Ellen G WhiteEllen G. White was an American religious writer, speaker, and one of the principal founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Born in Gorham, Maine, in 1827, she became closely associated with the Millerite movement as a young woman and later helpd shape the emerging Adventist movement after the disappointment of 1844. Over the course of a long public ministry, she wrote extensively on biblical interpretation, prophecy, Christian living, education, health reform, family life, and the moral direction of society.White's writings became central to Seventh-day Adventist belief and practice, especially her emphasis on the continuing conflict between Christ and Satan, the authority of Scripture, the Second Coming, Sabbath observance, healthful living, and practical Christian service. Her books and articles were widely circulated during her lifetime, and they remain influential among Adventist readers and other Christians interested in prophecy, devotional literature, and nineteenth-century American religion.Her major works include Steps to Christ, The Desire of Ages, The Great Controversy, Patriarchs and Prophets, Prophets and Kings, The Acts of the Apostles, and The Ministry of Healing. The five books collected in the Conflict of the Ages series are among her most ambitious and enduring works, presenting sacred history as a vast struggle between good and evil, from the fall of Lucifer and the creation of the world through the life of Christ, the apostolic church, the history of Christianity, and the final restoration of God's kingdom.White died in 1915, leaving behind a large body of religious writing that continues to be studied, debated, and published around the world. Whether read as Adventist theology, Christian devotional literature, religious history, or a distinctive nineteenth-century interpretation of the Bible, her work remains an important part of American religious publishing and the broader history of Protestant thought. Read More Read Less