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The Christadelphian is a Bible magazine published monthly by the Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association (CMPA) of Hall Green, Birmingham, England. It states that it is "A magazine dedicated wholly to the hope of Israel" and, according to the magazine website, it "reflects the teachings, beliefs and activities of the Christadelphians".^[1]

History

The magazine was founded in 1864 as The Ambassador of the Coming Age under the editorship of Robert Roberts. The name was changed to The Christadelphian in 1869.^[2] Subsequent editors include C.C. Walker (editor from 1898–1937), John Carter (1937–1962), Louis Sargent, Alfred Nicholls, Michael Ashton, Andrew Bramhill and presently Mark Vincent.

Content

The magazine contains a wide variety of articles, including exhortations from Breaking of Bread services, studies of Biblical characters, articles on Christian living, reviews of Bible-related books, and comment on relevant current events in relation to Bible prophecy. Items for publication are produced by potentially any Christadelphian, pending the editorial process. There is also a section dedicated to Christadelphian events and news from congregations, such as notifications of baptisms and deaths.

Other publications

All issues and books published by the CMPA are available on their Digital Library,^[3] together with works by other publishers, such as The Testimony, which has now merged with the CMPA. In addition to the magazine, other literature is published by the CMPA, including printed and electronic books, booklets detailing various Christadelphians beliefs, and Faith Alive, a magazine aimed at 16–25 year olds, which has been published since 1978.

References

^ "The Christadelphian". Retrieved 2024-06-03.
^ "Christadelphian Periodicals". Retrieved 2007-02-13.
^ "The Christadelphian Digital Library". Retrieved 2024-06-03.

External links

The Christadelphian magazine homepage

[1] "The Christadelphian". Retrieved 2024-06-03.

[2] "Christadelphian Periodicals". Retrieved 2007-02-13.

[3] "The Christadelphian Digital Library". Retrieved 2024-06-03.

