Evangelica

"Evangelica" was an evangelical magazine started by Desmond Ford after he was removed from ministerial and teaching positions in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It was published from 1980 till 1987, and had an "Evangelical Adventist" perspective.

It has OCLC|10234046.

History

"Evangelica" was established in 1980 [http://jewel.andrews.edu/record=b1671023 Library catalog entry] at Andrews University] by Desmond Ford after he was controversially removed from employment by the Seventh-day Adventist Church over his criticisms of the investigative judgment teaching. Ford soon formed his own non-denominational gospel ministry Good News Unlimited, and founded the "dissident bimonthly" "Evangelica" based in Napa, California.cite journal
last = Ostling
first = Richard N.
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coauthors = Jim Castelli, Dick Thompson
title = The Church of Liberal Borrowings
journal = Time
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publisher = Time Inc.
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date=1982-08-02
url = http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,925600,00.html
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issn = 0040-781X
accessdate = 2007-10-22] "Evangelica" promoted the cause of evangelical Adventism. ["Leaving the Adventist Ministry: A Study of the Process of Exiting" by Peter H. Ballis, p. 3] One author describes it as "wholly dedicated to the Fordian view on righteousness by faith, and the first issue gave a blow-by-blow description of the sacking of Ford." [cite book
last = Tarling
first = Lowell R.
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title = The Edges of Seventh-day Adventism: A Study of Separatist Groups Emerging from the Seventh-day Adventist Church (1844–1980)
publisher = Galilee Publications
date = 1981
location = Barragga Bay, Bermagui South, NSW
pages = 230
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isbn = 0 9593457 0 1]

It was published alternately with "Evangelica update" (library number OCLC|9883255). [http://jewel.andrews.edu/record=b1561088 Library catalog entry for "Evangelica update"] at Andrews University] "Evangelica update" was apparently published from 1982 till 1998, and also in 1993.

Some of its articles included:
* Delbert H. Hodder, "Visions or Partial-Complex Seizures?" "Evangelica" 2:5 (November 1981), p. 35In this article Hodder, an Adventist physician, suggested White's visions were "consistent with what is now known as partial-complex or psychomotor seizures." [as quoted by Donald Peterson] A [http://www.whiteestate.org/issues/visions.html response] is given by Donald Peterson, another Adventist physician, which has been posted on the Ellen G. White Estate website (the official website concerning White).

* Alan Crandall, "Whither Evangelical Adventism". "Evangelica" May 1982, 23.
* "Quotable Quotes from Adventist Scholars". "Evangelica" November 1981, 37.

It ceased publication in 1987. [http://www.whiteestate.org/issues/visions.html Visions or Seizures: Was Ellen White the Victim of Epilepsy?] by Donald I. Peterson, MD]

Editors

* Alan Crandall [http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0005b.html From Controversy to Crisis: An Updated Assessment of Seventh-day Adventism] by Kenneth R. Samples. "Christian Research Journal" 11:1 (Summer 1988), p. 9]

See also

* Desmond Ford
* Good News Unlimited
* Progressive Adventism
* "Spectrum"
* "Adventist Today"
* "Adventist Currents"
* "Present Truth Magazine"

External links

* [http://www.goodnewsunlimited.org/magazine.cfm "Good News Unlimited" magazine]

References