Steven Craig Harper (born 1970) is a professor of church history and doctrine at
Brigham Young University. He was a historian for the
Church History Department The Church History Department (CHD) manages the historical and publishing activities of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). This includes the Church History Museum, Church Historian’s Press, and various research and colle ...
of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. From 2019, he is the Editor-in-Chief of ''
BYU Studies Quarterly''.
Biography
Harper is a member of
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He served a mission for the
LDS Church in Canada Winnipeg Mission.
Harper earned his
B.A. in history from BYU in 1994. While a student at BYU he worked as an editorial assistant at ''
BYU Studies'' in the compilation of the journals of
William E. McLellin for publication. Harper earned an
M.A. in American history from
Utah State University in 1996, and a
Ph.D. in
early American history
The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of North America from the early 17th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States after the Revolutionary War. In the ...
from
Lehigh University in 2001.
During his
graduate studies Harper also took a summer seminar in Latter-day Saint history directed by
Richard L. Bushman
Richard Lyman Bushman (June 20, 1931) is an American historian and Gouverneur Morris Professor Emeritus of History at Columbia University, having previously taught at Brigham Young University, Harvard University, Boston University, and the Univ ...
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He taught history and religion at
BYU-Hawaii from 2000 to 2001 and joined the faculty in the Department of Church History and Doctrine at
Brigham Young University in
Provo, Utah
Provo ( ) is the fourth-largest city in Utah, United States. It is south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Provo is the largest city and county seat of Utah County and is home to Brigham Young University (BYU).
Provo lies between the ...
, in 2002. Since that time he has also served as an editor of ''
The Joseph Smith Papers'', working on volumes in the Revelations and Translations Series and the Documents Series.
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At the start of 2019 Harper became editor-in-chief of '' BYU Studies Quarterly''.
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Honors
*1997 Grant recipient, Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for 18th Century Studies, Lehigh University[
*1999 Juanita Brooks Award, Best Graduate Student Paper, Mormon History Association][
*1999 Gest Fellowship, ]Haverford College
Haverford College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a men's college in 1833 by members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), began accepting non-Quakers in 1849, and became coeducational ...
Quaker
Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...
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*2000 Dissertation Fellow, Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute for 18th Century Studies, Lehigh University
*2002 Research Fellowship, ]Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for LDS History
The Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History (later renamed to Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History) was an academic research organization at Brigham Young University (BYU) from 1980 to 2005 that sought to promo ...
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* 2007 Lawrence Henry Gipson Institute Guest Lecturer, Lehigh University
* 2008 Class of '49 Endowed Young Scholar Award, Brigham Young University
* 2009 Susan and Harvey Black Outstanding Publication Award, Church History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University
* 2010 Joseph Smith Lecturer, Brigham Young University-Hawaii
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Harper has also been co-editor of ''Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church'' with Fred E. Woods, Andrew H. Hedges
Andrew H. Hedges (born 1966) is a co-editor of the Joseph Smith Papers, and from 1995 until 2009 was an associate professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU).
He received his bachelor's degree from Weber State Univ ...
, Patty Smith and Thomas R. Valletta. In 2010 ''Preserving the History of the Latter-day Saints'' that he co-edited with Richard E. Turley, Jr.
Richard Eyring "Rick" Turley Jr. (born February 18, 1956) is an American historian and genealogist. He previously served as both an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and as managing direct ...
was published. In 2012 ''Exploring the First Vision'' that he co-edited with Samuel Alonzo Dodge. In 2008 ''Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: The Pacific Isles'' that Harper co-edited with Fred E. Woods, Reid L. Neilson
Reid Larkin Neilson was the managing director of the Church History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 2010 to 2019. On January 23, 2015, he became an Assistant Church Historian and Recorder, still retai ...
, Craig K. Manscill and Mary Jane Woodger was published.
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BYU faculty websiteHarper's publications with the Maxwell Institute
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Goodreads review of ''Joseph the Seer''
Biography
at Joseph Smith Papers Project website (accessed May 11, 2012)
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1970 births
Latter Day Saints from Pennsylvania
American Mormon missionaries in Canada
Brigham Young University alumni
Brigham Young University faculty
Brigham Young University–Hawaii faculty
Lehigh University alumni
Living people
People from Blackfoot, Idaho
Utah State University alumni
Latter Day Saints from Utah