Other Belnap Descendant Publications

In addition to family history publications by the Belnap Family Organization, including its various branches, many works have been written by descendants (including spouses) of Gilbert Belnap on various subjects not necessarily relating to Belnap family history or descendants.  Below is a list of some known publications and articles, listed by author:

Bryan West Belnap (great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Hyrum)

• Belnap, B. West. Faith Amid Skepticism (Know Your Religion) (BYU, 1959)

Daniel Lee Belnap (third great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Oliver)

• Belnap, Daniel L. Fillets of Fatling and Goblets of Gold: The Use of Meal Events in the Ritual Imagery in the Ugaritic Mythological and Epic Texts, Gorgias Ugaritic Studies 4 (New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2008)
• Strathearn, Gaye, Thomas A. Wayment & Daniel L. Belnap, eds.  The Sermon on the Mount in Latter-day Scripture, 39th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (Deseret Book, 2010)
• Belnap, Daniel L, Gaye Strathearn & Stanley L. Johnson, eds. “The Things Which My Father Saw”: Approaches to Lehi’s Dream and Nephi’s Vision, 40th Sidney B. Sperry Symposium (BYU RSC/Deseret Book, 2011)
• Belnap, Daniel L., ed. “And By Our Rites of Worship: Perspectives on Ritual in Latter-day Saint Scripture, History, and Practice (BYU RSC/Deseret Book, 2013)
• Belnap, Daniel L. “The Book of Mormon and Modern Moral Relativism,” Ensign, Feb 2014

Henry Austin Belnap (great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through William James)

• Belnap, H. Austin. Anyone Can Be Wealthy: Untold Secrets of a Millionaire (1985)
• Belnap, H. Austin. Majestic Catastrophe: Our Emerging World (Salt Lake City: Lozo, 1991)

Hyrum Belnap (son of Gilbert Belnap)

• Belnap, Hyrum. The Aaronic Priesthood (1907)

Jayne Belnap (DeCecco) (great great granddaughter of Gilbert Belnap through William James)

• Belnap, Jayne & Otto L. Lange, eds. Biological Soil Crusts: Structure, Function, and Management (Ecological Studies 150) (Springer, 2002)
• Weber, Bettina, Burkhard Büdel & Jayne Belnap, eds. Biological Soil Crusts: An Organizing Principle in Drylands (Ecological Studies 226) (Springer, 2016)

John Marion Belnap (grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Francis Marion)

• Belnap, John M. History of Hooper, Utah: Land of Beautiful Sunsets (1976)
• Belnap, John M., ed. Ogden City and Weber County: A Historical Sketch, Transcribed from the Original Manuscript of Joseph Stanford, Ogden City, 1880 (1968)

Joseph Elden Belnap (third great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Oliver)

• Belnap, Joseph E. The Coin’s Edge: Shadows of the Last Days (Granite Publishing, 1998)
• Belnap, Joseph E. The Shadow Walkers (Arcadia Publishing, 2000)

Joseph Francis Belnap (grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Augustus Weber)

• Belnap, Joseph F. Salem L.D.S. Ward History, 1883 to 1972 (1972)

Karma Mae Smith Belnap (great granddaughter-in-law of Gilbert Belnap through Joseph)

• Belnap, Karma Smith. Not to Worry, Mom, I’m Okay: Lessons in Living from a Beloved Son (Covenant Communications, 1996)

Parley Leland Belnap (great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Francis Marion)

• Belnap, Parley L. Hymn Studies for Organists
• Belnap, Parley L. Organ Essentials, Basic Skills and Perspectives for the Church Organist, Music 115 and 116R (Ard Publications, 1992)

Robert Kirk Belnap (great great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Francis Marion)

• Belnap, R. Kirk, Heidi Bay, Stephen Fairbanks, David Lager, and Jeana Yamamoto. “On Scones.” In DLLS, 59-67 [origin of “Mormon” scones]
• Belnap, R. Kirk. Structuralist Studies in Arabic Linguistics: Charles A. Ferguson’s Papers, 1954-1994 (Studies in Semitic Languages and Linguistics) (Brill Academic Publishers, 1997)

Wilford Dean Belnap (great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Oliver)

