Articles

The APF has compiled the following bibliography as a primer in Adventist social ethics.  We have included pieces from both popular and scholarly publications, and stories of both Adventist moral courage and moral failure.  Some of these articles were written by non-Adventists and some were written by Adventists without any direct reference to the Adventist tradition. They may serve as excellent conversation starters or topics of study for a small group. Listed in reverse chronological order, are topics of particular concern to the APF.  We welcome article recommendations, which can be sent to us by email.

Anti-Imperialism and Conscientious Objection

• Byrd, Alita "The History Behind Oscar-Nominated Hacksaw Ridge”, Spectrum Magazine online.

• Wilson, Ted N.C. “The Seventh-Day Adventist Church and Conscientious Objection,” Adventist World online.

• Blake, Chris, “Build Your Own Peace Week,” Journal of Adventist Higher Education, Vol.75, No.5 (Summer 2013).

• Bussey, Barry, “Humbug!: Seventh-day Adventist Conscientious Objectors in WWII Standing Before the Mobilization Board,” Diversity Magazine (Ontario Human Rights Commission), Vol.9, No.3 (Summer 2012).

• Bedford, Melissa, “Conscientious Objection and the Seventh-day Adventist Church: Dialogue Since 1973 in The Adventist Review andLiberty Magazine,” a Masterʼs thesis, School of International Service, American University (2011).

• Osborn, Ronald, “The Moral Ambiguity of ʻConscientious Cooperationʼ,” Spectrum, Vol.34 (Autumn 2006).

• Morgan, Douglas, “Between Pacifism and Patriotism: Helping Students Think About Military Service,” Journal of Adventist Education(Summer 2003).

• Osborn, Ronald, “Anarchy and Apocalyptic,” Spectrum, Vol.31 (Spring 2003).

• Osborn, Ronald, “War, Fate, Freedom, Remnant,” Spectrum, Vol.30 (Winter 2002).

• Reynaud, Daniel,“Television and violence: A Christian response to the debate over effects,”Dialogue, Vol.12, No.1 (2000)

• Lawson, Ronald, “Onward Christian Soldiers?: Seventh-day Adventists and the Issue of Military Service,” Review of Religious Research, Vol.37, No.3 (1996).

• Morgan, Douglas, “Apocalyptic Anti-Imperialists,” Spectrum, Vol.22 (January 1993).

• Coffin, James, “Second Thoughts on Adventists in the Military,” Spectrum, Vol.15, No.1 (1984).

• Sapiets, Marite, “V. A. Shelkov and the True and Free Seventh-day Adventists of the USSR,” Religion, State, and Society, Vol.8, No.3 (1980).

• McAdams, Donald, “A Defense of the Adventist Position,” Spectrum, Vol.1 (Winter 1969).

• Fenz, Emanuel, “The Case for Conscientious Objection,” Spectrum, Vol.1 (Winter 1969).

• Scriven, Charles, “The Case for Selective Nonpacifism,” Spectrum, Vol.1 (Winter 1969).

Church-State Relations

• Morgan, Douglas, “The Question of the Common Good: Explaining Liberty: Part Three,” Liberty Magazine (January/February 2010).

• Morgan, Douglas, “The Clash of Millennialisms on Capitol Hill: Explaining Liberty: Part Two,” Liberty Magazine (November/December 2009).

• Morgan, Douglas, “The American Sentinel and the Crusade to Nationalize Christianity: Explaining Liberty: Part One,” Liberty Magazine(September/October 2009).

• Lawson, Ronald, “Sect-State Relations: Accounting for the Differing Trajectories of Seventh-day Adventists and Jehovah Witnesses,” Sociology of Religion, Vol.56, No.4 (1995).

Civil Rights and Race in America

• Morgan, Douglas, “Civil Rights: New Studies on Adventismʼs Mixed Legacy,” Spectrum, Vol.38 (Autumn 2010).

• Ferrari, Carlyn, “Reading Race,” Spectrum, Vol.36 (Summer 2008).

