PART 1: Origins and Formative Years, 1839-1888

• The World in Which Adventism Began
• The Great Advent Awakening
• The Millerite Movement, 1839-1844
• After the Disappointment
• Using the Printed Page
• Organizational Birth Pangs
• Becoming Health Reformers
• Starting an Educational System
• Worldwide Outreach, 1868-1885
• Organizational Developments, 1864-1887
• Doctrinal Developments, 1849-1888
• Righteousness by Faith: Minneapolis and Its Aftermath

PART 2: Years of growth and Reorganization, 1888-1945

• The Expansion of Institutions, 1877-1900
• Mission Advance, 1887-1900
• Entering the American South: A Neglected Field
• Troubles Lead to Reorganization
• New Beginnings Amid Crisis
• The Beginnings of Globalization
• New Challenges, New Institutions
• Organizational Refinements
• Giving the Trumpet a Certain Sound
• The Final Years and Legacy of Ellen White
• Two World Wars Affect a World Church

PART 3: The Globalization of the Church, 1945-2000

• Developing a Professional Ministry
• Facing Financial Pressures
• The Church Confronts the Secular World
• Relationships With Other Christians
• The Social Conscience of Adventism
• The Health Movement
• Unity and Diversity
• Adjusting to International Adversities
• Membership Increases in the Developing World
• Evangelism and Global Mission
• Internationalizing Church Polity

PART 4: Maintaining a Biblical Message

• Doctrinal Discussions and Dissidence
• The Twentieth-Century Debate Over Fundamentals
• After a Century and a Half

Chronological Data
Bibliography
Index