List of Seventh-day Adventist periodicals
This is a list of periodicals published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church or by its church members. They include both official and unofficial publications relating to Seventh-day Adventism. Magazines which are only available on the internet are not included.
Most periodicals are listed by location of the publisher. A brief list of the most circulated periodicals is also included.
Title | Location | Publisher | Language | Frequency | Circulation | Archives |
Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press | English | Quarterly | ||
Adventist Review | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Weekly | 30,000 paid | , , ; |
Adventist World | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald, Lane Press, Korean Publishing Company, Signs Publishing Company | English, Spanish, French | Monthly | 1,200,000 unpaid | |
Aventisten heute | Germany: Lüneburg | Advent-Verlag Lüneburg | German | Monthly | 20,000 unpaid | , |
Atlantic Union Gleaner | United States: South Lancaster, Massachusetts | Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Monthly | 22,000 | |
Canadian Adventist Messenger | Canada: Oshawa, Ontario | Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada | English | Monthly | ||
Catalyst | Thailand: Saraburi | Institute Press, Asia-Pacific International University | English | Yearly | - | 2007–present |
College and University Dialogue | Committee on Adventist Ministry to College and University Students | English, Spanish, Portuguese, French | Three times per year | 30,000 | ||
el Centinela | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press | Spanish | Monthly | 100,000 | |
Florida Focus | United States: Winter Park, Florida | Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Quarterly | 23,000 | |
Gleaner | United States: Ridgefield, Washington | North Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Monthly | 40,000 | |
Guide | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press Publishing Association | English | Weekly | 30,000 | |
Insight | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Weekly | ||
La Femme d'Esprit | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | French | Bi-monthly | ||
United States: Alvarado, Texas | Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English/Spanish | Quarterly | |||
Lake Union Herald | United States: Berrien Springs, Michigan | Lake Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Monthly | ||
Liberty | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Bi-monthly | 200,000 | , |
LIFE.info | United Kingdom: Alma Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire | British Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Bi-monthly | ||
Listen | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | 9 issues per year | ||
Message | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Bi-monthly | 75,000 | |
Ministry | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian, French | Monthly | 53,000 unpaid | |
Mujeres del Espíritu | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | Spanish | Bi-monthly | ||
My Best Friends Magazine | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Bi-monthly | ||
Our Little Friend | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press | English | Weekly | ||
Outlook | United States: Lincoln, Nebraska | Mid-America Conference Union of Seventh-day Adventist | English | Monthly | ||
Pacific Union Recorder | United States: Westlake Village, California | Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Monthly | 80,000 | , |
PowerPoints Study Guide | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Quarterly | ||
Primary Treasure | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press | English | Weekly | ||
Real-Time Faith Bible Study Guides | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Quarterly | ||
Record | Australia: Wahroonga | South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Weekly | 26,000 | |
Renewed & Ready | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press | English | Monthly | ||
Shabbat Shalom | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Three times per year | ||
Sharing Scripture | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press | English | Monthly | ||
Signs of the Times | United States: Nampa, Idaho | Pacific Press | English | Monthly | , | |
Signs of the Times | Australia: Warburton, Victoria | Signs Publishing Company | English | Monthly | 45,000 | , , |
Southern Tidings | United States: Decatur, Georgia | Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Monthly | More than 80,000 | , |
Southwestern Union Record | United States: Burleson, Texas | Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Monthly | ||
Edge | Australia: Wahroonga | Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Bi-Monthly | 26,000 | |
The FLAME | United States: Alvarado, Texas | Texas Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Quarterly | ||
Vibrant Life | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Bi-monthly | ||
Visitor | United States: Columbia, Maryland | Columbia Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists | English | Monthly | 44,500 | , , |
Winner | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | 9 issues per year | ||
Women of Spirit | United States: Hagerstown, Maryland | Review and Herald | English | Bi-monthly | ||
Zeichen der Zeit | Germany: Lüneburg | Advent-Verlag Lüneburg | German | Quarterly | 90,000 unpaid | |
Adventist Journal | ONLINE: Westmoreland, Jamaica | Advent Flame Media Centr |
Periodicals by circulation
The list of Adventist periodicals by circulation may give some indication of notability, but this criterion alone does not measure the impact of a magazine, and gift subscriptions and other freely distributed magazines might be expected to have an inflated circulation. As an example, one may assume that academic journals have more influence than their lower circulations suggest.Items here are also listed by location below. Many older issues of these periodicals can be viewed online at the
- Adventist World – 1,200,000
- Liberty – over 200,000
- Health & Home – 165,000
- El Centinela – 100,000
- Pacific Union Recorder – 75,000 unpaid
- Ministry – 53,000
- Signs of the Times – 45,000
- Gleaner – 40,000 unpaid subscribers
- Adventist Review – 30,000 paid subscribers
- Guide – 30,000
- College and University Dialogue – 30,000
- Record, magazine issued freely to Australian church members – 26,000
- Korean Signs of the Times – 17,000 in 2004
Scholarly journals
- The Journal of Adventist Education.
