Jesus on Jesus: John 5 and 7.” In Perspectives in Mormon Theology, Volume 1: Scriptural Theology, edited by James E. Faulconer and Joseph M. Spencer. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2015.

Jackson, Kent P. “How the King James Translator ‘Replenished’ the Earth.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 295–304.

———. “Joseph Smith’s Biblical Antiquity.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 165–93.

———. “Keith H. Meservy: Off the Beaten Path.” Religious Education Review, Winter 2015, 12–17.

Judd, Frank F., Jr., and John Hilton III. “The Apostle Paul as Master Teacher.” Ensign, September 2015, 66–69.

Largey, Dennis L., Andrew H. Hedges, John Hilton III, and Karry M. Hull, eds. The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon: A Marvelous Work and a Wonder.

Ludlow, Jared W. “‘They Are Not Cast Off Forever’: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 265–80.

———. “A Narrative Approach to the Joseph Smith Translation of the Synoptic Gospels.” BYU Studies Quarterly 54, no. 2 (2015): 35–62.

MacKay, Michael Hubbard. “‘Git Them Translated’: Translating the Characters on the Gold Plates.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 83–116.

———, and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat. From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

———, and Gerrit J. Dirkmaat. “Firsthand Witness Accounts of the Translation Process.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 61–80.

Madsen, Ann M. “Solomon’s Temple Compared to the Salt Lake Temple.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 69–90.

Magness, Jodi, Shua Kisilevitz, Karen Britt, Matthew Grey, and Chad Spigel. “Huqoq (Lower Galilee) and its Synagogue Mosaics: Preliminary Report on the Excavations of 2011–13.” Journal of Roman Archaeology 27 (2014): 327–55.

Manscill, Craig K. “Hyrum Smith’s Building of the Kirtland Temple.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 47–68.

Minert, Roger P. Against the Wall: Johann Huber and the First Mormons in Austria. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, 2015.

———, ed. German Immigrants in American Church Records, Vol. 17: Michigan Detroit II Protestant. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2015.

———, ed. German Immigrants in American Church Records, Vol. 18: Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota Protestant. Rockland, ME: Picton Press, 2015.

———, and Anne Leishman. “What We Should Teach the Latter-day Saints about Family History and Genealogy.” Religious Educator 16, no. 2 (2015): 149–60.

Morgan, Barbara E. “‘Lift Where You Stand’: A Conversation with Elder Paul V. Johnson.” Religious Educator 16, no. 3 (2015): 11–25.

Muhlestein, Kerry. “Joseph Smith’s Biblical View of Egypt.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 449–73.

———. “Sacred Violence: When Ancient Egyptian Punishment was Dressed in Ritual Trappings.” Near Eastern Archaeology 78, no. 4 (2015): 229–35.

———. “Transitions in Pyramid Orientation: New Evidence from the Seila Pyramid.” Studien zur Altägyptischen Kultur 44, no. 1 (2015): 249–58, tables 37–38.

———. “Violence.” In UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology, edited by Willeke Wendrich and Elizabeth Frood. Los Angeles: UCLA, 2015.http://www.uee.ucla.edu.

Newell, Lloyd D. “Richard O. Cowan: Fifty-Three Years as a BYU Teacher, Scholar, and Mentor.” In An Eye of Faith, 1–30.

———. (with Susan Easton Black and Mary Jane Woodger). Men of Character: Profiles of 100 Prominent LDS Men. Salt Lake City: Covenant Communications, 2015.

———. “‘Walk in Newness of Life.’” In Our Savior’s Love, edited by Gaskill and Johnson, 103–22.

Ogden, D. Kelly. “Our Savior’s Love Manifest in Resurrection.” In Our Savior’s Love, edited by Gaskill and Johnson, 77–102.

Ostler, Craig James. “The Promises Made to and the Right Belonging to the Fathers.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 159–74.

Ogletree, Mark D. Just Married. American Fork, UT: Covenant Communications, 2015.

Pierce, George A., and Daniel M. Master. “Ashkelon as Maritime Gateway and Central Place.” In Ashkelon 5: The Land Behind Ashkelon, edited by Y. Huster. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 2015.

Platt, Jennifer Brinkerhoff. “Walking in the Light of His Love.” In Our Savior’s Love, edited by Gaskill and Johnson, 123–50.

Properzi, Mauro. “Learning about Other Religions: False Obstacles and Rich Opportunities.” Religious Educator 16, no. 1 (2015): 129–50.

———. Mormonism and the Emotions: An Analysis of LDS Scriptural Texts. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2015.

Richardson, Matthew O. “The Savior’s Love.” In Our Savior’s Love, edited by Gaskill and Johnson, 47–76.

