Adventism and the American Republic: The Public Involvement of a Major Apocalyptic Movement

While many organized religions in America today have affinity for conservative political action groups such as the Christian Coalition, Seventh-day Adventists have often found themselves allied with liberals against such measures as Sunday laws and prayer in schools.Here, Douglas Morgan examines the role Adventism has played in American public life and explains its positions from the standpoint of the church’s historical development, showing that its relationship with public policy, government, and politics is far more complex than most historians have believed.This twenty-fifth-anniversary edition of Adventism and the American Republic, with a new afterword, tells how Adventists’ convictions led them to become champions of religious liberty and the separation of church and state-all in the interest of delaying the fulfillment of a prophecy that foresees the abolition of most freedoms.Through the publication of Liberty magazine, lobbying campaigns, and legal battles, Adventists have en