Robert W. Olson

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Robert W. Olson (b. 1920) was director of the Ellen G. White Estate from 1978 to 1990.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Publications 3 See also 4 References 5 Resources 5.1 External links 5.2 Offline resources

[edit] Biography

Olson was the first staff member who was not a direct descendant of Ellen G. White to run her estate and the first staff member to hold a Ph.D. He had a wide variety of pastoral and administrative posts before joining the White Estate in the early 1970s. His leadership was characterized by a new openess to her writings (including the release of the controversial "Z file"^[1]) and the release and publication of Ellen White's published writings on CD-ROM.

[edit] Publications

• 101 Questions on the Sanctuary and on Ellen White (PDF) (Washington, D.C.: Ellen G. White Estate, March 1981). Also appeared as a supplement to the Australasian Record of June 8, 1981)
• The "Shut Door" Documents: Statements Relating to the 'Shut Door', the Door of Mercy, and the Salvation of Souls by Ellen G. White and Other Early Adventists; Arranged in a Chronological Setting from 1844 to 1851; Compiled, with Occasional Commentary, by Robert W. Olson

[edit] See also

• Ellen G. White Estate
• Prophetic gift of Ellen White
• Seventh-day Adventist Church

[edit] References

1. ^ See "Chapter 42: Criticism Involving Relationships With Other People" in Messenger of the Lord by Herbert Douglass

[edit] Resources

[edit] External links

[edit] Offline resources

• Brief biography, a DVD extra in Prophetic Inspiration: The Holy Spirit at Work

Preceded by Arthur L. White

Secretary of the Ellen G. White Estate 1978–1990

Succeeded by Paul A. Gordon