The Adventist Church and Its LGBT...

In this four-part series for Spectrum, Adventist sociologist Ronald Lawson explores the historical and current relationship between the Adventist...
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“Unbounded Regard”: Frederick Douglass...

The great American Frederick Douglass maintained a close relationship with Adventists throughout his fascinating and eventful life.
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Changes Agents: The Lay Movement that...

Change Agents tells the story of this movement and the Black lay members, with women in the forefront, who confronted the denomination and...
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A Seated Stand — Facing Racial...

This is the final installment in the series highlighting the experiences of three African American Adventists who faced racial injustice in America...
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A Black Adventist in the Supreme Court...

No sooner had the Black lawyer settled into this seat when the conductor, a white man, appeared before him, gruffly informing him that he had to move...
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Beaten in the Year of the Advent —...

Jabez Campbell viewed the racist brutality that he endured on the train in light of Christ’s second coming. At the time the incident occurred in...
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Ellen White’s Depression

Dr. Benjamin Baker discusses Ellen White's lifelong struggle with depression.
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Larry Geraty: Legend of Adventism (Part...

On this week’s episode of the Adventist Voices podcast, host Alexander Carpenter chats with Dr. Larry Geraty about key moments that shaped his life...
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Blackface, Cultural Lies, and Ellen G....

When Ellen White stressed the urgency of presenting the truth, she was not talking about a Bible Study or providing a unique biblical interpretation...
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The Separation of James and Ellen White

Dr. Benjamin Baker discusses the disagreement between James and Ellen White that resulted in a brief separation in May 1876.
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