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Adventist Today
Discipline Christian theology
Language English
Abbreviated title
Publisher (country) Adventist Today Foundation (United States)
Publication history started 1993
Website http://www.atoday.com/index.php
ISSN ISSN 1079-5499, OCLC 28194459
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Adventist Today is a bimonthly popular level Christian periodical representing a progressive Seventh-day Adventist perspective. First published in 1993, it is currently edited by John Thomas McLarty, pastor of North Hill Christian [or Adventist] Fellowship church in Edgewood, Washington.[1] Circulation is currently (??). Its office is located on the campus of La Sierra University.

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[edit] History

The idea of the magazine was conceived in 1992 by Raymond Cottrell, Keith Colburn, Richard Hammill, Ervin Taylor and Jim Walters all of Loma Linda, California. They sought for "objective news and open discussion of issues in order to achieve the representative type of church governance that it claims".[2]

The first issue was May/June, 1993. By the following year there were 2500 subscribers.[3] In late 1998 the number of paid subscribers was also around 2500.[2]

[edit] Content

[edit] Mission Statement

"Adventist Today offers...

  1. Reliable, unfettered news reporting on events, people, institutions and theological movements associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
  2. Literary reflection on Adventist culture through essays, narratives, interviews, poetry, sermons and book reviews.
  3. A sense of connection among people who treasure their Adventist heritage while rejecting some fundamentalist elements of historic Adventism.
  4. Creative conversation about how to preserve and promote the best of Adventism."[4]

The content of the magazine is predominantly a progressive Adventist perspective, although it features a broad spectrum of authors, also including, for example, articles by Herbert Douglass and interviews with Clifford Goldstein, William Johnsson and others. It covers a wide range of topics, claiming it

"advances the best in Adventist culture, thought, and ministry and serves the needs of the 21st Century Adventist church by offering inspiration, analysis, reviews, commentary, and narratives rooted in and relevant to the contemporary Adventist community."[5]

[edit] Past editors

  • Raymond Cottrell, founding editor
  • (others?)
  • John McLarty, editor as of 2006

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ North Hill Adventist Fellowship. North Hill Christian Fellowship. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
  2. ^ a b History of Adventist Today. Adventist Today. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
  3. ^ Walters, Jim (May/June 1994). "1st Year of Publication". Adventist Today 2 (3). Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
  4. ^ Adventist Today - About. Adventist Today. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.
  5. ^ Adventist Today: Home. Adventist Today. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.

[edit] External links

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