George R. Knight, retired professor of church history, Andrews University
Amos 3 suggests that God does nothing without revealing it to His prophets. But for most of history He has been silent. Why does God speak sometimes and not others? And what does that mean for us in 2015?
George R. Knight, retired professor of church history, Andrews University
What might be thought of as ‘The Wonderful World of Ellen White’ came to a crashing halt in the 1970s and early 1980s. The 1980s experienced the construction of a more adequate view, while the past 25 years have seen an extension and consolidation of the new insights. Yet there is still more to do as we move beyond the centennial of her death.
Donny Chrissutianto, PhD Candidate, AIIAS
While the role of Ellen G. White in development of Adventist doctrine and lifestyle has been widely studied, her role in the doctrinal controversy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church since its establishment in 1863 is rarely discussed. This paper attempts to look the prophet’s role when the church faced some doctrinal disagreements from 1888 to 1907.
There are several doctrinal controversies that will be taken as the examples of the issue in observing her role. They are the righteousness by faith (1888), the Holy Flesh Movement (1900), doctrine of sanctuary crises (a challenge from A. F. Ballenger in 1905) and Pantheism (1903-1907). The purpose of this study is to find out the role of the prophet and how she used her writings at those critical situations.
Watson Mbiriri
In 1894, Mr. Cecil John Rhodes of the British South African Company offered representatives of the then young but expanding Seventh-day Adventist Church (SDA), as much land as they could use for missionary purposes in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). This offer generated much debate among members of the Foreign Mission Board of the Church, on the grounds of the Church’s principle on separation of Church and state. A direct appeal to Ellen White drew an affirmative response and the matter was settled.
This paper will seek to explore just one question: how should Ellen White’s advice with regards to this land offer be understood, considering that the land was effectively ‘stolen property’? Mr. Rhodes’ ‘generosity’ saw him parcel out large portions of the country without any regard to or consultation with the owners (inhabitants) of that land. The SDA Church was neither the first, nor the last beneficiary of his ‘generosity.’ This paper seeks a biblical paradigm that may mediate the dialogue on this otherwise awkward situation for Ellen White as a person and the SDA Church as a Bible-based community of believers.
Evelyn V. Almocera
Knowing and acknowledging the gift of prophecy through Ellen G. White is considered by the Seventh-day Adventist as one of the identifying mark of the remnant church. It is the eighteenth of the twenty eight spiritual beliefs of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. While it is true that Ellen G. White and her writings were read widely by the Seventh – day Adventist adult members, there is this assumption that the young people do not know her and have not read her books.
There are two objectives of this study: (A) To assess the knowledge of these target population on the following. (B) To explore strategies that will help youth leaders on how to teach or introduce young people about Ellen G. White and her writings The researcher and a Conference Youth Ministries director administered the written, self constructed questionnaire in two conference wide camping event. There were 50 questionnaires administered to each group however only a total of 66 respondents were completely filled up hence they were the only once included in this study.
Alberto R. Timm
Should try to harmonize the modern prophetic gift of Ellen White with the sola Scriptura principle.