- Red Books
"Red Books: Our Search for Ellen White" is a play about Ellen White, a co-founder of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church , and the various perceptions of her throughout the history of the church. It is produced by the Dramatic Arts Society ofPacific Union College inCalifornia .The play was created by Mei Ann Teo, the artistic director of the Dramatic Arts Society, together with Pacific Union College students Eryck Chairez and Zach Dunn. [ [http://www.pacificunionrecorder.com/107/7/32550.html Pacific Union Recorder ] ] The cast of young Adventists included most of the writing staff and also Tim Wolcott, Cambria Wheeler, Elisabeth Reeves, Enoch Tengler, Heather Denton, Timothy Widmer, Zach Dunn, Mei Ann Teo, and Greg Schneider. The theme is of young Adventists struggling to find their own interpretation of how they should read Ellen White for themselves.Fact|date=February 2008 It was based on interviews collected from over 200 individuals. [ [http://progressiveadventism.com/2007/01/27/interlogue-12-mei-ann-teo/ Progressive Adventism » Blog Archive » Interlogue #12 ~ Mei Ann Teo ] ] The title derives from White's books, which were traditionally bound with a red cover.
The play will be shown at the Adventist Forum Conference at Santa Rosa,
California from September 28–30, 2007. [http://spectrummagazine.org/onlinecommunity/featuredcolumns/AAFConf2007.pdf] TheAdventist Today Foundation, together with eight other churches and organizations, are co-hosting the 2007 southern California tour of "Red Books" in Loma Linda on September 7-8, 2007, San Diego on September 14–15, 2007, Glendale on September 16-18, 2007, and Riverside atLa Sierra University on October 5–6, 2007.In 2008, a DVD of the play was made available through "
Adventist Today ". [cite journal
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title = 'Red Books' Play Tours Southern California; DVD Next
journal =Adventist Today
volume = 16
issue = 1
pages = 7
publisher = Adventist Today Foundation
location = Loma Linda, CA
issn = 1079-5499
date = Jan/Feb 2008
url = http://www.atoday.com/magazine/2008/01/%E2%80%9Cred-books%E2%80%9D-play-tours-southern-california-dvd-next
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accessdate = 2008-01-13
format = Dead link|date=June 2008 – [http://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?hl=en&lr=&q=author%3A+intitle%3A%27Red+Books%27+Play+Tours+Southern+California%3B+DVD+Next&as_publication=%5B%5BAdventist+Today%5D%5D&as_ylo=&as_yhi=&btnG=Search Scholar search] ] [ [http://www.atoday.com/now-available%E2%80%94-dvd-presenting-%E2%80%9Cred-books-our-search-ellen-white%E2%80%9D Now Available—The Dvd Presenting “Red Books: Our Search For Ellen White” | Adventist Today ] ]See also
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Ellen G. White
*Inspiration of Ellen White
*Pacific Union College External links
* [http://www.redbooksegw.org/Redbooks/Home.html Red Books] official website
* [http://www.pacificunionrecorder.com/107/7/32550.html "Red Books" Play Makes a Case for Dialogue] by Lainey S. Cronk in "Pacific Union Recorder ", July 2007
* [http://www.spectrummagazine.org/onlinecommunity/reviews/070425zytkoskee.html Red Books: Our Search for Ellen White] reviewed by Adrian Zytkoskee on the "Spectrum" website
* [http://progressiveadventism.com/2007/03/08/red-books-and-the-mosaic-of-adventism/ Red Books and the Mosaic of Adventism] , a review byJulius Nam , with follow-up [http://progressiveadventism.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16 discussion forum]
* [http://progressiveadventism.com/2007/03/13/another-take-on-red-books-greg-schneider-responds/ Another Take on “Red Books”: Greg Schneider Responds] to Julius' review
* [http://progressiveadventism.com/2007/01/27/interlogue-12-mei-ann-teo/ Interview with Mei Ann Teo] by Julius NamReferences
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