Faculty and Staff

Notes

Appointments

Lincoln H. Blumell was nominated to the SNTS (Society for New Testament Studies).

Kerry Muhlestein was reappointed vice president of the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities.

Alexander L. Baugh was asked to serve on the board of the Mormon History Association.

Joseph M. Spencer was appointed as the editor of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies.

Matthew J. Grey was appointed as an associate fellow at the W.F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research in Jerusalem.

Selected Full-Time Faculty Publications

Alford, Kenneth L. “Active Learning That Works: What Students Think.” In Active Learning: A Practical Guide for College Faculty, edited by Maryellen Weimer, 40–43. Madison: Magna Publications, 2017.

———. “Article of Faith 13,” “Generation,” “Holy Ghost,” “Moroni,” “Repentance,” and “Truth,” encyclopedic entries in Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “John E. Davis (William H. Norman)—A Galvanized Yankee in Utah.” Mormon Historical Studies 18, no. 2 (Fall 2017): 1–19.

———, ed. Utah and the American Civil War: The Written Record. Norman, OK: Arthur H. Clark, 2017.

———. “South Carolina and Utah: Conjoined as the Nineteenth Century’s ‘Twin Relics of Barbarism.’” Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association (2017): 7–19.

———, and R. Devan Jensen. “‘I Was Not Ready to Die Yet’: William Stowell’s Utah War Ordeal.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 4 (2017): 29–52.

———, and Tyler J. Griffin. “Creating an Effective Mentoring Program.” Academic Leader, the Newsletter for Academic Deans and Department Chairs 33 (various issues below):

  • “Part 1: Faculty Development.” No. 3 (March 2017): 8.
  • “Part 2: Program Design Considerations.” No. 4 (April 2017): 3, 6.
  • “Part 3: Steps to Building an Effective Program.” No. 5 (May 2017): 8.
  • “Part 4: Mentorship Dos and Don’ts.” No. 6 (June 2017): 8.
  • “Part 5: Mentee Dos and Don’ts.” No. 7 (July 2017): 8.
  • “Part 6: Mentoring Program Guidelines and Tips.” No. 8 (August 2017): 8.
  • “Part 7: Developing a Culture of Mentoring Excellence.” No. 9 (September 2017): 3.

See copublication with Tyler J. Griffin.

Ashurst-McGee, Mark, David W. Grua, Elizabeth A. Kuhen, Brenden W. Rensink, and Alexander L. Baugh. Documents Volume 6: February 1838–August 1839, Vol. 6 of the Documents series of The Joseph Smith Papers. Salt Lake City: Church Historian’s Press, 2017.

Ball, Terry B. “Precept upon Precept, Line upon Line: An Approach to Understanding Isaiah 28:7–13.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, 79–94. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Article of Faith 5,” “Caught away/caught up,” “Creation; Day,” “Dominion,” “Flood(s),” “Joy,” “Light,” “Materials,” “Meat,” “One in me,” “Organize/Organized,” “Prophecy in the Pearl of Great Price,” “Without form and void.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

See copublications with Y. Devos and Dennis L. Largey.

Brown, L. T., K. A. J. Mohr, Bradley R. Wilcox, and T. S. Barrett. “The Effects of Dyad Reading and Text Difficulty on Third-Graders’ Reading Achievement.” Journal of Educational Research (2017), http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2017.1310711.

———, Bradley R. Wilcox, and K. A. J. Mohr. “Improving Reading Achievement: Dyad Reading with Challenging Texts.” In Building Readers: A Parent’s Guide, 12–14. Salt Lake City: Utah State Board of Education, 2017.

Baugh, Alexander L. “Cowdery, Oliver,” “Hale, Isaac,” “Malachi 3 (‘part’)–4,” “Smith, Alvin,” “Smith, Don Carlos,” “Smith, Emma Hale,” “Smith, Hyrum,” “Smith, Katharine (Catherine in P of GP),” “Smith, Lucy,” “Smith, Lucy Mack,” “Smith, Sophronia,” “Smith, William,” “Translation (persons),” “Urim and Thummim.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Joseph Smith’s Dog, Old Major,” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 4 (2017): 53–67.

