Truman G. Madsen

Truman G. Madsen

Truman G. Madsen (born 1926) is a retired professor of religion and philosophy at Brigham Young University. He is a prolific author, a recognized authority on Joseph Smith, and a popular lecturer among Latter-day Saints. At one point Madsen was an instructor at the LDS Institute of Religion in Berkeley, California.

Biography

Madsen was born in Salt Lake City. He is a grandson of Heber J. Grant. [ [http://www.trumanmadsen.com/bio.php Bio of Madsen on his web site] ] Madsen has also written a biography of B. H. Roberts.

Madsen served as a missionary in the New England mission with S. Dilworth Young as his mission president. After his marriage and the start of his academic career Madsen was called in 1961 to serve as president of the New England Mission. [ [http://www.trumanmadsen.com/bio.php TrumanMadsen.com :: Biography ] ] . He served in this position until he was replaced by Boyd K. Packer in 1965. [Tate, Lucille C., "Boyd K. Packer: A Watchman on the Tower" (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1995) p. 140] Madsen received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. [ [http://farms.byu.edu/viewauthor.php?authorID=37 Truman G. Madsen ] ] He also studied at the University of Utah and the University of Southern California.

Madsen has written serveral philosophical theses. One of these is his "Four Essays on Love" (ISBN=0-88494-333-X). He also wrote a paper "Are Christians Mormon". [ [http://www2.ida.net/graphics/shirtail/trumang.htm Truman G. Madsen's "Are Christians Mormon?" ] ]

While at Brigham Young University Madsen held the Richard L. Evans chair of religious understanding. He also for a time served as the director of the BYU Jerusalem Center. [ [http://farms.byu.edu/viewauthor.php?authorID=37 Truman G. Madsen ] ]

Madsen currently serves as the patriarch of the Provo Utah Sharon East Stake.

References

External links

* [http://trumanmadsen.com Author's website]
* [http://speeches.byu.edu/?act=browse&speaker=Madsen%2C+Truman+G.&topic=&type=&year=&x=13&y=6 BYU Speeches page]
* [http://deseretbook.com/authors/author-info?author_id=8272 Deseret Book author information]
* [http://farms.byu.edu/viewauthor.php?authorID=37 FARMS author information]
* [http://meridianmagazine.master.com/texis/master/search/?q=truman+madsen&xsubmit=Search&s=SS Meridian Magazine articles]


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