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The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, or simply the Maxwell Institute, was created by Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2006 as the umbrella organization for several of the University's academic initiatives, including: the Middle Eastern Texts Initiative (METI), the Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts (CPART), the Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies, and the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS). By 2013, FARMS had become fully absorbed into the Institute's Willes Center. The Maxwell Institute's mission statement reads: “Our mission is to deepen understanding and nurture discipleship among Latter-day Saints and to promote mutual respect and goodwill among people of all faiths through the scholarly study of religious texts and traditions.” == Scholarship == According to its website, The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship is an academic research unit at BYU composed of scholars whose primary interest is the study of religious texts and traditions. The Institute consists of researchers who manage the following initiatives: # (Laura F. Willes Center for Book of Mormon Studies ), which deals principally with the Book of Mormon in ancient and modern settings, in addition to other LDS scripture. # (Middle Eastern Texts Initiative ) (METI), which studies and produces bilingual editions of important Jewish, Christian, and Islamic texts. # (Center for the Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts ) (CPART), which undertakes digital humanities projects relating to ancient religious texts. # (William (Bill) Gay Research Chair ), which focuses on study directly related to the ancient world and LDS scripture, particularly the Book of Abraham (as of 2013, the chair is held by John Gee). The Institute also employs a small staff of office assistants, publications personnel, and a number of student interns. Finally, it includes a three-member Research Technology Group. This group works with software such as WordCruncher in order to help facilitate research of complex texts. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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