Adventist Review

Infobox Magazine
title = Adventist Review


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editor = Bill Knott
editor_title = Executive publisher/editor
frequency = weekly
paid_circulation = nearly 30,000
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category = Christian - Seventh-day Adventist
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publisher = Review and Herald (Hagerstown, Maryland)
firstdate = July 1849, "The Present Truth"; current title "Adventist Review" since 1978
country = flag|United States
language = English
website = [http://www.adventistreview.org/ www.adventistreview.org]
issn = 0161-1119The "Adventist Review" is the official newsmagazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Cite web
title=Adventist Review - Contact Us
publisher = Adventist Review
url=http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=7
accessdate=2008-04-05] cite web
title = About the Review
publisher = Adventist Review
url = http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=2
accessdate = 2008-04-05] 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. Its library reference number is OCLC|9572173.

History

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 "Sabbath Herald" publication. The name was changed to "Adventist Review" in 1978. Throughout its history it has been commonly referred to as the "Review".cite encyclopedia | title = Adventist Review | encyclopedia = Seventh-Day Adventist Encyclopedia | pages = 25-29 | publisher = Review & Herald Pub. Assn. ]

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.

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.

For more historical information, see the "Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia", the history article [http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=22 Our Roots and Mission] by William Johnsson, or the archives listed in "External links" below.

Awards

*2008, Associated Church Press (ACP): two awards of excellence, 2 awards of merit [ [http://www.theacp.org/news/news08/awards08.htm ACP 'Best of the Christian Press' awards] Accessed 2008-09-30]
*2003, Associated Church Press (ACP): An Award of Excellence, the highest award in the Humor Graphic category, presented to the Adventist Review for "The Tightrope," created by Ralph Butler, for the January 2002 issue [ [http://www.adventistreview.org/2003-1520/news.html Adventist Review, KidsView Receive Top Awards] Accessed 2008-09-30]

Editors

* November 1850 – 1851 James White and others on the "Publishing Committee"
* 1851 – 1855 James White
* 1855 – 1861 Uriah Smith
* 1861 – 1864 James White
* 1864 – 1869 Uriah Smith
* 1869 – 1870 J. N. Andrews
* 1870 – 1871 Uriah Smith
* 1871 – 1872 James White
* 1872 – 1873 Uriah Smith
* 1873 – 1877 James White
* 1877 – 1880 Uriah Smith
* 1880 – 1881 James White (died August 6, 1881)
* 1881 – 1897 Uriah Smith
* 1897 – 1901 A. T. Jones
* 1901 – 1903 Uriah Smith (died March 6, 1903)
* 1903 – 1909 W. W. Prescott
* 1909 – 1911 W. A. Spicer
* 1911 – 1944 F. M. Wilcox
* 1945 W. A. Spicer, for six months
* 1945 – 1966 F. D. Nichol
* 1966 – 1982 Kenneth Wood
* 1982 – 2006 Bill Johnsson
* 2007 – present; Bill Knott

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.

ee also

* Seventh-day Adventist Church
* James Springer White
* Ellen G. White
* "Adventist World"
* "Record" (magazine)
* List of Seventh-day Adventist periodicals
* Media ministries of the Seventh-day Adventist Church

References

External links

* [http://www.adventistreview.org/ Adventist Review] official website
** " [http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=22 Our Roots and Mission] " History article by William Johnsson
** " [http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=1619 Former Names of the "Adventist Review"] "
* [http://www.reviewandherald.com/ Review and Herald Publishing Association]
* Archives:
** July 1849–November 1850, "The Present Truth", and
** August 1850–November 1850, "The Advent Review" [http://www.adventistarchives.org/documents.asp?CatID=31&SortBy=1&ShowDateOrder=True The Present Truth and The Advent Review] , including an introduction, and two special editions.
** 1850–1988 [http://www.adventistarchives.org/documents.asp?CatID=27&SortBy=1&ShowDateOrder=True Review and Herald Archives] at the General Conference Office of Archives & Statistics. In DjVu format with free plug-in available.
** 1997–2006 [http://www.adventistreview.org/article.php?id=3 Get Past Issues] at the Adventist Review website. Various file formats
** Anniversary issues of the Adventist Review - [http://www.adventistarchives.org/documents.asp?CatID=18&SortBy=1&ShowDateOrder=True (1909, '19, '24, '38, '45, '49, '52, '61, '75, '94, '99)] . In DjVu format.