John Leon Sorenson (April 8, 1924 – December 8, 2021) was an American anthropologist, scholar and author. He was a professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University, and the author of An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon, as well as many other books and articles on the Book of Mormon and archaeology.
Sorenson held a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. He began teaching at BYU in 1963, and later established the university's anthropology department. He also served as head of Social Sciences for General Research Corporation, based in Santa Barbara, California, and was the founder of Bonneville Research Corporation. For a time, he served as editor of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies.
He authored or co-authored some 200 books and articles, including Mormon's Codex: An Ancient American Book (2013), An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon (1985), Transoceanic Culture Contacts between the Old and New Worlds in Pre-Columbian Times: A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography (with Martin Raish, 1988), Images of Ancient America: Visualizing Book of Mormon Life (1998), Mormon’s Map (2000), and World Trade and Biological Exchanges before 1492 (with Carl L. Johannessen, 2004).
While being a proponent of the historicity of the Book of Mormon,[4] Sorenson also attacked the poor scholarship that some have used in defending the Book of Mormon.[5]
Sorenson was the father of eight children, all boys, and had one adopted daughter, as well as 23 grandchildren, and 10 great grandchildren. He also served as bishop of the BYU 99th Ward. He died on December 8, 2021, at the age of 97.[2]
^"Community development in the American West : past and present nineteenth..." Copyright Catalog (1978 to present). United States Copyright Office. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
^ ab"John Leon Sorenson obituary". Utah Valley Mortuary. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
^Sorenson, John L. (September 1992), "I Have a Question: I have heard that the sizes of the Nephite and Lamanite populations indicated in the Book of Mormon do not make sense. What do we know about their numbers?", Ensign: 27-28
^Sorenson, John L. (Spring 1976), "Instant Expertise on Book of Mormon Archaeology", BYU Studies, 16 (3)
Referencesedit
Biography in Parry et al., ed., Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon (Provo: FARMS, 2002) pp. 504–505.
"Digging into the Book of Mormon: Our Changing Understanding of Ancient America and Its Scripture", Ensign: 27, September 1984
Further readingedit
Sorenson, John L. (March 28, 1995), , Provo, Utah: Maxwell Institute, archived from the original on September 20, 2013, retrieved September 24, 2013 — Sorenson's critique of Smithsonian form letter on the Book of Mormon
January 01, 1970
john, sorenson, john, leon, sorenson, april, 1924, december, 2021, american, anthropologist, scholar, author, professor, anthropology, brigham, young, university, author, ancient, american, setting, book, mormon, well, many, other, books, articles, book, mormo. John Leon Sorenson April 8 1924 December 8 2021 was an American anthropologist scholar and author He was a professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University and the author of An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon as well as many other books and articles on the Book of Mormon and archaeology John L Sorenson Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 Further readingLife and career editSorenson was born on April 8 1924 1 2 He first performed archaeological work in Mesoamerica while pursuing a master s degree at BYU From January to June 1953 he was involved in the New World Archaeological Foundation s initial fieldwork under the direction of Pedro Armillas in the state of Tabasco in Mexico 3 Sorenson held a Ph D from the University of California Los Angeles He began teaching at BYU in 1963 and later established the university s anthropology department He also served as head of Social Sciences for General Research Corporation based in Santa Barbara California and was the founder of Bonneville Research Corporation For a time he served as editor of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies He authored or co authored some 200 books and articles including Mormon s Codex An Ancient American Book 2013 An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon 1985 Transoceanic Culture Contacts between the Old and New Worlds in Pre Columbian Times A Comprehensive Annotated Bibliography with Martin Raish 1988 Images of Ancient America Visualizing Book of Mormon Life 1998 Mormon s Map 2000 and World Trade and Biological Exchanges before 1492 with Carl L Johannessen 2004 While being a proponent of the historicity of the Book of Mormon 4 Sorenson also attacked the poor scholarship that some have used in defending the Book of Mormon 5 Sorenson was the father of eight children all boys and had one adopted daughter as well as 23 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren He also served as bishop of the BYU 99th Ward He died on December 8 2021 at the age of 97 2 See also editM Wells Jakeman Thomas Stuart FergusonNotes edit Community development in the American West past and present nineteenth Copyright Catalog 1978 to present United States Copyright Office Retrieved January 25 2010 a b John Leon Sorenson obituary Utah Valley Mortuary Retrieved December 12 2021 Peterson Daniel C 2004 On the New World Archaeological Foundation FARMS Review 16 1 221 233 doi 10 5406 farmsreview 16 1 0221 S2CID 132571697 Sorenson John L September 1992 I Have a Question I have heard that the sizes of the Nephite and Lamanite populations indicated in the Book of Mormon do not make sense What do we know about their numbers Ensign 27 28 Sorenson John L Spring 1976 Instant Expertise on Book of Mormon Archaeology BYU Studies 16 3 References editBiography in Parry et al ed Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon Provo FARMS 2002 pp 504 505 Digging into the Book of Mormon Our Changing Understanding of Ancient America and Its Scripture Ensign 27 September 1984Further reading editSorenson John L March 28 1995 A New Evaluation of the Smithsonian Institution Statement regarding the Book of Mormon Provo Utah Maxwell Institute archived from the original on September 20 2013 retrieved September 24 2013 Sorenson s critique of Smithsonian form letter on the Book of Mormon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John L Sorenson amp oldid 1146667623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
