Richard L. Bushman Chair in Mormon Studies at the University of Virginia

Why was last week’s speech on LGBTQ rights ‘the most difficult’ of LDS apostle Dallin Oaks’ career?

By Jana Riess — November 15, 2021
(RNS) — Oaks is trying to chart a middle course between religious freedom and LGBTQ+ rights. But in our terribly polarized times, I doubt many Americans are capable of the compromise and civility he’s advocating.

Kathleen Flake to Head New Mormon Studies Program at UVA

By Jana Riess — September 12, 2013
Vanderbilt scholar Kathleen Flake has been named the inaugural Richard Lyman Bushman Chair in Mormon Studies at the University of Virginia -- the most recent good news in a flourishing academic field.
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