{"id":921,"date":"2014-04-10T09:09:32","date_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylerthorsted.com\/ldschinese\/?p=921"},"modified":"2014-04-10T09:09:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-10T16:09:32","slug":"14th-annual-mormon-studies-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylerthorsted.com\/ldschinese\/2014\/04\/10\/14th-annual-mormon-studies-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"14th Annual Mormon Studies Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tuesday, April 15, 2014 will be the\u00a0Fourteenth Annual Mormon Studies Conference<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>@ Utah Valley University.<\/p>\n

The conference theme is:\u00a0Mormonism and the\u00a0<\/strong>Asian Traditions<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Speakers will include:\u00a0Jessie Embry,\u00a0Reid Neilson,\u00a0Lanier Britsch and many others.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

There will also be an interfaith dialog between a Buddhist priest and a member of the LDS Church. I had the opportunity to listen to their dialog at a previous conference and the dialog was very interesting.<\/p>\n

The Conference info is listed below.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.uvu.edu\/religiousstudies\/mormonstudies\/conferences\/mormonstudies.html<\/a>
\nSchedule of Events<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cPracticing Zazen, Sitting through Church: Boredom as a Fruit of the Spirit\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAdam Miller
\nProfessor of Philosophy at Collin College<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cMormonism and Buddhism: Where Do Questions Begin and End\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>
\nWayne Hanewicz
\nDirector of Integrated Studies Program at Utah Valley University<\/em>
\n10:00 – 11:15 a.m.<\/p>\n

“The Trappings of Religious Culture and Ritual: Buddhism and Mormonism”<\/strong>
\nKen White
\nInstructor, Department of Philosophy & Humanities, Utah Valley University<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cBridging Cultures: Asian American Mormons\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>
\nJessie Embry
\nAssistant Director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at
\nBrigham Young University<\/em>
\n11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

Lunch Break<\/strong>
\n2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

“Interfaith Dialogue, Buddhism and Mormonism”\u00a0<\/strong>
\nJerry K. Hirano
\n<\/em>Minister, Salt Lake Buddhist Temple<\/em><\/p>\n

Elizabeth Ann Takasaki
\nformer member of the Young Women General Board of The Church of
\nJesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/em>
\n3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Mormon and a Buddhist Debate Plural Marriage:
\nThe Letters of Elder Alma O. Taylor and the Reverend
\nNishijima Kakuryo, 1901\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>
\nReid Neilson<\/em>
\nManaging Director, Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ
\nof Latter-day Saints<\/em><\/p>\n

“Historical and Cultural Challenges to LDS Missionary Work in Japan\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>
\nLanier Britsch
\nEmeritus Professor of history at Brigham Young University<\/p>\n

for more information, contact Boyd Petersen at boyd.petersen@uvu.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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