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Don Bradley, "Knowing Brother Joseph: How the Historical Record Demonstrates the Prophet’s Religious Sincerity," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2023 FAIR Conference, , August 2023). link
LaJean Carruth, "His Accuracy was not What it Ought: Comparing George D. Watt’s Original Shorthand Record to his Published Transcripts in the Journal of Discourses," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2023 FAIR Conference, , August 2023). link
Jennifer Roach, "Shedding Light on the Complexities: Understanding Abuse within the LDS Church," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2023 FAIR Conference, , August 2023). link
Cassandra Hedelius, "Compassion and Evidence: The Wisdom of Church Guidelines for Transgender Individuals and Their Families," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2022 FAIR Conference, , August 2022). link
Craig Foster, "What Under the Banner of Heaven Gets Wrong," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2022 FAIR Conference, , August 2022). link
Kent P. Jackson, "Was Joseph Smith Influenced by Outside Sources in His Translation of the Bible?," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2022 FAIR Conference, , August 2022). link
Jeffrey Thayne, "Moral Intuitions and Persuasion: Exploring the Psychology of Conversion and Deconversion," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2022 FAIR Conference, , August 2022). link
Lynne Wilson, "Restoring a Kingdom of Priests and Priestesses," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2022 FAIR Conference, , August 2022). link
Jeff Bradshaw, "Since Hugh Nibley: Remarkable New Findings on Enoch and the Gathering of Zion," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2021 FAIR Conference, , August 2021). link
Edwin E. Gantt, "Agentic Sexuality: How a Latter-day Saint Perspective Can Rescue Humanity from the Tyranny of the Abstract," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2021 FAIR Conference, , August 2021). link
Jennifer Ann Mackley, "Discovering Church History: The Wilford Woodruff Papers Project," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2021 FAIR Conference, , August 2021). link
Brittany Chapman Nash, "Let’s Talk About Polygamy," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2021 FAIR Conference, , August 2021). link
Stephen O. Smoot, "Abraham and the Stranger at Sodom and Gomorrah: Reading the Bible and Navigating LGBT Identity," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2021 FAIR Conference, , August 2021). link
Ben Spackman, "'Through a Glass, Less Darkly: The 20th Century History of Genesis and Evolution'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2021 FAIR Conference, , August 2021). link
Jeffrey Thayne, "Worldview Apologetics: Revealing the Waters in Which We Swim," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2021 FAIR Conference, , August 2021). link
Tim Barker, "Translating the Book of Abraham: The Answer Under Our Heads," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2020 FAIR Conference, , August 2020). link
Kim B. Clark, "Seeking Jesus Christ," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2020 FAIR Conference, , August 2020). link
Tyler Griffin, "Latter-day Lessons from Alma 30: Recognizing and Combating Anti-Christ Teachings and Tactics," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2020 FAIR Conference, , August 2020). link
Melissa Inouye, "Women in Global Church History," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2020 FAIR Conference, , August 2020). link
Andrew Knaupp and Sal Velluto, "Pillar of Light: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of Joseph Smith’s First Vision," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2020 FAIR Conference, , August 2020). link
James Perry, "When Doubts and Questions Arise: Church History and European Saints," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2020 FAIR Conference, , August 2020). link
Anthony Sweat, "History and Art: Mediating the Rocky Relationship," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2020 FAIR Conference, , August 2020). link
Don Bradley, "Joseph Smith's First Vision as Endowment and Epitome of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (or Why I Came Back to the Church)," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Angela Hallstrom, "Women's Voices in Vol 2 of Saints," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Elizabeth Kuehn, "'The Lives and Letters of the Twelve Apostles and their Wives during the Second British Mission, 1839-1841'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Richard Terry, "The Dirt on the Ancient Inhabitants of Mesoamerica," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Matt Roper/Kirk Magleby, "Time Vindicates the Prophet," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Jasmin Rappleye, "ScripturePlus: The Future of Scripture Study," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Matthew Bowen, "'Laman and Nephi as Key-Words: An Etymological, Narratological, and Rhetorical Approach to Understanding Lamanites and Nephites as Religious, Political, and Cultural Descriptors'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
John W. & Jeannie Welch, "Parables of Jesus Revealing the Plan of Salvation," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Matthew McBride, "Answering Historical Questions with Church History Topics," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Ben Spackman, "A Paradoxical Preservation of Faith: LDS Creation Accounts and the Composite Nature of Revelation," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
