Spectrum (magazine)

See also: IEEE Spectrum
Spectrum
Editor Bonnie Dwyer
Categories Christian magazine
Frequency Quarterly (every 3 months)
Circulation 3000
First issue Winter (northern hemisphere), 1969
Company Adventist Forums (Roseville, CA)
Country  United States
Language English
Website spectrummagazine.org
ISSN 0890-0264

Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums, published four times a year. It was established "to encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice at all sides of a subject, to evaluate the merits of diverse views, and to foster intellectual and cultural growth."[1][2]

Contents

History

See also: Adventist Forums#History

Spectrum was founded in 1969. Molleurus Couperus, a physician in Loma Linda, California was appointed the first editor.[2][3]

The magazine published the transcripts of some discussions from the 1919 Bible Conference in the 1970s. Editor Roy Branson later reflected that "was the single most important issue" of the journal.[4]

In 1998, Spectrum's offices moved from Takoma Park, Maryland to Roseville, California.

Editors

See also the "Meeting the Team" series of interviews, c. 2009.[6]

Internet presence

The Spectrum Blog is edited by Alexander Carpenter.[7] The website was majorly redeveloped in 2007.[8] In December 2008, Spectrum reported that its website ranks second amongst "Adventist news and commentary oriented websites", topped only by the Adventist Review.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Spectrum: About Us". http://spectrummagazine.org/about_us. Retrieved November 11, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b Bull, Malcolm; Lockhart, Keith (2007). Seeking a sanctuary: seventh-day Adventism and the American dream (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-253-34764-0. http://books.google.ca/books?id=ACUBSUGQCMYC&pg=PA322&dq=spectrum,+adventist,+forum&hl=en&ei=BFK9TsujEobw0gGn7KnJBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
  3. ^ Association of Adventist Forums. "About Spectrum Magazine". Spectrum magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. http://web.archive.org/web/20070101220936/http://www.spectrummagazine.org/spectrum/about.html. Retrieved 2007-02-15. 
  4. ^ Cited in Michael W. Campbell, "The 1919 Bible Conference and Its Significance for Seventh-day Adventist History and Theology". PhD dissertation, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, 2008, p203
  5. ^ http://www.andrews.edu/library/car/collection/C/Couperus,%20Molleurus%20Collection.pdf
  6. ^ For instance Jared Wright", and Jonathan Pichot, interviewed by Rachel Davies
  7. ^ Carpenter was described in the book Claiming the Beatitudes: Nine Stories from a New Generation by Anne Sutherland Howard, as cited in "And Along Came Alex: A Review of 'Claiming the Beatitudes' blog by Bonnie Dwyer, posted May 13th, 2009
  8. ^ "December Fundraising Campaign [2] – A Closer Look at Costs" by Rich Hannon. Spectrum blog, 8 December 2008
  9. ^ "December Fund Raising Campaign" by Rich Hannon. Spectrum blog, December 1, 2008