See copublication with Mark Ashurst-McGee.

Bennett, Richard E. “‘The Calamity That Should Come.’” Religious Educator 18, no. 3 (2018): 159–73.

———. “‘We Are a Kingdom to Ourselves’: The Council of Fifty Minutes and the Mormon Exodus West.” In The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History, edited by Matthew J. Grow and R. Eric Smith, 153–66. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Blumell, Lincoln H. “An Amulet Containing Acts 9:1.” Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 54 (2017): 31–43.

———. “A Proposal for a New LXX Text among the Cave 7 Fragments.” Revue de Qumran 29, no. 1 (2017): 105–17.

———. “Some Unpublished Coptic Inscriptions in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.” Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies 9 (2017): 67–75.

———, and Michael R. Trotter. “Three New Fragments from the J. Rendel Harris Collection (Birmingham).” Analecta Papyrologica 28 (2017): 19–27.

———. Review of The Macquarie Papyri I: A Coptic Handbook of Ritual Power (P. Macq. I 1), edited by Malcolm Choat and Iain Gardner. Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 54 (2017): 298–300.

———. “Eden, the garden of,” “Article of Faith 8,” “Bear Record,” “Japeth,” “Enmity,” “Like unto thee,” “Sanctification,” “Aprons,” “Justification,” “Shem,” “Gospel,” “Power.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “P.Mich. inv. 4461kr: The Earliest Fragment of the Didascalia CCCXVIII Patrum Nicaenorum.” Journal of Theological Studies 68, no. 2 (2017): 607–20.

Clayton, Roberta Flake, Catherine H. Ellis, and David F. Boone. Pioneer Women of Arizona, 2nd ed. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Clark, Kim B., and Barbara Morgan Gardner. “Insights from the CES Commissioner.” Religious Educator 18 (2017): 15–27.

Combs, Jason R. “From King Ahaz’s Sign to Christ Jesus: The ‘Fulfillment’ of Isaiah 7:14.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, 95–122. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Cope, Rachel. Introduction to Mormon Women’s History: Beyond Biography. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2017.

———, Amy Easton-Flake, Keith A. Erekson, and Lisa Olsen Tait. Mormon Women’s History: Beyond Biography. New York: Oxford, 2017.

Davis, Richard, and Thomas A. Wayment. “Discussing Difficult Topics: Politics and the Church.” Religious Educator 18, no. 1 (2017): 113–23.

Devos, Y., C. Nicosia, L. Vrydaghs, L. Speleers, Jan. van der Valk, E. Marinova, B. Claes, R. M. Albert, I. Esteban, Terry B. Ball, M. Court-Picon, and A. Degraeve. “An Integrated Study of Dark Earth from the Alluvial Valley of the Senne River (Brussels, Belgium).” Quaternary International 460 (2017): 175–197.

Dyer, W. Justin. “Shifting Views on the Male-Female Relationship: Same-Sex Marriage and Other Consequences.” Religious Educator 18, no. 2 (2017): 31–51.

———. Introduction to Religious Freedom: Building Faith, Family, and Society, edited by Andrew C. Reed and Greg Wilkinson. Provo, UT: Office of Religious Outreach, 2017.

Dyer, W. Justin, J. Fagan, R. Kaufman, J. Pearson, and N. J. Cabrera, “Self-Perceived Coparenting of Nonresident Fathers: Scale Development and Validation.” Family Process (2017), DOI: 10.1111/famp.12331.

See copublications with C. Porter and B. A. McBride.

