San Antonio, Texas November 17-19, 2016

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Welcome to San Antonio, Texas for this year’s annual meeting of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies! The theme for this year’s meetings is: “My Dream Church.” Numerous papers have been accepted exploring this year’s theme, drawn from a variety of academic disciplines representative of the diversity of our membership. As President of ASRS, I wish you a rich time of discussion and fellowship. – Teresa Reeve

NEWS FROM SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST INSTITUTIONS

Andrews University Bruce Bauer will retire as of January 1, 2017, but then working half time. Also, Lester Merklin will work half Loma Linda University time beginning January 1, 2017. Whitny Braun was hired in the Ethics Area of the School Raoul Dederen, professor emeritus of theology and of Religion, having recently completed her PhD in theology, former dean of the Seminary, died the week of October 16. ethics, and culture from Claremont Graduate University. Willie E. Hucks, II joined the Christian Ministry Dept. as Alex Dubov has a dual appointment between the School of an associate professor. Previously he was associate editor Religion and the School of Public Health, where he works of Ministry: International Journal for Pastors. at the intersection of bioethics and public health. He is Ante Jerončić replaced Miroslav Kiš following his currently completing his PhD diss. at Duquesne University retirement in 2015. Formerly, Ante was teaching at in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andrews University School of Religion. Jeff Gang joined the Relational Studies Area of the School Denis Kaiser, beginning January 2017, will begin of Religion, having recently pastored in Anaheim, professorship in Adventist Studies in the Church History California. He is currently completing his PhD diss. from Dept. the University of Aberdeen. Miroslav Kiš, long-time chair of the Theology and Christian Philosophy Dept., and beloved scholar and Oakwood University colleague, died in Feb 2016. Jeffrey Brown, Professor of Religion at Oakwood Jerry Moon, former chair, retired from the Church History University, has accepted a call to serve as the Associate Dept. this summer, 2016 after serving 14 years as chair Ministerial Director of the General Conference of Seventh- and 22 years in total at the Seminary. day Adventists. Stanley Patterson was awarded the Daniel Augsburger E.E. Rogers Resource Center: In honor of the 100th Excellence in Teaching Award in February 2016. birthday of Dr. E. Ernest Rogers, the first biblical languages John Reeve is the new chair of the Church History Dept.. instructor at Oakwood College, the family has made a where he has served as associate professor for 12 significant donation to establish the E.E. Rogers Resource years. He is also co-editor of Andrews University Seminary Center in the School of Religion. Studies. The Reaves-Warren Lectureship: The families of Boubakar Sanou was recently hired August 1, 2016 as Benjamin F. Reaves and Mervyn A. Warren have endowed assistant professor of mission studies. The Reaves-Warren Lectureship on Preaching. The annual Jonathan Ward has been hired as assistant professor of lectureship will perpetuate the art and science of Biblical chaplaincy as of July 1, 2016. preaching and will honor these two men, who both have served as homiletics instructors, Chair of the Department Burman University of Religion, and President of the Oakwood Larry Herr, in his retirement, continues to work on the College/University. major seasonal publications of the Madaba Plains Project: The Bradford Cleveland Brooks Leadership Center, Umayri, with Doug Clark and Larry Geraty. Herr contracted formerly housed under the Office of Regional Ministries with Burman University to continue to use his will be transferred to the School of Religion. The new archaeological lab until the final volume is completed. director, Jesse Wilson, will guide a new emphasis on Once completed, his library will be donated to the Center continuing education for pastors, lay leadership for Near Eastern Archaeology at La Sierra University. development, and research.

