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About This Issue

The Editors

Spectrum magazine, vol. 10, no. 1 (May 1979), page 1.

© 2002 Spectrum/AAF. All rights reserved.

The editors are pleased that the first editor of SPECTRUM, Doctor Molleurus Couperus, is introducing in this issue material never before published. On July 30 and August 1, 1919, Adventist Bible and history teachers met with General Conference and other church leaders to discuss the role of Ellen White's writings in Adventist theology, education and practice. Because the editors believe that the discussions taking place 60 years ago remain important and in fact deal with many of the same issues of concern discussed within the church today, we have devoted half of this issue of SPECTRUM to the publication of the minutes of these two meetings. These transcripts, because of their historical significance, are published complete and unedited.

Also, this issue concludes the discussion of science and religion begun in the last issue, "Genesis." Two articles focus on creationism and evolution and upon the use of chronologies. Also, Marvin Moore develops an argument for a shift in church policy concerning remarriage of the divorced, Wayne Judd reviews Charles Scriven's The Demons Have Had It, and Douglas Hackleman, in an essay-letter, reacts to Geoffrey Paxton, his tour of America, and our reviews of his Shaking of Adventism.