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Guide Home > Doctrinal Issues > Apostasy and Restoration > Great Apostasy
Additional TopicsThe following are additional topic areas related to Great Apostasy. If there is a bracket number after the topic, that number indicates how many actual articles there are related to that subject. If the link for the topic is not live, it simply means the topic is a 'planned area' for future growth. FAIR ResourcesThese links are either to Web pages hosted on the FAIR Website, or to FAIR Papers. FAIR Papers are short articles about specific topics or questions, written by members of FAIR. These articles can be downloaded and read in PDF format and are intended to be distributed by e-mail or print for the general use of our patrons. (To read FAIR Papers you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader. It can be downloaded free from the Adobe Web site.) Click on a title below to visit a FAIR Web page or to read the latest version of a FAIR Paper. "Apostasy Recognized By Reformationists," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR) Are Evangelicals correct when they criticize Mormons for believing in a universal apostasy? Kevin L. Barney, "Did Luther Think He Lived During a Time of Apostasy?," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, 25 September 2001) There is a quote, attributed to Martin Luther, that is circulating in apologetic circles, that indicates Luther believed he was living during the apostasy. This FAIR Paper addresses whether this quote is accurate. Barry R. Bickmore, "Apostasy," Mormonism 201 (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR) Despite the claims of the anti-Mormon book Mormonism 101, Bickmore demonstrates that there is good evidence for history and the scriptures to support the LDS belief in an apostasy of the divine Church shortly after the death of the Apostles. Barry R. Bickmore, "Mormonism in the Early Jewish Christian Milieu," (1999 FAIR Conference presentation.) How do uniquely LDS beliefs compare to early Christian and Jewish beliefs? Barry R. Bickmore, "The Restoration of the Ancient Church: Joseph Smith and Early Christianity," (Ben Lomond, CA: Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research, 1999) Bickmore's entire book - online! John Gee, "The Corruption of Scripture in the Second Century," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, August 1999) When were "plain and precious things" removed from scripture? An analysis of events in the second century A.D. helps to answer the question. Michael W. Hickenbotham, "Biblical Evidences of an Apostasy," Answering Challenging Mormon Questions (Bountiful, Utah: Horizon Publishers, 1995), 22-24 A discussion of different scriptures to support the concept of a general apostasy. Ensign ArticlesThese articles cited below provide information on the topic of this page. The Ensign is one of the official publications of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. When you click on one of the article links below, you are whisked to the article found in the archives of the Church's Web site. Richard Lloyd Anderson, "Clement, Ignatius, and Polycarp: Three Bishops between the Apostles and Apostasy," Ensign, August 1976, 51. Hoyt W. Brewster, Jr., "What was there in the creeds of men that the Lord found abominable, as he stated in the First Vision?," Ensign, July 1987, 65. S. Kent Brown, "What do we know concerning why the gospel authors wrote their accounts of Jesus--especially if they knew the Church would soon become apostate?," Ensign, August 1975. S. Kent Brown, "Whither the Early Church?," Ensign, October 1988, 7. Why did the early Christian Church fall into apostasy? Leland H. Gentry, "What do we know concerning apostolic succession in New Testament times? Was it important keep the number of apostles at twelve? Where does the apostle Paul fit in?," Ensign, October 1975. Kent P. Jackson, "Early Signs of the Apostasy," Ensign, December 1984, 8. The New Testament both prophesies and documents the first-century apostasy. Hyde M. Merrill, "The Great Apostasy as Seen by Eusebius," Ensign, November 1972, 34. Charles Muldowney, "What did Jesus mean when he said to Peter, as recorded in Matthew 16:18, that 'the gates of hell shall not prevail against [my church]'?," Ensign, August 1993, 52. Dallin H. Oaks, "Apostasy and Restoration," Ensign, May 1995, 84. LeGrand Richards, "Strange Creeds of Christendom," Ensign, January 1973, 109. Andrew C. Skinner, "Apostasy, Restoration, and Lessons in Faith," Ensign, December 1995, 25. We affirm that the Apostasy and the Restoration occurred just as foretold. Both offer us lessons in the importance of following the Savior's chosen leaders. Other ResourcesThe resources listed below are related items available on the Web that should be of interest. These links are to information not located on the FAIR Web site. Barry R. Bickmore, The Apostasy Foretold. Barry R. Bickmore, The Apostasy--A History of Rebellion. Barry R. Bickmore, The Loss of Apostolic Authority in the Church. Barry R. Bickmore, The Rebellion Continues. Barry R. Bickmore, Upon this Rock…. Unwilling to accept the possibility that a total apostasy occurred, mainline Christians often counter that Christ told Peter "upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." This article examines the meaning of this biblical phrase. Gerald Smith, The Great Apostasy and Restoration.
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