Article on abuse noted for 'courageous effort'; Canadian Adventist magazine also awarded
The flagship journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Adventist Review, continues to win awards from North America’s oldest interdenominational press association.
The Associated Church Press, a community of Christian communication professionals, awarded the Review for its noteworthy articles and Web site design during the group’s annual convention, held April 20 to 23 this year in Westlake, Texas. The Review has taken home similar awards since it first submitted material to the ACP in 1987.
The October 11, 2007 Review cover story, “Abuse in the Adventist Church?” garnered top prize in the Personally Useful category. Judges called the article a “courageous effort” and noted its pragmatic tone—“the article shows the reader the problem and ... that there are steps to be taken to deal with it.” The article also won a merit award in the Feature Article: Magazine category.
The Review also received top honors for its online version. Judges said the design was “clean and professional” and made good use of graphics and photography. Judges also noted the site’s intuitive navigation and intelligent writing.
For its relevance to a target audience, judges awarded the April 26 cover story on the International Religious Liberty Association a merit award. The article, “Setting the Table for Faith,” written by Review editor and executive publisher Bill Knott, was also noted for its wealth of information and “elegant yet readable” prose.
The Adventist Review began publishing 14 years before the Adventist Church was formally organized in 1863.
Another Adventist publication, the Canadian Union Messenger, received two awards of excellence and a merit award for the two-part piece, “Connecting Canada to Christ and the Church.”