Andrew H. Hedges
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Andrew H. Hedges was, from 1995-2009, a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University
(BYU) and a co-editor of the Joseph Smith Papers.
He received his bachelors degree from Weber State University
, a masters degree in Near Eastern Studies from BYU and his Ph.D. in American History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Among other works Hedges has written a paper on the early history of the Ogden Valley after Mormon settlement there. Hedges was also the author of On This Day in Church History: An Illustrated Almanac of the Latter-day Saints. He co-authored The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context with Alonzo L. Gaskill and J. Spencer Fluhman. He was also a co-editor of Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Pennsylvania and New York. He also wrote the chapter "Isaiah in America" in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1998).
Hedges is a Latter-day Saint. He and his wife Joann are the parents of four children.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
(BYU) and a co-editor of the Joseph Smith Papers.
He received his bachelors degree from Weber State University
Weber State University
Weber State University is a public university located in the city of Ogden in Weber County, Utah, USA. It was founded in 1889 and is a coeducational, publicly supported university offering professional, liberal arts and technical certificates, as well as associate, bachelor's and master's degrees...
, a masters degree in Near Eastern Studies from BYU and his Ph.D. in American History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign is a large public research-intensive university in the state of Illinois, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Illinois system...
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Among other works Hedges has written a paper on the early history of the Ogden Valley after Mormon settlement there. Hedges was also the author of On This Day in Church History: An Illustrated Almanac of the Latter-day Saints. He co-authored The Doctrine and Covenants: Revelations in Context with Alonzo L. Gaskill and J. Spencer Fluhman. He was also a co-editor of Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint Church History: Pennsylvania and New York. He also wrote the chapter "Isaiah in America" in Isaiah in the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 1998).
Hedges is a Latter-day Saint. He and his wife Joann are the parents of four children.