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Ellen White's Afterlife

Delightful Fiction, Troubling Facts, Enlightening Research.

by George R. Knight

PROPHET OR PLAGIARIST?

One of the most serious questions ever raised about Ellen White

Ellen White’s Afterlife examines:

The delightful fictions about her in the 1960s
The troubling facts uncovered in the 1970s
The enlightening research of the 1980s and beyond

Included is a treasure trove of crucial documents in the journey:

Minutes of the Walter Rea investigative committee on Ellen White’s use of sources
Veltman’s summary of his 8-year analysis of the sources used in The Desire of Ages
The White Estate’s reaction to the Veltman study
Minutes of the 1919 Bible Conference
W. C. White’s understanding of his mother’s inspiration and use of documents
Overview of Donald McAdam’s pioneering work on Ellen White’s use of documents

Links:

The Wonderful World of Ellen White in the 1960s
Ellen White and Her Most Enlightened Contemporaries Never Believed in the Wonderful World
Thoughts on How the Real World of Ellen White Morphed Into the Wonderful World of the 1960s
The End of the Wonderful World of Ellen White in the 1970s and Early 1980s
Facing the Facts: From the End of the Wonderful World of Ellen White to the Development of a More Adequate Understanding Beginning in the 1980s
Possible Ways Forward in Ellen White Studies

Part Two: Important Documents in the Journey
-Exhibit A: The W. C. White Understanding

The Great Controversy—1911 Edition
W. C. White Statement Made to W. W. Eastman, November 4, 1912
W. C. White to L. E. Froom, January 8, 1928

-Exhibit B: The Work of Donald McAdams

Ellen White and Reformation Historians

-Exhibit C: The Walter Rea Committee

Committee on Ellen White’s Use of Sources
Background to Actions of Glendale Committee on Sources

-Exhibit D: The Veltman Report

The Desire of Ages Project: The Data
The Desire of Ages Project: The Conclusions
Olson Discusses the Veltman Study

-Exhibit E: The 1919 Bible Conference Minutes

The Use of the Spirit of Prophecy in Our Teaching of Bible and History, July 30, 1919
Inspiration of the Spirit of Prophecy as Related to the Inspiration of the Bible, August 1, 1919

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Publisher: Pacific Press

ISBN: 9780816365302

Format: Paperback

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Pages: 174

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“The early 1960s was a wonderful time to be Ellen White,” Dr George Knight concludes in his first chapter of Ellen White’s Afterlife. “She was not only authoritative for exegesis and theology but also inerrant, infallible, 100 years ahead of her time, of a flawless character, and for many, verbally inspired.” Dr Knights then sketches the various studies, discoveries, insights and allegations that replaced these views in the following decades, for both her critics and many of her faithful readers. But perhaps his most telling reflection is the continuation of his first-chapter summary: “The most remarkable thing about those early 1960s perspectives related to Ellen White is that she herself did not believe them nor agree with them. And neither did most of those of her contemporaries who worked closest with her.” This is a confronting realisation, particularly for those who still try to maintain the 1960s’ position. Of course, not all of the studies and “attacks” on 1960s Ellen White have been helpful or positive, but Ellen White’s Afterlife offers a helpful overview of some of the major studies, voices, critics and questions of the 1970s and 1980s, as well as the necessary responses. But, as much as anything, the second half of Ellen White’s Afterlife is remarkable. Dr Knight brings together 10 core documents and studies that have wrestled with these questions, many of which have not previously been widely published. These include three reflections from Ellen White’s son Willie White and two portions from the long-“lost” minutes of the 1919 Bible Conference, in which various of Ellen White’s colleagues shared their understanding of her ministry and writing. Ellen White’s Afterlife traces a shift within Adventist understanding that Dr Knight considers has moved us closer to that of Ellen White and her contemporaries, than it was to many of her students in the decades following her death. He also challenges readers that there is still more to be done—but what he presents in Ellen White’s Afterlife sets an important foundation for this ongoing faithful work. —Nathan Brown, book editor, Signs Publishing