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29342
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English
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Theological Re-symbolization of the RLDS Tradition : The Call to a Stage Beyond Demythologizing
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John Whitmer Historical Association Journal
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16
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John Whitmer Historical Association
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3-14
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This essay appraises the sociological evolution of the RLDS tradition from movement to institutionalization, then explores the present dilemma within that church as a crossroads between the present tendency toward Protestant assimilation and the possibility of restoring a sense of uniqueness through a process of doctrinal symbolization. The essay, which is related to two recent presentations as well as to earlier writings, then considers major themes characteristic of that movement and options for their post-literal appropriation. [From the author]