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Terryl Lynn Givens is a senior research fellow at the Neal A. Maxwell Institute of Religious ScholarshipatBrigham Young University (BYU).[2] Until 2019, he was a professor of literature and religion at the University of Richmond, where he held the James A. Bostwick Chair in English.

Terryl Givens
Terryl Givens in 2018
Born
Terryl Lynn Givens
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)James A. Bostwick Professor of English and Religion, University of Richmond[1]
SpouseFiona Givens[1]
WebsiteTerrylGivens.com

Givens is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As a young man, he served a missioninSao Paulo, Brazil, and later graduated from BYU with a degree in comparative literature. He did graduate work in intellectual history at Cornell and earned a PhD in comparative literature from the University of North Carolina, working with Greek, German, Spanish, Portuguese and English languages and literature.[3] A longtime collaborator with his wife, Fiona Givens, he is the co-author of The God Who Weeps: How Mormonism Makes Sense of Life and Crucible of Doubt: Reflections on the Quest for Faith.[4]

The New York Times referred to his work as "polemical" and "provocative"[5] while Harper's praised him for being "fair-minded and unbiased."[6]

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Givens has served in the LDS Church as a bishop in a local congregation.[7]

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  • ^ "Terryl Givens". Neal A. Maxwell Institute | BYU. Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  • ^ Toone, Trent (2012-11-15). "Scholars Terryl and Fiona Givens discuss life, love and their new book". Deseret News. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  • ^ Goodstein, Laurie (2013-07-20). "Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  • ^ Bobrick, Benson: The Gospel According to Joseph Smith, page 2. The New York Times, August 18, 2002. https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9503E0D8163AF93BA2575BC0A9649C8B63
  • ^ Davenport, Guy: By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion (Subject of Review). Harpers, July 2002. http://www.harpers.org/subjects/ByTheHandOfMormonTheAmericanScriptureThatLaunchedANewWorldReligionBook/SubjectOf/Review
  • ^ Daniel Peterson (22 July 2010). "Daniel Peterson: Terryl Givens making his mark in Mormon writing". Deseret News. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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  •   Literature
  •   Biography
  •   Latter Day Saint movement

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