Prophetic Authority: Democratic Hierarchy and the Mormon Priesthood

by Michael Hubbard MacKay

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025208487X
• ISBN13: 9780252084874
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"