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Message from the Dean

Religious Education is a vital part of the Brigham Young university experience. Each year approximately 28,000 students choose to take religion courses on topics such as the Book of Mormon, the New Testament, the Old Testament, the Doctrine and Covenants, the Pearl of Great Price, teachings of the living prophets, Church history and doctrine, world religions, family history, mission preparation, and marriage and family.

When surveyed, BYU alumni consistently identify their religion classes as the most significant overall factor in helping them obtain the aims of a BYU education—one that is intellectually enlarging, spiritually enlightening, character building, and leading to lifelong service and learning. We are striving to maintain this level of success with our students, and we are anxious to share the BYU Religious Education experience beyond our Provo campus.

Please join us in our efforts to fulfill these goals through teaching, research, publication, and broadcast. Your contribution will make a difference. Remember that 100 percent of your gift will go where you designate.

Thank you,
Dean Terry B. Ball

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Religious Education Current Needs

Religious Education Dean’s Fund
The Religious Education Dean’s Fund provides funds to be used where most needed, at the discretion of the dean.

Religious Studies Center Endowment
The Religious Studies Center supports research in many areas related to Latter-day Saint scripture, history, and contemporary life. Grants are made available to researchers from both within and outside of the BYU faculty.

Support the filming and development of Messiah: Behold the Lamb of God
Religious Education is joining with others at Brigham Young University to prepare a seven-part DVD series that discusses the life and ministry of Jesus from the perspective of the restored gospel.

Teaching Excellence Endowment
The Teaching Excellence Endowment in Religious Education will bless the University, the Church, and Latter-day Saints throughout the world by fostering excellence in the teaching of the gospel.

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Religious Education Major Gifts

Religious Education has been assigned a full-time professional to assist you with your planned gifts, to contact our representative for assistance click here.

To learn more about the tax benefits and retirement income benefits of a Planned Charitable Gift to Religious Education – click on one of the options below:

Charitable gifts by Will
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Gift Annuities
Gifts of Stocks or Bonds
Gifts of Land or Real-Estate

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What is Friends Of Religious Education? (F.O.R.E.)

The Mission of "Friends of Religious Education" is to discover and provide critically needed funds to Religious Education for the purpose of:

Enhancing religious instruction in the classroom.
Encouraging and facilitating faith based gospel scholarship and research.
Promoting an outreach program that effectively uses the resources and talents of both Religious Education faculty and F.O.R.E. members for the benefit of the world wide membership of the Church.

Projects Sponsored by F.O.R.E.

Reconstruction of Capernaum

The Reconstruction of Capernaum is one of the media helps found on a Resource CD created specifically for professors teaching New Testament courses at Brigham Young University. These resources are used to help students better understand the world of the New Testament.
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Religious Education Online Library

The online Religious Education faculty library allows professors to conduct needed research by providing a myriad of searchable documents in one location. The linked example contains a small sample of some of the works contained in the Religious Education Faculty library.
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Documentaries: Bertel Thorvaldsen's Christus

Some of the most common images of Christ associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are those by the Danish artist who likely never had contact with Church members: Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen. The linked clip is one example of the many doucmentaries that have been produced in conjunction with professors assiciated with Religious Education.
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Roundtable Discussion on the Resurrection

Faculty members from BYU Religious Education discuss the writings and teachings of The New Testament. Hundreds of half-hour episodes have been producded which cover topics from the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine and Covenants.
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Sperry Symposium: The Book of Mormon

The Sidney B. Sperry Symposium is sponsored by Brigham Young University Religious Education and the Church Educational System.
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Virtual Tours

Hallowed Ground, Sacred Journeys allows viewers to take "virtual" tours of Church history sites. BYU Religion professors introduce sites with video commentary followed by historical and modern photographs that highlight facets of each site. QuickTime virtual reality images allow viewers to move around sites by moving their computer mouse.
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