''Spectrum'' is the official publication of

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and a non-official publication of the

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, 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 merits of diverse views, and to foster intellectual and cultural growth." It presents a theological point of view which tends to be from the liberal progressive Adventist viewpoint.

History

''Spectrum'' was founded in 1969. Molleurus Couperus, a physician in

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, was appointed the first editor. The magazine published the transcripts of some discussions from the

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in the 1970s. Editor Roy Branson later reflected that "was the single most important issue" of the journal. In 1998, ''Spectrums offices moved from

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, to

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. The organization also maintains an active website focused primarily on original news reporting.

Editors

* 1969–1975 Molleurus Couperus * 1975–1978 Roy Branson and

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* 1978–1998 Roy Branson * 1998 – 2022 Bonnie Dwyer * 2022 - present, Alexander Carpenter See also the "Meeting the Team" series of interviews, c. 2009.

Internet presence

Alisa Williams serves as managing editor of the ''Spectrum'' website. The website was majorly redeveloped in 2007. In December 2008, ''Spectrum'' reported that its website ranks second amongst "Adventist news and commentary oriented websites", topped only by the ''

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''.December Fund Raising Campaign
by Rich Hannon. ''Spectrum'' blog, December 1, 2008

References

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