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| − | '''Reid L. Neilson''' is assistant church historian and recorder for [http:// | + | '''Reid L. Neilson''' is assistant church historian and recorder for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and managing director of the Church History Department. He is a member of the Church History Department Editorial Board. Previously he was an assistant professor of Latter-day Saint church history and doctrine at [[Brigham Young University]]. He is the author, editor, and coeditor of several books, including ''Peter Neilson Sr.: A Consecrated Life'' (author, 1997); ''A Historian in Zion: The Autobiography of Andrew Jenson, Assistant Church Historian'' (author, 2016); ''The Rise of Mormonism'' (editor, 2005). He edited (with [[Terryl Givens]] ''The Columbia Sourcebook of Mormons in the United States'' (2015). |
| − | Neilson holds a PhD in religious studies with an emphasis in American religious history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was named an International Studies Scholar for Tomorrow Fellow. He earned his bachelor’s degree in international relations from BYU. | + | Neilson holds a PhD in religious studies with an emphasis in American religious history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was named an International Studies Scholar for Tomorrow Fellow. He earned his bachelor’s degree in international relations from BYU. He also holds graduate degrees in American history and business administration from BYU. |
| − | He | + | He worked for Arthur Andersen’s Strategy, Finance, and Economics Division in Los Angeles and London, consulted for Walt Disney’s Strategic Planning Division in Tokyo, and researched for the University of Michigan Business School’s Asia-Pacific Human Resources Partnership in Hong Kong. |
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. | ||
[[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]] | [[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]] | ||
Revision as of 11:57, 16 February 2021
Reid L. Neilson is assistant church historian and recorder for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and managing director of the Church History Department. He is a member of the Church History Department Editorial Board. Previously he was an assistant professor of Latter-day Saint church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University. He is the author, editor, and coeditor of several books, including Peter Neilson Sr.: A Consecrated Life (author, 1997); A Historian in Zion: The Autobiography of Andrew Jenson, Assistant Church Historian (author, 2016); The Rise of Mormonism (editor, 2005). He edited (with Terryl Givens The Columbia Sourcebook of Mormons in the United States (2015).
Neilson holds a PhD in religious studies with an emphasis in American religious history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was named an International Studies Scholar for Tomorrow Fellow. He earned his bachelor’s degree in international relations from BYU. He also holds graduate degrees in American history and business administration from BYU.
He worked for Arthur Andersen’s Strategy, Finance, and Economics Division in Los Angeles and London, consulted for Walt Disney’s Strategic Planning Division in Tokyo, and researched for the University of Michigan Business School’s Asia-Pacific Human Resources Partnership in Hong Kong.
He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
