This is a list of
periodicals published by the
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
or by its church members. They include both official and unofficial publications relating to Seventh-day Adventism. Magazines which are only available on the internet are not included.
Most periodicals are listed by location of the publisher. A brief list of the most circulated periodicals is also included.
Periodicals by circulation
The list of Adventist periodicals by circulation may give some indication of notability, but this criterion alone does not measure the impact of a magazine, and gift subscriptions and other freely distributed magazines might be expected to have an inflated circulation. As an example, one may assume that academic journals have more influence than their lower circulations suggest.
Items here are also listed by location below. Many older issues of these periodicals can be viewed online at th
Adventist Archives
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Adventist World
The Review and Herald Publishing Association was the oldest of two Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America. The organization published books, magazines, study guides, CDs, videos and games for Adventist churches, schools and ind ...
'' – 1,200,000 (unpaid circulation)
* ''
Liberty'' – over 200,000
* ''
Health & Home(Adventist magazine)'' (flagship publication of Philippine Publishing House) – 165,000
* ''El Centinela'' (Spanish version of ''Signs of the Times'') – 100,000
* ''
Pacific Union Recorder'' – 75,000 unpaid
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Ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian ...
'' – 53,000 (including 37,000 gift subscriptions)
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''Signs of the Times'' (Australian version) – 45,000
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Gleaner
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Newspapers
*''The Gleaner'', a newspaper of record in Kingston, Jamaica, published by:
**The Gleaner Company, a newspaper publishing enter ...
'' – 40,000 unpaid subscribers
* ''
Adventist Review'' – 30,000 paid subscribers
* ''
Guide'' – 30,000
* ''
College and University Dialogue'' – 30,000
* ''
Record
A record, recording or records may refer to:
An item or collection of data Computing
* Record (computer science), a data structure
** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity
** Boot sector or boot record, ...
'', magazine issued freely to Australian church members – 26,000
* Korean ''Signs of the Times'' – 17,000 in 2004
Scholarly journals
*''The Journal of Adventist Education''.
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Journal of the Adventist Theological Society'' - ? paid; nearly 2000 unpaid
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Spectrum'', Adventist focus, independent.
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Andrews University Seminary Studies'' - 600
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Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary'' (?)
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Journal of Adventist Mission Studies'' (?)
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Asia Adventist Seminary Studies'' (?)
* ''
Valley View University Journal of Theology
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'' (?)
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Journal of AIIAS African Theological Association'' (?)
Sabbath School lessons
These publications are used during
Sabbath School time at church. Many are published on various denominational presses worldwide.
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Sabbath School Lesson study guide
In Abrahamic religions, the Sabbath () or Shabbat (from Hebrew ) is a day set aside for rest and worship. According to the Book of Exodus, the Sabbath is a day of rest on the seventh day, Ten Commandments, commanded by God to be kept as a Holida ...
'', or colloquially "the quarterly" (Adult)
* ''Beginner'' (infants)
* ''Kindergarten'' (Kindergarten)
* ''Our Little Friend'' (Kindergarten)
* ''Primary'' (Primary age)
* ''Primary Treasure'' (Primary age)
* ''PowerPoints'' (Juniors and Earliteens)
* ''
Guide'', a weekly story magazine for Juniors and Earliteens (10-14 year olds).
* ''Real Time Faith'' (Earliteens)
* ''
Insight'' (Youth)
* ''Cornerstone Connections'' or ''Collegiate Quarterly'' (Youth)
Official local area newsmagazines
The official
newsmagazines include:
* ''
The Inter-American Division Messenger'
1924–1966 in DjVu format
United States:
* ''Gleaner'' (
North Pacific Union1906–present(as of 2018)
* ''
Pacific Union Recorder'' (
Pacific Union Conference
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1901–1975 in DjVu format* ''Visitor'' (
Columbia Union Conference1901–1966 in DjVu format2007–2008
Adventist publishing houses
North America
North America is administered as the
North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.
Review and Herald Publishing Association
The
Review and Herald Publishing Association
The Review and Herald Publishing Association was the oldest of two Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America. The organization published books, magazines, study guides, CDs, videos and games for Adventist churches, schools and ind ...
:
* ''
Adventist Review'', the official Seventh-day Adventist magazine, issued weekly and with nearly 30,000 paid subscribers.
* ''
Adventist World
The Review and Herald Publishing Association was the oldest of two Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America. The organization published books, magazines, study guides, CDs, videos and games for Adventist churches, schools and ind ...
'', an international magazine with 1.2 million unpaid circulation.
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Ministry
Ministry may refer to:
Government
* Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister
* Ministry (government department), a department of a government
Religion
* Christian ...
