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" An examination of the response of the Seventh-day Adventist church to some contemporary socio-political issues in the light of two distinctive adventist doctrines "
Mirilov, Branislav

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Record Number	:	1097699
Doc. No	:	TLets520507
Main Entry	:	Mirilov, Branislav
Title & Author	:	An examination of the response of the Seventh-day Adventist church to some contemporary socio-political issues in the light of two distinctive adventist doctrines\ Mirilov, Branislav
College	:	The University of Birmingham
Date	:	1993
student score	:	1993
Degree	:	Ph.D.
Abstract	:	The principal sources of SDA identity are the biblical books of Revelation and Daniel.On the basis of these documents Adventists have built their eschatology, missiology, and otherdistinctive doctrines, such as belief in an imminent second advent and the notion that theyconstitute the "remnant". The purpose of this study is to examine in the context of the Book ofRevelation how these two particular doctrines have affected Adventists' moral commitments.Broadly speaking it will be argued that Adventists have not paid sufficient attention in theirtheory and practice to the very book to which they have traditionally appealed.The first part of the study seeks to examine the effects which distinctive Adventistdoctrines have had on the moral commitments of the church in the various phases of itsexistence. An attempt will be made to identify the basic principles which guide Adventists intheir social behaviour.The second part examines the social role of the Adventist church in an environment morehostile than the liberal democracies in which it first developed. The modem socialist state ofYugoslavia will be used as a case study. It will be argued that the traditional denominationalunderstanding of the book of Revelation has considerably contributed to make the Adventistchurch, particularly in places like Yugoslavia, a highly marginalized socio-religious entity.The third part attempts to demonstrate that Adventism has never fully responded to theradical call of the book of Revelation. It will be argued that the book of Revelation when readin conjunction with the rest of the Scripture and in the light of contemporary scholarshipdemands from all Christians an active and effective social involvement.
Added Entry	:	The University of Birmingham