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Byu Closing Lds History Institute - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 14th Jul, 2005 - 6:53pm
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BYU Closing LDS History Institute
SCHOLARS MOVING TO S.L.
A handful of scholars researching the early history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will move to Salt Lake City after the closure of a research institute at Brigham Young University dedicated to LDS history.
Ref. https://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1%2C1249%2C...43054%2C00.html
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| was it because too much research was going into things better left alone |
Well actually the purpose of the creation of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute was (in my opinion) to have a better control over the kind of material and research being taking place regards to Church history. LDS and non LDS historians have mentioned many times that this type of research is extremely slow because the Church is not willing to provide with all the information they need such as Joseph Smith journals between others. I guess moving now the Institute to the Church headquarters put even more pressure on the kind of results the Church is looking for.
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| Scholars both inside and outside the LDS Church remember the tension between historians and some LDS leaders two decades ago over the tone and content of some scholarship. At that point, access to the archives became more highly restricted and the Smith Institute at BYU was established. "I believe the general authorities of the church recognize that we need very bright Latter-day Saints to be able to enter into the national scholarly conversation," Derr said. "It requires a certain kind of openness and familiarity with all of the information. "We've had 20 years to expand details of the historical record, and faithful scholars can incorporate those nuances and information into history without destroying faith. I think we've gained greater experience with that process, and I feel very optimistic about what will go forward." |
Edited: LDS_forever on 14th Jul, 2005 - 6:54pm TOPIC: BYU Closing LDS History Institute