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Prophetic Authority - Democratic Hierarchy and the Mormon Priesthood (Paperback)
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Prophetic Authority - Democratic Hierarchy and the Mormon Priesthood (Paperback)
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The Mormon tradition's emphasis on prophetic authority makes the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unique within America's
religious culture. The religion that Joseph Smith created
established a kingdom of God in a land distrustful of monarchy
while positioning Smith as Christ's voice on earth, with the power
to form cities, establish economies, and arrange
governments.Michael Hubbard MacKay traces the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints' claim to religious authority and sets
it within the context of its times. Delving into the evolution of
the concept of prophetic authority, MacKay shows how the Church
emerged as a hierarchical democracy with power diffused among
leaders Smith chose. At the same time, Smith's settled place atop
the hierarchy granted him an authority that spared early Mormonism
the internal conflict that doomed other religious movements. Though
Smith faced challenges from other leaders, the nascent Church
repeatedly turned to him to decide civic plans and define the order
of both the cosmos and the priesthood.
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