The movements that sought not to reform the church but to restore the New Testament church itself, from the Stone-Campbell movement to the Latter Day Saint restoration.
Restorationist bodies hold that the historic church fell away and that the primitive church must be restored whole rather than reformed in part. The family runs from the Churches of Christ to the Latter Day Saint movement, whose self-identification as Christian this site records as the movement states it.
Produced by The Restoration Movement
1801 and after · The sufficiency of the New Testament pattern for the church's faith and order.
Current status of that division: Estranged.
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Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is distinct among Restorationist bodies in its connectional structure of congregations, regions, and a…
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Churches of Christ
Churches of Christ are distinct in worshipping without instrumental music and in having no denominational headquarters, with each congregation…
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Community of Christ
Community of Christ is distinct among Restorationist bodies in being led by a prophet president and a First Presidency, and in accepting the Doctrine…
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Independent Christian Churches
The independent Christian churches are distinct in sharing the Restoration Movement heritage while refusing any denominational organization, so that…
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Jehovah's Witnesses
Jehovah's Witnesses are distinct in teaching that Jehovah alone is Almighty God and that Jesus is his created Son, and in rejecting the doctrine of…
Restorationist across the site
Sources
Primary
- Alexander Campbell, The Christian System (1835).
Secondary
- Richard T. Hughes, Reviving the Ancient Faith (1996).