A Global History of Seventh-day Adventists
Digital Verbum Edition
Overview
An accessible and engaging history of Seventh-day Adventists
In this compelling historical survey, Michael W. Campbell and Edward Martin Allen show how a small fellowship in nineteenth-century New England grew into a worldwide church with more than 21 million members. A Global History of Seventh-day Adventists introduces readers to key people, events, and ideas that have shaped the Adventist church over the past two hundred years. The book also illuminates Adventist contributions to society in the areas of education, social reform, missions, medicine, health, and more. Historical photographs help bring the book’s information to life, and a glossary provides readers with clear definitions of important historical and theological terms.
As experienced researchers and teachers, Campbell and Allen know how to narrate history in ways that hold readers’ attention and spark their imagination. In addition to being well written, the book stands out for its broad chronological and geographic scope. Whereas most studies of Seventh-day Adventism focus on its origins in nineteenth-century North America, Campbell and Allen offer a more expansive view, tracing its growth across centuries and across the continents of Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia. This engaging volume will serve as the definitive textbook for students of Adventist history, while also appealing to general readers who are curious about how the Adventist church has grown and changed over time.
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- Introduces readers to key people, events, and ideas that have shaped the Adventist church
- Illuminates Adventist contributions to society in the areas of education, social reform and missions
- Traces the church’s growth across centuries and continents, offering a chronological and geographic scope
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. The Advent Awakening
3. From Millerism to Seventh-day Adventism
4. Adventist Expansion, 1863 to 1890
5. Developments in Education and Health
6. The Golden Era of World Missions
7. Change and Growth
8. War Within and Without
9. Movements Toward Unity
10. Doctrinal Refinements and Controversies
11. Institutions in the Late Twentieth Century
12. The Quest for Unity amid Diversity
13. Formation of a Global Church
14. Opportunities and Challenges
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
This is a must read for any student of Adventist history—whether a university student, historian, or church member. It comprehensively traces the development of ideas, institutions, and a movement without getting bogged down. It includes human-interest highlights, photos, diagrams, and discussion questions suitable for the university level. I give it a grade of A+.
——Lisa M. Beardsley-Hardy, director of the SDA education department