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Paul S. Edwards

Paul S. Edwards was the editor of the Deseret News from 2011–2016. He is the director of the Jack and Mary Lois Wheatley Institute at Brigham Young University.

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Perspective
Perspective: Can the American experiment survive?
Two constitutional scholars — from the left and right — on the promise of the Declaration of Independence.
By Paul S. Edwards
In this undated photo, pastor and author Timothy Keller speaks at an engagement. Keller died May 19, 2023, at the age of 72.
Faith
Timothy Keller — the pastor who lifted New York City’s eyes to God — dies at 72
Keller, founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City and author of over 30 books, mentored a generation of church leaders
By Paul S. Edwards
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Politics
One of America’s greatest legal minds on the state of democracy
We caught up with Noah Feldman to discuss his book, his fascination with Latter-day Saints and his role in helping create Facebook’s Oversight Board.
By Hal Boyd and Paul S. Edwards
Tourists look at a house decorated with Christmas lights in the Dyker Heights neighborhood, Dec. 21, 2022, in New York.
Perspective
Perspective: How to keep the holiday spirit alive all year
The activities that families do during religious holidays correspond with astoundingly positive personal outcomes.
By Jason Carroll and Paul S. Edwards
Spencer Cox, governor of Utah, stands outside by an old milking shed on his family’s farm in Fairview, Sanpete County. 
Perspective
Heaven help the peacemakers who threaten culture war profiteers
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s principled approach to governance poses a threat to the outrage machine.
By Paul S. Edwards
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Perspective
What we can learn from Valentine’s Day at BYU— America’s most stone-cold sober campus
Courtship culture comes with many unmet expectations, but more stable marriages are better than the more atomizing alternatives.
By Paul S. Edwards
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Opinion
COVID-19 moved church home — and families became stronger
As individuals around the world continue to experience uncertainty and fear, the introduction of home-centered church could be the light that each failing heart seeks.
By Paul S. Edwards and Allie Sharp
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Opinion
Truly free societies require shared morality. Here’s how to get there
In “Morality: Restoring the Common Good in Divided Times,” Rabbi Sacks’ wisdom becomes a brilliant light unto our nation.
By Paul S. Edwards
Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the 2016 Tony Awards "Meet the Nominees" press junket at the Paramount Hotel on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in New York. Miranda is nominated for several awards including, best original score, best book of a musical and best perform
Opinion
Paul Edwards: In an election with the most disliked candidates: Miranda for president?
Whenever America has faced a national identity crisis, we have been best served by those who sought inspiration from our founding in order to recapture for a confused and troubled generation the core ideals of American freedom and prosperity.
By Paul S. Edwards
Pope Francis waves as he leaves after his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014.
Faith
New friends plan to work together to defend marriage after Vatican conference
Leaders from multiple religions said they were energized and optimistic as they left the Vatican’s interfaith marriage summit last week. They told the Deseret News about what they hope to see emerge out of their new friendships and shared ideas.
By Paul S. Edwards
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014.
Faith
Faith leaders leave Vatican with high hopes for the beginning of a new marriage movement
Leaders of the Catholic, protestant, evangelical and other faiths wrapped up a three-day conference on marriage on Wednesday cheered by new relationships and expressing deep gratitude for President Henry B. Eyring’s emotional witness for marriage.
By Paul S. Edwards and Tad Walch
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Faith
Q&A with President Henry B. Eyring, Elder L. Tom Perry and Bishop Gérald Caussé
Deseret News Editor Paul Edwards sat down in Vatican City with LDS Church leaders to discuss the significance of Humanum: An International Interreligious Colloquium on The Complementarity of Man and Woman, and what it means for families.
By Paul S. Edwards
In this file photo, President Henry B. Eyring and his wife, Sister Kathleen Eyring, arrive Saturday morning for the second day of the dedication of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple, Aug. 22, 2009, in South Jordan, Utah. President Eyring spoke about his wi
Faith
At the Vatican, President Eyring says family proclamation key to ‘renaissance of happy marriages’
At the Vatican on Tuesday, President Henry B. Eyring of the LDS Church’s First Presidency read from the church’s 1995 Proclamation on the Family and said those principles “are things people must do for us to have a renaissance of happy marriages.”
By Paul S. Edwards and Tad Walch
Pope Francis opened the three-day conference, "Humanum: The Complementarity of Man and Woman: An International Colloquium," in Synod Hall at the Vatican Monday morning.
Faith
Pope announces U.S. visit, greets President Eyring at Vatican
Pope Francis opened the historic interreligious conference on marriage and family Monday morning at the Vatican, where he greeted President Henry B. Eyring of the LDS Church’s First Presidency. President Eyring speaks at the conference Tuesday.
