The fact that the billboards advertise Ellen White's book, The Great Controversy , throws the problem into bold relief. Here I address that question on the basis of a typology illustrating the variety in Adventism.
Any typology easily runs roughshod over multiple variations and overlap between types.
This view is hostile toward modern culture and gripped by God's voice in inspired texts, thriving on the confrontational element in The Great Controversy. That's why evangelism tends to be cross-town, after dark, or by media. It's too intense for the neighbor next door. Accommodation to culture alarms these true believers. Even cooperation with other Christians is compromise.