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OU/SAU Day of Fellowship: Both Schools of Religion Southern Adventist University from Oakwood University and Southern Adventist Donn Leatherman, Professor of Old Testament Studies University alternate in hosting annual meetings for and Biblical Languages, has announced his intention to fellowship and dialogue involving both faculties, and on retire at the end of the current academic year after 25 alternate years, involving the students. Just recently, our years of teaching at SAU. School hosted such a meeting attended by faculty and students from the SAU. Students from both schools Southwestern Adventist University presented high quality papers. Lloyd Willis retired about 3 years ago after serving for over 25 years, many of which were as Dept.. chair. He was Pacific Union College replaced by Joaquim Azevedo, who is also an Old Christine Vetne has begun full-time teaching as an Testament scholar. Assistant Professor of Old Testament. She received her PhD from Andrews University in 2015 with a focus on the Walla Walla University Psalms. Mathilde Frey joined the faculty of the School of Theology, Myron Widmer, Professor of Religion and Applied having taught at the Adventist International Institute of Theology, has retired after 20 years of teaching at PUC and Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines for six years. 42 total years of denominational employment, including a Jody Washburn has returned to the Pacific Northwest as significant period of time as an associate editor of the assistant professor of biblical studies. She recently Adventist Review. completed her PhD from UCLA in Ancient Near Eastern The Religion Department at PUC has been renamed the Languages and Cultures. Theology Department as of July 1 in order to better represent its curricular, confessional, and missional focus.

NEW PUBLICATIONS

Terrie Dopp Aamodt gave the 2016 Pacific Union Belief, by Bryan W. Ball, in Journal of Religious History 85, College Inaugural Lecture of the new Percy and John no. 1 (March 2016): 124-126. Christian Civil Rights Conference Center on: “Percy W. Petr Cincala, “Making Hermeneutics Do Its Job: Christian and Adventism’s Academic Jackie Robinson.” A Impact of Interdisciplinary Factors on Interpreting the question and answer session followed with honored guest Bible,” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 (2016): Donald F. Blake, PhD. The Percy and John Christian Civil 114-128. Rights Conference Center was founded to honor two Gorden R. Doss, “Culture, Worldview, Biblical influential Adventist educators who were fiercely Interpretation, and Mission,” Journal of Adventist Mission committed to the goal of racial equality (Percy was Studies 12, no. 1 (2016): 129-140. president of PUC from 1945-1950 and John was academic Abi Doukhan, Biblical Portraits of Exile: A dean and professor of history at PUC [1972-1977, 1994- Philosophical Reading (London: Routledge, 2016). 2000]). Joseph S. Kidder co-authored with Kristy L. Bruce Bauer, “Social Location and Its Impact on Hodson: “Gaining by Denying: An Invitation to the Hermeneutics,” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. Discipline of Fasting—Part 2 of 2,” Ministry: International 1 (2016): 74-83. Journal for Pastors 88, no. 9 (September 2016): 17–19. Keith Augustus Burton was the recipient of 2016 Kleber D. Gonçalves, “The Meaning of the City: Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad fellowship where he An Urban Missional Approach to the Use of City Imagery in researched reasons for interfaith cooperation and Revelation," Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 developed a curriculum for the Department of Education. (2016): 188-197. Keith was also invited to serve as a contributor to Ann L. Hamel, “The Implications of Culture on Huffington Post, and two opinion editorials have already Who We Are and How We Understand the Bible and Share been published: “The Language of Violence: Can You Hear the Gospel,” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 Us Now” and “Trump’s Apology will Mean Nothing Without (2016): 23-46. Repentance.” Sherene Hattingh, Lindsay Morton, Rick Ferret, Erik C. Carter was honored with the Award of Kevin Petrie, Julie-Anne Heise, Kayle de Waal, “A Merit in the Theological or Scholarly Article Category by Qualitative Analysis of Discipleship in the Seventh-day the Associated Church Press, 2016; published “Sabbath” in Adventist Church: Responses to a Global and Regional Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion; “Sabbath: A Survey,” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 School for Worship,” Ministry: International Journal for (2016): 156-171. Pastors 88, no 4 (April 2016): 24-27; Review of The English Willie E. Hucks, II, “Please, Don’t Go There!” Connection: The Puritan Roots of Seventh-day Adventist Missiological Considerations for Those Who Are Not

