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This work examines the nature of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) identity with particular reference to Ellen G. White, the movement's co-founder and prophet. Unlike most literature which limits investigation of SDA identity to a theological perspective, this study analyzes the movement's socio-historical and cultural contexts. With regard to the content of this book, chapter one introduces identity issues that have evolved as Adventism has developed from a small sectarian movement to a global church today. Chapter two examines the context from which the SDA movement arose in the USA including a discussion of characteristics drawn from the historical milieu out of which Ellen White's charisma originated. Chapter three examines the essential contributing factors underpinning the bestowal of legitimacy on Ellen White, while chapter four assesses the establishment of Adventist identity during its formative years. In chapter five, routinisation of charisma in early Adventist experience is analyzed, followed by a discussion in chapter six, of the continuing tensions between notions of imminence and delay which are a source of constant preoccupation within Adventist experience.Chapters seven and eight describe a number of controversies throughout SDA history which illustrate the ongoing identity issues within the movement, while chapter nine focuses on institutional dilemmas resulting from charismatic routinisation. A summary of the research is the focus of the concluding chapter including some suggestions requiring further ecclesial self-examination and reflection. ... Read more

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The author explores the biblical and theological background for our understandings of the church and its
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Historical Sketches of the Foreign Missions of the Seventh-day Adventists was published at the pivot point of the denomination's mission development. By 1886 the young church had been in the foreign mission business for a dozen years. But as yet it had only four missions (three in Europe and one in Australia/New Zealand), and those four were just moving beyond their infancy stage. By late 1886 the Adventists were becoming ever more committed to foreign missions. As a result, their first book-length document on missions represents a valuable historical record of the denomination's early missions. It also contains revealing reports from a variety of authors, including Ellen G. White, on the strategies developed to further those missions and a call for a much more expanded mission work in the future. Thus Historical Sketches, when seen in its context, was both a summary sketch of Adventism's missiological past and a pointer and an appeal to the future. ... Read more

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Publisher: [BerkeleyNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This is a true account of the first Seventh-day Adventist Church and Church School in the town of Valle Crucis, North Carolina. This book is about the people who lived in that western North Carolina community--about the rough, narrow, crooked "hollers" and the well-beaten, wooded paths winding across the hills at the head of the hollers that shortened the distance for the people and students going to the church and school. ... Read more

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In this philosophical overview, Matthews examines key issues such as why Christians should study sociology, how sociology can facilitate faith integration, and how the church should relate to the challenge of post-modernism. ... Read more

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From its beginnings, the Seventh-day Adventist Church has emphasized apocalyptic prophecy and the role of Roman Catholicism in the biblical books of Daniel and Revelation. In this first major study of the topic, Bruinsma looks at the origin and unique features of Seventh-day Adventist attitudes toward the Roman Church, examines factors which explain these continuing views, and analyzes Adventism's place in Protestantism. ... Read more

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Bigotry under the spotlight
I really have to hand it to Reinder Bruinsma for tackling such a topic, especially as an adventist.There is more than a wealth of an indepth look at the early years of this sect known as seventh-day adventists.If anything else, I've never seen such detail taken in explaining the mood and events leading up to the sects founding in 1963.

A more than excellant look at pre adventist america and the early sda movement.I don't think there could have been more citations, which makes this book a great source for anyone wanting to look into the history of seventh-day adventism.

As the book goes on we read about a growing tolerance for catholicsim from most all main stream protestant groups, but no mercy from our friends in the adventist camp.I really appreciate the non bias tone of our author, which makes this read more like a field study of sociology than an emotionally charged rant which most all sda literature falls into.

I found it odd and refreshing at the same time that Reinder basically comes to the conclusion that the whole tiara and 666 arguement is bogus.I thought it very telling of the integrity of the denomination that they still cling to documents that have been proven to be a fraud, just to uphold this comical tabloid prophecy.I have a great deal of repect for Reinder for admitting this.

As the book goes on we hear about the history of Catholic schools which amongst other reasons, were started to protect children from anti-catholics.And we get a brief bit about different politicians who where catholic.At this point the environment shifts from theological to some what political.

Reinder quotes Ellen Whites pleas to show compasion for "catholics", all the while she trashes the "catholic church'.Yet history shows, the cats out of the bag, and anti-catholicism is just part of the sda culture.

But in the end, to make a long story short we come to the conclusion that adventists are too attached to their original prophecy predictions, as tired and wanting as they are, to have any hope of being tolerant of the Catholic faith.

This book is an excellent look at the rise of the sda church from1830's-1965.Although I found the ending and concluson to be a bit anti climatic.I look forward to reading the next installment.This is truely an interesting read.
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Chapters: Opus Dei, First Baptist Church of Manila, Seventh-Day Adventist Telugu Work: Malaysia, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship, Temple Beth Israel (Bergen County, New Jersey), Cooneyites, General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches, Samoan Assemblies of God, St. James-Bond Church, Psychiana, Christian Millennial Fellowship, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Roman Catholic Diocese of Surabaya, Roman Catholic Diocese of Barrancabermeja, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bellary, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rhodes, Roman Catholic Diocese of Bragança Do Pará, Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis, Roman Catholic Diocese of Yanji, Roman Catholic Diocese of Guide, Christadelphian Isolation League, Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Marajó, Roman Catholic Diocese of Nellore, Fellowship of Saint Alban and Saint Sergius. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 116. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Opus Dei, formally known as The Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei, is an organization of the Catholic Church that teaches that everyone is called to holiness and that ordinary life is a path to sanctity. The majority of its membership are lay people, with secular priests under the governance of a prelate (bishop) appointed by the pope. Opus Dei is Latin for "Work of God", hence the organization is often referred to by members and supporters as "the Work". Founded in Spain in 1928 by the Catholic priest St. Josemaría Escrivá, Opus Dei was given final approval in 1950 by Pope Pius XII. In 1982, by decision of Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church made it into a personal prelaturethat is, the jurisdiction of its own bishop covers the persons in Opus Dei wherever they are, rather than ge...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=100390 ... Read more

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Tracing the historical presence of Africans, African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans in the Seventh-Day Adventist church, this work examines issues which have contributed to the problems of race relations in the church, and argues that it should either correct or reinterpret some of its doctrines. ... Read more

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Too Pan Africanist
Alven came to South Africa in 1986 to visit his paternal family, and I had an opportunity of meeting him. Some of the things he's mentioned are true, but illustrated from a pan africanistpoint. The advents are faced withthe same challenges that face all eurocentric based churches.Alven wouldhave done us fairness if he had looked at other cultural groups within theSeventh Day Adventist Church; like native americans, chinese and otherpeople of colour. ... Read more