THE DEADLINE FOR THE 2023-24 MORMON STUDIES FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION IS MARCH 1, 2023. LINK TO APPLICATION HERE
The first of its kind in the nation, the Tanner Humanities Center’s Mormon Studies fellowship provides a doctoral student funds to spend a year researching the history, beliefs, and culture of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members, or any religious group that traces its roots to Joseph Smith Jr. This fellowship is open to all dissertation level students of the Mormon Experience from any university in the United States or from around the world. Areas of focus include, but are not limited to: Theology, History, Sociology, Economics, Literature, Philosophy, and Political Science.
Friends and colleagues, the time has come to submit articles for Mormon History Association awards! Here are this year’s categories:
Jan Shipps Best Article Award
Awarded to the published article or essay that best exemplifies the legacy of one of MHA’s most important founders, scholars, and leaders. Overall quality is a crucial consideration, as well as an author’s use of interdisciplinary tools, interpretive innovation, and/or incorporation of distinct Mormon traditions.
Journal of Mormon History Best Article Award
Determined by JMH editors; you do not need to submit for this award
Best article on Mormon women’s history
Awarded for an outstanding article on the experiences of Mormon women in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Sponsored by the Mormon Women’s History Initiative Team (MWHIT), an independent group of scholars from around the United States who encourage research, writing, and publications on Mormon women’s history.
Best International Article Award
Awarded for the best international Mormon history article (in print or online journals) in honor of Andrew Jenson (pictured), Assistant LDS Church Historian, for his outstanding contribution to documenting nearly every LDS congregation around the world.
Jenny Reeder chairs the Article Awards Committee is chaired by Jenny Reeder. Authors and readers are invited to submit, by email, articles for the committees’ consideration: jennyreeder1@gmail.com.
Self-submissions are encouraged, as are all other forms of award submissions.
You can also submit for book awards, and learn about MHA’s other awards, HERE.
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Steve Fleming on Study and Faith, 5:: “The burden of proof is on the claim of there BEING Nephites. From a scholarly point of view, the burden of proof is on the…”
Eric on Study and Faith, 5:: “But that's not what I was saying about the nature of evidence of an unknown civilization. I am talking about linguistics, not ruins. …”
Steve Fleming on Study and Faith, 5:: “Large civilizations leave behind evidence of their existence. For instance, I just read that scholars estimate the kingdom of Judah to have been around 110,000…”
Eric on Study and Faith, 5:: “I have always understood the key to issues with Nephite archeology to be language. Besides the fact that there is vastly more to Mesoamerican…”
Steven Borup on In Memoriam: James B.: “Bro Allen was the lead coordinator in 1980 for the BYU Washington, DC Seminar and added valuable insights into American history as we also toured…”
David G. on In Memoriam: James B.: “Jim was a legend who impacted so many through his scholarship and kind mentoring. He'll be missed.”