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Interested in Missions," Journal of Adventist Mission Studies “Inclusive Strategies that Foster Global Learning,” 12, no. 1 (2016), 172-175. Andrews University Teaching and Learning Conference, Darius Jankiewicz, “Hermeneutics of Slavery: A Berrien Springs, MI, March 29, 2016. Penno also published: ‘Bible-Alone’ Faith and the Problem of Human “It is Time to Talk,” Parts 1-4 on various aspects of race Enslavement,” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 and Adventism in The Compass Magazine (January 2016); (2016): 47-73. “The Divided Mind of the Black Church: Theology, Piety, Young-Chun Kim published an essay entitled, and Public Witness,” Ministry: International Journal for “Sanctification as Impetus for Creation Care in Adventism” Pastors 88, no. 4 (April 2016): 28; “Personal Happiness, in Ecotheology in the Humanities, ed. Melissa J. Brotton Self-fulfillment, and Homosexuality in the (Lanham, London: Lexington Books, 2016), 53-70. Church,” Ministry: International Journal for Pastors 88, no. Wagner Kuhn and Andrew Tompkins, 6 (June 2016): 25-27. “Theology on the Way: Hermeneutics from and for the Edwin Reynolds authored the article, “Ten Keys Frontline," Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 for Interpreting the Book of Revelation,” that was (2016): 5-22. published in Parousia, a scholarly journal published by Madelyn Mandell, “Islamic Hermeneutics and the USASPRESS for the Faculty of Theology of UNASP in Brazil. Christian Missionary: Does the Interpretive Structure of Another version edited for laypersons was published in the Qur’an Apply to Non-Muslim Exegetes?,” Journal of the Portuguese edition of the Adventist Review. He also Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 (2016): 146-155. presented a 3-hour seminar on May 28, 2016, to the Bruce Moyer, “Does My Bible Read Me?,” Journal pastors and elders of the Cancun-area churches for the of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 (2016): 141-145. North Quintana Roo Conference, Mexico. The seminar was Gilbert Ojwang was the principal contributor to entitled: “The Mission of the Church in the Book of the Teachers' Edition of the Sabbath School Lesson (First Revelation.” Quarter 2016). Rick Rice, “When Philosophy Killed God: Analytic Stanley E. Patterson wrote the following reviews: Philosophy and the Death of God—What the Sixties Have “Relational leading: Practices for dialogically based to Tell Us,” Spectrum, 43, no. 4 (Fall 2015); “Tempered collaboration by L. Hersted, & K. J. Gergen (2013), Journal Enthusiasm: Adventists and the Temperance Movement,” of Applied Christian Leadership 10, no. 1 (2016); Spectrum, 44, no. 1 (Spring 2016); “The Trinitarian Basis of “Developing relational leadership: Resources for Christian Community,” in Biblical and Theological Studies developing reflexive organizational practices,” by C. on the Trinity ed. Paul Petersen and Rob McIver (Adelaide: Hornstrup & Taos Institute Publications, Journal of Applied Avondale Academic Press, 2014); “God,” in The Future of Christian Leadership 10, no. 1 (2016). He also wrote an Adventism: Theology, Society, Experience, ed. Gary Chartier editorial in Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 (Ann Arbor, MI: Griffin & Lash, 2015). Rice also presented (2016). Additionally, Patterson made the following “Perfection and Salvation: Adventist Variations on a presentations: “God in Life: A Hermeneutic Principle,” co- Methodist Theme,” Wesleyan Theological Society, Annual presented with Skip Bell and David Penno, at the Meeting, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, Seminary Hermeneutics Conference, Cancún, México, May March 11, 2016. 6, 2016; “Implications of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Need for Jorge E. Rico published a book in Spanish entitled SDA Evangelism,” Inter-American Division Leadership Administrando con Sabiduria (Managing with Wisdom) Conference in Jerusalem, Israel, Feb 9, 2016. He also through Remnant Publications. This book presents published: “Policy and Practice of Leadership in the a theology of stewardship in 4 areas: family, time, money, Seventh-day Adventist Church,” in ed. C. R. Blyden, On and health, with suggestions for implementation. Mission and Governance (Columbia, MD: Columbia Union of Boubakar Sanou, “Divine Revelation and Context: SDA, 25-29); “Foundations of Biblical Leadership,” Journal An Interplay of Influences,” Journal of Adventist Mission of Applied Christian Leadership 10, no. 2 (2016): 8-15; and Studies 12, no. 1 (2016): 107-113. “Terminal Authority as a Function of Community,” Called: Alexa Sharma, “A Ministry Response to Demonic A Digital Magazine for Clergy (Spring 2016). Harassment and Possession among Contemporary John Peckham published his book The Love of Hindus,” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 God with IVP in 2015. (2016): 176-187. David Penno presented with Joseph Kidder, “A Jean Sheldon, “Ancient Concepts about Divine Christian Perspective on Watching Secular TV Anger and Appeasement: Mesopotamia and the Hebrew Programming,” 12th Annual Seminary Scholarship Bible,” Spectrum 44, no. 3 (2016): 13-20. Symposium, Berrien Springs, MI, February 5, 2016; Siroj Sorajjakool, along with Aly Benitez, “The presented with Skip Bell and Stanley Patterson, “God in Role of Religion among Sex Workers in Thailand,” Religions Life: A Hermeneutic Principle,” Seminary Hermeneutics 6, (2015): 1263–1276, doi:10.3390/rel6041263. Conference, Cancún, México, May 6, 2016; presented with Sorajjakool presented the following papers: “When the Erich Baumgartner, Glynis Bradfield, Daniel González, Shoe Fits: Chuang Tzu and Carl Jung on ’Being a Religious Marcella Myers, Cony Pierce, and Denise Shaver, Person,’” Yale Divinity School, CT, 2015; “Hope and

