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The 1919 Bible Conference And Its Significance For Seventh-Day Adventist History And Theology, Michael W. Campbell
The 1919 Bible Conference And Its Significance For Seventh-Day Adventist History And Theology, Michael W. Campbell
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The Topic
The 1919 Bible Conference was held immediately after World War I during a heightened interest in the apocalyptic and soon after the death of Ellen White. Patterned after the Fundamentalist prophetic conferences of 1918 and 1919, it was arguably the first “scholarly” conference held by Seventh-day Adventists. During a theologically turbulent time, Adventists found the emerging Fundamentalist movement attractive for its biblicist theology, its opposition to modernism and evolution, and the apparent popular appeal of its prophetic conferences.
The Purpose
The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the significance of the 1919 Bible Conference for Seventh-day Adventist …