Dirkmaat, Gerrit J. “Lost Teachings of Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and Other Church Leaders.” In The Council of Fifty: What the Records Reveal about Mormon History, edited by Matthew J. Grow and R. Eric Smith, 73–90. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “A New Voice from the Past: The Council of Fifty Minutes.” BYU Religious Education Review (Winter 2017): 8–11.

Frederick, Nicholas J., and Keith J. Wilson. Foreword to His Majesty and Mission, v–viii. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “‘The Intent for Which It Was Given’: How the Book of Mormon Teaches the Value of Scriptures and Revelation.” Religious Educator 18, no. 1 (2017): 63–79.

———. “The Use of the Old Testament in the New Testament Gospels.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, 123–60. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Old Wine in New Bottles: Exploring the Use of the Old Testament in the Doctrine and Covenants” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, 231–64. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. Review of An Experiment on the Word, edited by Adam S. Miller. Religious Educator 18, no. 2 (2017): 169–72.

See copublications with Eric D. Huntsman, Daniel K Judd, Camille Fronk Olson, Hank Smith, Joseph M. Spencer, and Greg Wilkinson.

Gardner, Barbara Morgan. “Helping Female Students Rise to Their Spiritual Privileges.” Religious Educator 18, no. 3 (2017): 117–39.

See copublication with Kim B. Clark.

Goodman, Michael A. “The Influence of Religious Beliefs in Marriage.” In L. D. Marks and David C. Dollahite, Religion and Families, 78–110. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2017.

———. “Beginning, in, from the,” “Book of Remembrance,” “Mahan, Master Mahan,” “Murder,” “Secret Combinations,” “Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil,” “Tree of Life.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Inquire Well to Marry Well.” Ensign, August 2017, 16–19.

See copublication with A. Skipper.

Grey, Matthew J. “Book of Abraham,” “Jerusalem,” “Jesus Christ, Second Coming of,” “Similitude.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Priestly Divination and Illuminating Stones in Second Temple Judaism.” In The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 11–12 April 2014, edited by Donald W. Parry, Stephen D. Ricks, and Andrew C. Skinner, 21–57. Leiden: Brill, 2017.

———. Review of At the Intersection of Texts and Material Finds: Stepped Pools, Stone Vessels, and Ritual Purity Among the Jews of Roman Galilee by Stuart S. Miller (Göttingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht, 2015). Review of Biblical Literature (2017).

See copublication with Jodi Magness.

Griffin, Tyler J.When Heaven Feels Distant. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———, and Kenneth L. Alford. “Breaking the Cramming Cycle and Improving Memory.” The Teaching Professor 31, no. 2 (February 2017): 8.

———, and Donald B. Anderson. “The Great Plan of Happiness: A Christ-Centered Visual Approach.” Religious Educator 18, no. 1 (2017): 13–31.

See copublications with Kenneth L. Alford.

Griffiths, Casey Paul, Susan Easton Black, and Mary Jane Woodger. What You Don’t Know about the 100 Most Important Events in Church History. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Hedges, Andrew H. “Joseph Smith, Robert Foster, and Chauncey and Francis Higbee.” Religious Educator 18, no. 1 (2017): 89–111.

Hilton, John, III. “Empirical Outcomes of Openness.” International Review of Research on Open and Distributed Learning 18, no. 4 (2017): i–v.

———, Sunny Hendry Hafen, and Jaron Hansen. “Samuel and His Nephite Sources.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 3 (2017): 115–39.

———. “History of the Taipei Temple.” Journal of Mormon History 43, no. 2 (2017): 172–88.

———, and Anthony Sweat. “Developing Teenage Testimonies: Programs and Pedagogy with Spiritual Impact.” Religious Educator 18, no. 2 (2017): 111–29.

See copublications with Troy Martin and Allen Rao.

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, Review of Masters of Light: Coming unto Christ through Inspired Devotional Art by Herman du Toit,” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 4 (2017): 176–78.

———. Review of The Thirteenth Apostle: The Diaries of Amasa M. Lyman, 1832–1877, edited by Scott Partridge. BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 3 (2017): 184–85.

