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Reynolds, Noel B.

 Person

Biographical History

Noel B. Reynolds (1942- ) is a political science professor at Brigham Young University.

Noel B. Reynolds was born in 1942. After earning a Ph.D. in the Department of Government at Harvard University in 1971, Noel B. Reynolds accepted a position at Brigham Young University in the political science department. His honors and positions held include the chair of the Department of Philosophy, the Honors Program Professor of the Year, the associate academic vice president, the director of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS), and the executive director of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. Reynolds has also served as a visiting faculty member at Harvard University, the University of Edinburgh, and BYU's Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies.

Noel B. Reynolds has completed significant research and work on subjects ranging from Plato's political theory, constitutionalism and the rule of law, to authorship studies, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon.

In the Church, Reynolds has served as a missionary, bishop, a stake president, and a mission president. He is married to Sydney Smith Reynolds, the first counselor in the general Primary presidency from 1999 to 2005, and they have eleven children.

Citation:
Book of Mormon authorship, c1982: t.p. (Noel B. Reynolds)

Book of Mormon authorship revisited, 1997: CIP t.p. (Noel B. Reynolds) data sheet (b. 02-02-1942)

Early Christians in disarray, c2005: E-CIP t.p. (Noel B. Reynolds) data sheet (Reynolds, Noel Beldon; b. 02-26-42)

Wikipedia, Sept. 21, 2011 (Noel B. Reynolds; political science professor at Brigham Young University; served academic vice president; director of the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies; grew up in Cody, Wyo.; served mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Uruguay and Argentina; Ph. D. from Harvard University; president of the Florida Fort Lauderdale Mission, 2005-2008)

Mormon scholars testify, via WWW, Aug. 9, 2011: Noel B. Reynolds (political science professor at BYU; Ph.D. earned at Harvard University in the Dept. of Govt.; honors and positions: chair of the Dept. of Philosophy BYU, Honors Program Professor of the Year, associate academic vice president, director of FARMS, exec. director of Neal A. Maxwell Institute; visiting faculty member at Harvard, Edinburgh, and Jerusalem Center; research on Plato, constitutionalism and rule of law, authorship studies, Dead Sea Scrolls, and the Book of Mormon; served as bishop, stake president, and mission president; married Sydney Smith, former counselor in general Primary presidency (1999-2005); have eleven children)

Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:

Noel B. Reynolds study of wordprinting and authorship research files, 1984-1996

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7935 Series 2 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains the creator's research files on wordprinting and authorship. Many of his research projects have resulted in authorship studies, especially in reference to the works of Thomas Hobbes, Sidney Rigdon, and Joseph Smith, Jr., 1984-1996.

Dates: 1984-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Noel B. Reynolds papers / Noel B. Reynolds research files

Noel B. Reynolds research files for the Encyclopedia of Mormonism

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6080
Abstract

Materials concerning Noel B. Reynolds' research for the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, 1988-1991.

Dates: 1988-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Noel B. Reynolds papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 7935
Scope and Contents Collection contains personal files including correspondence, research files, and course materials. The correspondence includes both personal and professional subject material, including letters from his mission in Uruguay. Included in the research files are the works of theorists of law and economy. The course materials contain those collected by Noel B. Reynolds at Harvard University as a student, as well as those collected at Brigham Young University as a faculty member in the Political...
Dates: 1961-2022
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Noel B. Reynolds research on Book of Mormon use

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2164
Abstract Research and draft transcripts of oral history interviews, compiled by Allison D. Clark, Reynolds' research assistant. The material focuses on the growing use of the Book of Mormon in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, especially in general conference addresses and church manuals. Interviewees include Richard L. Anderson, Glenn L. Pearson, Reid Bankhead, Robert J. Matthews, Richard O. Cowan, Hugh W. Nibley, Chauncey C. Riddle, David Yarn, Harvard Heath, Louis C. Midgley, Reed...
Dates: 1903-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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