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“Brahman Has Many Faces” by C. Robert Mesle

Posted on July 21, 2022September 5, 2022 gileriodekel

This is an essay from “Restoration Studies XIII” which was published on February 6, 2012. Like many of you, I

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Supreme Directional Control

Posted on July 15, 2022September 5, 2022 gileriodekel

In the 1920s Frederick M. Smith was the president of the church, and as a sociologist and psychologist he was

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“The Challenge to Centralized Power: Zenus H. Gurley, Jr., and the Prophetic Office” by Clare D. Vlahos

Posted on July 13, 2022July 16, 2022 gileriodekel

Community of Christ was reorganized in the 1860s. Over the first couple of decades of the church’s existence, we had

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ALL are called?

Posted on July 12, 2022September 13, 2022 gileriodekel

Lately I have been incredibly fascinated by the priesthood, particularly how it operates today and how it came to do

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Priesthood in “Exploring the Faith”

Posted on July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 gileriodekel

Over the years there was a book called “Exploring the Faith”, which talked about the beliefs of the church. It

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“Envisioning a Liberating Church and an Inclusive Ministry within an RLDS Context” by Rita Lester

Posted on July 11, 2022October 10, 2022 gileriodekel

This is an essay from “Restoration Studies V”, which was published in 1993. Speaking about God Language for God is

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“Theological Re-Symbolization of the RLDS Tradition: The Call to a Stage Beyond Demythologizing” by W. Paul Jones

Posted on July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 gileriodekel

In the 1960s the Joint Council (First Presidency, Council of Twelve, and Presiding Bishopric) all agreed that they needed some

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The Position and Presidential Papers

Posted on July 5, 2022 gileriodekel

In the late 1960s the Joint Council (First Presidency, Council of Twelve, and Presiding Bishopric) had a series of historical

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Courage: A Journal of History, Thought, and Action

Posted on July 5, 2022August 28, 2022 gileriodekel

“Courage: A Journal of History, Thought, and Action” was a publication created and published by members of the RLDS church

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“The Role of Women in the Church” by the Courage Editorial Committee

Posted on June 23, 2022June 26, 2022 gileriodekel

Many years ago in Community of Christ basic things like sermons were ONLY done by members of the priesthood, which

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