Mormonism

Mormonism is a Christian restorationist religious movement that was founded by Joseph Smith. It is also called the Latter Day Saint movement. The largest and best known Mormon church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mormon teachings are similar to many Christian churches, and they consider themselves to be Christian, although some non-members do not consider them to be Christian. ^[1] A 2007 survey showed that 31% of the people polled do not agree that Mormons are Christians.^[2] Mormons have beliefs that are different from the beliefs of mainstream Christian churches.^[3] The Mormon Church considers itself a restoration church. This means that members of the Church believe that it is the original Christian Church started by Jesus Christ and brought back ("restored") by Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830. Mormonism or Bahaism are sometimes called the "fourth Abrahamic religion".^[4][5]

1. ↑ "LDS.org - Definition: Restoration of the Gospel".
2. ↑ "Poll:Knowledge lacking of Islam, Mormonism". 26 September 2007. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
3. ↑ Johnson, M. and Mullins, P. Mormonism: Catholic, Protestant, Different? Review of Religious Research, Vol. 34, No. 1 (Sep., 1992), pp. 51-62
4. ↑ Do You Need God?: Exploring Different Paths to Spirituality Even for Atheists, Rory J. Q. Barnes, 2014
5. ↑ Essential Essentialism, 2011, Z Schertz