The conference is now sold out.  There will be no same-day or walk-in registration.  Those unable to attend will be able to get a printed copy of the presentations or audio recordings at a later date.

There will be a reception this coming Saturday night, October 27, at 7:30pm, at the Riverwoods in Logan, for those who are registered for the temple conference to meet the presenters.  Directions to the Riverwoods can be found at this link:

http://theriverwoods.com/About/

Please note, we are close to capacity in the Eccles Conference Center Auditorium and when we reach that point we cannot admit any more people. You must register in advance. There will be no same-day or walk-in registration.

The Conference Executive Committee expresses great thanks and appreciation to Frederick Huchel who has had to retire from the conference because of other personal commitments and pressures. He has been largely responsible for helping with local arrangements, putting together the website (with Bryce Haymond’s able assistance), and was an integral part in getting this symposium off the ground.  We wish him the very best.

Please watch for any changes in the program. We will keep the website current as any developments occur.  Thank you.

Laurence Paul Hemming is Research Fellow at the Department of Organisation, Technology and Work in the Management School of Lancaster University.

The Reverend Dr. Hemming holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge (Peterhouse) 1999; a M.Phil. From the University of Oxford; and B.A., and (M.A.) Degrees in Philosophy and Theology, from the University of Oxford (Oriel College). Continue reading →

Margaret Barker is an unassuming British scholar whose primary engagement is with the Old Testament.  Her expertise and her research have led her, however, into the New Testament, and, more recently, into Mormon sources.  I say Mrs. Barker is unassuming.  By that I mean that her personal manner is utterly devoid of pomposity or egocentrism; but in her writing she is bold, direct, and has not hesitated to turn the world of Bible scholarship on its head. Continue reading →

Temple Studies is a relatively new field of Biblical study, focusing on the relationship between themes which underlie the older theology of the Bible and the theology of the First Temple, also called Solomon’s Temple.  This field has been pioneered by British Bible scholar Margaret Barker.  According to Dr. Barker’s website, Continue reading →