The Seventh-day Adventist Church, which defines itself as ‘a Christian faith community preparing the world for the return of Jesus Christ’, is now the twelfth largest religious body in the world. This fact highlights the astonishing success of an American group that started life in the 1840s as a breakaway from the Millerite sect and was only formally constituted in 1863. The Church is one of the world's fastest-growing organisations and is probably the most widespread Protestant denomination. Well over 90 per cent of the Church's members now reside outside the United States, primarily in the developing nations. It would seem that Adventism has faced and successfully dealt with social, political, cultural and ethnic challenges to mission. The book edited by Trim and Heinz reflects a desire on the part of the denomination to develop new strategies and get to grips with the post-Christian, postmodern society in Europe which is proving increasingly unreceptive and, indeed, hostile to the Gospel. Most of the fourteen papers that have been edited for this volume were originally delivered at a conference held at the Adventist Newbold College in Bracknell, England, in 1999. Following an introduction to the Adventist mission in Europe the life and work, trials and struggles of the first apostles of Adventism in Europe – John N. Andrews, Michael B. Czechowski and Ludwig R. Conradi – are outlined. Conradi was perhaps the Adventists’ greatest mission strategist, yet he ultimately defected from their ranks on losing faith in their prophetess, Ellen G. White, for reasons not discussed in the book. Historical questions regarding the style and modes of evangelisation efforts are addressed. In particular, there is self-critical reflection on the confrontational, judgemental approach taken by their first missionary to Europe. There is an especially interesting contribution by Daniel Heinz, director of the European Archives of Seventh-day Adventist History in Friedensau, Germany, on the Pietist roots of early German Adventism. Two of the contributions are from individuals who are not Adventists. The well-known missiologist Roswith Gerloff provides a German critique of the Adventist movement while Monsignor Roland Minnerath, archbishop of Dijon, provides a Roman Catholic perspective on Adventist proselytism. Both are fair and objective in their assessments and help to make this volume a satisfying read. The book is a welcome contribution to the ongoing missiological and interconfessional debate.