PATRICK DEGN grew up in Cache Valley, Utah. He served a mission to Scotland and began teaching for the Seminaries and Institutes of Religion in 1992 and was hired full-time in 1996. He travels and teaches on tours to American and Church History sites, the Holy Land, Mediterranean, and loves each place’s people, culture, and history. He holds degrees in History-Classics, and Military History, specializing in ancient Greek and Roman warfare.
He teaches adult religion classes for BYU Continuing Education and regularly presents at BYU Campus Education Week. He has also taught at EFY and other youth and adult programs.
He is an Anglophile, Hellenophile, Inklings-geek (Tolkien, Lewis, Chesterton, etc.), and all things Rome. His favorite way to spend time is laughing, hiking, reading, playing, and working with his wife and four children through adventure, service, and learning experiences.
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