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Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church that claims as its mission "to proclaim Jesus Christ and promote communities of joy, hope, love and peace".〔(Community of Christ – Our Mission ), (accessed October 28, 2008)〕 The church reports approximately 250,000 members in 50 nations.〔(''Community of Christ – General Denominational Information'' ), (accessed October 28, 2008)〕 Community of Christ is part of the Latter Day Saint movement begun by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830,〔Staff (undated). ("The Early Church (1830)" ). Community of Christ. Retrieved January 8, 2012.〕 and reorganized on April 6, 1860,〔Paul M. Edwards, ''Our Legacy of Faith: A Brief History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints'', (1991). Herald House, ISBN 0-8309-0594-4〕 following the death of Smith in 1844. It is rooted in Restorationist traditions. Although in some respects the Community of Christ is congruent with mainline Protestant Christian attitudes, it is in many ways theologically distinct, continuing such features as prophetic revelation.〔(Section 161, Doctrine and Covenants ), Community of Christ〕〔(Section 162, Doctrine and Covenants ), Community of Christ〕〔(''Section 163'', Doctrine and Covenants ), Community of Christ〕〔(''Presidential Address of April 5, 2009'' ), Community of Christ〕 It is the second-largest denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement. Community of Christ follows a largely non-liturgical tradition based loosely on the Revised Common Lectionary.〔(Worship Commission ) webpage retrieved June 17, 2006〕 From its headquarters in Independence, Missouri, the church offers a special focus on evangelism, peace and justice ministries, spirituality and wholeness, youth ministries and outreach ministries.〔(Community of Christ Ministries and Services ), webpage, retrieved June 17, 2006〕 Church teachings emphasize that "all are called" as "persons of worth" to "share the peace of Christ".〔 ==History== (詳細はoriginal church organized in 1830 by Joseph Smith, and it regards Joseph Smith III, the eldest surviving son of Smith, to have been his legitimate successor. The church was "legally organized on April 6, 1830, in Fayette, New York".〔(History ), CofChrist.org website accessed May 14, 2008〕 The formal reorganization occurred on April 6, 1860, in Amboy, Illinois, as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, adding the word ''Reorganized'' to the church name in 1872. The Community of Christ today considers the period from 1830 to 1844 to be a part of its early history and from 1844, the year of the death of the founder, to 1860, to be a period of disorganization. Since 1844, the doctrines and practices of the Community of Christ have evolved separately from the other denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement.〔(Community of Christ History ), webpage, retrieved June 17, 2006〕 Since the 1960s, the group's proselytizing with world cultures outside North America forced a re-assessment and a gradual evolution of its practices and beliefs. Some changes included the ordination of women to the priesthood, open communion, and changing the church's name from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to the current name in April 2001.〔〔(History of the CofC Church ) religioustolerance.org webpage, retrieved November 5, 2006〕 These very controversial changes led to the formation of breakaway churches such as the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints; in 1994, former church historian Richard P. Howard estimated that 25,000 members had left to join such groups.〔Quoted in Launius (1998), 53.〕 Between the mid-1960s and the late 1990s, there was a one-third decline in new baptisms in the United States along with a 50 percent drop in contributions in the decade before 1998.〔Launius (1998), 51–54.〕 The church owns two temples: the Kirtland Temple, dedicated in 1836 in Kirtland, Ohio (operated in part as a historic site as part of its educational ministry), and the relatively new Independence Temple, which serves as the church's headquarters in Independence, Missouri. These structures are open to the public and are also used for education and gatherings. The church also owns and operates some Latter Day Saint historic sites in Lamoni, Iowa, and Plano and Nauvoo, Illinois. The Auditorium in Independence houses the Children's Peace Pavilion and is the site of the major legislative assembly of the Community of Christ, known as the World Conference. The church sponsors Graceland University, with a campus in Lamoni and another in Independence, where the School of Nursing and the Community of Christ Seminary are based. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community of Christ」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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