Joint ASDAH-ASTR Conference
Location: Seventh-day Adventist World Headquarters
12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904 USA
Date: January 6, 2014
Theme: Adventism and Adventist History: Sesquicentennial Reflections
Conference Papers: Follow this link to download papers from the Office of ASTR paper archive site
Registration fee: $20 payable in advance or on the day
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
Report on the Conference: Please follow this link to read a personal account of the conference by Michael Campbell Reflection on 2014 History Conferences.
Registration fee: $20 payable in advance or on the day
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
Report on the Conference: Please follow this link to read a personal account of the conference by Michael Campbell Reflection on 2014 History Conferences.
Conference Program
Monday, January 6, 2014
08.00-10.30 Registration,
08.30-08.45 Welcome and Introduction
08.45-10.15 Session 1
Panel One: Historiography:
Chair: Dr. David Trim (General Conference Archives)
1. Dr. Daniel Reynaud (Avondale College): “Perspectives on 150 years of Seventh-day Adventist historiography”
2. Dr. Edward Allen (Union College): “The anti-creedalism of Charles Beecher as a source of early Adventist historiography”
3. Dr. Nicholas Miller (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Naked in the garden of the past: Is there a Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of history?”
10.15-10.30. Break
10.30-12.00 Session 2
Panel Two: Adventist History and Adventist Education
Chair: Dr. Lisa Beardsley-Hardy (General Conference Department of Education)
4. Dr. John Wesley Taylor V (General Conference Department of Education): “Mahlon Ellsworth Olsen: Life sketch and educational ideas”
5. Dr. Lisa Clark Diller (Southern Adventist University): “Adventist history and theological heritage: Teaching our Church’s past in our universities and colleges” ?
6. 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?”
12.00–01.00 Lunch
12.30–01.00 Tour of GC Archive and White Estate available
01.00–02.30 Session 3
Panel Three: Ellen White Studies
Chair: Tim Poirier (Ellen G. White Estate)
7. Dr. Michael W. Campbell (Adventist International Institute for Advanced Studies): “Testimonies for the Church : Interpretative key for understanding Ellen G. White’s writings”
8. Dr. Benjamin Baker (General Conference Archives): “A look in the mirror: Ellen White, Blacks, and the Adventist Church”
9. Dr. Jerry Moon (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Ellen G. White Encyclopedia:The inside story”
02.30–02.45 Break
02.45–04.15 Session 4: parallel panels
Panel Four: Developing Concepts and Sources
Chair: Dr. Lisa Clark Diller (Southern Adventist University)
10. Miguel Patino (Adventist International Institute for Advanced Studies/Universidad de Montemorelos): “The doctrine of the millennium in Adventism, 1831–1850”
11. Antonia Vujdeu (Walla Walla University): “Sunday Laws and nationalizing Christianity: Their roles in the development of the Adventist view of religious liberty, 1864-1895
12. Alfredo Vergel (Southwestern Adventist University): “Build it and they will come: Adventist archives are magnets to historical sources”
PANEL FIVE: LEADERSHIP AND GENDER
Chair: Dr. Zdravko Plantak (Washington Adventist University)
13. 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”
14. Kevin Burton (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Not one man: The leadership controversy of the 1870s”
15. Dr. Joan Francis (Washington Adventist University): “Irisdeane Francis—the minister: A Caribbean leader”
4.15–4.30 Break
4.30–6.00 Session 5
Panel Six: History from Below
Chair: Dr. Edward Allen (Union College)
16. Garry Duncan (Avondale College): “Converging edges of the Midnight Cry: A journey of select Seeker and Rogerene descendant faith paths in mid-state Connecticut”
17. Dr. Glenn Phillips (Morgan State University): “Identifying early British Caribbean SDA historical sources and analyzing some new interpretative strategies”
18. Dr. Karl Wilcox (Southwestern Adventist University): “The Dortch diaries: Linking micro and macro history”
6.00–6.15 Closing Thoughts
Looking for copies of Papers from this conference?: Follow this link to download papers from the General Conference Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research's paper archive site.
08.00-10.30 Registration,
08.30-08.45 Welcome and Introduction
08.45-10.15 Session 1
Panel One: Historiography:
Chair: Dr. David Trim (General Conference Archives)
1. Dr. Daniel Reynaud (Avondale College): “Perspectives on 150 years of Seventh-day Adventist historiography”
2. Dr. Edward Allen (Union College): “The anti-creedalism of Charles Beecher as a source of early Adventist historiography”
3. Dr. Nicholas Miller (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Naked in the garden of the past: Is there a Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of history?”
10.15-10.30. Break
10.30-12.00 Session 2
Panel Two: Adventist History and Adventist Education
Chair: Dr. Lisa Beardsley-Hardy (General Conference Department of Education)
4. Dr. John Wesley Taylor V (General Conference Department of Education): “Mahlon Ellsworth Olsen: Life sketch and educational ideas”
5. Dr. Lisa Clark Diller (Southern Adventist University): “Adventist history and theological heritage: Teaching our Church’s past in our universities and colleges” ?
6. 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?”
12.00–01.00 Lunch
12.30–01.00 Tour of GC Archive and White Estate available
01.00–02.30 Session 3
Panel Three: Ellen White Studies
Chair: Tim Poirier (Ellen G. White Estate)
7. Dr. Michael W. Campbell (Adventist International Institute for Advanced Studies): “Testimonies for the Church : Interpretative key for understanding Ellen G. White’s writings”
8. Dr. Benjamin Baker (General Conference Archives): “A look in the mirror: Ellen White, Blacks, and the Adventist Church”
9. Dr. Jerry Moon (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Ellen G. White Encyclopedia:The inside story”
02.30–02.45 Break
02.45–04.15 Session 4: parallel panels
Panel Four: Developing Concepts and Sources
Chair: Dr. Lisa Clark Diller (Southern Adventist University)
10. Miguel Patino (Adventist International Institute for Advanced Studies/Universidad de Montemorelos): “The doctrine of the millennium in Adventism, 1831–1850”
11. Antonia Vujdeu (Walla Walla University): “Sunday Laws and nationalizing Christianity: Their roles in the development of the Adventist view of religious liberty, 1864-1895
12. Alfredo Vergel (Southwestern Adventist University): “Build it and they will come: Adventist archives are magnets to historical sources”
PANEL FIVE: LEADERSHIP AND GENDER
Chair: Dr. Zdravko Plantak (Washington Adventist University)
13. 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”
14. Kevin Burton (Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary): “Not one man: The leadership controversy of the 1870s”
15. Dr. Joan Francis (Washington Adventist University): “Irisdeane Francis—the minister: A Caribbean leader”
4.15–4.30 Break
4.30–6.00 Session 5
Panel Six: History from Below
Chair: Dr. Edward Allen (Union College)
16. Garry Duncan (Avondale College): “Converging edges of the Midnight Cry: A journey of select Seeker and Rogerene descendant faith paths in mid-state Connecticut”
17. Dr. Glenn Phillips (Morgan State University): “Identifying early British Caribbean SDA historical sources and analyzing some new interpretative strategies”
18. Dr. Karl Wilcox (Southwestern Adventist University): “The Dortch diaries: Linking micro and macro history”
6.00–6.15 Closing Thoughts
Looking for copies of Papers from this conference?: Follow this link to download papers from the General Conference Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research's paper archive site.