Spectrum (magazine)


See also: IEEE Spectrum
Spectrum
Editor Bonnie Dwyer
Categories Christian magazine
Frequency Quarterly
Circulation 3000
First issue Winter (northern hemisphere), 1969
Company Adventist Forums (Roseville, CA)
Country United States
Language English
Website www.spectrummagazine.org
ISSN 0890-0264

Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums and a non-official publication of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, published four times a year. It was established "to encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice at all sides of a subject, to evaluate the merits of diverse views, and to foster intellectual and cultural growth." It presents a theological point of view which tends to be from the liberal progressive Adventist viewpoint.[1][2]

History

Spectrum was founded in 1969. Molleurus Couperus, a physician in Loma Linda, California, was appointed the first editor.[2][3]

The magazine published the transcripts of some discussions from the 1919 Bible Conference in the 1970s. Editor Roy Branson later reflected that "was the single most important issue" of the journal.[4]

In 1998, Spectrum's offices moved from Takoma Park, Maryland, to Roseville, California. The organization also maintains an active blog.

Editors

See also the "Meeting the Team" series of interviews, c. 2009.[6]

Internet presence

Jared Wright, a former Seventh-day Adventist pastor, serves as managing editor of the Spectrum website.[7] The website was majorly redeveloped in 2007.[8] In December 2008, Spectrum reported that its website ranks second amongst "Adventist news and commentary oriented websites", topped only by the Adventist Review.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Spectrum: About Us". Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Bull, Malcolm; Lockhart, Keith (2007). Seeking a sanctuary: seventh-day Adventism and the American dream (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-253-34764-0.
  3. ↑ Association of Adventist Forums. "About Spectrum Magazine". Spectrum magazine. Archived from the original on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2007-02-15.
  4. ↑ Cited in Michael W. Campbell, "The 1919 Bible Conference and Its Significance for Seventh-day Adventist History and Theology". PhD dissertation, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University, 2008, p203
  5. ↑ http://www.andrews.edu/library/car/collection/C/Couperus,%20Molleurus%20Collection.pdf
  6. ↑ For instance Jared Wright", and Jonathan Pichot, interviewed by Rachel Davies
  7. ↑ "Spectrum: About Us". Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  8. ↑ "December Fundraising Campaign [2] – A Closer Look at Costs" by Rich Hannon. Spectrum blog, 8 December 2008
  9. ↑ "December Fund Raising Campaign" by Rich Hannon. Spectrum blog, December 1, 2008
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