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Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums and a non-official publication of the Adventist church, 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." It presents a highly liberal theological point of view.^[1][2]

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

• 1969–1975 Molleurus Couperus^[5]
• 1975–1978 Roy Branson and Charles Scriven
• 1978–1998 Roy Branson
• 1998 – present, Bonnie Dwyer

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

• Adventist Today, also a progressive Adventist magazine
• Progressive Adventism
• List of Seventh-day Adventist periodicals

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