Biography
Taunalyn Ford Rutherford is a postdoctoral research fellow at the BYU Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. For the previous seven years she was adjunct faculty in Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. Taunalyn received her BA and MA degrees at BYU and her PhD in History of Christianity and Religions of North America at Claremont Graduate University. Her publications and current book projects focus on Latter-day Saints in India.
Research Interests
Religions of India and Mormonism in IndiaTeaching Interests
Courses on Latter-day Saint History in DoctrineSurvey courses on World Religions
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, History of Christianity and Religions of North America , World Religions, Brigham Young University (2018)
- Master of Arts, Humanities , Latter-day Saint History and Doctrine, Brigham Young University (1995)
- Bachelor of Arts , History , Brigham Young University (1990)
Honors and Awards
- Best Dissertation , Mormon History Association (2018 - Present)
- Best Graduate Student Paper, Claremont Graduate Universituy, Mormon History Association (2017 - Present)
- Best International Article , Mormon History Association (2017 - Present)