Richard Lloyd Anderson
Richard Lloyd Anderson (9 May 1926 – 12 August 2018) was an American lawyer and
Biography
Anderson was born in
Anderson served in the
Anderson became known in
In 1949 Anderson began his college studies at Weber College (now Weber State University) in the Spring. Hugh Nibley and Sidney B. Sperry both specifically wrote to Anderson to urge him to come to BYU. He did so, where he studied Early Christian history and Greek under Nibley and Latin under J. Reuben Clark III and M. Carl Gibson.
While studying at BYU, Anderson married Carma Rose de Jong (born 1930), daughter of
In 1951 not long after his marriage to Carma, Anderson set out to Harvard where he earned a
One of the books Anderson wrote was Joseph Smith's New England Heritage. Anderson has also written many articles on issues relating to early Latter-day Saint history. He was a contributor to both the Encyclopedia of Mormonism and the Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History.
Anderson not only studied the early history of the LDS Church, he also studied the New Testament and the early history of the Christian Church. Anderson has also written about early Christianity. Among his works on this subject is Understanding Paul (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1983). He also wrote an article on crucifixion.[10]
He also wrote studies on various spurious accounts of the life of Christ, including an essay that demonstrated how
In 2006 Anderson was given the
He died on 12 August 2018.[13]
Notes
- ^ Church News, November 18, 2006
- ^ a b Hart, John L. (September 27, 1997). "A half century of modern Church expansion: 1947-97". Church News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ R. Lanier Britsch "Missions and Missionary Work" in Arnold K. Garr, Donald Q. Cannon and Richard O. Cowan ed., Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History, p. 764
- ^ "Monumental success in missionary work". Church News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Sheffield, Sheridan R. (May 15, 1993). "From hand-me-downs to history, clothing is a marvel for her". Church News. Salt Lake City: Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "article about an exhibit organized by Carma". Archived from the original on November 15, 2013. Retrieved 2009-09-10.
- ^ Carma de Jong Anderson, "In Beauty and Holiness: The Cultural Arts in Nauvoo" Archived 2022-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, Ensign, September 2002, p. 41
- ^ "Some Notes on Baptism for the Dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29". Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ "Leaving the Church — a matter of attitude". Church News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. November 25, 2006. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ Anderson, Richard Lloyd (July 1975). "Discovery: The Ancient Practice of Crucifixion". Ensign: 32–33. Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2009-05-11.
- , 1986) p. 53-107 as well as Gerald E. Jones article "Apocryphal Literature and the Latter-day Saints" in this same book which mentions other studies by Anderson on the topic
- ^ Lloyd, R. Scott (November 18, 2006). "Anderson Pillars: Brothers honored for pivotal work in history, research". Church News. Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2022-03-19. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "Richard Lloyd Anderson (1926-2018)". 13 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
References
- Biographical essay on Anderson by Stephen D. Ricks
- FARMS bio
- Church News, September 27, 1997[full citation needed]
- Carma Anderson's reflections on Sperry in which she also tells of her relations with Anderson
- Church News, Aug 8, 1998[full citation needed]
External links
- Richard Lloyd Anderson at the MLCA Database
- Biography at Joseph Smith Papers Project website (accessed May 4, 2012)