Goldstein was born in Albany, New York in the United States.[2] He was raised a secular Jew, but converted to the Seventh-day Adventist Church[1] in 1980. He studied at Southern College (now Southern Adventist University) and Wildwood. He received a B.A. from the University of Florida.[2]
He edited the journal Shabbat Shalom from 1984 till 1992. In the early 90s, Goldstein interpreted the end of the Cold War as a new sign of the end of the world, with the end of the Soviet Union as the end of "the most implacable barrier to Adventist eschatology."[3] He was a popular apocalyptic writer in the church at this time.[4]
In 1992 he received a M.A. in Ancient Northwest Semitic languages from Johns Hopkins University. He was the editor of Liberty magazine from 1992 till 1997.[5] He became the editor of the Adventist Adult Sabbath School Lesson in 1999. He wrote the 2006 third quarter (July to September) edition, entitled The Gospel, 1844, and Judgment,[6] which upheld the traditional views of the 1844 investigative judgment and heavenly sanctuary teachings.
Goldstein is married to Kimberly, and they have two children, Zachary who is eighteen, and Hannah who is sixteen.[2]
[edit] Beliefs
According to Goldstein he has never been a member of the Adventist Theological Society (ATS).[7] However Ervin Taylor has described him as one of two "effective spokesmen for the ATS perspective", and "the most visible and vocal exponent of the ATS agenda".[8]
[edit] Publications
* 1844 Made Simple (1989) (publisher's page)
* Best Seller (1990), republished as The Clifford Goldstein Story (1996) (publisher's page), an autobiography
* How Dare You Judge Us, God (1991)
* False Balances (1992)
* A Pause for Peace: What God's Gift of the Sabbath Can Mean to You (1992)
* The Day of the Dragon (1993) (publisher's page). Excerpt "The Hypocrisy of the Adventist Left" reprinted in Adventist Today
* The Remnant: Biblical Reality or Wishful Thinking? (1994) (publisher's page)
* Between the Lamb and the Lion (1995)
* One Nation Under God? (1996)
* Children of the Promise (1997) (publisher's page)
* Like a Fire in My Bones (1998)
* By His Stripes (1999)
* The Day Evil Dies (1999) (publisher's page)
* The Great Compromise (2001) (publisher's page)
* God, Gödel, and Grace: A Philosophy of Faith (2003) (publisher's page)
* Graffiti in the Holy of Holies (2004) (publisher's page). Chapter 5: "The Gospel and the Judgment" and Chapter 7: "The Gift of Prophecy" reprinted on the Adventist Review website
* The Mules That Angels Ride (2005) (publisher's page)
* Life Without Limits (publisher's pages: normal version, deluxe version)
1. ^ a b Seeking a Sanctuary, p275
2. ^ a b c Brief biography on the publisher's page for his book God, Gödel, and Grace: A Philosophy of Faith. Accessed 2008-01-19
3. ^ Seeking A Sanctuary: Seventh-day Adventism and the American Dream, 2d ed. (Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2006), by Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart, p62. Quote from Goldstein, as quoted in Seeking a Sanctuary
4. ^ Seeking a Sanctuary, p107
5. ^ Adult Bible Study Guide: Contact Us. Accessed 2008-01-17
6. ^ Available online from the Sabbath School Network here (an independent site), and from the Archives of the official Adult Bible Study Guide website
7. ^ "The Hypocrisy of the Adventist Left", an excerpt from The Day of the Dragon by Goldstein. Chapter reprinted in Adventist Today
8. ^ "Goldstein Declares War: An Adventist Fundamentalist Ultimatum" by Ervin Taylor
[edit] External links
* The Hypocrisy of the Adventist Left
* Articles by Goldstein as cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)
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