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FAIR Podcast, Episode 2: Terryl L. Givens

July 15, 2010 by bhodges

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Terryl L. Givens

Dr. Terryl L. Givens sat down with host Blair Hodges during the Mormon Scholars Foundation Summer Seminar at Brigham Young University. Blair uses selections from Givens’s books as jumping off points for further discussion on a wide array of subjects, including: nineteenth-century anti-Mormon literature, the Book of Mormon, prisca theologia, the paradox of searching and certainty, recent developments in Mormon studies, Parley P. Pratt, the preexistence, globalization, thoughtful faith, and dealing with difficult historical and theological puzzles.

Questions about this episode and ideas for future episodes can be added to the comments section here, or emailed to [email protected].

Dr. Terrl L. Givens is Professor of Literature and Religion at the University of Richmond. He has authored several books, including The Viper on the Hearth: Mormons, Myths, and the Construction of Heresy (Oxford 1997); By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion (Oxford 2003); People of Paradox: A History of Mormon Culture (Oxford 2007); The Book of Mormon: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2009); and When Souls had Wings: Pre-Mortal Life in Western Thought (2010). His current projects include a biography of Parley P. Pratt (with Matt Grow, to be published by Oxford in 2011), a sourcebook of Mormonism in America (with Reid Neilson, to be published by Columbia in 2011), a history of Mormon theology (with Steven Harper), and a study of the idea of human perfectibility in the Western tradition. He lives in Montpelier, Virginia.

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Filed Under: Anti-Mormon critics, Book of Mormon, Doctrine, Early Christianity, Interfaith Dialogue, LDS History, News stories, Philosophy

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  1. stevey says

    July 16, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    this is great, thanks to prof. Givens for the interview

  2. Laura says

    July 17, 2010 at 2:10 pm

    Really enjoyed this podcast. Had heard about Pro. Givens through some interviews/books by Richard Bushman. Gonna look for his books.

  3. bhodges says

    July 22, 2010 at 8:14 am

    I noticed an article on Givens appeared in today’s Mormon Times:

    http://www.mormontimes.com/article/16004/Daniel-Peterson-Terryl-Givens-making-his-mark-in-Mormon-writing?s_cid=queue_title&utm_source=queue_title

  4. Jeremy says

    August 22, 2010 at 8:04 pm

    Thanks – I really enjoyed this podcast. Terryl Givens is very articulate. I’m reading By the Hand of Mormon right now. I’m finding it to be a great read.

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