George W. Pace
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George W. Pace was a professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, and a writer of books on religious subjects.
Pace beame notable when Bruce R. McConkie, an apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), presented a sermon that was interpeted as an attack on Pace's book, What It Means to Know Christ. Pace issued a formal apology in which he stated that his opinions had been misinterpreted, and he was glad that McConkie had clarified the issues.[1][2] In his sermon, McConkie did not mention by name Pace's teaching.[3]
In 1996, Pace came out with a revised version of the book titled, Knowing Christ.[4] Pace also compiled a book entitled The Faith of Young Mormons.[5]
Pace was a professor who spent large amounts of time helping students and was nominated as professor of the century for BYU.[6] For a time Pace served as a professor at the BYU Jerusalem Center.[7]
Pace was one of the contributors of the article on the Doctrine and Covenants to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism.[8]
In the LDS Church, Pace served in various callings including as a Sunday School teacher in the Oak Hills 5th Ward on the east side of Provo, Utah.[9]
Pace has also been a speaker at various addiction recovery programs.[10]
[edit] References
- ^ Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord: Boyd K. Packer My Hero
- ^ Relationship with Jesus - MormonWiki.org
- ^ Salt Lake City messenger article
- ^ LDS Books: Knowing Christ
- ^ LDS.org - New Era Article - FYI: For Your Information
- ^ Professors of the Century, Part II
- ^ Church News, February 13, 1993
- ^ FAIR Topical Guide: Doctrine & Covenants
- ^ LDS.org - Ensign Article - What It Means to Know Christ
- ^ http://deseretnews.com/cgi-bin/cqcgi_plus/@plus.env?CQ_SESSION_KEY=VPHUCCYBLCCG&CQ_CUR_DOCUMENT=2&CQ_TEXT_MAIN=YES
