04537ntm a2200349Ii 4500 990787542 OCoLC 20250921115858.0 170622s2016 xxu m 000 0 eng d 9783903002555 .b40892700 OCoLC)990787542 EXN eng EXN rda JTL BX6121.8 .K35 2019 Kaiser, Denis, author. Trust and doubt : perceptions of divine inspiration in Seventh-day Adventist history (1880-1930) / by Denis Kaiser. Austria : Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen, c2019 xxviii, 532 leaves : 28 cm. Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Andrews University, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, 2016. Bibliography: leaves 495-532. The Topic. The belief in the divine inspiration of Scripture has come under scrutiny in North America from the 1850s to the 1920s as critical scholars questioned traditional hermeneutical presuppositions and conservative Protestant theologians retreated into more strict theories of inspiration. In that context various Seventh-day Adventist leaders formulated their individual understandings of the nature, manner, and result of the inspiration of the Bible writers and Adventist visionary Ellen G. White. -- The Purpose. The purpose of this study was to describe the views that selected influential Seventh-day Adventist thinkers held concerning the divine inspiration of the Bible writers and Ellen G. White from 1880 to 1930. In order to outline such a history of Adventist perceptions of divine inspiration, based on a study of selected individuals, it was necessary to describe each thinker's affirmations and objections, underlying sources and influences, and the historical context in which they made their statements. -- The Sources. This was a documentary study based primarily on published and unpublished primary sources produced by selected Seventh-day Adventists between 1845 and 1930. Both primary and secondary sources were used for background, historical context, and perspective. The most heavily used primary sources were periodicals, the correspondence collections of the Ellen G. White Estate, and other archives containing Adventist resources. -- Conclusions. The study identified five general stages in the development of Seventh-day Adventist perceptions of divine inspiration. (1) From 1845 to 1883 they believed in the divine inspiration of both Scripture and Ellen White's writings without clarifying the particulars. Scripture was nevertheless seen as having supreme authority, being the only basis for faith and practice. (2) From 1883 to 1888 the theory of degrees of inspiration gained some influence within the denomination in the attempt to vindicate White's writings against critics. (3) That theory experienced its demise after 1888 when various people connected to the Signs of the Times advocated the verbal inspiration of Scripture and, in some cases, of White's writings. (4) Her return to the United States in 1900 and the subsequent Kellogg crisis urged several advocates of verbal inspiration either to modify their view or to reject her inspiration altogether. (5) After the controversy over the correct interpretation of the tāmîd (continual, daily) in Daniel 8 and the revision of the Great Controversy in 1911, relations of the proponents of verbal and thought inspiration swayed between severe tensions and collegial cooperation. Adventist discussions about inspiration revolved primarily around perceptions of Ellen White's inspiration. Throughout her life, Ellen White maintained, however, a dynamic view that allowed for diverse non-dominating operations of the Holy Spirit, which did not fit any particular theory of inspiration. Also available as digital reproduction. White, Ellen G., 1827-1915. Inspiration Religious aspects Seventh-day Adventists. 35417 Seventh-day Adventists Doctrines Inspiration. Seventh-day Adventists History. Andrews University Dissertations Inspiration Religious aspects Seventh-day Adventists. Andrews University. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. Project Reports. Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Digital Library. Project Reports. Full Text https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/dissertations/1621/ lcc BOOK BX 6121.8 .K35 2019 24585 24585 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2024-04-10 Donation 25.00 AUA26732 0 BX 6121.8 .K35 2019 AUA26732 2024-04-10 14:32:34 25.00 2024-04-10 BOOK