Conference on Adventist Identity - Final Program

The Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, the Biblical Research Institute, the Ellen G. White Estate, and the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University are happy to present the program of the Conference on Adventist Identity, scheduled for October 13-15, 2022.

The Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research, the Biblical Research Institute, the Ellen G. White Estate, and the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University are happy to present the program of the


Andrews University
October 13-15, 2022

Thursday October 13: All in Seminary Chapel
A. What is Identity? 5.30-7.30 pm
Chair: Andrea Luxton (Andrews University)
1) (Philosophy): “Whither Adventist Identity?” Ante Jerončić (Andrews University)

2) (Philosophy/Theology): “The Concept of Worldview and its Relevance to the Remnant” Jud Lake (Southern Adventist University)

3) (Theology): “The Seventh-day Adventist Identity: Who are We as the Community of Faith?” Jiří Moskala (Andrews University)

4) (History): “How Seventh-day Adventists Understood the Concept of Identity, Historically” Alberto Timm (Biblical Research Institute)

Q&A/Discussion

B. How Do Christians Arrive at a Shared Identity? 8-9.30 pm
Chair: Trevor O’Reggio (Andrews University)
5) (History): “Christian Identity in the Early Church” John Reeve (Andrews University)
6) (History): “A Protestant Identity or Protestant Identities? The Formation of Protestant Christianity, 1517-1600” Abner Hernandez (Andrews University)
7) (History): “A Sense of Belonging: The Adventist Journey Home” Denis Kaiser (Andrews University)
Q&A/Discussion
Friday October 14: All in Seminary Chapel
C. Narrative: 8.30-10 am
Chair: Dragoslava Santrac (Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research)
8) (Theology): “Narratives in Conflict: The Emergence of Christian Identity in the Ancient World” Felix Cortez (Andrews University)
9) (History): “Ultraism and the Present Truth: The Radical Essence of Early Adventism and How It Has Been Forgotten” Kevin Burton (Andrews University)
10) (History): “Historical Memory and the Identity of the Seventh-day Adventist Church” Valentyna Kuryliak (Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences)
Q&A/Discussion
D. Doctrine: 10.30 am-12 noon
Chair: Daniel Bediako (Biblical Research Institute)
11) (Theology): “Views on the Identification of the Remnant within the Seventh-day Adventist Church” Sang-hoon Jee (Asia-Pacific International University)
12) (Theology): “The Centrality of Christ in Adventist Doctrine” Richard M. Davidson (Andrews University)
13) (Theology/History): “On the Emmaus Way: The Prospect of Adventist Systematic Theology” John Peckham (Andrews University)
Q&A/Discussion
LUNCH 12-1.30 pm
E. Healthy Living: 1.30-3 pm
Chair: Galina Stele (Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research)
14) (Theology-Law): “Adventist Identity in Relation to Race, Sex and Gender: A Christian Historical Perspective” Nicholas P. Miller (Andrews University)
15) (Sociology of Medicine): “Adventist Lifestyle Paradox: Increasing Scientific Affirmation, Waning Member Support” David Williams (Harvard University)
16) (Sociology of Religion): “Loving Legalists? How Adventists Simultaneously Embrace God’s Love and Adhere to Legalistic Beliefs” Petr Činčala, Duane McBride, and René Drumm (Andrews University)
Q&A/Discussion
F. Eschatology and Prophecy: 3.15-4.45 pm
Chair: Elias Brasil de Souza (Biblical Research Institute)
17) (Art History): “A Visual Apocalypse: Adventist Eschatology in the History of Art” Neale Schofield (Avondale University)
18) (Theology): “The Cleansing of the Temple, the Land and the People in the Haggai-Zechariah Corpus: Implications for the Formation of Adventist Social Identity” Goran Zivkovic (McMaster Divinity College)
19) (Historical Theology): “Development of Adventist Apocalyptic Eschatology and Seventh-day Adventist Identity, 1844–1863” Clinton Wahlen (Biblical Research Institute)
Q&A/Discussion
G. Knowledge, Study, and Education: 5-6 pm
Chair: Adam Fenner (Andrews University/Adventist Learning Community)
20) (Philosophy-History) “Early Perspectives on the Value of Adventist Education” John Wesley Taylor (GC Education Department)
21) (History): “Adventist Medical Education”: Lisa Beardsley-Hardy (GC Education Department)
Q&A/Discussion
SUPPER 6-7.30 pm
H. Sabbath: 7.30-9.30 pm
Chair: Anna Galeniece (Andrews University)
– Andrews String Quartet performance
22) (Theology): “Sabbath as Doctrine and Blessing: Musings on the Heart of the Matter” Jo Ann Davidson (Andrews University)
23) (History): “ ‘The Sabbath’ on the Move in Nineteenth-Century Adventist History” Michel Sun Lee (Southern Adventist University)
24) (Historical Theology): “Becoming More Like Jesus—The Significance of the Image of God in the Writings of the Pioneers, 1842 to 1915” Gavin Anthony (Iceland Conference)
Q&A/Discussion
Sabbath October 15
I. Mission: 9-11 am in Seminary Chapel
Chair: Cheryl Doss (Institute of World Mission)
– Seminary Chorus performance
25) (Biblical Theology): “Living into the Just and Joyful Reality of the New Earth: Good News for the Past, Present, and Future” Andrew Tompkins (Andrews University)
26) (Missiology): “Adventist Identity and World Religions” Petras Bahadur (Center for Adventist-Muslim Relations)
27) (History): “‘Their Works do Follow Them’: The Importance of Foreign Mission in Adventist Identity, through the Lens of Missionary Tragedy” Ashlee Chism (Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research)
Q&A/Discussion
J. Worship Service (Sabbath morning) 11.45 am in Pioneer Memorial Church
Sermon on Adventist identity by Dwight Nelson (Andrews University)
LUNCH 1-2.30 pm
J. Spirit of Prophecy: 3.30-5 pm in Seminary Chapel
Chair: Jerry Moon (Andrews University)
28) (History): “‘Ellen White in Color’: The Divine and Human Elements in the Life and Ministry of Ellen G. White” Merlin Burt (Ellen G. White Estate)
29) (Historical Theology): “Foundational Aspects of Adventist Identity: Learning from Ellen G. White” Frank M. Hasel (Biblical Research Institute)
30) (History): ““Wholistic Living: Ellen G. White and the Development of the Seventh-day Adventist Health Message” Theodore Levterov (Loma Linda University/Ellen G White Estate)
Q&A/Discussion
K. Concluding Session: 5.30-7 pm Sabbath in Seminary Chapel
Chair: Zdravko Plantak (Loma Linda University)
31. “What Have We Learned about Adventist Identity?” David Trim (Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research/Andrews University)
-- Plenary discussion