Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Dept. of Bible and Modern Scripture"

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Revision as of 15:28, 30 September 2009

The Department of Bible and Modern Scripture was a religious department which served to better educate individuals on a mainly scriptural basis. The following individuals served as department chairmen: Sidney B. Sperry (1941-1953), Roy W. Doxey (1954-1957), Eldin Ricks (1958), Daniel H. Ludlow (1959-1960), and Howard H. Barron (1961-1966).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. Division of Religion. Dept. of Bible and Modern Scripture

Brigham Young University. College of Religious Instruction. Dept. of Bible and Modern Scripture

Description

Established: 1940

Abolished: 1973

Location: Provo, Utah (1940-1973)

Functions

Among those courses taught in the Dept. of Bible and Modern Scripture were the Archaeology of the Old Testament, the Life of Jesus, and the Book of Mormon. This department helped the university to realize its goal of having students well versed in both secular and religious knowledge.

Assets and Administrative Structure

This department functioned under the administration of a chairman and dean.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University (1940-1973)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Division of Religion (1940-1959)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Religious Instruction (1959-1973)

Associated Archival Materials

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Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1940-1941: p. 73 (university goal of both secular and religious knowledge)

Brigham Young University 1975: vol. 4 p. 493 (Sidney B. Sperry, Roy W. Doxey, Eldin Ricks, Daniel H. Ludlow, Howard H. Barron, dept. chairmen)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog 1940-1941: p. 199-201 (The Archaeology of the Old Testament, The Life of Jesus, and The Book of Mormon, example courses offered under the dept.)

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