Jeffrey Nielsen

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jeffrey Nielsen was a visiting lecturer of philosophy at Brigham Young University. After submitting an editorial to the Salt Lake Tribune that challenged the opposition of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU's sponsoring institution, to same-sex marriage, he received a letter from the head of the Department of Philosophy stating that once term classes ended, his contract would not be renewed. In the editorial, Nielsen criticized the Church's support for a constitutional amendment that opposes gay marriage.

The news came in a letter from Daniel Graham, chair of the philosophy department at BYU. BYU instructors and employees contract themselves to not criticize the church as a condition of their employment. ^[1] Nielsen was subsequently released from his church callings.

Jeffrey Nielsen is a former teaching fellow at Boston College and is the author of the book The Myth of Leadership.

Dr. Nielsen is currently teaching Philosophy at Westminster College, Salt Lake City, UT; and Utah Valley State College, Orem, UT.