In May 2002, the First Presidency of the Community of Christ appointed a twelve-member task force to give attention to the significant theological issues facing the church. The task force’s first statement, “Scripture in the Community of Christ” was published in June 2003. It dealt generally with the issue of the use of scripture in …
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COMMUNITY OF CHRIST THEOLOGY AT AN IMPASSE: IS CHRISTOLOGY THE KEY?
In May 2002, the First Presidency of the Community of Christ appointed a twelve-member task force to give attention to the significant theological issues facing the church. The task force’s first statement, “Scripture in the Community of Christ” was published in June 2003. It dealt generally with the issue of the use of scripture in …
COMMUNITY OF CHRIST DELEGATES AGONIZE: IS IT A REVELATION?
LDS members do not have to vote on whether a purported statement by their prophet is a revelation or not. But since 1878, RLDS delegates to General Conferences (now “World Conferences”) have carried the obligation of debating and voting whether a document presented to the conference by the prophet is a revelation and should be …
LDS Cosmology as the Dominant Force in Contemporary Theological Epistemology
LDS Cosmology as the Dominant Force in Contemporary Theological Epistemology LDS cosmology has had little influence on world theology. Yet as ‘the church comes out of obscurity,” its doctrine should become a major influence. Based on principles in the Doctrine and Covenants, it is possible to formulate a comprehensive theory that derives the eternal “continuous …
The Making of the Easy-to-Read Doctrine and Covenants
The Making of the Easy-to-Read Doctrine and Covenants At the 1995 Sunstone Symposium, I heard Lynn Matthews Anderson, author of the Easy-to-Read Book of Mormon, give a presentation in which she explained why she didn’t feel it was feasible to write an Easy-to-Read Doctrine and Covenants. ‘Hmm” I thought. Six years later, the Easy-to-Read Doctrine …