Adventist Review

Adventist Review
Executive publisher/editor Bill Knott
Categories Christian - Seventh-day Adventist
Frequency weekly
Publisher Review and Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland)
Paid circulation nearly 30,000
First issue July 1849, The Present Truth; current title Adventist Review since 1978
Country United States
Language English
Website www.adventistreview.org
ISSN 0161-1119

The Adventist Review is the official newsmagazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[1] [2] Commonly known as the Review, it is published weekly by the Review and Herald Publishing Association. The Review and Herald also publishes a sister magazine, Adventist World. The current editor of the Adventist Review is Bill Knott. The magazine currently has nearly 30,000 paying subscribers.[2] Its library reference number is OCLC 9572173.

History

First edition of The Present Truth

The Adventist Review was founded by James and Ellen White in July 1849 as The Present Truth, but the name was changed to The Advent Review and then Second Advent Review and Sabbath Herald (with variations) after being combined with the Advent Herald publication. The name was changed to Adventist Review in 1978. Throughout its history it has been commonly referred to as the Review.[3]

It is known that for certain copies of the earliest issues, 1000 or 2000 copies were printed. In the 1940s paid circulation passed 40,000; and exceeded 50,000 in the 1950s. In 1963 the circulation reached 96,000, but has since diminished. In January 1994 circulation was 250,000 for the first issue of each month, and 40,000 for other issues.[3]

During the 1990s the magazine rotated through four different editions that had regular and feature articles focusing on different church issues and spiritual matters - the North American Division edition, Crosswalk edition, AnchorPoints edition, and Cutting Edge edition. These different editions were phased out with the introduction of Adventist World magazine.

An estimated 33% of Adventists have access to the Review, according to a 2002 worldwide survey of local church leaders.[4]

For more historical information, see the Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, the history article Our Roots and Mission by William Johnsson, or the archives listed in "External links" below.

Awards

Editors

Note that for limited periods, the evidence is uncertain because a group of people are listed as "editors". It is assumed that the first person listed is the head editor.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Adventist Review - Contact Us". Adventist Review. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "About the Review". Adventist Review. Archived from the original on 15 April 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Adventist Review". Seventh-Day Adventist Encyclopedia. Review & Herald Pub. Assn. pp. 25–29.
  4. ↑ "Three Strategic Issues: A World Survey". General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, 2002. See question 45, on p15, 20 etc
  5. ↑ Associated Church Press Best of the Christian Press Awards, Presented May 8, 2010, Arlington, Virginia Accessed 2010-05-21
  6. ↑ Adventist Review magazine garners four top awards from Associated Church Press Accessed 2010-05-21
  7. ↑ ACP 'Best of the Christian Press' awards Accessed 2008-09-30
  8. ↑ Adventist Review, KidsView Receive Top Awards Accessed 2008-09-30

External links

Archives:

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