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Online Content on Adventism

The following digital resources can be useful in the study of Adventism:

Articles

• Adventism in Southwestern's Full-text Periodical Collection. Over 60,000 articles and other sources related to Adventism.
• Adventism in ATLAS Religion Database. Articles related to Adventism in both Adventist and non-Adventist periodicals.
• Adventist News Network. News on the church organization, its members and their activity in the world.
• Adventist Archives. Historical official church magazines and periodicals available in electronic format from the General Conference Office of Archives & Statistics. Scroll down the homepage to see the list of periodicals on the left column. Recent issues of many Adventist periodicals may be found in their respective websites.
• Adventist Heritage. Annual bulletin of the Adventist Heritage Ministry.
• Google Magazines on Adventism. Digitized full-view magazine articles related to Adventism.
• Google Scholar on Adventism. Journal articles containing the keywords adventis or adventism. Use this tool to locate more specific information. There in an advanced search tool. Set up your scholar preferences to access the full-text of articles available through Southwestern.
• Lest We Forget. Quarterly periodical that highlights the lives and contributions of the pioneers.
• Seventh-day Adventist Obituary Index. Obituary indexing to Seventh-day Adventist periodicals from 1850 to the current year.
• Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index. Citation indexing to over 40 past and present Seventh-day Adventist journals and magazines. The full-text of historical articles can be accessed from the GC Adventist Archives. Recent issues of many Adventist periodicals may be found in their respective websites.

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Audiovisual Resources

• Adventist Archives Image Collection. Searchable image database from the Office of Archives and Statistics at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
• Advent Audio. Audiobook versions of some early Adventist publications.
• British Union Historical Archive. Contains 617 photographs related to the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
• Center for Adventist Research Photograph Database. Contains photographs of people, sites and events related to the Seventh-day Adventist church. A large component is photographs from Andrews University
• Ellen White Audio. Audiobook versions of Ellen White's main books.
• Ellen G. White Estate Photographs. Contains more than 1200 photographic images from the archives of the Ellen G. White Estate.
• Loma Linda's Seventh-day Adventist Related Photographs. Contains approximately 15,000 photographs with accompanying descriptions. Includes about 2000 photographs related to Loma Linda history.
• Loma Linda University Photo Archive. Photographs related to the history of the College of Medical Evangelists, Loma Linda University and the Loma Linda University Medical Center.
• Pathways of the Pioneers. Selections from the audio series of 117 historical stories of Adventist pioneers dated from the time of William Miller to the death of Ellen G. White.
• White Estate Digital Gallery. Photographs related to Ellen G. White, including institutions and people.

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Books

• Adventist Archives. Nearly 200 non-EGW distinctively Adventist books and tracts available in digital format from the General Conference Office of Archives & Statistics. Scroll down the homepage to see the list of books and tracts on the left column.
• Church Manuals. Organizational guide for local congregations. Includes a brief coverage of denominational beliefs and of the history of the church. The earliest version is from 1932. Go to the church's worldwide website for the latest edition of the Church Manual.
• E.G.W. Online Database. Search the complete published writings of Ellen G. White including books, pamphlets and articles.
• EGW Writings iPhone App. Read and search the complete published writings of Ellen G. White, the King James Version of the Bible and Noah Webster's American Dictionary.
• Ellen White Estate. The website of the official custodian of Ellen G. White's writings. The site includes a variety of resources including books to read on the web, e-books, and study guides.
• Google Books on Adventism. Digitized full-view books on Adventism including works by Adventist pioneers such as Ellen White, Joseph Bates, John Harvey Kellogg, Ellet Joseph Waggoner and Uriah Smith.
• Sabbath School Quarterlies. Also known as the Adult Bible Study Guides. Editions from 1888 to 2004. Recent editions can be found on the Adult Bible Study Guides website.

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Data Sets

• Church Annual Statistical Reports. Data from 1899 to present on worldwide Adventist church membership, finances, ministries, employees, educational and healthcare institutions, publishing houses, food industries, ADRA, and global precence and outreach.
• Church Statistical Database. Searchable membership statistics of the worldwide church. Includes maps of the church's organizational world divisions.
• North American Division Statistical Reports. Quarterly reports from 1933 to 2007 prividing data on membership and finances.

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Reference

• Adventism in the Encyclopædia Britannica. Background information on the church, its history, prominent members, doctrines, practices and institutions. Bibligraphies and links to other online resources are provided.
• Adventism in Credo Reference. Over 500 reference articles and other sources related to Adventism.
• Adventist Directory. Tool for location Adventist organizations and entities worldwide, including local churches and schools.
• Adventist Yearbook. Searchable database of authoritative information regarding the organizations and institutions associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Previews editions are available.
• Adventist World Division Maps. Maps of the administrative units of the global church.
• Bibliographies by Gary Shearer. Bibliographies on Adventist and Millerite history, Adventist theology, church history, and general religion and history.
• Bibliography of health-related Research among Adventists. List of over 300 studies with links to their corresponding abstracts
• Fundamental Beliefs. Brief summaries with biblical references of the church's 28 fundamental beliefs on the Bible, God, Salvation, the church, christian life and eschathology.
• Seventh-day Adventist Biography File. A growing list of file titles about the lives of individual persons associated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Loma Linda University.
• Seventh-day Adventist Church in Wikipedia. Use this article for a general overview of the church, its history, beliefs, practices, organization, etc. It contains hyperlinks to other related articles. Good bibliographies.
• Seventh-day Adventist Obituary Index. Obituary indexing to Seventh-day Adventist periodicals from 1850 to the current year.
• Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index. Citation indexing to over 40 past and present Seventh-day Adventist journals and magazines.

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Unpublished Works

• Center for Adventist Research Manuscript Collections. Over 260 collections of personal papers of individuals prominent in the Adventist church and its work. These collections often include correspondence, topical files, lecture and sermon notes, research material, publications, photographs, reports, and many other types of material.
• Loma Linda's Archives and Special Collections. Descriptions of and tools for locating holdings including Loma Linda's main non-EGW archival collections.
• Loma Linda University Digital Archives. Digitized collections of archival materials including: Loma Linda University historic publications, photos and documents; Seventh-day Adventist historic publications, photos, bookmarks and other documents.
• Pitcairn Island Study Center. Contains one of the world's largest collections related to the mutiny on Captain William Bligh's HMS Bounty.
• La Sierra University Heritage Room. Document file index of people, topics, and institutions of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and La Sierra University. The file, which contains letters, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, articles, and many related items.
• Southwestern's Adventist Archives. Archival collections from individuals and organizations related to Southwestern, and containing photographs, documents, letters, and memorabilia.
• Southwestern's Ellen G. White Research Center. Local access to and searching tools for unplublished letters and manuscripts by Ellen White and other Adventist pioneers.
• Southwestern's University Archives. Records of Southwestern Adventist University and its predecessors.

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Theses and Dissertations

• Dissertation Abstracts. An index to dissertations and theses, with abstracts, produced from 1861 to the present in North America and Europe.

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Informally Published Content

• Bibliographies by Gary Shearer. Bibliographies on Adventist and Millerite history, Adventist theology, church history, and general religion and history.
• Black SDA History. Information, materials, downloadable documents, and items of interest on black Seventh-day Adventist history.
• Endtime Issues Newsletters. Samuel Bacchiocchi's informal web-based bulletins examining significant Adventist issues from a Biblical perspective.
• Seventh-day Adventist Church in Wikipedia. Use this article for a general overview of the church, its history, beliefs, practices, organization, etc. It contains hyperlinks to other related articles. Good bibliographies.

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