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During
the uproar of the 1960s the younger generation questioned
everything. It focused its attention on such major issues
as the Vietnam War, civil rights, traditional morality, and
ecology. Patriotism, rules, and values were no longer taken
for granted.
Seventh-day
Adventist students were no exception. As more and more church
members began to attend non-Adventist universities and colleges
they applied critical thinking learned in their studies to other
topics—including their church's beliefs and practices—that
meant much to them. Many Adventist graduate students and other
like-minded individuals began to meet in groups for discussion
and fellowship.
These
groups were the forerunners of local Forum chapters that meet
today throughout the world. In time, these diverse discussion
groups came together under the umbrella of the Association of
Adventist Forums (AAF). In
1968, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists officially
endorsed the association in the Adventist Review. The organization is currently known as Adventist Forum (AF).
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