• Belnap, W. Dean & Glen C. Griffin. About Life and Love: Facts of Life for LDS Teens (Deseret Book, 1968)
• Belnap, W. Dean & Glen C. Griffin. About Marriage and More (Deseret Book, 1968)
• Belnap, W. Dean. “How to Start a Family Organization and Keep It Going.” Ensign 2 (Aug 1972): 81-82
• Belnap, W. Dean. Raising Families in Our Permissive Society (Hawkes Publishing, 1978)
• Belnap, W. Dean. “The Church in Indonesia.” Journal of Collegium Aesculapium, Spring 1995, pp. 50-55
• Belnap, W. Dean. A Brain Gone Wrong: Hope for the Troubled Teen (2008)
• Williams, Marleen S., W. Dean Belnap & John P. Livingstone. Matters of the Mind: Latter-day Saint Helps for Mental Health (Deseret Book, 2008)

Bruce Eldred Erickson (great great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Hyrum)

• Erickson, Bruce E. & Joyce Erickson. When Life Doesn’t Seem Fair: How Our Family Found Peace in Adversity (1995)

Hermine Briggs Horman (great granddaughter-in-law of Gilbert Belnap through Lola Almira)

• Horman, Hermine Briggs. Heart Strings from the Book of Horman: Essays on a Mormon Mother’s Memories (Distinctive Publishing, 1991)

Dennis Lee Largey (great great grandson-in-law of Gilbert Belnap through Hyrum)

• Largey, Dennis L., gen. ed. Book of Mormon Reference Companion (Deseret Book, 2003)
• Largey, Dennis L., gen. ed. Doctrine and Covenants Reference Companion (Deseret Book, 2012)

Gilbert Knight Miskin (great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Reuben)

• Miskin, Gilbert Knight. Eagle’s Blood (Amazon Kindle edition, 2018)

Brent James Schmidt (third great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Hyrum)

• Abel, Michael K. & Brent J. Schmidt.  America Versus the Ten Commandments: Exploring One Nation’s Commitment to Biblical Morality (Covenant Books, 20__)
• Schmidt, Brent J. “Temple Elements in Ancient Religious Communities,” BYU Studies 50:1
• Schmidt, Brent J. Relational Grace: The Reciprocal and Binding Covenant of Charis (BYU Studies, 2015)
• Schmidt, Brent J. Relational Faith: The Transformation and Restoration of Pistis as Knowledge, Trust, Confidence, and Covenantal Faithfulness (BYU Studies, 202[2])
• Schmidt, Brent J. Utopian Communities of the Ancient World: Idealistic Experiments of Pythagoras, the Essenes, Pachomius, and Proclus (Edwin Mellen Press, 2010)

Darren Eldred Schmidt (third great grandson of Gilbert Belnap through Hyrum)

• Schmidt, Darren E. “Meaningful Teaching at Home: Four ways we teach our children the important lessons of life,” Ensign, 43 (Jan 2013): 10-12
• Schmidt, Darren E. Table Salt and Testimony: Ideas, Object Lessons, and Practical Parenting Tips for Creating Teaching Moments in the Home (Cedar Fort Publishing, 2015)

Nuel Dinsmore Belnap, Jr. (third great grandson of Jesse Belnap and Eunice Hall)

• Belnap, Nuel D., Jr. & Thomas B. Steel, Jr. The Logic of Questions and Answers (Yale University Press, 1976)
• Anderson, Alan Ross, Nuel D. Belnap, Jr. & J. Michael Dunn. Entailment, Vol. 2: The Logic of Relevance and Necessity (Princeton University Press, 1992)
• Gupta, Anil & Nuel Belnap. The Revision Theory of Truth (MIT Press, 1993)
• Dunn, J. Michael & Anil Gupta, eds. Truth or Consequences: Essays in Honor of Nuel Belnap (Springer, 2011)
• Müller, Thomas, ed. Nuel Belnap On Indeterminism And Free Action (Springer, 2016)
• Belnap, Nuel, Thomas Müller & Tomasz Placek. Branching Space-Times: Theory and Applications (Oxford University Press, 2021)

Last update:  23 Feb 2023