Fred Woods Interview – Episode 2.28

 

Dr. Fred E. Woods completed a bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in International Relations from Brigham Young University. In 1991 Fred earned a Ph.D. in Middle East Studies from the University of Utah with an emphasis in Hebrew Bible. He is a professor at Brigham Young University in the department of Church History & Doctrine. Professor Woods has lectured at many universities in America and internationally and is a bridge builder among peoples of varied cultures and faiths and held the Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding (2005-2010).

 

Professor Woods has also produced several documentaries, including “The Soul of Kalaupapa,” and “That Promised Day” The Coming Forth of the LDS Scriptures. He was also the historical consultant for “Fires of Faith,” a three hour documentary on the history of the English Bible. His most recent publications include Mormon Yankees: Giants On and Off the Court, and Finding Refuge in El Paso: The 1912 Mormon Exodus from Mexico, which with include a DVD documentary, each of which was published by Cedar Fort in 2012. Dr. Woods is the compiler and editor of the “Mormon Migration” website http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu/ and has authored dozens of articles and several works on Mormon migration with a specialty in Mormon maritime immigration to America in the nineteenth century which has prepared him to carefully analyze the story of the Julia Ann. He is married to JoAnna Merrill and they are the parents of five children and four grand-daughters.

 

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