The Desire of Ages

For Seventh-day Adventist readers, this is a central devotional text — a richly meditative retelling of the life of Christ that has shaped millions of readers over more than a century. Readers from other Protestant traditions will find genuine spiritual nourishment, though the distinctly Adventist theological lens is always present. The scholarly questions about literary dependence on uncited sources are worth knowing but don't hollow out the devotional value for its intended audience.