RT Book
T1 Seeking a sanctuary: seventh-day Adventism and the American dream
A1 Bull, Malcolm 1941-
A2 Lockhart, Keith
LA English
PP Bloomington u.a.
PB Indiana University Press
YR 2025
ED 2nd ed
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/510093361
AB The story of a large yet little-known Protestant denomination.One of the most successful of America's indigenous religious groups, the Adventist church has remained largely invisible. The completely revised second edition of Seeking a Sanctuary casts light on this marginal religion through its socio-historical context and discusses several Adventist figures that shaped the perception of this Christian sect.
AB Authority -- Identity -- The end of the world -- The divine realm -- The human condition -- The development of Adventist theology -- The structure of society -- The patterns of growth -- The science of happiness -- The politics of liberty -- The ethics of schism -- The art of expression -- Adventism and America -- Gender -- Race -- Ministry -- Medicine -- Education -- The self-supporting movement -- Conclusion: the revolving door
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BX6153.2
SN 0253347645
SN 0253218683
SN 9780253347640
SN 9780253218681
K1 Seventh-day Adventists : United States
K1 Adventists : United States
K1 Seventh-day Adventists : Doctrines
K1 Adventists : Doctrines