• Jackson, Maury, “Answering the Call for a Sacred Conversation on Race,” Spectrum, Vol.36 (Summer 2008).

• James, Adrian, “Uphill, Downhill, and the Wretched of the Earth,” Spectrum, Vol.36 (Summer 2008).

• Shaw, Talbert, “Racism and Adventist Theology,” Spectrum, Vol.3 (Autumn 1971).

Economic Justice

• Freedman, Samuel, “Mortgage Crisis Inspires Churches to send Lenten Season Message to Banks,” New York Times, March 9, 2012.

• Bell, Ryan, “Needed: Prophetic Voices for a Just Economy,” Huffington Post Online (April 2011).

• Adei, Stephen, “A Commentary on Wealth and Poverty from the African Bible Commentary,” Spectrum, Vol.35 (Summer 2007).

• Christian, Margaret, “My Share: Living on One Six-Billionth,” Spectrum, Vol.35, No.3 (Winter 2007).

• Doss, Gorden, “Godʼs Will for the Wealthy and the Poor,” Spectrum, Vol.32 (Winter 2004).

• Schneider, Gregory, “Time, Chance, and Godʼs Design,” Spectrum, Vol.32 (Winter 2004).

• Mesar, Joseph, “Income Sharing a Plan for Economic Justice in the Local Church,” Spectrum, Vol.13, No.4 (1983).

• Schwarz, Richard, “Adventismʼs Social Gospel Advocate, John Harvey Kellogg,” Spectrum, Vol.1 (Spring 1969).

Environmental Ethics and Animal Rights

• Tonstad, Sigve, “ʻSwine of the Timesʼ: Ecumenism, Ecology, and Ethics in the Era of Factory Farming,” Spectrum, Vol.37 (Summer 2009).

• Trim, David, “ʻProclaim Libertyʼ or ʻSubmit to Authorityʼ?: The Biblical Basis for Civil and Ecological Activism Among Adventist Christians,”Spectrum, Vol.37 (Summer 2009).

• Thieme, Marianne, “A Platform of Compassion,” Spectrum Online (February 18, 2008).

• Trenchard, Warren, “For the Beauty of the Earth: An Adventist Theology of Ecology,” Spectrum, Vol.31 (Summer 2003).

• Clark, Stephen, “Live and Let Live: An Interview with Stephen R. L. Clark,” Spectrum, Vol.31 (Summer 2003).

• Campolo, Anthony, “Evangelical Environmentalism,” Spectrum, Vol.23 (April 1994).

• Prinz-McMillan, Sheryll, “Feminists, Ecology, and the Sabbath,” Spectrum, Vol.23, No.5 (April 1994).

• Casey, Barry, “A Radical Case for Vegetarianism,” Spectrum, Vol.11, No.3 (1981).

Genocide in Rwanda

• Wynne-Jones, Rose, “Rwanda Heroes: 17 years on,” The Guardian, June 21, 2011.

• Osborn, Ronald, “No Sanctuary in Mugonero: Notes on Rwanda, Revival, and Reform,” Spectrum Online (October 2010).

• Byrd, Alita, “Africa Rights Pays Tribute to Carl Wilkens,” Spectrum, Vol.35 (Winter 2007).

• Byrd, Alita, “Searching for Truth in Reports of the Sabbath Massacre,” Spectrum, Vol.31 (Spring 2003).

• Gourevitch, Philip, “We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda (Excerpt),”Spectrum, Vol.27 (Autumn 1999).

• Reinhart, Patty, “Appeals Court Says Pastor Must be Turned Over to Rwanda Tribunal,” Spectrum, Vol.27 (Autumn 1999).

• Branson, Roy, “Never Again,” Spectrum, Vol.25 (June 1996).

• Byrd, Alita, “Sabbath Slaughter: SDAs and Rwanda,” Spectrum, Vol.25 (June 1996).

