Newbold College, a Seventh-day Adventist school in Berkshire, England, has developed a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Islamic Studies--a program that is unique among Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities worldwide.
A legal setback has not deterred 25 Seventh-day Adventist college students who are seeking exemptions from classes scheduled on Saturday, their day of worship.
The image of an all-Seventh-day Adventist population tucked away on an isolated paradise has prevailed ever since missionaries landed on Pitcairn Island in 1890. Church leaders in the South Pacific, however, say this image no longer holds true.
A plan to establish an experimental Internet education program for home-schooling has been welcomed by Poland's Ministry of Education, according to Seventh-day Adventist Church sources in Poland.
Longtime religious freedom campaigner Dr. Gianfranco Rossi was has received an award for "outstanding achievements" in the field of international human rights.
Adventist NewsLine, a half-hour, weekly newscast to be launched September 6, will mark a new era in international church news broadcasting, say producers of the program.