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 [[File:The_Christadelphian_magazine_May_2015_edition_cover.jpg|thumb|left|The cover of the May 2015 edition]]
-'''''The Christadelphian''''' is a [[Bible]] [[magazine]] published monthly by the Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association (CMPA). It states that it is 'A magazine dedicated wholly to the hope of Israel' and, according to the magazine [[website]], it 'reflects the teachings, beliefs and activities of the [[Christadelphians]]'.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/ |title=The Christadelphian |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> The magazine's office is located in [[Hall Green]], [[Birmingham]], [[England]].
+'''''The Christadelphian''''' is a [[Bible]] [[magazine]] published monthly by the Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association (CMPA) of [[Hall Green]], [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. It states that it is "A magazine dedicated wholly to the hope of Israel" and, according to the magazine [[website]], it "reflects the teachings, beliefs and activities of the [[Christadelphians]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thechristadelphian.com/ |title=The Christadelphian |accessdate=2024-06-03 }}</ref>
 ==History==
-The magazine was founded in 1864 as ''The Ambassador of the Coming Age'' under the editorship of [[Robert Roberts (Christadelphian)|Robert Roberts]]. The name was changed to ''The Christadelphian'' in 1869.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christadelphia.org/periodic.htm |title=Christadelphian Periodicals |accessdate=2007-02-13 }}</ref> Subsequent editors include [[Charles Curwen Walker|C.C. Walker]] (editor from 1898–1937), [[John Carter (Christadelphian)|John Carter]] (1937–1962), Louis Sargent, Alfred Nicholls, Michael Ashton and presently Andrew Bramhill.
+The magazine was founded in 1864 as ''The Ambassador of the Coming Age'' under the editorship of [[Robert Roberts (Christadelphian)|Robert Roberts]]. The name was changed to ''The Christadelphian'' in 1869.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christadelphia.org/periodic.htm |title=Christadelphian Periodicals |accessdate=2007-02-13 }}</ref> Subsequent editors include [[Charles Curwen Walker|C.C. Walker]] (editor from 1898–1937), [[John Carter (Christadelphian)|John Carter]] (1937–1962), Louis Sargent, Alfred Nicholls, Michael Ashton, Andrew Bramhill and presently Mark Vincent.
 ==Content==
 The magazine contains a wide variety of articles, including exhortations from [[Eucharist|Breaking of Bread]] services, studies of Biblical characters, articles on Christian living, reviews of Bible-related books, and comment on relevant [[current events]] in relation to [[Bible prophecy]]. Items for publication are produced by potentially any Christadelphian, pending the editorial process. There is also a section dedicated to Christadelphian events and news from congregations, such as notifications of [[baptism]]s and deaths.
-==Publisher==
-The publisher of the magazine is The Christadelphian Magazine and Publishing Association (CMPA), based in [[Hall Green]], [[Birmingham]]. All members of the committee are active members of Christadelphian congregations in the UK subscribing to the Birmingham Amended Statement of Faith (BASF).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/trustees.htm |title=A list of the committee members of the CMPA |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> Subscriptions and previews of the magazine are available on ''The Christadelphian'' website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/christadelphian_magazine.htm |title=The Christadelphian Magazine |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref>
 ==Other publications==
-Back issues (from 1864–2000) are available from the CMPA on [[CD-ROM]] and from 2001 to 2010 as a downloadable [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]; and an audio edition of ''The Christadelphian'' (2006 onwards) is available on cassette, audio and [[MP3]] [[CD]]. In addition to the magazine, other literature is published by the CMPA, including edited reprints of articles already published in ''The Christadelphian''; for example:
+All issues and books published by the CMPA are available on their Digital Library,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thechristadelphianlibrary.com/ |title=The Christadelphian Digital Library |accessdate=2024-06-03 }}</ref> together with works by other publishers, such as [[The Testimony (magazine)|''The Testimony'']], which has now merged with the CMPA. In addition to the magazine, other literature is published by the CMPA, including printed and electronic books, booklets detailing various Christadelphians beliefs, and ''Faith Alive'', a magazine aimed at 16–25 year olds, which has been published since 1978.
-* ''The Letter to the Hebrews'' by John Carter<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/letter_to_the_hebrews.htm |title=The Letter to the Hebrews |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> - a study on the [[Epistle to the Hebrews|Letter to the Hebrews]], that first appeared as articles in ''The Christadelphian'' from 1933-1935.
-* ''Portrait of the Saint'' by John Marshall<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/portrait_of_the_saint.htm |title=Portrait of the Saint |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> - a study on the [[Letter to the Ephesians]], the majority of which first appeared as articles in ''The Christadelphian'' from 1966-1967.
-* ''Chronicles of the Kings'' by Michael Ashton<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/chronicles_of_the_kings.htm |title=Chronicles of the Kings |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> - a study on the [[Books of Chronicles]], that first appeared as articles in ''The Christadelphian'' from 1998-2000.
-A complete list of books is available on the website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/christadelphian_office_books.htm |title=Complete book list |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> In addition, a number of reviews of these books (previously published in ''The Christadelphian'' and ''[[The Testimony (magazine)|The Testimony]]'' magazines) are available,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/book_reviews.htm |title=Book reviews |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> together with a large selection of e-books available to download.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/ebooks.htm |title=Electronic books |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref>
-''Faith Alive!'', a magazine aimed at 16-25 year olds, has been published since 1978.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://faithalive.co.uk/ |title=Faith Alive |accessdate=2020-01-21 }}</ref>
-The CMPA also publishes a number of booklets<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thechristadelphianjournal.com/read-booklets-online/ |title=Christadelphian Booklets |accessdate=2024-02-20 }}</ref> detailing various Christadelphians beliefs;<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/beliefs.htm |title=Christadelphian beliefs |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref> for example: -
-* ''Jesus: God the Son or Son of God? Does the Bible teach the Trinity'' (by Fred Pearce).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/jesus_son_of_god_online.htm |title=Jesus: God the Son or Son of God? |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref>
-* ''The Miracle of the Bible: The Word of God in Print'' (by [[Reginald Carr (librarian)|Reg Carr]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/miracle_of_bible_online.htm |title=The Miracle of the Bible: The Word of God in Print |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref>
-* ''Getting to Know God: What the Bible Reveals'' (by Fred Pearce).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thechristadelphian.com/getting_to_know_god_online.htm |title=Getting to Know God: What the Bible Reveals |accessdate=2015-05-09 }}</ref>
 ==References==