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A Search for Identity
The development of Seventh-day Adventist beliefs
By George R. Knight
Paperback, 216 pages
Review and Herald, 2000
ISBN: 9780828015417
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How did we come to believe what we believe? How have those beliefs changed over the years? With compelling candor George Knight captures the ebb and flow of the doctrinal currents within Adventism, including controversies over the shut door, the law in Galatians at the 1888 General Conference, the Trinity, pantheism, Fundamentalism, the nature of Christ, and inspiration.
The Adventist Church was founded by independent thinkers who would have disagreed with several of the church's current 27 fundamental beliefs. But over the years strength arose out of contention, and consensus out of debate. From William Miller to Desmond Ford, Knight catalogues the colourful personalities who shaped the discussion, and shows how God has led His church into broader and deeper understanding of His eternal truth.
Chapter 1: The Dynamic Nature of "Present Truth"
- Present Truth: Fluid Rather Than Static
- The Avoidance of Creedal Rigidity
- The Pathway of Progressive Understanding
Chapter 2: Adventism Wasn't Born in a Vacuum
- The Theological Roots of Adventism
- Millennial Visions
Chapter 3: The Millerite Theological Foundation
- Miller's Use of the Bible
- Miller on the Second Advent
- The First and Second Angels' Messages
- The Seventh-Month Movement and the Great Disappointment
Chapter 4: What Is Adventist in Adventism? (1844-1885)
- The Centrality of the Shut Door and the Struggle for Identity
- A People of "the Book"
- Moving Toward an Understanding of the Sanctuary
- The Sabbath and the Third Angel's Message
- The Final Doctrinal Pillar: Conditional Immortality
- Putting It All Together
- Refining the First and Second Angels' Messages
- Other Post-1850 Theological Refinements
- Perspective
Chapter 5: What Is Christian in Adventism? (1886-1919)
- A Setting for Disagreement
- Still a People of the Book? The Issue of Authority
- Uplift Jesus: Righteousness by Faith and the Third Angel's Message
- Uplift Jesus: The Trinity, Full Divinity of Jesus, and Personhood of the Holy Spirit
- Uplift Jesus: A Two-Track Exploration Into the Human Nature of Christ
- Perspective
Chapter 6: What Is Fundamentalist in Adventism? (1919-1950)
- A Polarizing Theological Context
- Adventism Moves Toward a More Rigid Position on Inspiration
- A People of the Book or a People of the Books?
- A Revived Interest in Righteousness by Faith
- The Crucial Role of M. L. Andreasen and His "Last Generation" Theology
- Moves to Make Adventism Look More Christian
- Perspective
Chapter 7: Adventism in Theological Tension (1950- )
- Some Significant Developments
- Track 1: The Search for Historic Adventism
- Track 2: The Search for the Meaning of 1888
- Track 3: The Search for Ellen White's Role and Authority
- Track 4: The Search for a Theology of Inspiration
- Perspective
Chapter 8: What Does All This Mean?
- Lessons on Polarization
- Lessons on "Theological Rigor Mortis"
- Lessons on Theological Essentials
- And What About the Advent?
Appendix: Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists
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