Steven L. Olsen
Steven L. Olsen was educated at Brigham Young University and the University of Chicago. He currently serves as Master Curator for Historic Sites of the Church History Department for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he has worked his whole professional career developing museum exhibits, restoring historic sites, and leading institutional change initiatives. In his free time, he publishes scholarship on Latter-day Saint topics and presents at scholarly, professional, and popular events. An earlier version of this study was shared with the Communal Studies Association at its annual conference at New Harmony, Indiana, on October 7, 2023.
BYU Studies Publications
- Birth and Calling of the Prophet Samuel: A Literary Reading of the Biblical Text
- Building Zion [55:2]: The Material World of Mormon Settlement
- Celebrating Cultural Identity: Pioneer Day in Nineteenth-Century Mormonism
- From Darkness unto Light: Joseph Smith’s Translation and Publication of the Book of Mormon
- Joseph Smith, Jesus, and Satanic Opposition: Atonement, Evil, and the Mormon Vision
- Liberty Jail: Seedbed for Eternal Temple Blessings
- Roots of Modern Mormonism
- The Ritualization of Mormon History and Other Essays
- Two books on communal societies