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"RELIGION AND THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES" CONFERENCE [THIS WILL BE A PUBLIC-FACING CONFERENCE DESIGNED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ROLES RELIGIONS PLAYED DURING THE UNITED STATES? FOUNDING ERA. IT IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO BE HELD AT BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (BYU) IN THE SPRING OF 2026, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THEIR HISTORY AND POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENTS. THE PRIMARY PRESENTERS WILL BE MEMBERS OF THE RELIGION AND AMERICA?S 250TH COALITION: REPRESENTATIVES FROM RELIGIOUS LIBRARIES, ARCHIVES, AND HISTORICAL SOCIETIES. USING PRIMARY SOURCES FROM THEIR HOLDINGS, THEY WILL SHARE THEIR FAITH?S PARTICIPATION IN (AS APPLICABLE) AND THEOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING (AS APPLICABLE) OF THE COUNTRY?S FOUNDING. ADDITIONALLY, SEVERAL UNIVERSITY-AFFILIATED AMERICAN RELIGIOUS HISTORY SCHOLARS WILL SHARE GENERAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE TOPIC ACCORDING TO THE LATEST SCHOLARSHIP.]