because he didn't like the relentless pressure to publish. He had a gift for teaching. One of the most popular profs in that department. BYU should've hung onto him.
S. Michael Wilcox recently retired as an instructor at the Institute of Religion adjacent to the University of Utah. A frequent speaker at Brigham Young University's Education Week, Michael also conducts tours of the Holy Land, Church history sites, Europe, China, and Central and South America. He...
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