Clifford R. Goldstein (born in 1955) is an American author and editor. He is a leading figure in the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and espouses mainline Adventist beliefs.[1][2]
Biography
editGoldstein was born in Albany, New York in the United States.[3] He was raised a secular Jew, but became a Seventh-day Adventist [1] in 1980. He studied at Southern College and at Outpost Centers International. He received a B.A. from the University of Florida.[3]
He edited the journal Shabbat Shalom from 1984 till 1992. In the early 90s, Goldstein interpreted the end of the Cold War as a new sign of the end of the world, with the end of the Soviet Union as the end of "the most implacable barrier to Adventist eschatology."[4] He was a popular apocalyptic writer in the church at this time.[5]
In 1992 he received a M.A. in Ancient Northwest Semitic languages from Johns Hopkins University. He was the editor of Liberty magazine from 1992 till 1997.[6] He became the editor of the Adventist Adult Sabbath School Lesson in 1999. He wrote the 2006 third quarter (July to September) edition, entitled The Gospel, 1844, and Judgment,[7] which upheld the traditional views of the 1844 investigative judgment and heavenly sanctuary teachings.
Goldstein and his wife Kimberly have two children.[3]
Beliefs
editAccording to Goldstein he has never been a member of the Adventist Theological Society (ATS).[8] However he has been described as one of the two "effective spokesmen for the ATS perspective", and "the most visible and vocal exponent of the ATS agenda".[9]
He is known to espouse the belief that one cannot be an Adventist and an Evolutionist, a claim that some disagree with.[2]
Publications
edit- 1844 Made Simple (1989) (publisher's page)
- Best Seller (1990), republished as The Clifford Goldstein Story (1996) (publisher's page), an autobiography
- How Dare You Judge Us, God (1991)
- False Balances (1992)
- A Pause for Peace: What God's Gift of the Sabbath Can Mean to You (1992)
- The Day of the Dragon (1993) (publisher's page). Excerpt "The Hypocrisy of the Adventist Left" reprinted in Adventist Today
- The Remnant: Biblical Reality or Wishful Thinking? (1994) (publisher's page)
- Between the Lamb and the Lion (1995)
- One Nation Under God? (1996)
- Children of the Promise (1997) (publisher's page)
- Like a Fire in My Bones (1998)
- By His Stripes (1999)
- The Day Evil Dies (1999) (publisher's page)
- The Great Compromise (2001) (publisher's page)
- God, Gödel, and Grace: A Philosophy of Faith (2003) (publisher's page)
- Graffiti in the Holy of Holies (2004) (publisher's page). Chapter 5: "The Gospel and the Judgment" and Chapter 7: "The Gift of Prophecy" reprinted on the Adventist Review website
- The Mules That Angels Ride (2005) (publisher's page[permanent dead link])
- Life Without Limits (publisher's pages: normal version[permanent dead link], deluxe version[permanent dead link])
Touch Points tracts. [1][permanent dead link] [2] [3][permanent dead link] [4][permanent dead link] [5]
See also
edit
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- 28 fundamental beliefs
- Questions on Doctrine
- Teachings of Ellen White
- Inspiration of Ellen White
- Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Investigative judgment
- The Pillars of Adventism
- Second Advent
- Baptism by Immersion
- Conditional Immortality
- Historicism
- End times
- Ellen G. White
References
edit- ^ a b Bull, Malcolm; Lockhart, Keith (2007). Seeking a Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream (2nd ed.). Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 275. ISBN 978-0-253-34764-0.
- ^ a b Taylor, Ervin (23 May 2011). "Evolution: Cliff Goldstein's Addiction". Adventist Today. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
- ^ a b c Brief biography Archived 2003-05-11 at the Wayback Machine on the publisher's page for his book God, Gödel, and Grace: A Philosophy of Faith. Accessed 2008-01-19
- ^ Seeking A Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream, 2d ed. (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2006), by Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart, p62. Quote from Goldstein, as quoted in Seeking a Sanctuary
- ^ Seeking a Sanctuary, p107
- ^ Adult Bible Study Guide: Contact Us Archived 2013-02-23 at archive.today. Accessed 2008-01-17
- ^ Available online from the Sabbath School Network here (an independent site), and from the Archives Archived 2012-07-21 at archive.today of the official Adult Bible Study Guide website
- ^ "The Hypocrisy of the Adventist Left Archived February 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", an excerpt from The Day of the Dragon by Goldstein. Chapter reprinted in Adventist Today
- ^ "Goldstein Declares War: An Adventist Fundamentalist Ultimatum Archived 2008-09-06 at the Wayback Machine" by Ervin Taylor
External links
edit- Articles by Goldstein as cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)