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Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part One - The Origins of the Seventh-day Adventist Theology of Mission

Chapter I - The Background for the Origins of the Theology of Mission

A. The Religious Situation in the United States During the Early Part of the 19th Century

B. The Millerite Apocalyptic-Eschatological Motives for Mission

C. The Millerite Attitudes to Other Churches

D. The Millerite Concept of World Mission

E. Summary

Chapter II - The Controversy Around the Millerite Apocalyptic-Eschatology

A. The Millerites versus non-Millerite historicists

B. The Millerites versus those reflecting historical-critical trends

C. Summary

Chapter III - The Crisis of 1843-44

A. Attitudes to Other Churches

B. The “Year 1843.”

C. The Climax of Millerite Missionary Activity

D. Summary

Part Two - The Formation of the Seventh-day Adventist Theology of Mission

Chapter IV - The Early Development of the Theology of Mission (1844-49)

A. The Vindication of the Seventh Month Movement

B. The Formation of the Third Angel’s Message

C. The Ecclesiological Self-understanding

D. The Concept of Mission

Chapter V - The Basic Structure of the Theology of Mission (1850-74)

A. The First Angel’s Message

B. The Second Angel’s Message

C. The Mission of the Third Angel’s Message

D. The Ecclesiological Self-understanding

E. The Mission of God

F. Non-Apocalyptic Dimensions

G. Summary

Chapter VI - Toward a World-Wide Mission (1850-74)

A. Developments during 1850-59

B. Developments during 1860-74

Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix I - Miller’s Rules of Bible Interpretation

Appendix II - Fundamental Principles of SDA in 1872

Appendix III - Fundamental Beliefs of SDA in 1970

Appendix IV - A Reproduction of the 1843 Chart

Appendix V - A Reproduction of the 1863 Chart

Abbreviations

Selective Bibliography

1. Primary Sources

II. Secondary Sources

Indices

Index of Scriptures

Index of Authors and Persons

Index of Subjects

by
 P. Gerard Damsteegt, Dr. Theol.

William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
 Grand Rapids, Michigan

[CD-ROM release: Used by permission, P. Gerard Damsteegt]

Printed in the United States of America

First Printing, Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1977

Second Printing, Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1978

Third Printing, Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1981

Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
 Damsteegt, P Gerard.
 Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist message and mission.
 Bibliography: p. 314.
 Includes index.
 1. Seventh-day Adventists. I. Title. II. United States - Religion-19th century.
 BX6121.D35 286.7&rsquo;3 76-56799
 ISBN 0-8028-1698-3

To my Mother
 and to
 Leon and Delores

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