The Fourth Annual Meeting of

The Book of Mormon Studies Association

October 9–10, 2020

Utah State University

Please see this statement on coronavirus on the BoMSA website!

The Book of Mormon Studies Association (BoMSA) is pleased to announce its fourth annual meeting, to be held October 9–10, 2020, at Utah State University. The event is sponsored by USU’s Department of Religious Studies and with thanks to Patrick Mason, the Leonard J. Arrington Chair of Mormon History and Culture.

This annual event gathers a variety of scholars invested in serious academic study of the Book of Mormon. It has no particular theme but instead invites papers on any subject related to the Book of Mormon from any viable academic angle. This year’s two keynote speakers will be John Durham Peters (Yale University) and Nancy Bentley (University of Pennsylvania). We will also hold a special plenary session on the Maxwell Institute’s Brief Theological Introductions to the Book of Mormon series in conjunction with its full release in 2020.

We therefore invite the submission of papers and proposals for inclusion in the 2020 conference program. Note that newcomers to the organization are required to submit a full paper for consideration, while those who have presented at any of the previous conferences are free to submit a proposal or a paper. Papers submitted should be no longer than 4000 words, while proposals should be between 500 and 750 words.

The submission deadline is June 1, 2020. All submissions should be sent to bookofmormonsa@gmail.com. Be sure to include “Conference Submission” in the subject line of the submission email.

We particularly encourage the participation of graduate students. To that end, BoMSA will continue to host a special lunch for graduate students in attendance, free of charge, in the hopes of creating networking opportunities.

Hotel space for the conference has already been secured at a reduced rate at the USU Campus Inn. Once acceptance letters have been sent out in June, rooms can be booked online through the “Conference” page at www.bomsa.org.

KEYNOTES: John Durham Peters (Yale University) + Nancy Bentley (University of Pennsylvania)

DATE: October 9–10, 2020

LOCATION: Utah State University, Inn and Conference Center

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: June 1, 2020

SUBMISSION EMAIL: bookofmormonsa@gmail.com