Walter T. Rea (June 12, 1922 – August 30, 2014) was a former Seventh-day Adventist pastor who authored the book, The White Lie (1982), an account of his research into plagiarism (literary borrowing as defined by church administrators) and uncredited sources in the writings of church co-founder Ellen G. White.[1] His findings created turmoil in the Adventist Church regarding the inspiration and authority of White,[2] whom the church claims possessed the spiritual gift of prophecy.[3]
Rea was born in 1922. He died in August 2014.[4] Rea was a Seventh-day Adventist pastor in Alhambra, California in the late 1960's to early 1970s and was in Long Beach, California, when he wrote The White Lie.[5] His church employment ended in 1980 after a newspaper article published an account of his findings.[6]
While there had been earlier allegations of plagiarism against Ellen G. White, Rea's book, The White Lie, claimed that up to 80 or 90% of White's writings were plagiarized.[7] Rea was the first to document the extent of this borrowing, citing 75 books White depended on.[8] The Adventist denomination has responded to these charges in various venues.[9][10][11] The church has continued to address related challenges in relation to understanding White’s inspiration, questions on the extent of the literary borrowing and its distinction to plagiarism, and issues of integrity in the absence of illegality.[11][12]
^"Walter Rea Dies: Famous for Research on Ellen White | Adventist Today". September 16, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^Briggs, Kenneth A.; Times, Special To the New York (November 6, 1982). "7th-Day Adventists Face Change and Dissent". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^"The Gift of Prophecy :: The Official Site of the Seventh-day Adventist world church". www.adventist.org. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^From Controversy to Crisis: An Updated Assessment of Seventh-day Adventism by Kenneth Samples. Christian Research Journal 11:1 (Summer 1988)
^Ostling, Richard N.; Jim Castelli; Dick Thompson (August 2, 1982). "The Church of Liberal Borrowings". Time. Time Inc.ISSN 0040-781X. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
^"Ellen G. White® Estate: The Truth About "The White Lie"". whiteestate.org. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
^"Ellen White and Literary Dependency". Ministry Magazine. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
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^"'Literary Borrowing,' in The Ellen G. White Encyclopedia".
April 16, 2024
walter, june, 1922, august, 2014, former, seventh, adventist, pastor, authored, book, white, 1982, account, research, into, plagiarism, literary, borrowing, defined, church, administrators, uncredited, sources, writings, church, founder, ellen, white, findings. Walter T Rea June 12 1922 August 30 2014 was a former Seventh day Adventist pastor who authored the book The White Lie 1982 an account of his research into plagiarism literary borrowing as defined by church administrators and uncredited sources in the writings of church co founder Ellen G White 1 His findings created turmoil in the Adventist Church regarding the inspiration and authority of White 2 whom the church claims possessed the spiritual gift of prophecy 3 Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Ellen G White 2 See also 3 ReferencesBiography editRea was born in 1922 He died in August 2014 4 Rea was a Seventh day Adventist pastor in Alhambra California in the late 1960 s to early 1970s and was in Long Beach California when he wrote The White Lie 5 His church employment ended in 1980 after a newspaper article published an account of his findings 6 Ellen G White edit See also Inspiration of Ellen G White Sources and plagiarism charges While there had been earlier allegations of plagiarism against Ellen G White Rea s book The White Lie claimed that up to 80 or 90 of White s writings were plagiarized 7 Rea was the first to document the extent of this borrowing citing 75 books White depended on 8 The Adventist denomination has responded to these charges in various venues 9 10 11 The church has continued to address related challenges in relation to understanding White s inspiration questions on the extent of the literary borrowing and its distinction to plagiarism and issues of integrity in the absence of illegality 11 12 See also editCriticism of the Seventh day Adventist ChurchReferences edit Walter Rea Dies Famous for Research on Ellen White Adventist Today September 16 2014 Retrieved March 15 2019 Briggs Kenneth A Times Special To the New York November 6 1982 7th Day Adventists Face Change and Dissent The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved March 15 2019 The Gift of Prophecy The Official Site of the Seventh day Adventist world church www adventist org Retrieved March 15 2019 Walter Rea Dies Retrieved August 13 2019 The Great Controversy Over Plagiary The Last Interview of Walter Rea spectrummagazine org Retrieved August 13 2019 Report on Southern College Spectrum Journal Vol 13 No 2 Dec 1982 Page 13 PDF From Controversy to Crisis An Updated Assessment of Seventh day Adventism by Kenneth Samples Christian Research Journal 11 1 Summer 1988 Ostling Richard N Jim Castelli Dick Thompson August 2 1982 The Church of Liberal Borrowings Time Time Inc ISSN 0040 781X Archived from the original on December 9 2012 Retrieved October 22 2007 Ellen G White Estate The Truth About The White Lie whiteestate org Retrieved March 15 2019 Ellen White and Literary Dependency Ministry Magazine Retrieved March 15 2019 a b Ellen G White and the So Called Plagiarism Charge An Examination of Five Issues PDF Literary Borrowing in The Ellen G White Encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter T Rea amp oldid 1184721970, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
