Determining Doctrine: A Reference Guide for Evaluating Doctrinal Truth

With the precision of a surgeon, Dennis B. Horne dissects the issue of who has the authority to determine doctrine in Mormonism. His approach is clinical and exhaustive, giving the reader a wealth of source material on the subject. The author states in his preface:
This guidebook has been prepared as a reference tool to help readers
screen and evaluate the flood of doctrinally oriented teachings and
writings that are available to Church members today...This compilation
is founded on the premise that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints is the only true and living Church on the face of the earth...

The final source of authority in all doctrinal matters rests with the
President of the Church and those who serve him as prophets, seers, and
revelators. (p. vii)
His credo promises a compilation of statements from General Authorities and others to support his thesis. He does not disappoint. But neither does he ignore the…