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Prophetic Authority

Michael Hubbard MacKay
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American religions
American religious history
Antebellum America
Apostle
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Book of Mormon
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Charismatic Prophet
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Prophet
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Democracy
Disestablishment
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early Mormon church
Ecclesiology
Ecclesiology.Religious authority
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Joseph Smith
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  • ISBN 9780252084874
  • Weight: 286g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 06 Apr 2020
  • Publisher: University of Illinois Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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Description
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.
About Michael Hubbard MacKay

Michael Hubbard MacKay is an associate professor at Brigham Young University and a former historian for the Joseph Smith Papers Project. He is the author of Sacred Space: Exploring the Birthplace of Mormonism and coauthor of Joseph Smith's Seer Stones.

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