Theodemocracy is a political system theorized by Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormons). As the name implies, theodemocracy was meant to be a fusion of traditional republican democratic rights under the United States Constitution combined with theocratic elements. He described it as a system under which God and the people held the power to rule in righteousness.Times and Seasons, 5:510. Smith believed that this would be the form of government that would rule the… (More on Theodemocracy) |