By Study & By Faith
Faith and Flourishing in Your Life and Work
Research shows faith and religious engagement are society‘s greatest strengths in solving social division, loneliness, and virtue decline.
Religion’s Surprising Impact on Academic Success
How does the “abider advantage” help many to excel in school? Religion complements education with discipline, structure, and support.
Gathering in Divine Communities
The gathering of Israel happens in communities: families, religious congregations, and BYU. Each community helps us become more like God.
Covenant Versus Consumer Education
In a consumer society, covenantal education in faith-based institutions helps us approach relationships and life in a more meaningful way.
Building a Beloved Community
We can build a “beloved community” daily by uniting with other Christians to face change together and invite all to come unto Christ.
Quinoa and Olive Trees: Strengthening the Lord’s Vineyard
Rick Jellen uses his research on quinoa growth to discuss the allegory of the olive trees and the growing need for diversity in the Church.
What it Means to Be Educated
Eboo Patel discusses how to be educated in today's interfaith world. It is necessary to understand others to bridge religious divides.
Audacious Faith: Appreciating the Unique Power and Singular Appeal of LDS Doctrine
As presented by an expert in international law and religion, LDS doctrine is characterized by unique and even audacious beliefs.
Orson Hyde, the Holy Land, and Brigham Young University
The Church's involvement in the Holy Land, including the BYU Jerusalem Center, is motivated by the knowledge that God loves all His children.
Religion: Bound by Loving Ties
Religion binds with loving ties—an obvious need for us, individually and collectively, given the trials we experience in mortality.
Why Scientists Playing Amateur Atheology Fail
Christian Smith discusses why scientists cannot disprove religion and any attempts to do so will fail. He encourages all to give each opinion a fair chance.
Pure Religion
Pure religion is about helping, serving, and caring. Practicing pure religion brings happiness as we reach out to our brothers and sisters.
Strengthen the Things That Remain
Members of different faiths need to work together to affirm religious liberty, necessary in preserving human rights, human dignity, and human flourishing.
Faith and the Public Square
America's freedom of religion allows us to be judged in the public square by our character, not prejudiced against because of our faith.
Few Are Chosen: Comparative Religion and the Public Sphere
Scholar Noah Feldman discusses how comparative religion has played a role in history, politics, and the establishment of the United States.
The Soul of Kalaupapa
We can learn much from Kalaupapa, a leprosy settlement in Hawaii, and how the religious communities there respected and loved each other.
Building Bridges to Harmony Through Understanding
Alwi Shihab asserts that to improve our interdependent world, we must work together to replace radicalism with harmony between Islam and the West.
Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints
Daniel K Judd discusses the influence of religion on mental health, as well as the need for Latter-day Saints to be more aware of those who are suffering.
What Did Josiah Reform? The Earlier Religion of Israel
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Service: The Essence of True Religion
Scriptures and modern prophets teach that service is the essence of "true religion." When doing good, we should be characterized by privacy and generosity.
Scholarship and the Gospel
Daniel C. Peterson discusses gospel scholarship, like the work of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS).
Sharing Sacred Space in the Holy Land
The Holy Land has been a contested place for many, many years. Emmett shares specific events throughout history of this complex conflict.
The Dream Is Ours to Fulfill
We are fulfilling the dream of a genuine university among the Saints. Avoid either dogmatism or cynicism, and instead foster authentic study and faith.
Kinship, Religion, and the Transformation of Society
Nonindustrial peoples rely on societal kinship, while industrial people rely on contractual relationships. Religion helps us return to a foundation of genealogy.
“What I Like about the Mormons”
In a world of unrest, faithful Saints build God’s kingdom, growing strong through sacrifice, missions, tithing, welfare, and righteous living.
Forty Day Ministry Part 2
Professor Hugh Nibley continues his discourse on the Forty Day Ministry and the effect it has had on the history of Christianity.
Forty Day Ministry Part 1
The Forty Day Ministry was a potent symbol for the earliest Christians, whose doctrine and practice demonstrated unique views of the Resurrection.
Science and Religion
Science and religion both seek truth—among matter, electrical forces, entropy, the universe, and also life’s purpose and faith in God.
Why Religious Education!
Religious education—in homes, churches, and institutes of religion everywhere—are necessary for our spiritual and moral health.