Robinson, T. J., Lane Fischer, David Wiley, and John Hilton III. “The Impact of Open Textbooks on Secondary Science Learning Outcomes.” Educational Researcher 43, no. 7 (2015): 341–51.

Schade, Aaron P., and Matthew L. Bowen. “‘To Whom Is the Arm of the Lord Revealed?’” Religious Educator 16, no. 2 (2015): 91–112.

Skinner, Andrew C. Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library 4, edited by Donald W. Parry and Andrew C. Skinner. Leiden: Brill, 2014.

———. “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Contradiction or Confirmation of Scriptural Teachings?” Journal of the Collegium Aesculapium (Fall 2014): 34–45.

———. “From Jesus Christ to John Wycliffe: The Formation of the New Testament.” Deseret Book Digital Single, 2014.

Stewart, JeanMarie and Kenneth L. Alford. “Visions of Faith: Early Church Pioneers in Ghana.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 349–63.

Sweat, Anthony R. “By the Gift and Power of Art.” In From Darkness unto Light, edited by MacKay and Dirkmaat, 229–43. Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2015.

———. “Hefted and Handled: Tangible Interactions with Book of Mormon Objects.” In The Coming Forth of the Book of Mormon, edited by Largey, Hedges, Hilton, and Hull, 43–60.

———. “The Role of Art in Teaching LDS History and Doctrine.” Religious Educator 16, no. 3 (2015): 41–58.

———, and Kenneth L. Alford. “Getting Started with Blended Learning Videos.” The Teaching Professor 29, no. 10 (December 2015): 5, 7.

See copublication with John Hilton III.

Swift, Charles. “‘For Our Profit and Learning’: One Method for Likening the Scriptures.” Religious Educator 16, no. 2 (2015): 161–74.

———. “Gray Noise.” Massachusetts Review 56, no. 3 (2015): 374–83.

Taeger, Stephan. “Using Elements of Narrative to Engage Students.” Religious Educator 16, no. 3 (2015): 131–42.

Top, Brent L. “The Mormon Pavilion at the 1964–65 New York World’s Fair.” In An Eye of Faith, edited by Alford and Bennett, 321–48.

Wayment, Thomas A. “A Christian Amulet Containing Colossians 3:9–10.” Vigiliae Christianae 69 (2015): 528–33.

———. “Joseph Smith’s Developing Relationship with the Apocrypha.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 331–55.

———. “The Fortieth Anniversary of the RSC: A Conversation with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland.” Religious Educator 16, no. 2 (2015): 1–7.

———. “Religion Matters: A Conversation with Kevin J Worthen.” Religious Educator 16, no. 1 (2015): 33–41.

———, and Lincoln H. Blumell. Christian Oxyrhynchus: Texts, Documents, and Sources. Waco: Baylor University Press, 2015.

———, and Matthew J. Grey. “Jesus Followers in Pompeii: The Christianos Graffito and the ‘Hotel of the Christians’ Reconsidered.” Journal of the Jesus Movement in Its Jewish Setting 2 (2015): 102–46.

Wilkinson, Greg, and Mauro Properzi. “From Sectarian to Holistic: The Practice of Meditation in Modern Japan.” The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society, no. 4 (2015): 29–38.

Woods, Fred E. “The Appointment of Church Immigration Agents,” Pioneer 62, no. 2 (2015): 8–9.

———. “BYU–Hawaii: A Conversation with Steven C. Wheelwright.” Religious Educator 16, no. 3 (2015): 27–39.

———. “Gathering Early Saints through Liverpool,” Pioneer 62, no. 2 (2015): 2–6.

———. “Gathering to Zion during the American Civil War,”Pioneer 62, no. 2 (2015): 38–41.

———, coproducer. Laie: A Refuge from the Storm. Documentary film. Brigham Young University, 2015.

———. “‘Is Truth Stranger than Fiction?’ A Conceptual Look at the Societies of Zion and Babylon and the Search for a Promised Land.” Acta Comparanda 26 (2015): 65–78.

———. “‘With All Diligence of Mind.’” Religious Educator 16, no. 2 (2015): 77–90.

———. “The Wreck and the Rescue of the Julia Ann,” Pioneer 62, no. 2 (2015): 24–31.

Wright, Mark Alan. “Joseph Smith and Native American Artifacts.” In Approaching Antiquity, edited by Blumell, Grey, and Hedges, 119–40.

Retiring

Stanley A. Johnson (ancient scripture) and Patty Smith (Faculty Support Center) announced plans to retire on May 1. Ray L. Huntington (ancient scripture) announced plans to retire on September 1.

In Memoriam

Hyrum L. Andrus (scripture) passed away on October 23, 2015.

Milton V. Backman Jr. (Church history and doctrine) died on February 6, 2016.