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Vlahos, Clare D. . "A History of Early RLDS Spirituality, 1860-1885," University of Kansas, February 1992. Advisor: Sandra L. Zimdars-Swartz (16, 11, 21)
This study examines the ideal of spirituality developed by the RLDS church (Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints) through published reports of religious experiences. It divides 349 reports into basic forms (divine intervention, feeling, enhanced human powers), content types (affirming or not affirming the RLDS institution), and reporting groups (leaders, lay males, and women). The study concludes that reports of religious experiences by RLDS members performed the conservative function of affirming established doctrinal beliefs and policies, and that the ideal of RLDS spirituality was largely the result of the influence of the laity rather than that of the leadership.
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