List of Seventh-day Adventist periodicals

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This is a list of periodicals published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church or by its church members. They include both official and unofficial publications relating to Seventh-day Adventism. Magazines which are only available on the internet are not included.

Contents

Most periodicals are listed by location of the publisher. A brief list of the most circulated periodicals is also included.

TitleLocationPublisherLanguageFrequencyCirculationArchives
Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide United States: Nampa, Idaho Pacific Press EnglishQuarterly 2003—
Adventist Review United States: Hagerstown, Maryland Review and Herald EnglishWeekly30,000 paid [1] 1849–1850 (Present Truth and Advent Review), 1850–1988, 1997—; Anniversary Issues
Adventist World United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and Herald, Lane Press, Korean Publishing Company, Signs Publishing Company English, Spanish, FrenchMonthly1,200,000 unpaid [2] 2006—
Adventisten heute Germany: LüneburgAdvent-Verlag LüneburgGermanMonthly20,000 unpaid 2004—2009 (AdventEcho), 2010—
Atlantic Union Gleaner United States: South Lancaster, Massachusetts Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishMonthly22,000 [3] 2007—
Canadian Adventist Messenger Canada: Oshawa, Ontario Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada EnglishMonthly 2007—
Catalyst Thailand: SaraburiInstitute Press, Asia-Pacific International UniversityEnglishYearly-2007–present
College and University Dialogue Committee on Adventist Ministry to College and University Students (AMiCUS)English, Spanish, Portuguese, FrenchThree times per year30,000 [4] 1994—
el CentinelaUnited States: Nampa, IdahoPacific PressSpanishMonthly100,000 [5] 2007—
Florida Focus United States: Winter Park, Florida Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishQuarterly23,000[ citation needed ] 1997—
Gleaner (periodical) United States: Ridgefield, Washington North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishMonthly40,000 [6] 1906—present
Guide United States: Nampa, IdahoPacific Press Publishing AssociationEnglishWeekly30,000 [7] Individual story archives
Insight United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishWeekly Cover story archives
La Femme d'Esprit United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldFrenchBi-monthly
FLAME United States: Alvarado, Texas Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists English/SpanishQuarterly Publication Archive
Lake Union Herald United States: Berrien Springs, Michigan Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishMonthly 2003—
Liberty United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishBi-monthly200,000[ citation needed ] 1930, 1997—
LIFE.info United Kingdom: Alma Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire British Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishBi-monthly Vol. 1 Issue 1—
Listen United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglish9 issues per year Article archives
Message United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishBi-monthly75,000 [8] Archives
Ministry United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglish, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, French [9] Monthly53,000 unpaid [10] 1928—
Mujeres del Espíritu United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldSpanishBi-monthly
My Best Friends Magazine United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishBi-monthly
Our Little Friend United States: Nampa, IdahoPacific PressEnglishWeekly
Outlook United States: Lincoln, Nebraska Mid-America Conference Union of Seventh-day Adventist EnglishMonthly 2005—
Pacific Union RecorderUnited States: Westlake Village, California Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishMonthly80,000 [11] 1901–1975, 2003—
PowerPoints Study Guide United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishQuarterly
Primary Treasure United States: Nampa, IdahoPacific PressEnglishWeekly
Real-Time Faith Bible Study Guides United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishQuarterly
Record Australia: Wahroonga South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishWeekly26,000 [12] (1898–1966, 2002—)
Renewed & Ready United States: Nampa, IdahoPacific PressEnglishMonthly
Shabbat Shalom United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishThree times per year
Sharing Scripture United States: Nampa, IdahoPacific PressEnglishMonthly
Signs of the Times United States: Nampa, IdahoPacific PressEnglishMonthly 1874–1979,2007—
Signs of the Times (Australian version) Australia: Warburton, VictoriaSigns Publishing CompanyEnglishMonthly45,000 [12] 1903–1925, 1926–1933, 2002—
Southern Tidings United States: Decatur, Georgia Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishMonthlyMore than 80,000 [13] 2000–2003, 2006—
Southwestern Union Record United States: Burleson, Texas Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishMonthly 2004—
Edge Australia: Wahroonga Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishBi-Monthly26,000 [14] 1997—
The FLAME United States: Alvarado, TexasTexas Conference of Seventh-day AdventistsEnglishQuarterly 2006—
Vibrant Life United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishBi-monthly
Visitor United States: Columbia, Maryland Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists EnglishMonthly44,500 [15] 1901–1966, 2004–2006, 2007–2008
Winner United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglish9 issues per year Article archives
Women of Spirit United States: Hagerstown, MarylandReview and HeraldEnglishBi-monthly Article archive
Zeichen der Zeit Germany: LüneburgAdvent-Verlag LüneburgGermanQuarterly90,000 unpaid 2004—
Adventist JournalONLINE: Westmoreland, JamaicaAdvent Flame Media Centr

Periodicals by circulation

The list of Adventist periodicals by circulation may give some indication of notability, but this criterion alone does not measure the impact of a magazine, and gift subscriptions and other freely distributed magazines might be expected to have an inflated circulation. As an example, one may assume that academic journals have more influence than their lower circulations suggest.

Items here are also listed by location below. Many older issues of these periodicals can be viewed online at the Adventist Archives

Scholarly journals

Sabbath School lessons

These publications are used during Sabbath School time at church. Many are published on various denominational presses worldwide.

Official local area newsmagazines

The official newsmagazines include:

United States:

Adventist publishing houses

North America

North America is administered as the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

Review and Herald Publishing Association

The Review and Herald Publishing Association:

  • Adventist Review , the official Seventh-day Adventist magazine, issued weekly and with nearly 30,000 paid subscribers.
  • Adventist World , an international magazine with 1.2 million unpaid circulation.
  • Ministry , for pastors, by the Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists. Monthly circulation to Adventists about 16,000; and bimonthly sent to about 37,000 pastors of other denominations on a gift basis. [24] ISSN 0026-5314
  • Liberty , devoted to religious freedom
  • Listen , drug education for teens
  • Message , mission with an urban edge
  • Shabbat Shalom, aimed at facilitating dialogue between Jews and Christians
  • Vibrant Life , about the health message
  • Winner , drug education for late primary school age
  • Women of Spirit , for women

Pacific Press Publishing Association

The Pacific Press Publishing Association:

South Pacific

Signs Publishing Company in Warburton, Victoria, Australia is the church publisher of the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists. The three major magazines it publishes are: [25]

Asia

South America

South America is administered as the South American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.

Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana

The Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana (South American Publishing House):

  • Revista Adventista, the Spanish-language version of the Adventist Review.
  • Vida Feliz, a publication related to the health message.
  • Mis amigos, a publication in magazine format for children.

Universidad Adventista de Chile

The Universidad Adventista de Chile, through its Faculty of Theology publishes:

  • Advenimiento, a theological review published semesterly, as a mean to make known researches in the biblical-theological field, in the context of the seventh-day adventist faith.

Independent

These may be significantly left or right of the Adventist mainstream, or may just be published by an independent organization.

Historic Adventism

More moderate

Progressive/liberal Adventism

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