Alice B. reviewed Prophetess of Health: A Study of Ellen G. White (Library of Religious Biography Series) on + 3558 more book reviews
For those looking for an honest and fair portrayal of Ellen G. White, I highly recommend reading a book called "Ellen G. White: Prophet of Destiny," by Rene Noorbergen. Rene starts out with a skeptical view of Ellen White, but the more he learns about her the more he comes to see her as a true prophet according to the descriptions in the Bible of what a prophet is. (And he presents those "tests" of a prophet in his book.)
I found this book to be insulting to the character of Ellen G. White; I think he used the book as a means of dragging her name through the mud by blatantly calling her a liar and making her appear as ridiculous as he could. He grabbed hold of anything that would substantiate his negative opinions of her person and beliefs. I wouldn't make the claim that Ellen White was perfect (she is only human, after all) but I think it's uncalled for to brand her as a liar, plagiarist, and fanatic. For a man who doubts even the existence of God, he sure claims to know a lot about what a prophet should and shouldn't be like. This book is biased.It does not give an objective viewpoint.
Though the author of "Prophetess of Health" (from what I recall) claims to be a Seventh-day Adventist in the introduction to his book, he is in fact an agnostic by his own admission in the intro to another of his books, "The Creationists." In "The Creationists" he says he "decided to follow science rather than Scripture" and "no longer believes in creationism of any kind"--both of which preclude his claims to be a Seventh-day Adventist.
I found this book to be insulting to the character of Ellen G. White; I think he used the book as a means of dragging her name through the mud by blatantly calling her a liar and making her appear as ridiculous as he could. He grabbed hold of anything that would substantiate his negative opinions of her person and beliefs. I wouldn't make the claim that Ellen White was perfect (she is only human, after all) but I think it's uncalled for to brand her as a liar, plagiarist, and fanatic. For a man who doubts even the existence of God, he sure claims to know a lot about what a prophet should and shouldn't be like.
I found this book to be insulting to the character of Ellen G. White; I think he used the book as a means of dragging her name through the mud by blatantly calling her a liar and making her appear as ridiculous as he could. He grabbed hold of anything that would substantiate his negative opinions of her person and beliefs. I wouldn't make the claim that Ellen White was perfect (she is only human, after all) but I think it's uncalled for to brand her as a liar, plagiarist, and fanatic. For a man who doubts even the existence of God, he sure claims to know a lot about what a prophet should and shouldn't be like. This book is biased.It does not give an objective viewpoint.
Though the author of "Prophetess of Health" (from what I recall) claims to be a Seventh-day Adventist in the introduction to his book, he is in fact an agnostic by his own admission in the intro to another of his books, "The Creationists." In "The Creationists" he says he "decided to follow science rather than Scripture" and "no longer believes in creationism of any kind"--both of which preclude his claims to be a Seventh-day Adventist.
I found this book to be insulting to the character of Ellen G. White; I think he used the book as a means of dragging her name through the mud by blatantly calling her a liar and making her appear as ridiculous as he could. He grabbed hold of anything that would substantiate his negative opinions of her person and beliefs. I wouldn't make the claim that Ellen White was perfect (she is only human, after all) but I think it's uncalled for to brand her as a liar, plagiarist, and fanatic. For a man who doubts even the existence of God, he sure claims to know a lot about what a prophet should and shouldn't be like.
