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- Gideon O. Burton
Associate Editor, BYU Studies
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- Mormon Studies
(scholarship about Mormonism)
- Mormon Scholarship
(not about Mormonism)
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- Scholarly Articles
- Primary Texts / Documents
- Interviews
- Book Reviews
- Digital Publishing
- Databases
- Academic websites
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- Periods & Places
- Palmyra
- Kirtland
- Missouri
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Utah
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- Individuals (Biographical Studies)
- Joseph Smith
- Brigham Young
- Heber C. Kimball
- Spencer W. Kimball
- Heber J. Grant
- Orrin Porter Rockwell
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- Key Events
- First Vision
- Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Haun’s Mill
- Martyrdom
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- Persecution Studies
- War Studies
- Scriptural
- Nuclear war threat
- Civil war
- Terrorism?
- Prison Studies (Polygamy, POW)
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- Contextual History (Much non-LDS History)
- 19th Century America or Britain
- Western U.S. History
- Protestant History
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- Cultural Studies
- Folklore
- Material culture and conditions
- LDS Arts, Letters, Folklore
- Ecclesiastical Institutions & Auxiliaries (YM/YW?)
- Social Studies
- Interactions with other communities, cultures
- Within Mormon culture
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- Anthropology?
- Ethnography?
- Studies of Popular Culture?
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- Studies of the Gathering
- Emigration and Immigration
- Studies of the Diaspora
- Mission and missionary histories
- Colonies
- Regional histories
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- Travel Studies?
- Exploration?
- Study Abroad?
- Tourism?
- Pilgrimage?
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- Studies of Persecution
- Studies Polygamy
- Polyandry?
- Comparative Polygamy in other cultures?
- Historical / Cultural survey of Marriage & Family?
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- Documents and Texts
- Letters
- Journals and Diaries
- Sermons and speeches
- Interviews
- Eyewitness accounts
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- Critical Apparatus for Mormon History
- Documents
- Reference Works
- Bibliographies
- Indexes
- Encyclopedias
- Archives (Mormon Americana) & Libraries
- Book Reviews
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- Polemics & Apologetics
- Historiography
- Family History?
- Genealogy?
- Memoirs?
- Theory and Practice of Journal Writing?
- Scrapbooking?
- Stake and Ward histories?
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- Administrative Histories?
- BYU?
- Church Presidencies?
- Auxiliary Presidencies?
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- Church Programs, Institutions, Departments
- Welfare Program
- Genealogical Department
- Presiding Bishop’s Office? CES?
- Church Audio/Visual Department?
- Correlation Dept.?
- Church History Library / Archives?
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- Mormon Belief
- Origins and developments of specific doctrines
- Apologetics
- Philosophical exploration of doctrines
- Scriptural studies & hermeneutics
- Pragmatic applications of LDS beliefs
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- Comparative Theology
- Christian denominations
- Jewish, Islamic, etc.
- Popular Theology
- C.S. Lewis
- G.K. Chesterton? Louis Berkhof?
Reinhold Niebuhr?
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- Comparative Religion
- Catholic Saints? Jesuit missionaries?
- Protestant preaching?
- Devotional Practices?
- Comparative Rites & Rituals?
- Visions / Revelation in other cultures (Islam, mystics, etc.)?
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- Folk Doctrine?
- Use of Doctrinal References & Commentaries?
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- Theology
- Political Philosophy
- Continental Philosophy?
- Ancient Philosophy?
- Etiology? Ontology? Epistemology? Transcendence? Being? Death?
- Heidegger? Peirce? Merleau-Ponty?
- Postmodernism? Semiotics?
- Eastern philosophies?
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- Mormon History
- Theology and Doctrine
- Standard Works
- Bible
- Book of Mormon
- D&C
- Pearl of Great Price
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- Antiquities, Ancient Studies
- Record keeping and documents
- Material conditions
- Geography
- Anthropology
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- Cultural Studies
- Jewish & Hebrew
- Egyptian
- Islamic
- Linguistic & Literary Studies
- Translation Studies?
- Onomastics?
- Deseret Alphabet?
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- Adjunct to History
- Letters
- Diaries
- Sermons
- Biographies of literary figures
- Periodicals
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- Adjunct to Scriptural Studies
- Establishing and authenticating scripture via literary means (chiasmus,
wordprints, Hebrew forms)
- Accurate doctrinal interpretations (symbolism, etc.)
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- Publication of Creative Works
- Poetry
- Short Stories
- Personal Essays
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- Literary Criticism
- Literary periods (General, not LDS)
- Individual works (LDS/Non-LDS)
- Individual authors (LDS/Non-LDS)
- Literary theory
- LDS Literary History
- Literary ethics
- Phenomenology?
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- Genre Studies?
- Historical Fiction?
- LDS Romance Fiction?
