Spectrum (magazine)

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Spectrum
Editor Bonnie Dwyer
Categories Christian magazine
Frequency Quarterly (every 3 months)
Circulation 3000
First issue Winter (northern hemisphere), 1969
Company Adventist Forums (Roseville, CA)
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Website spectrummagazine.org
ISSN 0890-0264

Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums, published four times a year. It aims to discuss issues relating to Seventh-day Adventist theology in a more open manner than is possible in official church periodicals, generally representing a "progressive Adventist" perspective. Most contributors have been academics teaching in Adventist colleges and universities.[1]

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[edit] History

See also: Adventist Forums#History

Spectrum was founded in 1969 by Molleurus Couperus, a physician in Loma Linda, California.[2] It reflects the personal ideas of major theological figures in the church on current "intellectual and social issues."[3] Its library reference number is OCLC 3837502. The Association of Adventist Forums was officially recognized by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in 1968.[4][5] The magazine and the leadership of the group have been able to stay autonomous and influence the church where needed through discussion of issues in a "candid manner".[6]

In 1998, Spectrum's offices moved from Takoma Park, Maryland to Roseville, California.

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[edit] Influence and perspective

The magazine has had significant influence in the church. Adventist scholar Alden Thompson has written,

"The influence of Spectrum in the church has far outweighed the number of paid subscriptions, which at one time was as high as 7000 and now [as of the year 2002] hovers around 3000."[8]

Also,

"It has been a significant force in the church for the last thirty years. It is critical, analytical, left-of-center, and often feared by more traditional forces in the church."[9]

Adventist Today has been considered the "Newsweek" or "Time" of Adventism, whereas Spectrum has been considered to play the role of The Atlantic Monthly;[10] in that Adventist Today is more concerned with news reporting, and Spectrum is more focused on analysis and commentary of issues.

[edit] Blog

The Spectrum Blog is written by Alexander Carpenter.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, 688
  2. ^ Association of Adventist Forums. About Spectrum Magazine. Spectrum magazine. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
  3. ^ "Spectrum and Adventist Today Consider Cooperation", July/August 1998. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.  Note: Some factual details in this article have been disputed
  4. ^ Our Story. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
  5. ^ Hirsch, Charles B. (1968-01-11). "Adventist Graduate Students Establish Organization" (DjVu format). Review and Herald 145 (2): 21. ISSN 0161-1119. 
  6. ^ CIRCLE: Spectrum Magazine. Retrieved on 2006-11-09.
  7. ^ http://www.andrews.edu/library/car/collection/C/Couperus,%20Molleurus%20Collection.pdf
  8. ^ Thompson, Alden (2002-04-06). "Review and Retrospective on the Adventist Church During the Last 30 Years". 2002 West Coast Religion Teachers' Conference. Retrieved on 2007-02-15.
  9. ^ Thompson, Alden. The Future of Adventism: Where's The Church Headed?. AldenThompson.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-31.
  10. ^ Interview of Ervin Taylor, executive editor of Adventist Today as of 2007, by Julius Nam, assistant professor of religion at Loma Linda University

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