By Paul S. Edwards and Tad Walch
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014.
Faith
Vatican brings faiths, including LDS, together in historic conference on marriage, family
Conference on complementarity of man and woman in marriage also represents historic LDS participation in a Vatican event with the pope. President Henry B. Eyring will provide a witness for marriage in Mormon tradition and experience on Tuesday.
By Paul S. Edwards and Tad Walch
Former HHS Secretary and Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt visits with Deseret News editor Paul Edwards about his new book and how to encourage greater cooperation across organizational lines Monday, Sept. 30, 2013.
Opinion
Mike Leavitt talks about how to bring people and organizations together
Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt visits with Deseret News Editor Paul Edwards to discuss his recent book about how to manage complex problem solving through collaborative alliances.
By Paul S. Edwards
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U.S. & World
Wind Map of U.S. patterns blows you away
By Paul S. Edwards
Jon Huntsman Sr. pauses at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City
Opinion
Deseret News dialogue with Jon Huntsman Sr.
I’m standing in the exquisite lobby of the Huntsman Cancer Institute on a rainy afternoon. Even with gloomy weather outside, the wood-paneled atrium is bathed in natural light.
By Paul S. Edwards
Senator Orrin Hatch talks with delegates during the 2011 Republican State Convention Saturday, June 18, 2011 at South Towne Exposition Center.
Opinion
Deseret News dialogue with Sen. Orrin G. Hatch
By Paul S. Edwards
The Utah State Capitol.
Opinion
Utah’s thoughtful approach to Medicaid reform
Utah state legislators convene today to consider overriding Gov. Gary Herbert’s veto of SB229, a bill that would allocate 30 percent of the future growth in sales and use taxes toward roads.
By Paul S. Edwards
Gov. Gary Herbert speaks with the Deseret News about the recent legislative session.
Opinion
Gov. Herbert’s role on the national stage
Recently the Deseret News visited with Utah Gov. Gary Herbert as this year’s legislative session closed.
By Paul S. Edwards
ASU President Michael M. Crow.
Opinion
ASU university president innovates, students benefit
Governor Gary Herbert’s Education Excellence Commission has an ambitious goal that, by the year 2020, two-thirds of Utah’s adults should have a college degree or post-secondary certificate suitable for globally competitive employment.
By Paul S. Edwards
April 6 — Joseph Smith organized the \"Church of Christ\" at the Peter Whitmer Sr. home in Fayette, N.Y., on April 6, 1830.
Opinion
Religious liberty and the freedom to organize
As the state legislature prepares to meet this month, I thought we might consider how just how consequential state legislation can be for the realization of our cherished liberties.
By Paul S. Edwards
Opinion
Interfaith Christmas service builds community
In their recent book “American Grace,” scholars Robert Putnam and David Campbell explore how religion can actually unite Americans. They discover that a key to America’s interfaith religious tolerance and appreciation comes from the personal relationships between individuals of different faiths. So how are such relationships fostered? Allow me to provide one example.
By Paul S. Edwards
Opinion
Persecution of Christians in Mideast is shocking
In early November of 1938, the world was shocked by the events of Krystallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, when German paramilitary groups and civilians systematically attacked Jewish synagogues and Jewish businesses throughout Nazi Germany.
By Paul S. Edwards
Opinion
Clumsy, expensive and privacy invading security
The most thorough interview that I have ever had in my life was by a security guard at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Guiron International Airport in the summer of 1997.
By Paul S. Edwards
Geoffrey Canada, right, with students in "Waiting for Superman," a documentary on many must-see lists.
Opinion
‘Waiting for Superman’ highlights importance of teaching
On most critics’ list of “must see” films this fall is Davis Guggenheim’s documentary “Waiting for Superman
By Paul S. Edwards
The view of George Washington's profile is often overlooked by visitors.
Opinion
Lessons in leadership from George Washington
Today marks the anniversary of the British surrender to General George Washington at Yorktown in 1781, the effective end of military conflict in the American Revolution.
By Paul S. Edwards
Opinion
Poignant Nobel toasts to the Ten Commandments
Over the past two weeks, we have been hearing who this year’s Nobel Prize laureates will be. In two months, the King of Sweden will confer all of the Nobel Prizes in a ceremony in Stockholm, except for the peace prize, which is conferred in Oslo by the King of Norway.
By Paul S. Edwards
Opinion
Utah Symphony brings audiences to their feet
Some musical performances are so thrilling that the audience is compelled to stand and applaud almost before the final note is struck.
By Paul S. Edwards
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