Home - Wheatley Institute Skip to main content
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:

Welcome to Wheatley Institute

Learn more about our mission and who we are.
More
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:

Navigating Toxic Polarization Today

Wheatley Institute and BYU Political Science Department are pleased to host Mónica Guzmán as the keynote speaker for the Peace Conference.
More
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:

2024 American Family Survey Released

After 10 years of collecting survey data, this year's report highlights changes over the past decade.
More
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:
contentVerticalPosition: , overrideVerticalAlignment: , contentHorizontalPosition: , overrideHorizontalAlignment:

For Better: Four Proven Ways to a Strong and Stable Marriage

Report by Wheatley Institute
More

Strengthening society through research-supported work that fortifies the core institutions of family, religion, and constitutional government.

INITIATIVES

Family

overrideTextColor= overrideCardAlternateTextColor= overrideDisableBackgroundImage= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overrideCardShowButton= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=

Religion

overrideTextColor= overrideCardAlternateTextColor= overrideDisableBackgroundImage= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overrideCardShowButton= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=

Constitution

overrideTextColor= overrideCardAlternateTextColor= overrideDisableBackgroundImage= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overrideCardShowButton= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=
overrideTextColor= overrideCardAlternateTextColor= overrideDisableBackgroundImage= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overrideCardShowButton= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=
EVENTS
data-content-type="event"

2025 Religious Freedom Annual Review

Tuesday, June 17
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="event"

BYU Devotional: Paul Lambert

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Tuesday, July 29
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="event"

2025 Truman G. Madsen Lecture on Eternal Man: Sheri Dew

TBD
Wednesday, October 15
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription= overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=
HAPPENINGS
data-content-type="article"

Paul S. Edwards Named New Director of the Wheatley Institute

June 11, 2019 09:00 AM
After 12 years of service, founding director Richard Williams, will be returning to full-time teaching and research in Counseling, Psychology and Special Education in the David O. McKay School of Education.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

Remembering Dan Robinson

September 20, 2018 03:04 PM
Wheatley Senior Fellow Dan Robinson passed away on September 17, 2018 from heart failure. The following are heartfelt sentiments from current Wheatley Staff about Robinson's impact on them personally and professionally.
5 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"

In Memory of General Amos Jordan

June 11, 2018 11:54 AM
We are saddened to announce the passing of Brigadier General Amos A. “Joe” Jordan, Jr. on June 7, 2018, at the age of 96. General Jordan was a pillar of expertise and leadership for the Wheatley Institute in its early years. His extensive service in the government, military and academic world and his influence and recommendations allowed the Institution to feature highly sought after speakers at BYU. From his youth as a boxing champion to his young adult years at West Point to his outstanding accomplishments as an adult, he leaves behind a legacy of personal integrity and character.
2 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
Previous
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=
IN THE NEWS
data-content-type="article"
Constitution

Wheatley Fellow Judge Griffith Returns to Washington for Portrait Unveiling

October 10, 2023 12:03 PM
Former BYU general counsel and federal judge returns to Washington, D.C., for portrait unveiling.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Constitution

A Contemporary Model of a Healthier Relationship Between Constitutional Democracy and Christian Faith

October 10, 2023 11:58 AM
Wheatley Institute Director writes a Deseret News perspective article on how Jonathan Rauch underscored ‘civic theology’ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the University of Virginia.
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
data-content-type="article"
Religion

Sunday Edition: Conceptions of Soul and Its Impact on Good Policy

October 10, 2023 10:51 AM
Dr. Jacqueline C. Rivers, a recent Wheatley lecturer, and husband Reverend Eugene F. Rivers III featured on Sunday Edition
1 Min Read
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText= promoTextAlignment=
Previous Next
overrideBackgroundColorOrImage= overrideTextColor= promoTextAlignment= overrideCardHideSection= overrideCardHideByline= overrideCardHideDescription=true overridebuttonBgColor= overrideButtonText=