'', for pastors, by the
Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists
Minister may refer to:
* Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric
** Minister (Catholic Church)
* Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department)
** Minister without portfolio, a member of governme ...
. Monthly circulation to Adventists about 16,000; and bimonthly sent to about 37,000 pastors of other denominations on a gift basis. ISSN 0026-5314
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Liberty'', devoted to religious freedom
* ''
Listen'', drug education for teens
* ''
Message'', mission with an urban edge
* ''Shabbat Shalom'', aimed at facilitating dialogue between Jews and Christians
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Vibrant Life'', about the health message
* ''
Winner'', drug education for late primary school age
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Women of Spirit
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'', for women
Pacific Press Publishing Association
The
Pacific Press Publishing Association:
*''El Centinela'' monthly magazine,
Spanish language version of ''Signs''
*''
Signs of the Times'' monthly magazine for North America
one year of archives
South Pacific
Signs Publishing Company in
Warburton,
Victoria, Australia is the church publisher of the
South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The South Pacific Division (SPD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in the South Pacific nations of Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the isl ...
. The three major magazines it publishes are:
* ''
Signs of the Times'', an easy-reading magazine in a format similar to
Reader's Digest, the flagship publication of Signs Publishing Company for distribution in the South Pacific. It has a circulation of 45,000
* ''
Record
A record, recording or records may refer to:
An item or collection of data Computing
* Record (computer science), a data structure
** Record, or row (database), a set of fields in a database related to one entity
** Boot sector or boot record, ...
'' is a weekly news magazine aimed at churchmembers, issued freely to churches. Circulation of 26,000
* ''Edge'' is targeted at young adults, and published bimonthly by Signs Publishing.
Asia
* ''
Catalyst'', published from Mission College in Thailand
* Kerala Adventist Chronicle is the official magazine of southwest India union of SDA
South America
South America is administered as the
South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The South American Division (SAD) of Seventh-day Adventists is a sub-entity of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, which oversees the Church's work in most of South America, which includes the nations of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil ...
.
Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana
The Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana (''South American Publishing House''):
* ''Revista Adventista'', the Spanish-language version of the Adventist Review.
* ''Vida Feliz'', a publication related to the health message.
* ''Mis amigos'', a publication in magazine format for children.
Universidad Adventista de Chile
The Universidad Adventista de Chile, through its Faculty of Theology publishes:
* ''Advenimiento'', a theological review published semesterly, as a mean to make known researches in the biblical-theological field, in the context of the seventh-day adventist faith.
Independent
These may be significantly
left
Left may refer to:
Music
* ''Left'' (Hope of the States album), 2006
* ''Left'' (Monkey House album), 2016
* "Left", a song by Nickelback from the album ''Curb'', 1996
Direction
* Left (direction), the relative direction opposite of right
* L ...
or
right of the Adventist mainstream, or may just be published by an
independent organization.
Historic Adventism
* ''
Our Firm Foundation
Hope International was an independent organization, operated by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It published ''Our Firm Foundation'' magazine and ran camp meetings focused on conservative Adventist messages, originally based on Eaton ...
'', published by Hope International
* ''
Pilgrim's Rest'', by Vance Ferrell
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Adventists Affirm
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'', published from
MichiganArchivesfrom Spring 2000 (as of August 2008)
More moderate
* ''
Perspective Digest
Perspective may refer to:
Vision and mathematics
* Perspectivity, the formation of an image in a picture plane of a scene viewed from a fixed point, and its modeling in geometry
** Perspective (graphical), representing the effects of visual persp ...
'', the popular-level publication of the
Adventist Theological Society
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Adventist Australia'
Progressive/liberal Adventism
* ''Adventist Today''
* ''
Spectrum'', published by the
Association of Adventist Forums
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* '' Adventist Heritage''
* ''Present Truth Magazine
Robert Daniel "Bob" Brinsmead (born 9 August 1933, in Victoria, Australia) is a formerly controversial figure within the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the 1960s and 1970s who is known for his diverse theological journey.
During the 1960s Br ...
'' (formerly of Robert Brinsmead
Robert Daniel "Bob" Brinsmead (born 9 August 1933, in Victoria, Australia) is a formerly controversial figure within the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the 1960s and 1970s who is known for his diverse theological journey.
During the 1960s Brin ...
)
* ''Good News Unlimited''
* ''Adventist Professional
Progressive Adventists are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who prefer different emphases or disagree with certain beliefs traditionally held by mainstream Adventism and officially by the church. While they are often described as lib ...
''
* '' Adventist Currents''
* ''Evangelica
''Evangelica'' was a magazine started in Berrien Springs, Mi in 1980 following the controversial dismissal of Seventh-day Adventist theologian Desmond Ford. The founders of the magazine were graduate students at Andrews University. It was pub ...
''
See also
* Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
* List of United States magazines
* Media ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
* History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
References
External links
Adventist Archives
(SDAPI), sponsored by the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Librarian
(ASDAL)
*
List of Periodicals in the Index
a list of church publishers worldwide.
Review and Herald magazines
WorldCat search for Seventh-day Adventist periodicals
a list of church publishers.
from ASDAL
Analysis and commentary:
Four SDA News Reports Compared
by Alicia Goree in ''Adventist Today'' 6:3
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