Lowell L. Bennion
{{Short description|American sociologist}}
Lowell Lindsay Bennion (July 26, 1908 – February 21, 1996) was an American educator, sociologist, and humanitarian. He wrote extensively on religious living in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and was an advocate for volunteer service in Utah and Idaho.
Biography
Bennion was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Milton Bennion and Cora Lindsay Bennion. In 1928, Bennion graduated from the University of Utah, married Merle Colton and then left to serve in the Swiss–German Mission of the LDS Church.{{harvnb|Bradford|2000|p=90}}. Bennion spent much of his mission in Zürich, where he served as branch president.{{Citation|last= Bradford |first= Mary Lythgoe |title= Lowell L. Bennion: Teacher, Counselor, Humanitarian |location= Salt Lake City |publisher= Dialogue Foundation |year= 1995 |page= 39 |isbn= 1560850817 }} After serving two and a half years as a missionary Bennion began studies towards his Ph.D. at the University of Strasbourg. His wife came to France to live with him at about this point.
After earning his Ph.D. in sociology in 1933, Bennion returned to Utah and founded the Institute of Religion adjacent to the University of Utah in 1934. Bennion later founded the Teton Boys Ranch and served as its director for many years.{{Citation |first= Dennis |last= Lythgoe |date= March 27, 1990 |title= Return of Teton Boys Ranch Perpetuates Bennion's Legacy |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/93874/RETURN-OF-TETON-BOYS-RANCH-PERPETUATES-BENNIONS-LEGACY.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131021172804/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/93874/RETURN-OF-TETON-BOYS-RANCH-PERPETUATES-BENNIONS-LEGACY.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= October 21, 2013 |newspaper= Deseret News }} He served as a bishop in the LDS Church. The first food bank and homeless shelters in Utah were founded by Bennion.
Publications
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask =
| title = Max Weber's Methodology
| publisher = Les Presses Modernes
| location = Paris
| year = 1933
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = Youth and Its Religion
| publisher = Mutual Improvement Association of the LDS Church
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1939
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = The Religion of the Latter-day Saints
| publisher = L.D.S. Dept. of Education
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1940
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = An Introduction to the Gospel
| publisher = Deseret Sunday School Union Board
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1955
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = Teachings of the New Testament
| publisher = Deseret Book
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1956
| edition = 2nd
| oclc = 1335039
}} Expanded from his 1953 Sunday School manual.
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = Religion and the Pursuit of Truth
| publisher = Deseret Book
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1959
}}
- {{cite book |author-first = Bennion
|author-last = Lowell L.
|author-mask = 2
|title = Things That Matter Most
|publisher = Bookcraft
|location = Salt Lake City
|year = 1978
|isbn = 0884943461
|url = https://archive.org/details/thingsthatmatter00benn
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = The Book of Mormon: A Guide to Christian Living
| publisher = Deseret Book
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1985
| isbn = 087747866X
}}
- {{cite book |author-first = Bennion
|author-last = Lowell L.
|author-mask = 2
|editor-first = Eugene
|editor-last = England
|editor-link = Eugene England
|title = The Best of Lowell L. Bennion: Selected Writings 1928-1988
|publisher = Deseret Book
|location = Salt Lake City
|year = 1988
|isbn = 0875791867
|url = https://archive.org/details/onearthasitisinh00holl
}}
- {{cite book |author-first = Bennion
|author-last = Lowell L.
|author-mask = 2
|title = Legacies of Jesus
|publisher = Deseret Book
|location = Salt Lake City
|year = 1990
|isbn = 0875793614
|url = https://archive.org/details/legaciesofjesus00benn
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = How Can I Help?: Final Selections By the Legendary Writer, Teacher, and Humanitarian
| publisher = Aspen Books
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1996
| isbn = 1562362291
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = I Believe
| publisher = Deseret Book Company
| location = Salt Lake City
| year = 1983
| isbn = 0-87747-954-2
}}
- {{cite book
| author-first = Bennion
| author-last = Lowell L.
| author-mask = 2
| title = Do Justly and Love Mercy--Moral Issues for Mormons
| publisher = Canon Press
| location = Centerville, Utah
| year = 1988
| isbn = 0-939651-01-7
}}
References
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Sources
- {{citation |last= Bradford |first= Mary Lythgoe |contribution= Lowell L. Bennion |editor-link= Arnold K. Garr |editor-last= Garr |editor-first= Arnold K. |editor2-link= Donald Q. Cannon |editor2-last= Cannon |editor2-first= Donald Q. |editor3-link= Richard O. Cowan |editor3-last= Cowan |editor3-first=Richard O. |title= Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History |location= Salt Lake City, Utah |publisher= Deseret Book |year= 2000 |isbn= 1573458228 }}
- {{cite journal |last= England |first= Eugene |authorlink= Eugene England |title= A Bibliography of Works by and About Lowell L. Bennion |journal= Sunstone |date=July 1988 |pages= 31–5 |url= https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/066-31-35.pdf}}
- {{citation |last= Alder| first= Douglas D. |contribution= Lowell L. Bennion - "The Things That Matter Most" |editor-link= Philip L. Barlow |editor-last= Barlow |editor-first= Philip L. |title= Teachers Who Touch Lives - Methods of the Masters |location= Bountiful, Utah |publisher= Horizon Publishers |year= 1988 | isbn= 0-88290-334-9}}
External links
- [http://bennioncenter.org/ Lowell Bennion Community Service Center (University of Utah)]
- [http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv36557 Inventory of the Lowell Lindsay Bennion papers (housed at University of Utah Library)]
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