Lectures and lecturing; Book of Mormon; Mormonism; Bible; Jerusalem; Inclusivity
Richard Bushman is Gouverneur Morris Professor of History, Emeritus, at Columbia University. He suggests the Book of Mormon should be considered an "apocryphal Bible" and an extension of the Bible. He describes the Book of Mormon as canonically...
Lectures and lecturing; Zoroastrianism; Avesta; Zoroaster; Iran; Religious poetry; Zoroastrianism--Sacred books; Darius I, King of Persia, 548-485 B.C.; Ethics; Religious tolerance
Jennifer Rose, who teaches courses on Zoroastrianism at Claremont Graduate University, introduces herself not as Zoroastrian by birth or adherence, but explains that her grandmother was a Parsi, an Indian Zoroastrian, and it was that relationship...
Lectures and lecturing; Book of Mormon; Bible. N.T.; Zoroastrianism; Hinduism; Religion--Study and teaching; Sacred books; Insiders; Outsiders
Karen Torjesen invites the conference panelists to speak about their experiences in the conference discussion groups. Hamid Mavani talks about the academic study of religion by both practitioners and non-practitioners and the insights both bring to...
