March 2018 • Page 2 of 3 • From The Desk

March 19, 2018

A fan movement wants to bring ‘Stargate’ back to TV

SALT LAKE CITY — “Stargate” fans around the world are preparing to make a very loud noise for a singular purpose: to bring “Stargate” back to television.

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March 17, 2018May 8, 2019

10 questions with Gary Jones

Gary Jones is a talented improv, stage, and screen actor best known for his performance as Walter Harriman on Stargate: SG-1.

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March 13, 2018March 2, 2020

10 questions with Emilie M. Townes

Sponsored by BYU Studies—What is the different between faith and theology? Join Vanderbilt University Divinity School Dean Emilie M. Townes for a discussion of the issues.

March 10, 2018

Scholar explores era, events that help shape modern religions in ‘Crucible of Faith’

A recent book by Philip Jenkins looks at a tumultuous time in history that contains lessons for believers trying to navigate today’s religious landscape.

“Crucible of Faith: The Ancient Revolution That Made Our Modern Religious World” (Basic Books, $19.99) covers a time period of about two centuries prior to the birth of Christ to a half-century after his death.

So much happened in such a short amount of time such that Jenkins refers to it as a crucible in which different world faiths were shaped.

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March 6, 2018February 29, 2020

10 questions with Daniel C. Peterson

Daniel Peterson is the president and chairman of the board of the Interpreter Foundation, a scholar of Islam, and the founding editor of the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative.

March 5, 2018February 25, 2019