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The Church of Christ (Temple Lot): A Solae Scripturae Mormonism
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Open Canon: Scriptures of the Latter Day Saint Tradition
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Salt Lake City, UT
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University of Utah Press
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97-116
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"This chapter focuses on... the Church of Christ (Temple Lot). Organized in the 1850s around the leadership of Granville Hedrick (1814-1881), the Church of Christ and its members are traditionally referred to as 'Hedrickites.' I argue that the Church of Christ (Temple Lot) could be defined from its creation in the 1850s as a solae scripturae Mormonism. Sola scriptura is one of the founding principles of Protestantism, according to which the 'ecclesiastical institution, not being holy of itself, can fail, and its faithfulness must be evaluated according to the Scripture.' The church is not bound by its traditions-- embodied by a priestly institutional authority-- but by scripture alone. The Church of Christ fits two characteristics of a solae scripturae Mormonism. First, it bases its doctrines and practices solely-- or at least primarily-- on the two founding scriptures of early Mormonism, the Bible and the Book of Mormon (the 'Independence edition,' first published by the Church of Christ in 1990) and thuse rejects Joseph Smith's late theological innovations such as plural marriage and baptism for the dead. Second, it is willing to evaluate and reform itself according to those two scriptures (thus the pluralization of the term: 'solae scripturae').
First, I will briefly summarize the origins of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot). Then I will show that, from its beginning, Hedrickite Mormonism claimed to be solely founded on Mormonism's two foundational scriptures. I will then argue that another foundational principle of Mormonism-- continuing revelation-- expressed itself in Hedrickitism. drawing mainly upon a survey administered to a Hedrickite congregation, I will show that Hedrickites recognize scriptures as the primary source of authority, above church leadership and tradition, a characteristic that encourages individualism. In conclusion, I will share some thoughts on Mormon fissiparousness." [Author] -
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