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Despair: Christian Perspectives,” Panel Member, Plenary Ross Winkle gave a plenary session presentation Session, Society for Pastoral Theology Annual Conference, on, “Fluvial Fantasies? The Liquid Temple and the Spirit,” Pasadena, CA, 2016; “Qualitative Research and Pedagogy,” North American Division Asian/Pacific Pastors Symposium on Qualitative Research and Leadership in Convention, Sacramento, California, February 2016. Theological Education, Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, Canada, 2016; “Higher Education and Social Mobility Andrews University Press Among Thai Peasants,” Hawaii University, International The Andrews Study Bible, edited by Jon Dybdahl, Conference on Art, Humanities, Social Sciences and to which many Adventist scholars contributed, is now Education, Honolulu, 2016. translated into Spanish, Portuguese, and Romanian. Andrew Tompkins, “The Interplay between Ángel Rodríguez continues his work as general Forms of Revelation: Implications for Theological editor of the Andrews Bible Commentary, with the Method,” Journal of Adventist Mission Studies 12, no. 1 assistance of associate editors Gerald Klingbeil, Daniel (2016): 84-106. Bediako, and Carl Cosaert as they manage the work of Sigve K. Tonstad, God of Sense and Traditions of more than 50 Adventist scholars. Non-Sense (Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2016); The Letter to the Ranko Stefanovic’s Plain Revelation is being Romans: Paul among the Ecologists (Sheffield: Sheffield translated into Korean and Spanish, and soon into Phoenix, 2016). Mandarin. Arrangements are being made to translate it Gil Valentine was awarded the McAdams into Portuguese, along with his Revelation of Jesus Christ: Adventist History Research Grant for Archival Research on Commentary on the Book of Revelation. J. N. Andrews. He published “Secrets of Love and Life in the Norman Gulley’s Systematic Theology: The Church White Household 1894-1896,” Spectrum 44, no. 1 (Spring and the Last Things, the fourth and final volume of his 2016): 44-56; “A Review: A. G. Daniells: Shaper of monumental System, has just been released and Twentieth Century Adventism by Benjamin McArthur,” introduced at these November meetings. The thirteen-year Spectrum 44, no. 3 (Summer 2016): 59-64; “The publishing project began in 2003 with Prolegomena. Reformation and the Shaping of Conflict over the Meaning In September, the Press released George Knight’s of ‘Righteousness by Faith’ in Seventh-day Adventism, Educating for Eternity: A Philosophy of Seventh-day 1960-1978,” in eds. Rolf Pöhler et al., Perceptions of the Adventist Education. The North American Division Protestant Reformation in Seventh-day Adventism Education office is sending 1,000 copies to principals and (Friedensau, Germany: Theologische Hochschule board chairs, and the General Conference Education Friedensau, forthcoming 2017). Gil also made the Department presented copies to attendees at Annual following presentations: “Family Transitions: Love and Council. Life in the White Household 1894-1896,” ASDAH Triennial With sponsorship from the General Conference Conference: La Sierra University, Riverside CA, March 17, Faith and Science Council, the Press has released the third 2016; “Image Making and the Future of Ellen White edition of Faith, Reason, and Earth History: A Paradigm of Studies,” ASDAH Triennial Conference: La Sierra Earth and Biological Origins by Intelligent Design, by University, Riverside, California, March 18, 2016. Leonard Brand from Loma Linda University, and Arthur Kendra Haloviak Valentine had a commissioned Chadwick from Southwestern Adventist University. book review for AUSS published (Autumn, 2015), and two Earthy Shadows, Heavenly Realities: Temple/Sanctuary commissioned book reviews published in CBQ (April Cosmology in Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early 2016). In February 2016 she presented a paper for Natures Jewish Literature is published this month. It is edited by Conference, “Liberating Legion: an Ecocritical, Postcolonial Kim Papaioannou and Ioannis Giantzaklidis, with Reading of Mark 5:1-20,” which has been accepted for contributions from several scholars following a conference inclusion as a chapter in the book Ecotheology and held at AIIAS on this topic in 2010: Alfredo G. Agustin Jr., Nonhuman Ethics in Society: Community and Compassion, Alexander Bolotnikov, Elias Brasil de Souza, Felix H. ed. Melissa Brotton (2016). In March, 2016 she presented Cortez, Patrick Etoughé Anani, Luis Iván Martínez- a paper for the Association of SDA Historians Triennial Toledo, Carlos Elías Mora, Laurețiu Florentin Moț, Conference, “Coping with Transition: The First Gospel and Leonardo G. Nunes, Rabach Odek, Mario Phillip, Felix the Early Christian Church.” And in April, 2016, she Poniatowski, Richard Appeles Sabuin, and David conducted a one-day Prayer Conference at Loma Linda Tasker. University Church on the book of Revelation, Early 2017 is the expected release date of Denis using some material from her book Worlds at War, Nations Fortin’s richly annotated edition of Ellen White’s Steps to in Song (2015). Christ, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of that Reimar Vetne, Jesus in the Book of Revelation classic Adventist publication. (Bibloy Press, 2016) and Smart Sermon: How to Preach Intelligent Biblical Sermons that Transform Lives (Bibloy Press, 2016).

