Was D&C 152:4 Plagiarized?
Recently I posted “A Message to the General Conference and the Church” by Presiding Evangelist Elbert A. Smith. This was
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“A Message to the General Conference and the Church” by Presiding Evangelist Elbert A. Smith
This message was given to the church after the passing of the president of the church, Fred M., and was
History of Community of Christ in Mandalas
I am someone who loves to create meaningful art regarding things that are meaningful to me. A couple of months
“In Search of the Phoenix” by N. James Weate, Jr.
This article is from Courage Vol. 1, No 3, March 1971 Pages 180-183. Indian legend conveys the idea that dead
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Joseph Smith III’s 1912 Letter of Instruction
In presenting the following letter of instruction, to the readers of the HERALD, I have deemed it advisable to do
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Eschatology in Community of Christ Through the Ages
Watch this presentation here 1. Introduction Here we are! Sunstone Symposium in its 3rd year of the pandemic. Over the
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“Changing Concepts of Priesthood Authority” by Howard J. Booth
This is an essay from “Restoration Studies VI” which was published in 1995. Donald Messer writes: Defining Christian ministry is
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“The Challenge to Centralized Power: Zenus H. Gurley, Jr., and the Prophetic Office” by Clare D. Vlahos
Community of Christ was reorganized in the 1860s. Over the first couple of decades of the church’s existence, we had
“Envisioning a Liberating Church and an Inclusive Ministry within an RLDS Context” by Rita Lester
This is an essay from “Restoration Studies V”, which was published in 1993. Speaking about God Language for God is
“Theological Re-Symbolization of the RLDS Tradition: The Call to a Stage Beyond Demythologizing” by W. Paul Jones
In the 1960s the Joint Council (First Presidency, Council of Twelve, and Presiding Bishopric) all agreed that they needed some