Seventh-day Adventist History & Beliefs
This guide contains recommended resources, books, and films relating to Seventh-day Adventist history and beliefs. For specific questions related to SDA beliefs, we encourage you to speak with your local Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Seventh-day Adventist History & Beliefs
Seventh-Day Adventist Believe by
The 28 Doctrines of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Bible texts and Descriptions of each doctrine.
Call Number: BX6121.3 .S48 2005ISBN: 1578470412Publication Date: 2005-07-01
Online Resources to Learn More About Seventh-day Adventists
- Official Beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist ChurchCurrently, Adventists hold 28 fundamental beliefs that can be organized into six categories—the doctrines of God, man, salvation, the church, the Christian life and last day events. In each teaching, God is the architect, who in wisdom, grace and infinite love, is restoring a relationship with humanity that will last for eternity.
- Adventist Pioneer LibraryThe Adventist Prioneer Library is working to republish the Adventist pioneer writings.
- Adventist Heritage MinistriesAdventist Heritage Ministry owns and operates four historic sites. While these historic sites are significant to the development of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, they also provide wonderful opportunities to explore the local history and architecture of the nineteenth century.
Films
Tell the World: the inspiring story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church by
Based on true events, Tell The World shares the compelling story of a small group of farmers from the northeast region of the United States. They set the foundation of an organization that has been at the forefront of issues such as health, education, communication and Biblical interpretation.
Call Number: Media BX6117.T455 2016ISBN: 643330046203Publication Date: 2016
The Adventists by
baby in California is desperate for a heart transplant. A health care facility in Florida offers a model of the hospital of the future. A religion has its members living up to 10 years longer than most. It's all part of the story of an American-born faith - The Seventh-day Adventists.
The Adventists is a multi-storied documentary film that explores a church that couples a firm belief in the near Second Coming of Christ with a remarkable focus on health, wholeness and well-being. Born out of the religious fervor of the mid-19th century (portrayed here in historic reenactments), Adventists today are living longer and seemingly healthier lives, and are the subject of numerous studies to understand why.
Broadcast nationally on public television stations.
Running time: 1 hour
Call Number: Media BX6115.2 .D62 2010ISBN: 9780578047867Publication Date: 2010
Featured Works
Heartwarming Stories of Adventist Pioneers
They look out at us from their portraits: earnest faces, still and sober for the photographer, above stiff collars and plain clothing. But who were they really, these strong-minded Adventist pioneers?
James White's transportation on his first preaching tour was a borrowed horse. Neither he--nor the horse--would ever be the same again. Noted surgeon Amos Twitchell amputated 12-year-old Uriah Smith's leg in a 20-minute amputation performed on the Smiths' kitchen table--with no anesthetic. Joseph Bates was almost ridden out on a rail during one of his preaching tours.
And who was the object of Annie Smith's unrequited love? "My lot has been to learn / Of friendship false, that bright will burn / When fortune spreads her wing of light, / but fades away when cometh night."
Often hungry and usually penniless, they argued passionately and worked tirelessly, hammering out their beliefs on the anvil of the Scriptures as the "only rule of faith and practice," following it intelligently and willingly.
None of them were perfect--but all of them did their best, by God's grace, to spread the message of Jesus' soon return and the good news of the seventh-day Sabbath. These are their stories.
Tell the World: the inspiring story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Based on true events, Tell The World shares the compelling story of a small group of farmers from the northeast region of the United States. They set the foundation of an organization that has been at the forefront of issues such as health, education, communication and Biblical interpretation.
