Date/Time
Date(s) - 08/17/2026 - 08/21/2026
12:00 am
Category(ies)
Humanities Center-Sponsored Sessions
Monday-only Sessions
- 8:30 a.m. Brigitte L. Morales, “El papel del acceso lingüístico en la soledad de la experiencia migrante”
- 9:50 a.m. Roberto Morales, “El corazón me lo decía: Mi conversion al evangelio mediante las Leyendas del Dios Blanco”
- 11:10 a.m. Anna-Lisa Halling, “Redimir a los Muertos: Recuperando las voces perdidas de las escritoras ibéricas”
- 12:30 p.m. Lin Sherman, “Un libro en piedra: La imagen de Jesús en el arte románica”
- 1:50 Rex Nielson, “Nations, Kindreds, Tongues, and People: New Strategies for Learning a Language”
Tuesday–Friday Sessions
8:30 a.m.: “Philosophy and Contemporary Culture”
- Tuesday: Derek Haderlie, “Why I Stay”
- Wednesday: Dave Jensen, “Defending Free Will
- Thursday: Gordon Mower, “Classical Republican Theory and the United States Constitution”
- Friday: Angela Faulconer, “A Good Death”
9:50 a.m.: “Inspiring Publications from the College of Humanities to Enrich Your Life”
- Tuesday: Josh Perkey, “Why Telling Our Stories Lifts Us All”
- Wednesday: Matt Wickman, “Building Bridges Through the Faith and Imagination Podcast”
- Thursday: Jon Balzotti, “Making Meaning from Experience: Reflective Writing and the Pursuit of Wisdom (Phronesis)
- Friday: Ann Dee Ellis: “From Campus to Kids: The Story of Whirligig Magazine“
11:10 a.m.: “Out of the Best Books”
- Wednesday: Kerry Soper, “The Benefits of Reading The Far Side Cartoons by Gary Larson”
- Thursday: Marc Yamada, “How the Dao De Jing and the Concept of Non-Action Can Help Us Be Better Christians”
- Friday: Jamin Rowan, “How the City Made Me a Better Saint”
12:30 p.m.: “Key Terms for Gospel Study”
- Tuesday: Jon Ostenson, “To See as He Sees: The Art of Discernment in an Age of Deception”
- Wednesday: Matt Wickman, “Divine Silence”
- Thursday: Mary Eyring, “Grief, Close Reading, and Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost”
- Friday: Lauryn Wilde, “‘Let God Prevail’: The Power of Prophetic Words and Phrases”
1:50 p.m.: “Finding Christ in Art from Around the World”
- Tuesday: Laura Howe, “The History and Influence of the International Art Competitions at the Church History Museum”
- Wednesday: Rex Nielson, “Finding Christ in the Unexpected Art of Brazil”
- Thursday: Elliott Wise, “Semana Santa: The Art of Worship During Spain’s Holiest Week”
- Friday: Miri Kim, “Mountains and Forests: Looking at Paintings from the BYU Museum of Art”
3:10 p.m.: “Science Fiction and Theology”
- Tuesday: Dennis Cutchins, “Science Fiction, AI, and What It Means to Be a Family”
- Wednesday: Dale Pratt, “How Science Fiction Approaches Theological Questions: The Atonement and Life Throughout the Universe”
- Thursday: Aaron Eastley, “Prince Caspian and the Deeper Science in C.S. Lewis”
- Friday: Liz Busby, “Zion Among the Stars: Portrayals of Latter-day Saints in Science Fiction”
4:30 p.m.: “Films of Faith and Hope”
- Tuesday: Marie-Laure Oscarson, “Quietly Hopeful: From Irish Wells to Tokyo Toilets—Finding Hope in Four Contemporary Films”
- Wednesday: Chip Oscarson, “Inspiration from the North: Scandinavian Cinema Inspiring Faith, Hope, and Occasional Hygge”
- Thursday: Carl Sederholm, “How Film Expresses Hope, Faith, and Yearning for the Divine”
- Friday: Greg Stallings, “The Spirit of Music in Masterpieces of Global Cinema”
