Understanding Ellen White: The Life and Work of the Most Influential Voice in Adventist History

by Merlin D Burt

Overview

The Seventh-day Adventist Church has become a truly global movement with almost twenty million members from diverse cultures and backgrounds; many of whom are unfamiliar with the history of God's leading and the prophetic ministry of Ellen White. While it does not attempt to provide the final answer for every question, Understanding Ellen White builds a foundation for interpreting her experience with God and her ministry. Basic to any understanding of Ellen White is her own walk with God. Two golden threads weave throughout her life and experience and are central to who she was and what she accomplished: the love of God in Christ and a focus on Scripture. When these two principles are correctly understood and integrated in examining Ellen White's life and experience, then all other issues addressed in this book are put in perspective. Perhaps the saddest reality regarding Ellen White's writings is that many dismiss them as irrelevant even before reading her work. A Kellogg's Corn Flakes advertisement from several years ago is apropos when applied to Ellen White's writings and ministry: whether you have lived with her writings your whole life or have never read her, the invitation is to "taste them again for the very first time."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780816357970
Publisher:	Pacific Press Publishing Association
Publication date:	05/28/2015
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments iv

Introduction v

1 The Gift of Prophecy in Scripture Jon Paulien 12

2 Revelation and Inspiration: Ellen Whites Understanding Merlin D. Burt 30

3 Ellen White and Scripture R. Clifford Jones 45

4 The Authority of Ellen White's Writings Alberto R. Timm 55

5 How to Read Ellen Whites Writings George R. Knight 66

6 Ellen White as Gods Spokesperson Herbert Douglass 83

7 Humanity of the Prophets Alberto R. Timm 95

8 Ellen White and the Development of Seventh-day Adventist Doctrines Denis Fortin 107

9 How Ellen White Did Her Writing Denis Kaiser 118

10 Ellen White Criticisms and D. M. Canright Jud Lake 133

11 Ellen White and Sources: The Plagiarism Debate Tim Poirier 145

12 Understanding Ellen White and the "Shut Door," Merlin D. Burt 166

13 Ellen White and Science, by Jerry Moon and Tim Standish 180

14 Ellen White and Vegetarianism Theodore Levterov 199

15 The History and Work of the Ellen G. White Estate James R. Nix 213

16 The Gift of Prophecy and Contemporary Ideas Gerhard Pfandl 228

17 Why Should I Read Ellen White? Chantal J. Klingbeil 243