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The Great Disappointment - Tim Staples - Catholic Answers (4 CD Set)
Few Christian groups straddle the gray line between sect and denomination like the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) church. On the one hand, its more than twenty million members believe in many tenets of Christian orthodoxy; on the other hand, its murky origins and eccentric teachings place it on the fringes of Christianity. In The Great Disappointment—named after the failed eighteenth- century prophecies of Christ’s return that sparked the Adventist movement—Tim Staples takes a deep dive into SDA history and theology, helping you understand its key beliefs and how they stack up to Catholic truths.
Although Seventh-day Adventism may be best known for its insistence on a Saturday Sabbath and strict lifestyle rules, Staples says we should pay more attention to the seven major in its doctrines. In this engaging and accessible four-disc set, he takes you through each error (God has a body; Ellen Gould White was a unique prophet; the human soul is not immortal, etc.) and refutes it with solid scriptural evidence and commonsense philosophy.
The SDA church has influenced modern Christian culture in ways well beyond its numbers. Listen to The Great Disappointment and be able to respond to that influence—and to the Adventists in your life—with knowledge and skill.
