Project Gutenberg 2011-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 106 Talmage, James E. (James Edward) 1862 1933 Talmage, James Edward The Great Apostasy, Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History Produced by the Mormon Texts Project. Volunteers: Benjamin Bytheway, Jean-Michel Carter, Byron Clark, Ben Crowder, Meridith Crowder, Tom DeForest, Eric Heaps "The Great Apostasy, Considered in the Light of Scriptural and Secular History" by James E. Talmage is a theological work written in the early 20th century. This book explores the history and implications of the apostasy of the Christian Church following the deaths of the apostles, advocating the viewpoint of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints regarding the necessity of a modern restoration of church authority. It delves into scriptural and historical evidence supporting the claim that the early Church lost its divine authority, which Talmage argues is foundational to understanding the Church's current organization. At the start of the work, the author introduces the fundamental beliefs surrounding the establishment and subsequent decline of the Church of Christ. He outlines the conditions during the early Christian era, emphasizes the distinctions among various religious groups at that time, and discusses the roles and authority of the apostles in establishing the Church. Talmage establishes the premise that without a continuous lineage of divine authority, the need for a restoration arises, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the predicted apostasy as drawn from biblical prophecy and early historical accounts. This opening segment effectively lays the groundwork for his argument surrounding the significance of both the apostasy and the necessity of the restored Church in contemporary religious practice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines Great Apostasy (Mormon doctrine) BX Text Christianity Latter Day Saints Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 359959 359764 2024-09-15T05:53:51.192534 2023-09-15T11:29:03.489251 text/html text/html 359952 359757 2024-09-15T05:53:51.379540 2023-09-15T11:29:03.635229 text/html text/html 197491 2024-09-15T05:53:56.676515 application/epub+zip 202521 2024-09-15T05:53:52.822534 application/epub+zip 202522 2024-09-15T05:53:51.952527 application/epub+zip 454563 2024-09-15T05:53:59.832478 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432921 2024-09-15T05:53:56.077515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 433224 2022-09-16T09:26:45.503373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340402 340262 2024-09-15T05:53:50.924534 2023-09-15T11:29:03.258238 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 340161 2021-01-07T14:40:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 124331 2021-01-07T14:40:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18673 2024-09-15T05:53:59.961473 application/rdf+xml 24534 2024-09-15T05:53:52.294519 image/jpeg 4591 2024-09-15T05:53:52.121530 image/jpeg 197414 2024-09-15T05:53:51.408548 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia