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Article Title

"What Is It about This Place?": Truman Madsen, Religious Education, and the Mission of BYU

Authors

Bruce C. Hafen

Keywords

Mormon studies, religious education, Brigham Young University, review essay

Abstract

Barnard (“Barney”) Madsen has written a readable, thoughtful, and well-informed biography about his charismatic father, Truman Madsen. Although Truman didn’t keep a conventional journal, he maintained “journal files”—“crucial journal entries or documents he preserved for his posterity.” Those files, along with Barney’s intimate and observant relationship with his father, have now yielded rich biographical resources.

Recommended Citation

Hafen, Bruce C. (2017) ""What Is It about This Place?": Truman Madsen, Religious Education, and the Mission of BYU," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 56: Iss. 1, Article 11.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol56/iss1/11