La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America
Historiographical research on the development of Adventist publications in South America had been hampered by the loss of a work of enormous historical significance. The book La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem], written by Joseph W. Westphal (1861–1949) and published by the South American P...
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| description | Historiographical research on the development of Adventist publications in South America had been hampered by the loss of a work of enormous historical significance. The book La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem], written by Joseph W. Westphal (1861–1949) and published by the South American Publishing House (CES by its Spanish acronym) in 1916, had been believed lost since 1978, when a fire destroyed the library and archives of ACES. The rediscovery in 2025 of the book in a college archive in the United States provides a new glimpse into South American Adventism and its missionary endeavors at the beginning of the 20th century. This is because it was the first Adventist book published in South America aimed at children and young people, as well as the first to contain text in the languages of the indigenous peoples of South America (Quechua and Aymara). Using a historical-descriptive methodology, this article seeks to show how the book La Estrella de Belén was lost and rediscovered, and its importance for understanding the historical development of the canvassing ministry, the Adventist mission to children and youth, and the first evangelistic initiatives for the indigenous peoples of South America. |
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| spelling | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21572025-11-27T20:08:12Z La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America La Estrella de Belén de Joseph W. Westphal: El redescubrimiento del primer libro infantil adventista publicado en Sudamérica Richter, Eric Adventist history South American Adventism South American Adventist Publishing House Publishing ministry historia adventista adventismo sudamericano Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana ministerio de las publicaciones Historiographical research on the development of Adventist publications in South America had been hampered by the loss of a work of enormous historical significance. The book La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem], written by Joseph W. Westphal (1861–1949) and published by the South American Publishing House (CES by its Spanish acronym) in 1916, had been believed lost since 1978, when a fire destroyed the library and archives of ACES. The rediscovery in 2025 of the book in a college archive in the United States provides a new glimpse into South American Adventism and its missionary endeavors at the beginning of the 20th century. This is because it was the first Adventist book published in South America aimed at children and young people, as well as the first to contain text in the languages of the indigenous peoples of South America (Quechua and Aymara). Using a historical-descriptive methodology, this article seeks to show how the book La Estrella de Belén was lost and rediscovered, and its importance for understanding the historical development of the canvassing ministry, the Adventist mission to children and youth, and the first evangelistic initiatives for the indigenous peoples of South America. La investigación historiográfica del desarrollo de las publicaciones adventistas en Sudamérica se había visto obstaculizada por la pérdida de una obra de enorme significancia histórica. El libro La Estrella de Belén, escrita por Joseph W. Westphal (1861-1949) y publicada por la Casa Editora Sudamericana (CES) en 1916 se creía perdido desde 1978, cuando un incendio destruyó la biblioteca y el archivo de la ACES. El redescubrimiento del libro en 2025 dentro de un archivo universitario de los Estados Unidos permite obtener una nueva vislumbre del adventismo sudamericano y sus emprendimientos misioneros a principios del siglo XX. Esto se debe a que fue el primer libro adventista publicado en Sudamérica que estuvo dirigido a un público infanto-juvenil, así como la primera en contener texto en idiomas de los pueblos originarios sudamericanos (quechua y aimará). Mediante una metodología histórica-descriptiva, el presente artículo procura mostrar cómo el libro La Estrella de Belén se perdió, fue redescubierto y su importancia para entender el desarrollo histórico del ministerio del colportaje, la misión adventista a niños y jóvenes, y las primeras iniciativas evangelísticas a los pueblos originarios sudamericanos. Universidad Peruana Unión 2025-11-12 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/r_estrategias/article/view/2157 10.17162/recm.v1i23.2157 Revista Estrategias para el Cumplimiento de la Misión (Strategies for the Completion of the Mission); Vol. 2 No. 23 (2025): Estrategias para el Cumplimiento de la Misión; 38-59 Revista Estrategias para el Cumplimiento de la Misión; Vol. 2 Núm. 23 (2025): Estrategias para el Cumplimiento de la Misión; 38-59 2309-3722 1994-9715 10.17162/recm.v2i23 spa https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/r_estrategias/article/view/2157/2277 Derechos de autor 2025 Eric Richter https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Adventist history South American Adventism South American Adventist Publishing House Publishing ministry historia adventista adventismo sudamericano Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana ministerio de las publicaciones Richter, Eric La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America |
| title | La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America |
| title_alt | La Estrella de Belén de Joseph W. Westphal: El redescubrimiento del primer libro infantil adventista publicado en Sudamérica |
| title_full | La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America |
| title_fullStr | La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America |
| title_full_unstemmed | La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America |
| title_short | La Estrella de Belén [The Star of Bethlehem] by Joseph W. Westphal: The Rediscovery of the First Adventist Children’s Book Published in South America |
| title_sort | la estrella de belen the star of bethlehem by joseph w westphal the rediscovery of the first adventist children s book published in south america |
| topic | Adventist history South American Adventism South American Adventist Publishing House Publishing ministry historia adventista adventismo sudamericano Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana ministerio de las publicaciones |
| topic_facet | Adventist history South American Adventism South American Adventist Publishing House Publishing ministry historia adventista adventismo sudamericano Asociación Casa Editora Sudamericana ministerio de las publicaciones |
| url | https://revistas.upeu.edu.pe/r_estrategias/article/view/2157 |
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