Craig James Ostler (born 1954) is an American historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and a professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University (BYU).
Prior to joining the BYU faculty Ostler was an instructor with the Church Educational System.
In the LDS Church Ostler has served as a bishop.
[1] Ostler's main area of expertise is the Doctrine and Covenants and sites related to the early history of the LDS Church; he has compiled photographs from these early sites.
Along with Susan Easton Black and Joseph Fielding McConkie, Ostler was a creator of much of the material at Virtual Historian.