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Issue One, November 2026

The Doctrine of Doctrine

How does doctrine work? Our inaugural issue takes up the question underneath all doctrinal inquiry: how are theological claims formed, tested, revised, and transmitted within the Latter-day Saint tradition? The essays collected here approach it from philosophy, history, and theology, not to destabilize doctrine but to understand it more honestly.

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Raphael, The Disputation of the Holy Sacrament, 1509–1510. Vatican Museums. Public domain.

In this issue

Covenantal Non-Dogmatism

Prolegomena to a Theory of Doctrine in LDS Thought

Noah Airmet

Essay62 min read
Preserving “True” Doctrine

How the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Uses Technical Communication to Maintain Orthodox Thought

Brigham Powelson, Brigham Young University-Idaho

Research Article12 min read

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Now reading for Issue Two

Essays, research, responses, translations and reviews on Latter-day Saint thought, history, scripture and culture. First-time authors are especially welcome, and you don’t need to be a student.

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