Bancroft Prize
1回登壇
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第21回（1968年 第2回開催） Winner
Richard Lyman Bushman
リチャード・L・ブッシュマン
Richard Lyman Bushman
プロフィール
- 性別
- 男性
- 生誕
- 1931-06-20 （Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.）
- 国籍
- American
- 言語
- English
- 宗教
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 居住地歴
- Born in Salt Lake City, Utah → Grew up in Portland, Oregon → Cambridge, Massachusetts (Harvard University) → New York City (Columbia University)
経歴
- 職業
- historian, professor, author, editor
- 活動期間
- 1960年〜
- 所属
- Brigham Young University, Harvard University, Boston University, University of Delaware, Columbia University, Claremont Graduate University (Howard W. Hunter Chair, visiting)
- 所属団体
- Mormon History Association (President 1985–1986), American Historical Association (participant/honored)
- 影響を受けた人物
- Oscar Handlin, Bernard Bailyn
- 影響を与えた人物
- Subsequent Mormon historians and scholars, Jed Woodworth
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | History | History of American Civilization | PhD | 1951–1961 | United States |
Harvard University
History
/ History of American Civilization
学位:
PhD
期間:
1951–1961
卒業年:
1961
国:
United States
BA (1955), MA, PhD (1961). Dissertation: Government and Society in Connecticut, 1690–1760
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Bancroft Prize | From Puritan to Yankee: Character and the Social Order in Connecticut, 1690–1765 | — | Columbia University (trustees/library) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Evans Biography Award | Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling | — | Mountain West Center for Regional Studies (Utah State University) | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Mormon History Association Best Book | Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling | — | Mormon History Association | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Mormon History Association Best Biography | Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism | — | Mormon History Association | 受賞 |
| — | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Bancroft Prize
1968
対象作品:
From Puritan to Yankee: Character and the Social Order in Connecticut, 1690–1765
主催:
Columbia University (trustees/library)
結果:
受賞
Evans Biography Award
2006
対象作品:
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
主催:
Mountain West Center for Regional Studies (Utah State University)
結果:
受賞
Mormon History Association Best Book
2006
対象作品:
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
主催:
Mormon History Association
結果:
受賞
Mormon History Association Best Biography
1985
対象作品:
Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism
主催:
Mormon History Association
結果:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
主催:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
From Puritan to Yankee: Character and the Social Order in Connecticut, 1690–1765
1967年 History (Colonial American social history)A study of character and social order in Connecticut, tracing cultural shifts from Puritan society to Yankee social patterns.
social ordercharacter and cultureregional history
Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism
1984年 Religious history / BiographyAn academic examination and biographical study of Joseph Smith and the origins of Mormonism.
religious historyearly Mormon historybiographical study
The Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, Cities
1993年 Cultural history / Material cultureExamines the development of refinement and gentility in America through people, houses, and cities.
material culturegentilityurban history
Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling
2005年 Biography / Religious history 672ページA comprehensive biography of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement; regarded as a major work of the New Mormon History school.
faith and historybiographyorigins of religion
映像化・舞台化
- [Documentary] By Study and Also by Faith (appearance) (2016)
Building the Kingdom: A History of Mormons in America
2001年 Religious historyA collaborative history surveying Mormons in America.
social history of religioncommunity formation
The American Farmer in the Eighteenth Century: A Social and Cultural History
2018年 Social and cultural historyA cultural and social history of American farmers in the eighteenth century.
agricultural historycultural historyrural society
全著作
- From Puritan to Yankee: Character and the Social Order in Connecticut, 1690–1765 (1967)
- Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism (1984)
- King and People in Provincial Massachusetts (1985)
- The Refinement of America: Persons, Houses, Cities (1993)
- Building the Kingdom: A History of Mormons in America (2001) (with Claudia Lauper Bushman)
- Believing History: Latter-day Saint Essays (2004)
- Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling (2005)
- On the Road with Joseph Smith: An Author's Diary (2007)
- Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction (2008)
- The American Farmer in the Eighteenth Century: A Social and Cultural History (2018)
翻案
- By Study and Also by Faith (documentary, appearance)
作風・主題
- 文体
- clear, scholarly prosebalanced narrative grounded in primary sources
- 頻出モチーフ
- interaction of faith and historyrelationship of individual and societymaterial culture and everyday life
評価・遺産
A major figure in American religious and Mormon history from the late 20th century into the 21st. His works, notably Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling, established his reputation and led to honors such as an endowed chair in his name.
記念館・博物館
- Winterthur Museum Winterthur, Delaware, U.S.
関連学会
- Mormon History Association
- American Historical Association
資料所蔵先
- The Joseph Smith Papers Project (editorial / advisory involvement)
- Columbia University history-related archives (affiliations)
大衆文化への影響
- Appearances in documentaries (e.g., By Study and Also by Faith)
引用
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He has been called "one of the most important scholars of American religious history" of the late-20th century.
出典: Summary of critical commentary (source: Wikipedia) (2007年) -
If I was such a doubter, why did I go into the mission field where I would be called on to testify of my beliefs virtually every day? ... I have come to believe that in actuality my problem was not faith but finding the words to express my faith.
出典: The Salt Lake Tribune (interview) (2020年)
豆知識
- Joseph Smith: Rough Stone Rolling sold over 100,000 copies.
- Married historian Claudia Lauper Bushman in 1955; they raised six children.
- In 2012 the University of Virginia established the Richard Lyman Bushman Chair of Mormon Studies funded with a $3-million endowment.
- Won the Bancroft Prize in 1968 for From Puritan to Yankee.