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9:55-10:10 am Business Session II Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist University, presiding

10:10-10:20 am BREAK

10:20-11:35 am Paper Session III: Visions for Inclusion PROGRAM Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist University, presiding

SAN ANTONIO, TX NOVEMBER 17-19, 2016 Charles Scriven, Spectrum Magazine—Why Catholicity Matters: Towards an Adventist Ecumenism Thursday Evening, Nov. 17, 6:30-9:30 pm Texas Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Joshua A. Méndez, Claremont School of Theology—Dreaming Beyond The Flesh: Towards a Relational Adventist Ecotheology for 6:30-7:45 pm ASRS Registration and Reception a Global Age Reception provided by North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists Guilherme L. Borda, Andrews University—The Church Within Oppression: The Ethical Challenge of the Messianic Apocalyptic 7:45-9:00 pm Paper Session I: Ministerial and Movement Ecclesiological Visions Tarsee Li, Oakwood University, presiding 11:35-11:50 am Business Session III Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist Dave Gemmell, North American Division of Seventh-day University, presiding Adventists—The Pastor of Our Dreams: What the Seventh-day Adventist Church in North America Wants and How they Might 11:50-1:30 pm LUNCH Actually Get It Friday Afternoon, Nov. 18, 1:30-5:30 pm Petr Činčala, Andrews University—Vibrant, Healthy, Growing Texas Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Church 1:30-3:10 pm Paper Session IV: Visions of the Pioneers 9:00-9:30 pm Business Session I Dave Williams, Andrews University, presiding Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist University, presiding John Skrzypaszek, Avondale College of Higher Education—The Time of Crisis and Prophetic Imagination Friday Morning, Nov. 18, 8:00-11:50 am Texas Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Kevin Burton, Andrews University—Cracking the Whip to Make a Perfect Church: The Unholy Cleansing of the “Adventist Temple” in 8:00-8:15 am Devotional Battle Creek on April 6, 1870 Esther R. Knott, North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists—The Church of God’s Christie Chui-Shan Chow, Chinese Adventist Seminary, Hong Dreams Kong—The Making of An Ideal Chinese Adventist Church: The Chen Family and the Rise of Wilderness Adventists in Maoist China 8:15-9:55 am Paper Session II: Biblical and Theological Visions Zorislav Plantak, Andrews University—Abuses of Power in the Hans Gutierrez, Italian Adventist Theological Church of My Dreams: The Moral and Practical Lessons From the Seminary of Florence, presiding “Kingly Power” Issue in the Seventh-day Adventist Church