———. Book notice for Just South of Zion: The Mormons in Mexico and Its Borderlands, edited by Jason H. Dormady and Jared M. Tamez. BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 3 (2017): 202–3.

———. Review of Mormons in the Piazza: History of the Latter-day Saints in Italy, by James A. Toronto, Eric R. Dursteler, and Michael W. Homer. Religious Educator 18, no. 3 (2017): 175–81.

Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel, and Ronald L. Fox. “An Edward Martin Photograph of the Construction of the Great Tabernacle.” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 3 (2017): 39–47.

———. “Photographs of the Fourteen Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, September and October 1898,” BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no. 4 (2017): 68–92.

Hull, Kerry M. “Agency,” “Ark,” “Baptism,” “Chain,” “Cleave,” “Darkness,” “Flesh,” “Heavens,” “Hell,” “Gift of the Holy Ghost,” “Obedience,” “Ordinances,” “Perfect,” “Records,” “Water(s),” and “Weeping, wailing, gnashing of Teeth.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———, and Rob Fergus. “Birds As Seers: An Ethno-Ornithological Approach to Omens and Prognostication among the Ch’orti’ Maya of Guatemala.” Journal of Ethnobiology 37, no. 4 (2017): 604–20.

———. “‘The Language of Gods’: The Pragmatics of Bilingual Parallelism in Ritual Ch’orti’ Maya Discourse.” Oral Tradition 31, no. 22 (2017).

———. “Marking Time among the Ch’orti’ Maya: An Expressive Act of Culture.” Journal de la Société des Américanistes 103, no. 2 (2017): 365–86.

———. “When Letters Represent More Than Sounds: Ideology vs. Practicality in the Development of a Standard Orthography for Ch’orti’ Mayan.” In Creating Orthographies for Endangered Languages, edited by Mari C. Jones and Damien Mooney, 142–54. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017.

Huntsman, Eric D. “Preaching Jesus, and Him Crucified.” In His Majesty and Mission, edited by Nicholas J. Frederick and Keith J. Wilson, 55–76. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Jay, J. T., M. Richardson, A. Rosborough, and Bradley R. Wilcox. “Language and Literacy Development for English Language Learners: Exploring the Potential of Literacy Events.” In Search and Research: Teacher Education for Contemporary Contexts, edited by J. Mena et al., 973–81. Salamanca, Spain: Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca, 2017.

John, Jeremiah, and Joseph M. Spencer. Embracing the Law: Reading Doctrine and Covenants 42. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017.

Judd, Daniel K. “New Creatures in Christ.” In His Majesty and Mission, edited by Nicholas J. Frederick and Keith J. Wilson, 77–100. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Judd, Frank F., Jr. “A Case for the Authenticity of Luke 23:17.” Bulletin for Biblical Research 27, no. 3 (2017): 527–537.

———. “Agrippa,” “Fig tree, parable of,” “John the Baptist,” “Prophets, false,” “Sabbath Day,” “Tribulation.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Klvacek, M. L., E. E. Monroe, B. Wilcox, K. M. Hall-Kenyon, and T. G. Morrison. “Follow the Reader: An Effective Strategy to Support Students Reading More Complex Text.” Reading Psychology 38, no 5 (2017): 542–51.

Korth, Byran B., J. J. Wimmer, Bradley R. Wilcox, T. G. Morrison, S. Harward, N. Peterson, S. Simmerman, and L. Pierce. “Practices and Challenges of Writing Instruction in K-2 Classrooms: A Case Study of Five Primary Grade Teachers.” Early Childhood Education Journal 45 (2017): 237–49.

Largey, Dennis L., ed. Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

See copublications with Kenneth L. Alford, Terry B. Ball, Alexander L. Baugh, Lincoln H. Blumell, Michael A. Goodman,Matthew J. Grey, Kerry M. Hull, Frank F. Judd Jr., Jan J. Martin, Donald W. Parry, and Kerry Muhlestein.

