Adventism (SDA)

I’ve put this page together for friends at AMBS, specifically for students in the dual-degree programs who will take classes at Andrews (AU). This is my way of pulling together info about Seventh-day Adventists/Adventism (SDA) that I think could be helpful or informative for those interested in studying at AU.

Basics:

• Andrews University — About, Social Work (PDF), Intl Develop. (PDF), Off-campus MSA-IDP, Seminary, Bulletin
• Official SDA Church Website
• Wikipedia – SDA

Films:

• The Adventists (Spectrum review, YouTube) [available at AMBS library]
• The Conscientious Objector (Wiki on Desmond Doss)
• For Conscience Sake (clip, full video not yet released)
• Stained Glass Series (Spectrum on Hollywood SDA Church)
• Adventists about Life (SDA YouTube Channel)

Books (these are my favorite books by SDA authors):

• The Desire of Ages (Ellen White, 1898)
• Steps to Christ (Ellen White, 1892)
• Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing (Ellen White, 1896)
• The Peacemaking Remnant (Doug Morgan, ed., 2005)
• It’s about People (Jim Hohnberger, 2003)
• Searching for a God to Love (Chris Blake, 2000)
• Swimming against the Current (Chris Blake, 2007)
• The Eleventh Commandment (Dwight Nelson, 2001)
• The Promise of Peace (Charles Scriven, 2009)

These books may be of interest to those with a special appreciation for history and/or ethics:

• Seventh-day Adventists in Time of War (Francis McLellan Wilcox, 1936)
• Adventism and the American Republic: The Public Involvement of a Major Apocalyptic Movement (Douglas Morgan, 2001)
• Anarchy and Apocalypse (Ron Osborn, 2010)
• List of books on Adventist social ethics.

And I want to read this book:

• The Lost Meaning of the Seventh Day (Sigve K. Tonstad, 2009)

Articles, Essays and Papers:

• Anabaptist Heritage of Adventism (PDF). I put this document together for Anabaptist History and Theology.
• My interview with Sharon Pittman, the former AU Social Work chairperson who helped build the collaboration between AMBS and AU.
• The Good News Tour — Greg Boyd on his experience with Adventists
• Why We’ve Never Quite Been Part of the Community  (Loren Seibold, Spectrum, 19 Mar 2010)
• A Brief History of Seventh-day Adventists in Times of War (Ronald Osborn, Adventist Peace Fellowship)
• Gospel Nonviolence: Documents Demonstrating An Historic Adventist Commitment (Adventist Peace Fellowship)
• SDA & Militarism — I wrote this for Christian Attitudes toward War, Peace & Revolution in late 2009.
• More on SDAs and the military.

SDA Organizations (official & unofficial):

• Adventist Peace Fellowship (also hosts a blog–Peace Messenger)
• Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA, like MCC)
• Adventist Community Services (ACS, North America)
• National Association for the Prevention of Starvation (NAPS)
• Amistad, Intl
• Reach, Intl

Random:

• Adventism in the stream of the Radical Reformation (chart, #5)
• Still Waters — Retreat center in Buchanan, MI. The current directors, Rob & Sarah, have been our friends for years. They spent a year training with Richard Rohr.
• End It Now — Adventist Say No to Violence against Women
• Blue Zones — Longevity: Oprah, National Geographic, NPR, book
• Young adult ministry — Ignition, GODencounters, COR (where I used to work)
• Adventists for the Environment — Blog, my favorites
• Adventist Activism — Blog, my page
• “Famous” Adventists — I don’t know how reliable this non-SDA site is. How reliable are these?
• Clothing: Prophecy T-shirt & 1844 T-shirts

Beliefs & Values:

• SDA Beliefs
• SDA Statements

Magazines (North America):

• Adventist Review (official church publication)
• Message
• Adventist Today
• Spectrum