Church & State
-Ites, Radical Orthodoxy, and Balkanization
Recent attempts to identify a “radical orthodoxy” may risk creating disunity among
Latter-day Saints. Is it worth it?
M. David Huston
February 5, 2021
Recent attempts to identify a “radical orthodoxy” may risk creating disunity among
Latter-day Saints. Is it worth it?
The forces of contention may have just escalated to a new and even more feverish pitch as a result of the election disputes and the breach of the Capitol building in Washington.
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