Item Detail
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22093
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English
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Seeking After the Ancient Order : Conferences and Councils in Early Church Governance, 1830-1834
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Mormon Historical Studies
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2010
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11
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1
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27-39
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"This article focuses on the dynamic convergence of issues surrounding early Church conceptions of priesthood, authority, and governance that generated a flow of revelations and refinements which over time yielded a hierarchal, yet consensual, institution in which all official members were able to appreciably participate; I trace specific steps critical to the unfolding of these developments in an effort to illuminate the historical, ecclesiastical, and social dimensions of that process. I also provide historical evidence of Joseph Smith's and the Saints' commitment to a collaborative, council-based response to ecclesiastical and institutional demands." [From author's introduction]