Tenth Annual Joseph Smith Lecture Now Available to Watch

The Tenth Annual Joseph Smith Lecture is now available to watch on our YouTube channel!

The lecture was delivered on October 19, 2024, by UVA’s Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies Laurie Maffly-Kipp. She presented her firsthand research on Mormonism in Africa and reflected on the broader state of global Mormonism. To learn more about her lecture and access slides, audio, and the transcript, click here.

Each fall, the Mormon Studies Program sponsors the public Joseph Smith Lecture on religion in public life, with particular emphasis on religious liberty and civic leadership. The Lecture is designed to honor the legacies of both Thomas Jefferson and Joseph Smith but is not limited to either the American or Mormon experience. To view past speakers, click here.