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After Brigham Young Academy in Provo, Utah became an university, academics were separated into three areas, the College, the Normal School and the High School. The Department of Theology was organized in 1904 under the College. It offered classes in Principles of the Gospel and Church Government. When the College was renamed the Church Teachers College in 1909, the Department of Theology retained its name.

Variant Names

Brigham Young University. College. Theology Dept.

Brigham Young University. College. Dept. of Theology

Description

Established: 1904

Abolished: 1909

Location: Provo, Utah (1904-1909)

Functions

The Department of Theology was responsible for the teaching of courses in theology.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The Department of Theology was part of the College, the higher-education branch of Brigham Young University. George H. Brimhall served as the Department Chair.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College (1904-1909)

Later unit: Church Teachers College. Dept. of Theology (1909)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual School Catalog, 1904-1905: p. 33 (part of the College) p. 40 (Department of Theology; courses offered, Principles of the Gospel and Church Government)

Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 4, p. 500 (department chairman, George H. Brimhall, 1906)

Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 2, p. 286 (Theology Department)

Maintenance Information

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