Foundations of the Seventh-day Adventist Message and Mission

348 pages - soft cover

This description of the origins and basic theology of the Seventh-day Adventist church shows how the church has become one of the most widespread Protestant denominations. Damsteegt's analysis of the Scriptural basis of the church helps to explain its missionary nature.

Chapters

Part One: The Origins of the Seventh-day Adventist Theology of Mission
Chapter 1: The Background for the Origins of the Theology of Mission
Chapter 2: The Controversy around the Millerite Apocalyptic-Eschatology
Chapter 3: The Crisis of 1843-44

Part Two: The Formation of the Seventh-day Adventist Theology of Mission
Chapter 4: The Early Development of the Theology of Mission (1844-49) 
Chapter 5: The Basic Structure of the Theology of Mission (1850-74) 
Chapter 6: Toward a World-Wide Mission (1850-74)

Conclusion
Appendices
Abbreviations
Selective Bibliography
Indices