The Oxford Handbook of Seventh-day Adventism: (Oxford Handbooks)

Seventh-day Adventism is the largest religious group to have emerged out of the Millerite revivals of the 1840s. When Christ's literal return to earth did not materialize in 1844, Adventists searched for biblical explanations. They wove together beliefs in the heavenly sanctuary, the seventh-day Sabbath, and Christian mortalism into a cohesive theology. Along with their premillennial eschatology, these beliefs served as the foundation of a new denomination under the leadership of James and Ellen White and abolitionist reformer Joseph Bates. By the early twentieth century, the Adventist movement had spread around the globe, and had made cultural contributions to medical science, health foods, archaeology, and education. This Oxford Handbook contains 39 original essays addressing many aspects of Adventism. Broad and comprehensive in scope, each chapter addresses the history, theology, and social aspects of Adventism, and maps the development of its most influential manifestation. Authors from around the world, and from both inside and outside the Adventist tradition, have come together to produce this authoritative work on Adventism.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements List of Contributors Introduction, Michael W. Campbell, Christie Chui-Shan Chow, David Holland, Denis Kaiser, and Nicholas P. Miller Part I: History of Adventism 1. The Second Great Awakening Context, Thomas S. Kidd and Samuel L. Young 2. Theological Roots of Seventh-day Adventism, Nicholas P. Miller 3. Millerite Revivalism and Post-Millerite Adventist Churches, Michael W. Campbell 4. Backgrounds of Sabbatarian Adventism, Jeffrey Rosario Part II: Scripture, Inspiration, and Ellen G. White 5. The Phenomenon of Continuing Revelation in the Nineteenth Century, David F. Holland 6. Adventist Views of Inspiration and the Biblical Canon, Denis Kaiser 7. Ellen G. White's Influence in the Development of Adventist Beliefs and Practices, Denis Fortin Part III: Theology 8. Doctrine of God, John C. Peckham 9. Eschatology, Great Controversy, and Prophetic Interpretation, John K. McVay 10. Early Adventists and the Seventh-day Sabbath, Edward Allen 11. The Sabbath: Twentieth-Century Developments, Sigve Tonstad 12. Sanctuary, Atonement, and Judgment, Martin Pröbstle 13. Sin, Justification, and Sanctification, John Brunt 14. Creation, Timothy G. Standish 15. Adventist Anthropology: Conditionalism, Physicalism, and Perfection, Zane Yi 16. Adventist Lifestyle, George R. Knight Part IV: Worship, Preaching, and Ordinances 17. Adventist Pastoral Ministry and Preaching, Jud Lake 18. Adventist Hymnody and Music, David A. Williams 19. Ordinances and Rituals, Darius Jankiewicz Part V: Organization and Ministry 20. Church Organization, Wendy Jackson 21. Health and Medical Science, Anne Collier-Freed and Denis Kaiser 22. Adventist Education, Lisa Beardsley-Hardy and George R. Knight 23. Adventists and Archaeology, Lawrence T. Geraty 24. Youth, Women, and Family Ministry, Melanie Bockmann Part VI: Global Church 25. The Development of Adventist Missiology, Chigemezi N. Wogu 26. Adventists in North America, Gilbert M. Valentine 27. Adventists in Europe, Daniel Heinz 28. Adventists in Australia and the Pacific, Wendy Jackson 29. Adventists in Africa, Boubakar Sanou 30. Adventists in Latin America, Floyd Greenleaf 31. Adventists in Asia and Global Themes, Christie Chui-Shan Chow Part VII: Culture, Ethics, and Politics 32. Adventists and Racial Equality, Benjamin Baker 33. Women in Adventism, Heidi Olson Campbell 34. Adventists and Ethics, Zdravko Plantak 35. Adventists and the Military, Kevin M. Burton 36. Adventists and Politics, Douglas Morgan 37. Adventists, Popular Culture, and the Arts, Lisa Clark Diller Epilogue: Adventism in the Larger Protestant World, Alec Ryrie Index