Seeking a Sanctuary
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Seeking a Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream is a book about the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...

 coauthored by Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart. Some authors have described it as the best book about the church, covering major areas such as Adventist theology and culture (see reviews below).

Overview

The book was first published in 1989; a second edition was released in 2006. Both its authors have Adventist backgrounds. According to Lockhart, the central theme "is that Adventism represents a deviant but successful response to the general American dream
American Dream
The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States in which freedom includes a promise of the possibility of prosperity and success. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adams in 1931, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each...

 of self-realization and material success."

Lockhart was born into an Adventist family, became a member of the church through baptism, and studied theology at Newbold College
Newbold College
Newbold College is a Seventh-day Adventist higher education provider located in Binfield, Berkshire, England; 40 miles west of London. It offers courses in Theology, Business Management, Arts & Social Studies as well as English Language and is accredited by the University of Wales Lampeter...

 (where he later taught) and religion at Andrews University
Andrews University
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...

. Bull was also born into an Adventist family and spent one year at Newbold College, but never officially joined the church. Lockhart works as a freelance journalist, and Bull as a lecturer at the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

.

Adventist Forum meeting

The book's authors gave a series of presentations on "Adventism's Futures" at the Adventist Forums conference in Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, California
Santa Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...

, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 on September 29, 2007. Julius Nam
Julius Nam
Julius Juhyeok Nam is an associate professor of religion at Loma Linda University School of Religion in California, and a commissioned minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He teaches Adventist history and theology. He is active in the American Academy of Religion, Adventist Society for...

 responded in his blog, "Thoughts on the Future of Adventism: A Response to Bull & Lockhart", later expanded in Spectrum 35:4. See also responses by Gary Land and Douglas Morgan in the same issue.

Reviews

Kenneth Newport described it as "The most authoritative study of Seventh-day Adventism".

Second edition:
  • Roger L. Dudley, Andrews University Seminary Studies 46:1 (Spring 2008), p125–28
  • Stephen Hunt
    Stephen J. Hunt
    Stephen John Hunt is a British professor of sociology at the University of the West of England. Prior to his appointment at the University of West England in 2001, Hunt had taught at the Sociology Department at the University of Reading for thirteen years, as well as in the Religious Studies...

    , Journal of Religious History, 32:1 (March 2008), p123–124 (full text available through ATLA
    American Theological Library Association
    The American Theological Library Association is a professional organization of religious and theological libraries in the United States with more nearly 1,000 members...

    )
  • Fabrice Desplan, Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions 52:140 (October–December 2007), p169–173
  • Douglas Morgan, "'Golden Age' Distortions". Spectrum
    Spectrum (magazine)
    Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums, published four times a year. It was established "to encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice at all sides of a subject, to evaluate the...

    35:4 (Fall 2007), 14–18. (Morgan gives not an entire review, but selected comments from his areas of expertise)
  • Gary Land, review on the Spectrum blog
  • Herbert Douglass, "From American Export to Global Product". Spectrum 35 (Spring 2007), 56–60


First edition:
  • A. Gregory Schneider, Church History 60:4 (December 1991), p579–580
  • Bill J. Leonard, Review & Expositor
    Review & Expositor
    -History:Review & Expositor was first published in 1904. Until 1996, it was published by the faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, but after that it was published by an independent board, sponsored by three seminaries: McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University, Baptist...

    88:3 (Summer 1991), p277
  • Richard C. Osborn, Journal of Adventist Education 53 (Summer 1991), 44–45
  • David Neff, Perspectives 6:6 (June 1991), p21–22
  • Eileen Barker
    Eileen Barker
    Eileen Vartan Barker OBE, born in Edinburgh, UK, is a professor in sociology, an emeritus member of the London School of Economics , and a consultant to that institution's Centre for the Study of Human Rights...

    , Sociological Analysis 52:4 (Winter 1991), p416–417
  • Temple G. Matthews, III, Military Chaplains' Review (Winter 1991), p107
  • Jonathan M. Butler
    Jonathan M. Butler
    Jonathan M. Butler is an historian of religion. He was formerly employed as a lecturer by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.- Biography :Jonathan Butler completed his doctorate at the University of Chicago....

    , "Seeking a Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism as a Feature Film Classic". Spectrum 21:1 (December 1990)
  • R. Laurence Moore, "Seeking a Sanctuary: The Insiders' Insights for the Outsiders' Interest". Spectrum 21:1 (December 1990)
  • Brian Eugene Strayer, Andrews University Seminary Studies
    Andrews University Seminary Studies
    Andrews University Seminary Studies is a refereed scholarly Christian journal published by the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. It is issued twice a year from Berrien Springs, MI. The journal was founded in 1963 and currently has a circulation of 600 copies...

    28:3 (Autumn 1990), 255–56
  • Gary M. Ross, College and University Dialogue 2:2 (1990), 26


See also "Recently noted" Ministry
Ministry (magazine)
Ministry: International Journal for Pastors is an international monthly magazine for Christian ministers, with a circulation of approximately 100,000. It is published by the Ministerial Association , an official body of the worldwide Adventist church. It is aimed at pastors and ministers of the...

62 (December 1989), 29

External links

  • "The Art of Expression", book chapter (1st edn.) reprinted in Spectrum 20:1 (1989), 14–23
  • "Authority and Identity", book chapter (2nd edn.) reprinted in Spectrum 34 (Autumn 2006), 35–50
  • "Looking at Adventism", an interview of Keith Lockhart by Julius Nam
    Julius Nam
    Julius Juhyeok Nam is an associate professor of religion at Loma Linda University School of Religion in California, and a commissioned minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He teaches Adventist history and theology. He is active in the American Academy of Religion, Adventist Society for...

    , Record
    Record (magazine)
    The Record is the fortnightly news magazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific region of the church. It's office is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and connected with the Adventist Media Network...

    March 17, 2007, p8–9. Full version from his earlier blog
  • Malcolm Bull's staff profile at Oxford University
  • Title search for "Seeking a Sanctuary" in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)
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