- Journal of the Adventist Theological Society - ? paid; nearly 2000 unpaid
- Spectrum, Adventist focus, independent.
- Andrews University Seminary Studies - 600
- Journal of Asia Adventist Seminary
- Journal of Adventist Mission Studies
- Asia Adventist Seminary Studies
- Valley View University Journal of Theology
- Journal of AIIAS African Theological Association
Sabbath School lessons
- Sabbath School Lesson study guide, or colloquially "the quarterly"
- Beginner
- Kindergarten
- Our Little Friend
- Primary
- Primary Treasure
- PowerPoints
- Guide, a weekly story magazine for Juniors and Earliteens.
- Real Time Faith
- Insight
- Cornerstone Connections or Collegiate Quarterly
Official local area newsmagazines
- The Inter-American Division Messenger ,
- Gleaner
- Pacific Union Recorder ,
- Visitor , ,
Adventist publishing houses
North America
North America is administered as the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.Review and Herald Publishing Association
The Review and Herald Publishing Association:- Adventist Review, the official Seventh-day Adventist magazine, issued weekly and with nearly 30,000 paid subscribers.
- Adventist World, an international magazine with 1.2 million unpaid circulation.
- Ministry, for pastors, by the Ministerial Association of Seventh-day Adventists. Monthly circulation to Adventists about 16,000; and bimonthly sent to about 37,000 pastors of other denominations on a gift basis. ISSN 0026-5314
- Liberty, devoted to religious freedom
- Listen, drug education for teens
- Message, mission with an urban edge
- Shabbat Shalom, aimed at facilitating dialogue between Jews and Christians
- Vibrant Life, about the health message
- Winner, drug education for late primary school age
- Women of Spirit, for women
Pacific Press Publishing Association
- El Centinela monthly magazine, Spanish language version of Signs
- Signs of the Times monthly magazine for North America
South Pacific
- Signs of the Times, an easy-reading magazine in a format similar to Reader's Digest, the flagship publication of Signs Publishing Company for distribution in the South Pacific. It has a circulation of 45,000
- Record is a weekly news magazine aimed at churchmembers, issued freely to churches. Circulation of 26,000
- Edge is targeted at young adults, and published bimonthly by Signs Publishing.
Asia
- Catalyst, published from Mission College in Thailand
- Kerala Adventist Chronicle is the official magazine of southwest India union of SDA
South America
Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana
The Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana :- Revista Adventista, the Spanish-language version of the Adventist Review.
- Vida Feliz, a publication related to the health message.
- Mis amigos, a publication in magazine format for children.
Universidad Adventista de Chile
- Advenimiento, a theological review published semesterly, as a mean to make known researches in the biblical-theological field, in the context of the seventh-day adventist faith.
Independent
Historic Adventism
- Our Firm Foundation, published by Hope International
- Pilgrim's Rest, by Vance Ferrell
- Adventists Affirm, published from Michigan. from Spring 2000
More moderate
- Perspective Digest, the popular-level publication of the Adventist Theological Society
Progressive/liberal Adventism
- Adventist Today
- Spectrum, published by the Association of Adventist Forums. In 2002, paid subscriptions numbered 3000
- Adventist Heritage
- Present Truth Magazine
- Good News Unlimited
- Adventist Professional
- Adventist Currents
- Evangelica