Ludlow, Jared W. “‘After All We Can Do’ (2 Nephi 25:32).” Religious Educator 18, no. 1 (2017): 33–47.

Madsen, Ann N., and Shon D. Hopkin, eds. Opening Isaiah: A Harmony. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017. E-book.

Magness, Jodi, Shua Kisilevitz, Matthew Grey, Dennis Mizzi, and Karen Britt. “Huqoq–2016: Preliminary Report.” Excavations and Surveys in Israel (Hadashot Arkheologiyot) (2017): 129.

Martin, Jan J., “Melchizedek Priesthood,” “Nature of God.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Martin, Troy, Olga Belikov, John Hilton III, David Wiley, and Lane Fischer. “Analysis of Student and Faculty Perceptions of Textbook Costs in Higher Education.” Open Praxis 9, no. 1 (2017): 79–91.

Mason, Patrick Q., and Thomas A. Wayment. “Discussing Difficult Topics: The Mountain Meadows Massacre.” Religious Educator 18, no. 2 (2017): 149–61.

McBride, B. A., S. J. Curtiss, K. Uchima, D. J. Laxman, R. M. Santos, J. Weglarz-Ward, W. Justin Dyer, L. M. Jeans, and J. Kern. “Father Involvement in Early Intervention: Exploring the Gap between Service Providers’ Perceptions and Practices.” Journal of Early Intervention (2017), https://doi-org/10.1177/1053815116686118.

Miller, Adam S., and Joseph M. Spencer, eds. Christ and Antichrist: Reading Jacob 7. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, 2017.

See copublications with Nicholas J. Frederick, and Joseph M. Spencer.

Moser, G. P., T. G. Morrison, and Bradley R. Wilcox. “Supporting Fourth-Grade Students’ Word Identification Using Application Software.” Reading Psychology 38, no. 4 (2017): 349–68.

Muhlestein, Kerry, and Michael D. Rhodes. “Coming forth of the Book of Abraham,” “Translation of the Book of Abraham.” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis Largey. Salt Lake City, Deseret Book, 2017.

Muhlestein, Kerry. “Ancient Egyptians and astronomy,”

———. “Egyptus,” “The record of Joseph,” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis Largey. Salt Lake City, Deseret Book Company, 2017.

———. The Old Testament: Text & Commentary in a Single Volume. American Fork, UT: Covenant Communications, 2017.

See copublications with Terry B. Ball, Jason R. Combs, Nicholas J. Frederick, George A. Pierce, Dana M. Pike, Aaron P. Schade, and Joseph M. Spencer.

Newell, Lloyd D., and Heidi S. Swinton. “The Mormon Tabernacle Choir: Pioneers and Ambassadors Yesterday and Today,” Pioneer 64, no. 2 (2017): 2–17.

———. “May Peace Be with You . . . This Day and Always.” Pioneer 64, no. 2 (2017): 26–30.

Ogletree, Mark D. No Other Success: The Parenting Practices of David O. McKay. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. Preparing for Your Celestial Marriage. American Fork Communication, UT: Covenant, 2017.

Olson, Camille Fronk. “A New Commandment: The Transformative Power of Redeeming Love.” In His Majesty and Mission, edited by Nicholas J. Frederick and Keith J. Wilson, 101–20. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Pierce, George A. “Understanding Micah’s Lament for Judah (Micah 1:10–16) through Text, Archaeology, and Geography.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, 161–84. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Pike, Dana M. “Formed in and Called from the Womb (Jer 1:5).” In To Seek the Law of the Lord: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch, edited by Paul Y. Hoskisson and Daniel C. Peterson, 317–31. Orem, UT: Interpreter Foundation, 2017.

———. “The ‘Word of the Lord’ and the Teacher of Righteousness in the Qumran Texts.” In The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 11–12 April 2014, edited by Donald W. Parry, Stephen D. Ricks, and Andrew C. Skinner, 97–114. New York: Brill, 2017.