René Krywult, "Fear Leads to the Dark Side: How to Navigate the Shallows of (Mis)Information," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Brian Hales, "Supernatural or Supernormal? Scrutinizing Secular Sources for the Book of Mormon," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Scott Hales, "'The Exodus and Beyond: A Preview of Saints, Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Elder Craig C. Christensen, "Foundations of Our Faith," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Scott Gordon, "CES Letter: Proof or Propaganda?," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Wendy Ulrich, "'Women, Men, and Priesthood Power'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Tad Callister, "A Case for the Book of Mormon," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Daniel Peterson, "“Idle Tales”? The Witness of Women," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Elder Bruce C. and Sister Marie K. Hafen, "Faith is Not Blind," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2019 FAIR Conference, , August 2019). link
Matt McBride, "Women of the Global Church: Stories on history.lds.org," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Jenny Reeder, "Fire In My Bones: Women’s Stories on churchhistorianspress.org," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Lisa Olsen Tait, "Takeaways from the Gospel Topics Essays," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Jenny Lund, "“We all must be crazy”: The Plight of a 19th-Century Mormon Missionary Wife," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Scott Hales, "Women's Stories in Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Taunalyn Rutherford, "For We Shall See Him as He Is: Understanding Mormon Women in India," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Lynne Hilton Wilson, "Peter and Paul’s Paradoxical Passages on Women," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Sara Riley, "“Even as Moses’ Did”: The Use of the Exodus Narrative in Mosiah 11-18," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Brad Wilcox, "Have You Been Saved By Grace?' How Do We Respond?," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Steve Densley & Geret Giles, "Barriers to Belief," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Jeffrey Bradshaw, "Stories of the Saints in the DR Congo," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
John Gee, "Selling Our Birthright for a Mess of Pottage: The Historical Authenticity of the Book of Abraham," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Randall Spackman, "Chronological Structure and Symbolism in the Small Plates of Nephi - Presentation Handout," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Spencer McBride, "Joseph Smith in Van Buren’s White House: Lessons in Electoral Politics and Religious Freedom," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Wade Miller, "The Presence of Pre-Columbian Horses in America," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
John Lynch, "Strengthen Thy Brethren: Bolstering Those in Faith Crisis," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Elder Kevin W. Pearson, "A Sacred and Imperative Duty," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Jeff Lindsay, "“Arise from the Dust”: Digging into a Vital Book of Mormon Theme," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Steve Harper, "Making Saints: A Look into the Writing of the New Church History," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Jeff Robinson, "Thinking Differently About Same-Sex Attraction," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Daniel Peterson, "'Apologetics: What, Why and How?'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2018 FAIR Conference, , August 2018). link
Neal Rappleye, "“Put Away Childish Things”: Learning to Read the Book of Mormon Using Mature Historical Thought," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Elizabeth A. Kuehn, "Finances and Faith in the Kirtland Crisis of 1837," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Keith Erekson, "'Witnessing the Book of Mormon: The Testimonies of Three, Eight, and Millions'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Michael Ash, "After the Manner of Their Language: The Key to Wisdom," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Matthew Bowen, "'Semitic Semiotics: The Symbolic, Prophetic, and Narratological Power of Names in Ancient Scripture'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Scott Petersen, "'Jesus Christ, the Same Yesterday, Today, and Forever: A Restoration of Primitive Christianity'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Scott Gordon, "Mormon Temples and Freemasonry," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Ben Spackman, "'Truth, Scripture, and Interpretation: Some Precursors to Reading Genesis'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Ugo Perego, "What does the Church believe about evolution?," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Janiece Johnson, "Restoring the Tapestry of the Restoration: Early Mormon Women’s Witness," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Tyler Griffin, "Book of Mormon Geographical References: Internal Consistency Taken to A New Level," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Gerrit Dirkmaat, "Lost Teachings of the Prophets: Recently Uncovered Teachings of Joseph Smith and Others from the Council of Fifty Record," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Daniel Peterson, "What Difference Does It Make?," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2017 FAIR Conference, , August 2017). link