- Speculative Fiction?
- Fiction in LDS Periodicals?
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- Sermon Texts
- Rhetorical Analysis
- Preaching Studies / Missionary Impact
- Rhetoric of Proselyting? History of Uniform System for Teaching
Families?
- Discourse Studies?
- Devotionals/Forums? CES Firesides? Radio Broadcasts?
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- Reproductions
- Engravings & Etchings, Lithographs
- Watercolors
- Photographs
- Oil Paintings
- Sculpture & Carvings
- Architecture
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- Adjunct to History
- Adjunct to Cultural Studies
- Imagery, symbolism, design
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- Prominent Artists’ Lives & Works
- Visual Arts & Temples
- Illustrations of temples
- Artwork within temples
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- Criticism of Individual Artworks
- Aesthetic Theory
- Art & Religion / Ethics
- Modernity
- Art History (General)?
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- Hymns / Musical Settings to Poetry
- Music Criticism
- Music Education
- History of Music in the Church
- Folk Song
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- Musicians? Composers?
- Composition history, theory, practice?
- Music in LDS Social Life?
- Popular LDS music and music artists?
- Music in Church Film?
- Choirs?
- Tabernacle Choir?
- BYU Choirs? Missionary Choirs?
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- Reviews
- Criticism
- History of LDS Theater
- Dramatists? Actors?
- Musical Theater?
- Experimental / Children’s Theater?
- Community Theater? Roadshows?
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- Pioneer Dancing
- Church Dances (dating/mating ritual)?
- Dancing and International Culture?
- Dance festivals / performing companies?
- LDS Dancers on Broadway, in local theaters?
- Theory of Dance as expressive medium?
- “Sacred Dance Guild”?
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- Agency
- Clinical Psychology / Psychotherapy
- Depression? Mental Health?
- Addiction?
- Parenting and psychology?
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- Documents: Letters, Diaries
- Prominent Women
- Social Studies
- Relief Society Studies?
- Women’s Conferences?
- Women’s Periodicals?
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- Adjunct to Mormon History
- Adjunct to critiques of socialism, defenses of capitalism
- Microeconomics
- Economic history? Theory? Models? Policy?
- International economics?
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- General: Science & Religion
- Theoretical or applied sciences
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Health science
- Geology—adjunct to scriptural studies
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- Sciences
- Chemistry?
- Biology?
- Physics?
- Climatology?
- Cognitive Science? Artificial Intelligence?
- Animal Science? Animal Husbandry? Ethics of animal use in science?
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- Engineering (Electrical/Mechanical/Civil)?
- City Planning / Urban studies? / Zoning?
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- American Government
- Communism & Socialism
- Utopian Studies?
- Comparative theocracies?
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- Adjunct to Mormon History, Theology, Government & Scriptural Studies
- Legal Ethics?
- Histories of Mormon Lawyers?
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- Studies of BYU
- Sacred / Secular
- Institutions within
- Social Culture?
- Demographics?
- History?
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- LDS Education
- Doctrine and exhortation
- Education within auxiliaries?
Via Church periodicals?
- LDS school systems?
- Home schooling?
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- National / International Education and Educators?
- Teacher Education? Pedagogy?
- Computers and Education?
- Physical Education?
- Athletic Teams / History, ethics?
- LDS involvement in local, national sports?
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- Pragmatic Problems of the Expanding Church
- International Politics?
- Humanitarian & Welfare issues?
- Literacy / health / poverty
- Leadership training?
- Transportation & Communication?
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- Sociological Studies?
- Family Relationships?
- Convert Studies? LDS acculturation?
- Fraternal & Women’s organizations (non-LDS)?
- Sexuality / Intimacy?
- Friendship?
- Homosexuality?
- Infertility?
- Adoption?
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- Racial & Minority Studies
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- Medicine?
- Nutrition? Homeopathy?
- Physical Therapy? Chiropractic Medicine?
- Medical Ethics? Medical insurance? Medical law?
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- Media Studies?
- Printing
- Television? / Computer /
Internet?
- Film?
- Institutional / Depictions of Mormons / Mormon Cinema?
- Technology Studies?
- Ergonomics? Ethics? Communications?
- Social consequences?
- Economic / academic / business impact?
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- Statistics?
- Business Studies?
- Leadership/Management? Organizational behavior?
- Ethics?
- Historical LDS Businessmen/women?
- Advertising? Public Relations?
- Mass Communications? Broadcasting?
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- International Studies?
- Political Science?
- Diplomacy?
- Multiculturalism?
- English as a world language?
- Cultural imperialism?
- Financial Management / Accounting? / Debt?
- Journalism?
- Youth Studies – EFY?
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- Library Science?
- Museology? Curatorship?
- Recreation?
- Mathematics?
- Zoology?
- Anatomy?
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