———. “Obadiah 1:21: Context, Text, Interpretation, and Application.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, 47–78. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Porter, C., and W. Justin Dyer. “Does Marital Conflict Predict Infants’ Physiological Regulation? A Short-Term Prospective Study.” Journal of Family Psychology (2017), https’//doi.org/10.1037/fam0000295.

Properzi, Mauro. “Toward Theological Inclusivism: The Effects of a World Religions Course in a Mormon University.” Journal of Research on Christian Education 26, no. 2 (2017): 189–210.

———. “Truth, Community, and Prophetic Authority.” In “To Be Learned Is Good”: Faith and Scholarship Among the Latter-day Saints, edited by J. Spencer Fluhman, Kathleen Flake, and Jed Woodworth, 35–46. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017.

———. Review of Mormons in the Piazza: History of the Latter-day Saints in Italy, by James A. Toronto, Eric A. Dursteler, and Michael W. Homer. BYU Studies Quarterly 56, no 2 (2017); 168–71.

Rao, Allen, John Hilton III, and Sarah Harper. “Khan Academy Videos in Chinese: A Case Study in OER Revision.” The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 18, no. 5 (2017): 1–11.

Reed, Andrew C. “The Saratov Case as a Critical Juncture in Ritual Murder History.” In Ritual Murder in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Beyond: New Histories of an Old Accusation, edited by Eugene M. Avrutin, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, and Robert Weinberg, 73–94. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2017.

———, and Greg Wilkinson, eds. Religious Freedom: Building Faith, Family, and Society. Provo, UT: Office of Religious Outreach, 2017.

See copublication with W. Justin Dyer.

Ricks, P. H., T. G. Morrison, B. Wilcox, and R. Cutri. “Effective Writing Content Conferences in a Sixth-grade Classroom: A Cross-case Analysis.” Literacy Research and Instruction 56, no. 2 (2017): 114–131.

Schade, Aaron P., Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, eds. Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

See copublications with Terry B. Ball, Jason R. Combs, Nicholas J. Frederick, George A. Pierce, Dana M. Pike, and Joseph M. Spencer.

Seely, David R. “‘A Prophet Like Moses’ (Deuteronomy 18:15–18) in the Book of Mormon, the Bible, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.” In To Seek the Law of the Lord: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch, edited by Paul Y. Hoskisson and Daniel C. Peterson, 359–74. Orem, UT: Interpreter Foundation, 2017.

Shannon, Avram R. “Making Ritual Strange: The Temple Cult as the Foundation for Tannaitic Discourse on Idolatry.” Jewish Studies Quarterly 24, no. 4 (2017): 339–55.

———. Review of Beholding the Tree of Life: A Rabbinic Approach to the Book of Mormon by Bradley Kramer. Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 26 (2017): 237–44.

Skinner, Andrew C. “Medieval Christian Views of Hebrew as the Language of Magic.” In To Seek the Law of the Lord: Essays in Honor of John W. Welch, edited by Paul Y. Hoskisson and Daniel C. Peterson, 375–412. Orem, UT: Interpreter Foundation, 2017.

See copublications with Matthew J. Grey, Dana M. Pike, and Donald W. Parry.

Skipper, A., L. D. Marks, D. C. Dollahite, and Michael A. Goodman. “How Religion Influences Coping with Stress and Challenges in Families.” In L. D. Marks & D. C. Dollahite, Religion and Families, 215–233. New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, 2017.

Parry, Donald W., Stephen D. Ricks, and Andrew C. Skinner, eds. The Prophetic Voice at Qumran: The Leonardo Museum Conference on the Dead Sea Scrolls, 11–12 April 2014. New York: Brill, 2017.

