Rhett S. James
Rhett S. James is a Latter-day Saint author and educator. He is also a playwright.
James was a teacher at the Logan Institute of Religion for 27 years. He wrote the script and lyrics for Martin Harris: The Man who Knew, a musical that was held annually at Martin Harris's gravesite.[1]
In response to writings by D. Michael Quinn, James has also co-written with George L. Milton apologetic defenses of Joseph Smith and Evan Stephens.
Between about 1969 and 1970, James supervised the training of the first seminary and institute teachers in New Zealand.[2] He was involved in starting the LDS Seminary and Institute program in New Zealand.[3]
James has more recently been a professor at LDS Business College.
James has also edited historical documents related to Native Americans in the early period of Mormon settlement in Utah.[4]
Notes
- ↑ "Martin Harris Pageant records - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2025-04-21.
- ↑ R. Lanier Britsch, "Roots of Faith", Ensign, September 1989, p. 44.
- ↑ Trent Toone, Deseret News, March 15, 2014
- ↑ Letters between Washakie and Brigham Young edited by James
References
- 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
- American Latter Day Saint writers
- Church Educational System instructors
- Living people
- Ensign College alumni
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
- Dramatists and playwrights from Utah
- 20th-century American male dramatists and playwrights
- American male non-fiction writers