Morgan Deane, "Climbing a tree to find a fish: Insurgency in the Book of Mormon," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Jill Derr, "Quorum Lost and Found: Eliza R. Snow and the 1868 Restoration of Relief Society," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Matt Grow, "'“We, the People of the Kingdom of God”: Insights into the Minutes of the Council of Fifty, 1844-1846'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Ralph Hancock, "'“Love Wins,” and Charity Loses'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Grant Hardy, "More Effective Apologetics," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Ally Isom, "Faith-Centered Dialectics: Talking About Differences Transforms," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Patrick Mason, "The Courage of Our Convictions: Embracing Mormonism in a Secular Age," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Ben McGuire, "The Book of Mormon as a Communicative Act: Translation in Context," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Dan Peterson, "'The Logic-Tree of Life, or, Why I Can’t Manage to Disbelieve'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Matt Roper, "“To Inflict the Wounds of Death”: Mesoamerican Swords and Cimeters in the Book of Mormon," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Kathryn Shirts, "“Daughters of Christ”: Finding Language to Talk about Women and Priesthood," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Royal Skousen and Stan Carmack, "Finishing up the Book of Mormon Critical Text Project: An Introduction to The History of the Text of the Book of Mormon," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Brian Stubbs, "Changes in Languages from Nephi to Now," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Wendy Ulrich, "What I hope we will teach our daughters (and sons) about the priesthood," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2016 FAIR Conference, , August 2016). link
Margaret Barker, "The Mother in Heaven and Her Children," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Ron Dennis, "Captain Dan Jones: Defender of the Faith in Wales," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Brant Gardner, "History and Historicity in the Book of Mormon," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
James D. Gordon III, "Faith and Scholarship," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Laura Harris Hales, "Joseph Smith’s Polygamy: Toward a Better Understanding," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Cassandra Hedelius, "'A house of order, a house of God: Recycled challenges to the legitimacy of the church'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
David J. Larsen, "The Order of the House of God: Ancient Practices and Modern Experiences," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Brittany Chapman Nash, "An Act of Religious Conviction: Mormon Women and Nineteenth-Century Polygamy," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Michael R. Otterson, "On the Record," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Dan Peterson, "The Reasonable Leap into Light: A Barebones Secular Argument for the Gospel," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Ed Pinegar, "How to help young Latter-day Saints deal with criticisms against the Church and the doubts they cause while remaining faithful," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Paul Reeve, "'From Not White Enough, to Too White: Rethinking the Mormon Racial Story'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Stephen H. Webb, "Why Mormon Materialism Matters," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Lynne Wilson, "Christ’s Emancipation of Women in the New Testament," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2015 FAIR Conference, , August 2015). link
Kerry Muehlstein, "The Book of Abraham and Unnoticed Assumptions," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Marvin Perkins, "Blacks in the Scriptures," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Barry Bickmore, "Joseph Smith Among the Early Christians," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Bob Rees, "Earl Wunderli’s Imperfect Book," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Matt Roper & Paul Fields, "Scriptural Style in Early Nineteenth Century American Literature," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Ty Mansfield, "'“Mormons can BE gay, they just can’t DO gay”?: Deconstructing Sexuality and Identity From an LDS Perspective'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Ann Cannon, "'Why, Yes! I am a Mormon, Thank You Very Much!'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Russell Stevenson, "'Shouldering the Cross, or How to Condemn Racism and Still Call Brigham Young a Prophet'," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Robert F. Smith, "The Preposterous Book of Mormon: A Singular Advantage," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Sharon Eubank, "“This Is a Woman’s Church”," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Matt Grow & Matt Godfrey, "The Story Behind the Revelations: Using the Joseph Smith Papers to Better Understand the Doctrine and Covenants," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Hannah Smith, "Religious Liberty: What Latter-day Saints Need to Know to Preserve Our First Freedom," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
Dan Peterson, "Some Reflections on That Letter to a CES Director," (lecture presentation, Proceedings of the 2014 FAIR Conference, , August 2014). link
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