Book excerpt: Seventh-day Adventism is inextricably linked with the life and ministry of Ellen G. White. This study examines her role in the church both in her lifetime and, since her death in 1915, through her voluminous writings. The passage of time and the general ecumenical climate of today make possible a more dispassionate study of White's work and insights, which hold value for the whole Christian Church, especially in the eschatological emphasis which lies at the center of her work.