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Earliest Seventh-day Adventist Periodicals reproduces in full the very first doctrinal and apologetic publications of the small group of Sabbatarian Adventists who had emerged out of the Millerite movement. Thus, this collection includes A Word to the Little Flock (May 1847), The Present Truth (1849-50), The Advent Review (1850), The Advent Review Extra (September 1850), and the 48-page special edition of The Advent Review (September 1850). Whether read for information or inspiration, this volume will edify all with its frank and vigorous presentations, and thus demonstrate the inexorable development of early Sabbatarian Adventist thought. Each document is presented as a facsimile reproduction, so the original visual character is well preserved in quaint typestyles, tight leading, and full columns. The scholar's introduction by George R. Knight traces the historical development of the use of pamphlets and periodicals among Sabbatarian Adventists as a precursor to a huge publishing operation within a half a century. It also provides a helpful content analysis of each of the periodicals, highlighting the importance of each to the emerging identity of what soon would become the Seventh-day Adventist Church. ... Read more

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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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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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This book provides background information on the worldwide Adventist Church and, in particular, the role that music plays in the church as a whole. From the beginnings of the mission in Papua New Guiena in 1908, a panoramic outline of Adventist missions in the country and their church music is presented. Noticeable are the attempts of the missionaries to introduce a foreign culture against the backdrop of the country's traditional musical heritage. This study examines the church music practices and the attitudes of members and leaders towards aspects of worship music, providing analytical material for the fruition of an indigenously-conceived church music style. ... 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