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26652
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English
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Look to the Sacraments
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Restoration Studies
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12
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Independence, MO
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John Whitmer Historical Association; Community of Christ Seminary Press
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79-94
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Community of Christ is a sacramental church, meaning that it practices sacramental rites in worship and in private ministry settings on a regular basis. With eight sacramental rites practiced regularly, the church should have a clearly articulated theology of sacraments, but it does not.
A significant factor in the mission, identity, and message of the Community of Christ can be discovered through a clearly articulated theology of sacrament. To articulate that theology, this paper will argue that the church must first learn to think about itself as a sacrament. [From the article]