———. “Acts 3:22–23;” “Adam, descendants of;” “Article of Faith 3;” “Article of Faith 4;” “Article of Faith 10;” “Burning bush;” “Carnal, sensual, and devilish;” “Coats of skins;” “Forgiveness;” “God, image of;” “Image and likeness;” “Intelligent;” “Jesus Christ;” “Kolob;” “Spirit(s).” In Pearl of Great Price Reference Companion, edited by Dennis L. Largey. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

See copublications with Matthew J. Grey and Dana M. Pike.

Smith, Hank. Be Happy. American Fork, UT: Covenant Communications, 2017.

———. “Mourning with Hope.” In His Majesty and Mission, edited by Nicholas J. Frederick and Keith J. Wilson, 121–54. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

Spencer, Joseph M. Review of Nietzsche Versus Paul, by Abed Azzam. Agonist 10, no. 2 (Spring 2017): 131–36.

———. “Toward a New Vision of Apologetics.” In Perspectives on Mormon Theology: Apologetics, edited by Blair G. Van Dyke and Lloyd Isao Ericson, 235–46. Salt Lake City: Greg Kofford Books, 2017.

———. Review of Joseph Smith’s Seer Stones, by Michael Hubbard MacKay and Nicholas J. Frederick. Religious Educator 18, no. 2 (2017): 163–67.

———. “The Prophet’s Remnant Theology: A Latter-day Saint Perspective.” In Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament, edited by Aaron P. Schade, Brian M. Hauglid, and Kerry Muhlestein, 205–30. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “The Book of Mormon as Biblical Interpretation: An Approach to LDS Biblical Studies.” Studies in the Bible and Antiquity 8 (2016): 130–56.

———. “Remnants of Revelation: On the Canonical Reading of Doctrine and Covenants 42.” In Embracing the Law: Reading Doctrine and Covenants 42, edited by Jeremiah John and Joseph M. Spencer, 109–27. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017.

———. “Isaiah 52 in the Book of Mormon: Notes on Isaiah’s Reception History.” Relegere: Studies in Religion and Reception 6, no. 2 (2016): 189–217.

———. “The Structure of the Book of Alma.” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 26 (2017): 273–83.

———. Review of The Bible, Mormon Scripture, and the Rhetoric of Allusivity, by Nicholas J. Frederick. Relegere: Studies in Religion and Reception 6, no. 2 (2016): 269–74.

———. “Potent Messianism: Textual Historical, and Theological Notes on 1 Nephi 1:18–20.” In A Dream, a Rock, and a Pillar of Fire: Reading 1 Nephi 1, edited by Adam S. Miller, 47–74. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017.

———. “‘And It Came to Pass’: A Response to Adam Miller’s ‘Theoscatology.’” In Fleeing the Garden: Reading Genesis 2–3, edited by Adam S. Miller, 96–101. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017.

———. “Weeping for Zion.” In Christ and Antichrist: Reading Jacob 7, edited by Adam S. Miller and Joseph M. Spencer, 81–110. Provo, UT: Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 2017.

See copublications with Adam S. Miller and Jeremiah John.

Sweat, Anthony. The Holy Invitation: Understanding Your Sacred Temple Endowment. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

See copublications with John Hilton III and Arch Chee Keen Wong.

Whitchurch, David M. “Orson Hyde: Nauvoo to Jerusalem and Back Again.” BYU Religious Education Review, Fall 2017, 8–11.

Wilcox, Bradley R. Changed Through His Grace. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Windows to the World: A True Story.” In Human Exceptionality: School, Community, and Family, edited by M. L. Hardman, M. W. Egan, and C. J. Drew, 12th ed., 250–51. Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2017.

———. The Continuous Conversion: God Isn’t Just Proving Us, He is Improving Us. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Bound to Love Us.” In One in Charity: Talks from the 2016 BYU Women’s Conference, 110–17. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Ripple Effect: A Father’s Perspective.” In The Decision That Changed My Life: Inspiring True Stories from Latter-day Saints, edited by Ganel-Lyn Condie, 99–100. American Fork, UT: Covenant Communications, 2017.