• McLemore, David, “FBI Arrests Adventist Indicted by Tribunal for Rwanda Genocide,” Spectrum, Vol.25 (September 1996).

• Esh, Sharise, “Adventist Tragedy, Heroism in Rwanda,” Spectrum, Vol.24 (October 1994).

• Schmidt, William, “A Scar on Our Soul,” Spectrum, Vol.23 (April 1994).

Human Rights And Freedom Of Conscience

• Osborn, Ronald, “Correlates of Violence in Guineaʼs Maison Centrale Prison: A Statistical Approach to Documenting Human Rights Abuses,” Health and Human Rights, Vol.12, No.2 (2010).

• Guttschuss, Eric, "Nigeria's Delta blues: Nigeria's oil industry is beset with corruption," The Guardian, 17 July 2008.

• Guttschuss, Eric, “And Then What?: The View of Three Adventist Graduate Students: No One Calls for Justice,” Spectrum, Vol.33 (Autumn 2005).

• Beach, Bert, “The Nexus of Human Rights,” Liberty, Vol.95 (January-February 2000).

• Ruiz, Raul, "Medicinal Herbs in Times of Low Intensity War: The Case of Chiapas, Mexico," ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America, Fall 2000.

• Plantak, Zdravko, “The Adventist Basis for Human Rights,” Spectrum, Vol.27 (Summer 1999).

• Ludmilla, Alexeyeva, “The Human Rights Movement and the True and Free Adventists,” Spectrum, Vol.19, No.2 (1988).

• Mesar, Joe, “Sakharov and Solzhenitsyn: Dialogue on the Good Society,” Spectrum, Vol.8, No.3 (March 1977).

Immigration

• Bell, Ryan, “Killing the DREAM Act: Still No Room in the Inn,” Huffington Post Online, December 20, 2010.

• Morales-Gudmundsson, Lourdes, “Embracing the Stranger: Toward an Adventist Theology of Migration,” Spectrum, Vol.38 (Winter 2010).

• Tetz, Raymond, “Adventist Pastors Help in Amnesty Effort,” Spectrum, Vol.18, No.1 (1987).

Interfaith and Ecumenical Dialogue

• Bell, Ryan, “Conversation is the True Work of Peacemaking,” Huffington Post Online (March 2011).

• Pendleton, David, “Peace in the Middle East: Will it Ever Be Achieved?,” Spectrum, Vol.37 (Summer 2009).

• Schantz, Borge, “Looking for Middle Ground with Islam,” Spectrum, Vol.34 (Summer 2006).

• Aamodt, Terrie Dopp, “Three Views of Islam,” Spectrum, Vol.34 (Spring 2006).

• Rice, Alison, “Muslims and Identity Crisis in France,” Spectrum, Vol.34 (Spring 2006).

• Whitehouse, Jerald, “New Directions in Adventist-Muslim Relations,” Spectrum, Vol.34 (Spring 2006).

• Russell, Malcolm, “Is Islam Really a Peaceful Religion?,” Spectrum, Vol.30 (Winter 2002).

• Schantz, Borge, “Changing Relationships With Our Muslim Neighbors: The Effects of September 11,” Spectrum, Vol.30 (Summer 2002).

• Branson, Roy, “Muslims and Mission,” Spectrum, Vol.22 (October 1992).

• Mahon, Jack, “Muslims and Mission: An Introduction,” Spectrum, Vol.22 (October 1992).

• Whitehouse, Jerald, “Adventist Christians, Cultural Muslims,” Spectrum, Vol.22 (October 1992).

• King, Headley, “Tentmakers in the Arabian Gulf,” Spectrum, Vol.22 (October 1992).

• Dunton, Hugh, “Prophets in Parallel,” Spectrum, Vol.22 (October 1992).

• Rubencamp, Cosmas, “The Seventh-day Adventists and the Ecumenical Movement,” Spectrum, Vol.2 (Autumn 1970).

Iraq War and the “War on Terror”

• Osborn, Ronald, “Selected Criterion of the Just War Tradition,” unpublished (2012).