Jan Barna, Newbold College—The Church of Our Dreams Knows 3:10-3:30 pm Business Session IV How to Tell the Bible and Its Fundamental Beliefs as One Powerful Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist Story University, presiding

Alden Thompson, Walla Walla University—Can Peter, Paul, and 3:30-4:30 pm Sectional Meetings Apollos Live Together in Peace in Adventism? Christian Theology and History: Martin Hanna, Andrews Erik Carter, Loma Linda University—The Church of My Dreams: A University, convener Practical Theologian’s Perspective New Testament: Erhard Gallos, Andrews University, convener Clinton Baldwin, Independent SDA Scholar—The Church of Our Dreams: Managing Theological Challenges Old Testament: Alden Thompson, Walla Walla University, convener

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Philosophy and Ethics: Zane Yi, Loma Linda University, and 11:10 am Sermon Timothy Golden, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Dave Weigley, President, Columbia Union conveners Conference—The Church of My Dreams: Embracing Grace, Empowering All Practical Theology: Ernie Furness, Southeastern California Conference, convener

World Religions/Missiology: Paul Dybdahl, Walla Walla University, convener

4:30-5:30 pm Special Meetings

Black Theology Group: Leslie Pollard, Oakwood University, convener

Women in Theology Group: Ginger Hanks-Harwood, convener

Friday Evening, Nov. 18, 6:30 pm La Quinta Inn and Suites Riverwalk

303 Blum St., San Antonio, TX 78205 AGENDA FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS ASRS-ATS Unity Meal and Presidential Addresses 1. Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists Tarsee Li, Washington Adventist University and Larry 2. Election of nominating committee Lichtenwalter, Middle East University, presiding 3. ASRS statement on church unity 4. Election of Vice President Joint Society Dinner 5. Approval of minutes 6. Communications Director: Verify and vote; Vote on name ASRS Presidential Address, Teresa Reeve, Andrews University— change from Newsletter Editor Waiting for the Kingdom 7. Professional/Academic integrity among ASRS members 8. IBMTE handbook ATS Presidential Address, Felix Cortez, Andrews University— 9. Future ASRS topic Inspired Preachers and Homiletical License: The Use of Ps. 95 in 10. Any other business Hebrews 3–4 Current Officers Sabbath Morning, Nov. 19, 9:00 am–12:00 pm Teresa Reeve, president Texas Ballroom, Grand Hyatt Olive Hemmings, president-elect Tarsee Li, vice-president 9:00-10:30 am Paper Session V: The Promise of Adventism Zdravko Plantak, secretary/treasurer Erik Carter, Loma Linda University, presiding Erik C. Carter, communications

Mindy Bielas, Claremont School of Theology—Stop Sacrificing Our For more information about the Adventist Society for Religious Daughters: An Analysis of Sexism in Adventist Education Studies, please visit the society website: adventistsocietyforreligiousstudies.com Panel Discussion—Does Adventism Inspire Young Adventists? Erik Carter, Loma Linda University (moderating) The next meeting of ASRS will take place on November 16-18, Janice De-Whyte, Loma Linda University 2017 in Boston, Massachusetts. Marlene Ferreras, La Sierra University Yi Shen Ma, Adventist Peace Fellowship Jody Washburn, Walla Walla University Zane Yi, Loma Linda University

10:30-10:45 am Ranko Stefanovic, Andrews University; Tom Shepherd, Andrews University Festschrift

10:45-10:55 am BREAK

10:55-11:10 am Worship Southwestern Adventist University

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