The question “Did Samuel Lutz really write this” is ultimately not as useful as the question of how the prophecy of “Lutius Gratiano” came about, and what function it served for those who kept it in circulation.
With early efforts to locate the text in mind, we can now reconstruct the origin of the prophecy of “Lutius Gratiano.”
In the prophecy of “Lutius Gratiano,” we have the unusual opportunity to observe the formation and development of a prophecy in some detail.
Earlier scholarship has often understood the function of prophetic texts as providing information about the future.
For several years, my academic research has focused on late medieval and early modern prophecies.
It’s the ecclesiology, stupid.
The stakes in the 2024 election couldn’t be higher.
Orson Hyde asks people to read his book. Or else.
Orson Hyde might be protesting too much here.
For Hyde, Zion has been displaced, but not deferred.
But I’m still glad we don’t have one.
The experience of persecution in Missouri was not just recent history. For Hyde, it was the literal fulfillment of prophecy about the last days.
If you survey the damage left by Donald Trump and Covid-19 in our neighborhood of the American religious landscape, a sigh of relief is warranted.
Orson Hyde, socialist?
Hyde touches on his own life and perspective for the first time.
At some point in the near future, the Missionary Training Center will likely reopen fully, and in some ways that’s unfortunate, because home MTC is good.
I think this is more about foot washing than I’ve ever read anywhere before.
Was I comfortable with the topic? the prospective client on the other end of the video call wanted to know.
Article 13 On prayer and on the manner of worship. Prayer is one of the primary obligations of the Christian, and he is reliant on it for any consideration that might stir his ambition or instill it in him, for it is just as necessary for his growth and thriving as rain is for the fields.