• Osborn, Ronald, “Leaving Iraq: Immunity, Impunity and the End of the War,” Commonweal Magazine, Vol.139, No.5 (March 2012).

• Osborn, Ronald, “A Death to Celebrate?: The Just War Tradition and the Killing of Bin Laden,” Commonweal Magazine, Vol.138, No.11 (June 2011).

• Osborn, Ronald, “Who Counts?: Iraqʼs Forgotten Casualties,” Commonweal Magazine, Vol.138, No.11 (February 2011).

• Osborn, Ronald, “A Reckoning: The Price Tag for Americaʼs Wars,” Commonweal Magazine, Vol.137, No.13 (February 2011).

• Osborn, Ronald, “Obamaʼs Niebuhrian Moment,” First Things (Online edition, January 2010).

• Morgan, Douglas, “Peacemaking vs. Pacifism,” Spectrum, Vol.35 (Winter 2007).

• Morgan, Douglas, “Invitation to a Christian Witness for Peace in Iraq,” Spectrum, Vol.35 (Winter 2007).

• Morgan, Douglas, “Why I Want to Witness for Peace,” Spectrum, Vol.35 (Winter 2007).

• Osborn, Ronald, “Lessons from Ben Suc: Language in Defense of the Indefensible,” Z Magazine, Vol.27, No.3 (March 2007).

• Burnham, Gilbert, et. al., "Mortality after the 2003 invasion of Iraq: A cross-sectional cluster sample survey," The Lancet, Vol.368, No.9545 (October 2006).

• Larson, David, “Dear Mr. President,” Spectrum, Vol.32 (Spring 2004).

• Higgins, Nicole, and Alexander Carpenter, “Peace Talk on Adventist Campuses,” Spectrum, Vol.31 (Spring 2003).

• Morgan, Douglas, “Reviving an Adventist Peace Witness,” Spectrum, Vol.31 (Spring 2003).

• Pendleton, David, “Can War Ever Be the Lesser of Two Evils?,” Spectrum, Vol.31 (Spring 2003).

• Scriven, Charles, “Peacemaking Instead of War-making,” Spectrum, Vol.30 (Winter 2002).

• McAdams, Donald, “In Support of Individual Conscience,” Spectrum, Vol.30 (Winter 2002).

World War II and the Nazi Temptation

• Blaich, Roland, “Divided Loyalties: American and German Seventh-day Adventists and the Second World War,” Spectrum, Vol.30, No.1 (Winter 2002).

• Winik, Marta Fuchs, “Adventist Hero Saves Jews from Nazis,” Spectrum, Vol.26 (January 1997).

• Blaich, Roland, “Nazi Race Hygiene and the Adventists,” Spectrum, Vol.25 (March 1996).

• Patt, Jack, “Living in a Time of Trouble: German Adventists Under Nazi Rule,” Spectrum, Vol.8, No.3 (1977).

• Sicher, Erwin, “Seventh-day Adventist Publications and the Nazi Temptation,” Spectrum, Vol.8, No.3 (1977).

Project Whitecoat and the Vietnam War

• West, Raymond, “Remembering the Whitecoats,” Spectrum, Vol.35 (Winter 2007).

• Morgan, Douglas, “Promises Betrayed: One Whitecoatʼs Experience,” Spectrum, Vol.25 (March 1996).

• Smith, Krista Thompson, “Adventists and Biological Warfare,” Spectrum, Vol.25 (March 1996).

• Turner, Martin, “Project Whitecoat,” Spectrum, Vol.2 (Summer 1970).

Womenʼs Rights

• Londis, James, “The Gospel Demands Equality Now,” Spectrum, Vol.19, No.5 (1989).

• Specht, Walter, “Jesus Championed Womenʼs Rights,” Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol.153 (August 1976).

• Hasel, Gerhard, “Equality from the Start: Woman in the Creation Story,” Spectrum, Vol.7, No.2 (1975).