———. “Gift of Grace.” Arise tour collection, Audio CD. Time Out for Women. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

See copublications with L. T. Brown, J. T. Jay, M. L. Klvacek, Byran B. Korth, G. P. Moser, and P. H. Ricks.

Wilkinson, Greg, and Nicholas J. Frederick. “Inventing the Buddhist Bible in Japan: From Nanyo Bun’yu to Numata Yehan.” In Reinventing the Tripitaka: Transformation of the Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia, edited by Jiang Wu and Greg Wilkinson, 41–63. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017.

See copublications with W. Justin Dyer, Andrew C. Reed, and Jiang Wu.

Wu, Jiang, and Greg Wilkinson, eds. Reinventing the Tripitaka: Transformation of the Buddhist Canon in Modern East Asia. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2017.

Wilson, Keith J., Richard G. Moore, and R. Devan Jensen. “The Community of Christ and Other Restoration Movements.” BYU Religious Education Review, Winter 2017, 18–23.

See copublications with Nicholas J. Frederick, Eric D. Huntsman, Daniel K. Judd, Camille Fronk Olson, and Hank Smith.

Woodger, Mary Jane, and Carrie Taylor Anguiano. “Combatting the ‘Too Broad, Too Vague, and Too Non-Definitive, Blanket Approach’ to Finding Solutions for Women’s Issues: The Essential Barbara B. Smith in Defining the Role of Women in the LDS Church.” Journal of Mormon History 43, no. 3 (July 2017): 122–44.

———. “Two Hearts That Beat as One: Emma Ray Riggs McKay (1877–1970).” In Women of Faith in the Latter Days, vol. 4, edited by Richard E. Turley Jr. and Brittany A. Chapman, 152–66. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. “Help Me to Live For Others: Alice Louise Reynolds (1873–1938).” In Women of Faith in the Latter Days, vol. 4, ed. Richard E. Turley Jr. and Brittany A. Chapman, 181–93. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———, Tyler Smith, and Kiersten Robertson. “Praying a Mission into Existence: Frantiska ‘Mamousek’ Vesela Brodilova.” Religious Educator 18, no. 2 (2017): 131–47.

See copublication with Casey Paul Griffiths.

Wong, Arch Chee Keen, Anthony Sweat, and Ryan Gardner. “Pedagogy of the Spirit: Comparing Evangelical and Latter-day Saint Youth Self-Reported In-Class Spiritual Experience.” Religious Education 112, no. 5 (2017): 569–84.

Woods, Fred E. “The Mormon Experience in Kalaupapa.” Religious Education Review, Winter 2017, 6–7.

———. “Kalaupapa: de mormoonse beleving van een verstoten gemeenschap.” Liahona (Dutch edition), October 2017, R2–R4.

———. Kalaupapa: The Mormon Experience in an Exiled Community. Provo, UT: RSC; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2017.

———. Reflections of Kalaupapa. Laie, HI: Jonathan Napela Center for Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Studies, BYU–Hawaii and Polynesian Cultural Center, 2017.

———. “William Waddoups and His Kalaupapa Connection.” Journal of Hawaiian History 51 (2017): 147–73.

———, and Jean Huysmans. “John W. F. Volker: vertaler van het Boek van Mormon en Nederlandse zendeling vol ijver,” Liahona (Dutch edition), September 2017, R5–R8.

———, and R. Devan Jensen. “‘We Rang the Bell’: The Launch of Mormonism in Tonga.” Mormon Historical Studies 18, no. 1 (Spring 2017): 43–63.

———, and R. Devan Jensen, with Katie Lambert. “The Church in Tonga.” LDS Living (March/April 2017): 59–62, 64.

In Memoriam

John Paul Fugal (professor of religion) passed away on 24 September 2017.

Retiring

Camille Fronk Olson and Todd B. Parker (Department of Ancient Scripture) retired in December.