Bringing the world of SDA pioneers into the Logos ecosystem
Something I was working on (even before coming to work this morning) is a strategy to bring the world of our pioneers into the Logos ecosystem. The SDA Church did not arise out of a vacuum. There were cultural, theological and political influences (among others) that affected denominational practices, politics, and even theological discussions.
I'm thinking, for example, of the abolitionist movement (early in our movement, obviously) and then the prohibitionist movement--dear to the heart of Ellen White. Few Adventists today are aware of the depth of interaction that she had with the WCTU (Women's Christian Temperance Union). She spoke at their rallies and was beloved by that organization. I will pursue historical information about that organization in the public domain, along with other primary documents about the world of our pioneers regarding the politics of that day (church and societal), social reforms, theological influences upon the church (e.g., Christian Connexion, Holiness Methodism), etc.
I'm casting the net wide and deep, and it will take time to search out these documents, get them into PrePub to fund their tagging and indexing into the Logos system. I invite your input: what specifically would you like to see us put into a collection regarding the environment into which our pioneers brought present truth?
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Martin, I am aware of which documents you should go after, but this is the sort of thing we need.
It help to recreate the world in which our Church emerged, and gives perspective to what situations they had to deal with, especially the circumstances that were encountered relating to Ellen's writing on health reform.
Make sure George Knight's books on Ellen White make it into Logos.
Finally, Can we have a small pamphlet of all the resources she had in her library. I think the White Estate should be able to help with item.
Mission: To serve God as He desires.
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It's interesting you should bring up the EGW library, Lynden. Yesterday I had a lunch conversation as well as an afternoon meeting in which that was specifically mentioned.
As for our friend George Knight, once again we are barking up the same tree! I talked with our public relations department regarding my eagerness to get everything he ever wrote into our system, including the Amplified Commentary series which he edited.
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I found this at Loma Linda University. http://encore.llu.edu/iii/encore/search/C__Sellen%20white%20library__Orightresult__U1?lang=eng&suite=cobalt
Thought that the collection here to be significant. http://encore.llu.edu/iii/encore/search/C__Sbooks%20in%20ellen%20whites%20library__Orightresult__U1?lang=eng&suite=cobalt
Here is a list of the books in her library, home and office. http://www.llu.edu/webapps/univ_library/speccolls/EGWPrivateLibrariesSearch.php The corrected link.
Mission: To serve God as He desires.
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Thank you for this, Lynden.
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As for our friend George Knight, once again we are barking up the same tree! I talked with our public relations department regarding my eagerness to get everything he ever wrote into our system, including the Amplified Commentary series which he edited.
You are making me a very happy guy but I don't think my bank balance will be very happy!!
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Ecosystem???! Strange word misusage.
george
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