Forthcoming book · Coming soon
Investigating the Old Apostolic Church
THE OAC REVEALED is a forthcoming book examining the Old Apostolic Church’s history, authority and beliefs through its own documents and the experiences of people who have encountered it.
The investigation follows the OAC’s roots in the nineteenth-century apostolic movement and its development in South Africa. It explores teachings about apostles, Scripture, salvation, sealing, sacraments and Jesus Christ, asking how official statements compare with historical texts, biblical teaching and everyday explanations.
Confessions of faith, constitutions and catechisms form part of the documentary foundation. Testimony and conversations add a human perspective, while remaining clearly distinguished from official doctrine and the author’s interpretation. The aim is to make difficult questions understandable and help readers assess the evidence with care.
Sources before opinions.
In development. A release date, format and price have not yet been announced.
Read the related articles
These companion studies introduce the questions explored in the book. Each article links to its evidence and distinguishes the source’s wording from the author’s assessment.
- The 1926 court case — A plain-language guide to the settlement and what it can establish.
- Apostolic movement: the schisms — The movement’s branches, dates and limits of the available record.
- Edward Irving and the roots of the apostolic movement — His ministry, Cardale’s calling and what the history can establish about apostolic authority.
- Is the Old Apostolic Church a sect? — Authority, confession, sealing and the evidence behind the assessment.
- Are sacraments for the dead biblical? — The church’s documents and the biblical passages used to support the practice.
- A dividing moment: was Jesus truly human? — A video discussion tested against Scripture and the church’s public confession.
- Het Jesus werklik mens geword? — Die historiese Jesus en die grense van spiritualiserende uitleg.
- Wanneer aarde skielik mens beteken — ’n Bronvaste toets van die lesing se uitlegmetode.