Life Incidents, in Connection with the Great Advent Movement, as Illustrated by…

Before October 1844, thousands of American Protestants believed Christ's return was imminent. James White was there. A young minister who had joined William Miller's prophetic movement, White witnessed the Great Disappointment, when the expected Second Coming did not occur, and lived through the crisis of faith that followed. Instead of destroying the movement, this catastrophe became the crucible for something new. This memoir, written by one of the surviving architects of the faith, chronicles the key events, personalities, and theological struggles that emerged from the wreckage. White documents the formation of the Sabbath-keeping Adventist movement, the prophetic interpretations that sustained believers, and the internal battles that shaped a new religious identity. As both evangelist and administrator, he offers an insider's account of how a shattered movement reconstructed itself around fresh understanding. For anyone seeking to understand the birth of American Adventism or the psychology of religious communities after prophetic failure, this remains an indispensable primary source.