The Great Apostasy

This scholarly exploration of the Great Apostasy, written by James E. Talmage, is a detailed investigation of scripture and doctrine. Talmage focuses on the implications of a loss (and restoration) of authority and direct revelation for a modern age."The restored Church affirms that a general apostasy developed during and after the apostolic period, and that the primitive Church lost its power, authority, and graces as a divine institution, and degenerated into an earthly organization only. The significance and importance of the great apostasy, as a condition precedent to the re-establishment of the Church in modern times, is obvious." -- from the Prefac