A quarterly, interdisciplinary journal of opinion, scholarship, and creative writing. Published by the Association of Adventist Forums, the journal states as its purpose: “To encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice to all sides of a subject, to evaluate the merits of diverse views and to foster Christian intellectual and cultural growth.”
From its first appearance in 1969 through its first five years of publication more than 200 individuals from different areas of the Seventh-day Adventist community contributed to its pages. Most contributors have been academics teaching in SDA schools. Persistent topics have been: the relation of science to religion, especially with respect to Creation; the relation of church to state; the role and authority of Ellen White; the structure of Seventh-day Adventist financing, especially education.
Spectrum was conceived initially by Roy Branson, associate professor of Christian ethics at Andrews University.
Editors: Molleurus Couperus, 1969–1975; Ray Branson and Charles Scriven, 1975–1978; Roy Branson, 1978– .