31 min
A Better Way - Part 1 How the Church Works
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- Religion & Spirituality
The Seventh-day Adventist Church officially formed in May 1863, right in the throes of the American Civil War. Adventism was born into a tumultuous time for the country and for Christianity - American churches were splitting on the issue of slavery.
Adventists decided to take a clear moral stance - abolition. But for the Adventists, this belief was more than just lip service.
How deep do Adventism's abolitionist roots go? And what happened once the war was over?
The Seventh-day Adventist Church officially formed in May 1863, right in the throes of the American Civil War. Adventism was born into a tumultuous time for the country and for Christianity - American churches were splitting on the issue of slavery.
Adventists decided to take a clear moral stance - abolition. But for the Adventists, this belief was more than just lip service.
How deep do Adventism's abolitionist roots go? And what happened once the war was over?
31 min