Doctrine of Father Divine

Doctrine Of Father Divine

The doctrine of Father Divine is the teachings of the late Father Divine (d. 1965) and his religious movement, the International Peace Mission movement. The most obvious teaching of Father Divine is his claim to be God, but his doctrine constituted a larger coherent system of thought.

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