Adventism and Adventist History: Sesquicentennial Reflections
08.00–10.30
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Registration
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08.30–08.45
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Welcome and Introduction
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08.45–10.15
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Session 1 |
| PANEL ONE: HISTORIOGRAPHY |
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Chair: Dr. David Trim (General Conference Archives)
- Dr. Daniel Reynaud (Avondale College): “Perspectives on 150 years of Seventh-day Adventist historiography”
- Dr. Edward Allen (Union College): “The anti-creedalism of Charles Beecher as a source of early Adventist historiography”
- Dr. Nicholas Miller (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Naked in the garden of the past: Is there a Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of history?”
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10.15–10.30
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Break
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10.30–12.00
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Session 2 |
| PANEL TWO: ADVENTIST HISTORY AND ADVENTIST EDUCATION |
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Chair: Dr. Lisa Beardsley–Hardy (General Conference Department of Education)
- Dr. John Wesley Taylor V (General Conference Department of Education): “Mahlon Ellsworth Olsen: Life sketch and educational ideas”
- Dr. Lisa Clark Diller (Southern Adventist University): “Adventist history and theological heritage: Teaching our Church’s past in our universities and colleges”
- Dr. Douglas Morgan (Washington Adventist University), with Dr. Michael W. Campbell (Adventist International Institute for Advanced Studies): “Is it time for a new or revised college SDA history textbook?”
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12.00–1.00
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Lunch
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12.30–1.00
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Tour of GC Archive and White Estate available
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1.00–2.30
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Session 3 |
| PANEL THREE: ELLEN WHITE STUDIES |
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Chair: Tim Poirier (Ellen G. White Estate)
- Dr. Michael W. Campbell (Adventist International Institute for Advanced Studies): “Testimonies for the Church: Interpretative key for understanding Ellen G. White’s writings”
- Dr. Benjamin Baker (General Conference Archives): “A look in the mirror: Ellen White, Blacks, and the Adventist Church”
- Dr. Jerry Moon (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Ellen G. White Encyclopedia: The inside story”
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2.30–2.45
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Break
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2.45–4.15
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Session 4: parallel panels |
| PANEL FOUR: DEVELOPING CONCEPTS AND SOURCES |
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Chair: Dr. Lisa Clark Diller (Southern Adventist University)
- Miguel Patiño (Adventist International Institute for Advanced Studies/Universidad de Montemorelos): “The doctrine of the millennium in Adventism, 1831–1850”
- Antonia Vujdeu (Walla Walla University): “Sunday Laws and nationalizing Christianity: Their roles in the development of the Adventist view of religious liberty, 1864-1895
- Alfredo Vergel (Southwestern Adventist University): “Build it and they will come: Adventist archives are magnets to historical sources”
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| PANEL FIVE: LEADERSHIP AND GENDER |
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Chair: Dr. Zdravko Plantak (Washington Adventist University)
- Dr. Beverly Beem (Walla Walla University) and Dr. Ginger Hanks Harwood (La Sierra University): “Early Adventist hermeneutics and the issue of women’s spiritual leadership”
- Kevin Burton (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Not one man: The leadership controversy of the 1870s”
- Dr. Joan Francis (Washington Adventist University): “Irisdeane Francis—the minister: A Caribbean leader”
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4.15–4.30
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Break
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4.30–6.00
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Session 5 |
| PANEL SIX: HISTORY FROM BELOW |
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Chair: Dr. Edward Allen (Union College)
- Garry Duncan (Avondale College): “Converging edges of the Midnight Cry: A journey of select Seeker and Rogerene descendant faith paths in mid-state Connecticut”
- Dr. Glenn Phillips (Morgan State University): “Identifying early British Caribbean SDA historical sources and analyzing some new interpretative strategies”
- Dr. Karl Wilcox (Southwestern Adventist University): “The Dortch diaries: Linking micro and macro history”
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6.00–6.15
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Closing Thoughts
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Registration fee:
$20 payable in advance or on the day
Venue:
Seventh-day Adventist World Headquarters, 12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, Md. 20904
To Register or for more information, contact:
Mrs. Reiko Davis, General Conference Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research. Email: DavisR@gc.adventist.org. Tel.: 301-680-5020
