Richard O. Cowan

RICHARD O. COWAN, professor of Church history and doctrine at BYU, earned his Ph.D. at Stanford University. For more than a decade he headed the committee preparing Gospel Doctrine manuals for the Church. He has published many articles and books, including The Latter-day Saint Century, The Encyclopedia of Latter-day History, and Temples to Dot the Earth. He and his wife, Dawn Houghton Cowan, are the parents of six children.