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2013 FAIR Conference

The 15th annual conference was held on August 1 and 2, 2013 at the Utah Valley Convention Center in Provo, Utah. Presentations are available through the links below.

Shaken Faith Syndrome, Part Deux
Michael R. Ash

Joseph Smith’s Visions: His Style and his Record
Ron Barney

Panel Discussion: Charity Never Faileth: Seeking Sisterhood Amid Different Perspectives on Mormon Feminism
Neylan McBaine
Valerie Hudson
Wendy Ulrich
Kristine Frederickson
Maxine Hanks

Mormonism and the New Liberalism: the Inescapability of Political Apologetics
Ralph Hancock

“Kidnapping” at Palestine Grove: Missouri’s Final Attempt to Extradite Joseph Smith (YouTube)
Morris Thurston

Why Mormonism Matters: Pastoral Apologetics and the LDS Doubter
Seth Payne

Why It is Important to Laugh at Ourselves
Robert Kirby

Was Joseph a Product of the Second Great Awakening (YouTube)
Lynne Wilson

Disenchanted Mormonism
Rosalynde Welch

The Original Context of the First Vision Narrative: 1820s or 1830s
Don Bradley

Heartland as Hinterland: The Mesoamerican Core and North American Periphery of Book of Mormon Geography
Mark Alan Wright

Working With the Church: Another Narrative
Maxine Hanks

Panel Discussion: The Loss and Rekindling of Faith
Don Bradley
Janet L. Eyring
Maxine Hanks

Toward a More Effective Apologetics
Dan Peterson

 

Conference Sponsors

  • Deseret Book
  • BYU Studies
  • The Interpreter Foundation
  • Mormon History Association
  • LDSAgents.com
  • Roger Nicholson
  • Brant & Valerie Gardner
  • Farr’s Jewelry & Electronics

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