| Categories | Christian theology |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Adventist Today Foundation |
| First issue | 1993 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | http://www.atoday.com/index.php |
| ISSN | 1079-5499 |
Adventist Today (OCLC 28194459) is a bimonthly Christian magazine representing a progressive Seventh-day Adventist perspective. First published in 1993, it is currently (as of 2010) edited by J. David Newman, the former editor of Ministry. It has offices in Sandy, Oregon and at La Sierra University.
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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".[1]
The first issue was May/June, 1993. By the following year there were 2500 subscribers.[2] In late 1998 the number of paid subscribers was also around 2500.[1]
The creation of their website was announced in 1998.[3] A camp was first held in that same year.[4] Leadership changes occurred in 1999, in particular 3 women were elected to the board.[5]
The following people have also served in editorial roles:
According to a survey in 2000 by Adventist Today of its subscribers, 8% felt they related best to "Conservative" Adventists, 56% to "Middle of the Road", and 36% to "Liberal".[7]
Alden Thompson wrote