Academic Conferences
While many conferences I've designated as "popular" on another page also include quality presentations by scholars in the language of scholarship, this page is for those conferences where the standards of scholarship are espoused by the sponsoring organizations on topics related to Mormon Studies.
If you are aware of any conferences (or academic lectures) where papers on Mormonism will be presented, even if only one presenter will be addressing the topic, please contact me.
This page includes:
Photo Courtesy The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology
- Academic Societies & Associations
- Mormon Studies Programs
- Claremont Graduate University School of Religion
- The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
- Relgious Studies Center - Brigham Young University
- University of Wyoming Religious Studies Program
- Utah State University Religious Studies Program
- Utah Valley University Religious Studies Program
- Other Events sponsored by Universities, Seminars, Foundations, etc.
Academic Societies & Associations
Though there are more Societies and Associations focused on Mormon Studies than I have included, I have only listed those which hold regular conferences. For an extensive list of Mormon Studies Resources, click here.
Societies and Associations focused on Mormon Studies
| Name of Society | Next Conference Location | Date |
| Association for Mormon Letters | Utah Valley University Orem, Utah |
27 Feb 2010 |
| The Society for Mormon Philosophy and Theology |
Utah Valley University Orem, Utah |
25-27 Mar 2010 |
| Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists |
Salt Lake City, Utah | 31 Mar - 2 Apr 2010 |
| Claremont Mormon Studies Student Association |
Claremont Graduate University Claremont, California | 23-24 Apr 2010 |
| Mormon Scholars in the Humanities | Claremont, California | 21-22 May 2010 |
| Mormon History Association | Independence, Missouri | 27-30 May 2010 |
| European Mormon Studies Association | Tilburg, Holland | 15-16 Jul 2010 |
| John Whitmer Historical Association | TBD | TBD 2010 |
| Students of the Ancient Near East | Brigham Young University Provo, Utah |
TBD 2011 |
Other Societies that Present Papers on Mormon Studies
The following organizations hold annual conferences where papers related to Mormon Studies are regularly presented, though the focus is not principally Mormonism.
| Name of Society | Next Conference Location | Date |
| Western Commission for the Study of Religion
(American Academy of Religion/Society for Biblical Literature) |
Tempe, Arizona | 13-15 Mar 2010 |
| Center for Studies on New Religions | Torino, Italy | 9-11 Sep 2010 |
| Communal Studies Association | New Harmony, Indiana | 30 Sep - 1 Oct 2010 |
| Western History Association | Incline Village, Nevada | 13-16 Oct 2010 |
| Society for the Scientific Study of Religion / Religious Research Association | Baltimore, Maryland | 29-31 Oct 2010 |
| American Academy of Religion | Atlanta, Georgia | 30 Oct - 1 Nov 2010 |
| Society of Biblical Literature | Atlanta, Georgia | 19- 23 Nov 2010 |
| Utah State Historical Society | Salt Lake City, Utah | TBD 2010 |
| American Society of Church History | TBD 2011 | TBD 2011 |
Mormon Studies Programs
The following institutions are focused on Religious Studies, with a strong emphasis on Mormon Studies research, and hold a variety of events where scholarship is presented on topics related to Mormonism.
Claremont Graduate University School of Religion
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Grant Hardy: "Reading the Book of Mormon" | Claremont Graduate University School of Religion, Claremont Graduate University |
18 Feb 2010 |
| Daniel Peterson: "The State of the Debate over the Book of Mormon" | Claremont Graduate University School of Religion, Claremont Graduate University |
18 Mar 2010 |
| Martha Bradley Evans: "The Fundamentalists Today" | Claremont Graduate University School of Religion, Claremont Graduate University |
15 Apr 2010 |
The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Annual Book of Mormon Lecture: Mark H. Willes | Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University |
11 Mar 2010 |
| Biennial Book of Mormon Conference | Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2010 |
Religious Studies Center - Brigham Young University
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Church History Symposium | LDS Historical Department and Religious
Studies Center, Brigham Young University |
26 Feb 2010 |
| BYU Religious Education Student Symposium |
BYU Religious Education and Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2010 |
| Sperry Symposium | BYU Religious Education, Church Education System, and Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2010 |
University of Wyoming Religious Studies Program
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Latter-day Saints & Their World Lecture Series | University of Wyoming Religious Studies Program, Laramie, Wyoming |
TBD 2010 |
Utah State University Religious Studies Program
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series |
Utah State University Special Collections and Archives, Logan, Utah |
TBD 2010 |
Utah Valley University Religious Studies Program
(website)
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Helen Whitney's "The Mormons": Reflections and Analysis on Religion and Film | UVU Religious Studies Program, Utah Valley University |
12 Feb 2010 |
| Mormon Studies Conference | UVU Religious Studies Program, UVU College of Humanities and Social Sciences, UVU Department of Communicationand Utah Democracy Project/ Center for the Study of Ethics, Utah Valley University |
TBD 2010 |
Other Academic Conferences & Lectures
These include events sponsored by academic institutions, foundations, and seminars, as well as ad hoc presentations.
Annual Events
| Name of Event | Sponsors & Location | Date |
| Restoration Studies Symposium | Community of Christ Seminary, John Whitmer Historical Association, and Sunstone Education Foundation, TBD |
8-9 Apr 2010 |
| A. Dean Larsen Book Collecting Conference |
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University |
18-19 Mar 2010 |
| Mormon Theology Seminar | Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2010 |
| Joseph Smith Summer Seminar | Mormon Scholars Foundation, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2010 |
| Biennial Art, Belief, Meaning Symposium |
BYU Museum of Art, Brigham Young University |
TBD 2010 |
| National Student Dialogue Conference | Standing Together, TBD |
TBD 2010 |
| Counterpoint Conference | Mormon Women's Forum, Salt Lake City, Utah |
TBD 2010 |