Are Christians Christians?

Some people believe that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not Christians. It is true that Mormonism holds some beliefs that are different from those of others who identify themselves as Christians. Do those beliefs disqualify Latter-day Saints? What are the criteria that establish Christian identity? Latter-day Saints believe in the Jesus of the New Testament and understand him to be their Savior and Redeemer. Yet they do not believe in many of the ideas formulated in the ancient councils and creeds. So are they Christians? If not, then who are the Christians?

This Bookshelf Single is an excerpt from the book No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues.

Each individual chapter is available as a Deseret Bookshelf Single:

The Attraction of Mormonism
—Brent L. Top

Reflections on Apostasy and Restoration
—Robert L. Millet

Are Christians Christians?
—Kent P. Jackson

Suspicion or Trust: Reading the Accounts of Joseph Smith’s First Vision
—Steven C. Harper

Seeking Divine Interaction: Joseph Smith’s Searches for the Supernatural
—Kerry Muhlestein

Did Joseph Smith Translate the Kinderhook Plates?
—Brian M. Hauglid

“A Subject That Can Bear Investigation”: Anguish, Faith, and Joseph Smith’s Youngest Plural Wife
—J. Spencer Fluhman

A Latter-day Saint Perspective on Biblical Inerrancy
—Robert L. Millet

The Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Concept of Scripture
—Daniel L. Belnap

The Book of Mormon and the Origin of Native Americans from a Maternally Inherited DNA Standpoint
—Ugo A. Perego

Egyptian Papyri and the Book of Abraham: A Faithful, Egyptological Point of View
—Kerry Muhlestein

Thoughts on the Book of Abraham
—Brian M. Hauglid

The Role of Evidence in Religious Discussion
—John W. Welch

The Fortunate Fall of Adam and Eve
—Daniel K Judd

Jesus Christ and Salvation
—Robert L. Millet

God and Man
—Robert L. Millet

Taking the Great Commission Seriously
—Camille Fronk Olson