White is the most translated female non-fiction author in the history of literature, as well as the most translated American non-fiction author of either gender. White, her grandson and biographer, writes that Ellen G. Walter Martin described her as "one of the most fascinating and controversial personages ever to appear upon the horizon of religious history". Historian Randall Balmer has described White as "one of the more important and colorful figures in the history of American religion". White was considered a controversial figure by her critics, and much of the controversy centered on her reports of visionary experiences and on the use of other sources in her writings. The book Child Guidance, a compilation of her writings about child care, training and education, has been used as the foundation for the Seventh-day Adventist school system. Her book on successful Christian living, Steps to Christ, has been published in more than 140 languages.
This cosmic conflict, referred to by Seventh-day Adventist theologians as the " Great Controversy theme", became foundational to the development of Seventh-day Adventist theology.
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The Adventist pioneers viewed these experiences as the Biblical gift of prophecy as outlined in and which describe the testimony of Jesus as the "spirit of prophecy." Her Conflict of the Ages series of writings endeavor to showcase the hand of God in Biblical history and in church history. She verbally described and published for public consumption the content of each vision. White claimed to have received over 2,000 visions and dreams from God in public and private meetings throughout her life, which were witnessed by Adventist pioneers and the general public.
White among the "100 Most Significant Americans of All Time." White is considered a leading figure in American vegetarian history. Along with other Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, she was instrumental within a small group of early Adventists who formed what became known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Ellen Gould White (née Ellen Gould Harmon Novem– July 16, 1915) was an American author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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