Week 11: The Pattern Is Still Live
A 1980s schism inside a church that was itself born from schism, and what that says about the framework's reach
3 May 2027
Outline#
- the Reorganization’s 1984 women’s-ordination decision and the Restoration branches that split off
- applying vacuum/claim/pivot/response to a schism inside a church that already exists, not just at a founding moment
- present-day independent groups as evidence the pattern hasn’t stopped
- final project expectations going into week 12
Teaching team
- Marisol Quaye — convenor