Milton V. Backman
Milton Vaughn Backman Jr. (June 11, 1927 – February 6, 2016) was a historian of American religions with particular emphasis on the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement.
He was a professor of church history at Brigham Young University. Following his retirement, he briefly taught at the BYU-affiliated Joseph Smith Academy.
Backman was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and served in various positions in the church, often related to teaching and welfare. He served as a member of a bishopric and on a stake high council. As a young man, Backman served as a missionary for the LDS Church in South Africa. Backman died on February 6, 2016, at the age of 88.[1]
Writings
- The Heavens Resound: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Ohio, 1830-1838
- American Religions and the Rise of Mormonism
- Joseph Smith's First Vision: The First Vision in its Historical Context
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- Eyewitness Accounts of the Restoration
- Edited
- Regional Studies in Latter-day Saint History: New York with Larry C. Porter and Susan Easton Black.[2]
Backman also compiled a collection of diaries and biographies of people who knew Joseph Smith with the assistance of Keith W. Perkins.[3]
Notes
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References
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- 1927 births
- 2016 deaths
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- American Latter Day Saint writers
- American Mormon missionaries in South Africa
- American historians of religion
- American male non-fiction writers
- Brigham Young University faculty
- Historians of the Latter Day Saint movement
- Latter Day Saints from Utah