ASRS Newsletter Newsletter of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies 2011 A society for the promotion of religious studies in the Seventh-day Adventist tradition Annual Meeting 10:30 Break Theme: Gates and Walls: Inclusivity and Exclusivity and the 10:40 Session III: Papers People of God Jean Sheldon, Pacific Union College, presiding November 17–19, 2011 San Francisco, California Richard Winn, Western Association of Schools and th Marriott Marquis 55 4 Street Colleges, Sociology Trumps Theology The Convention Center 747 Howard Street Hotel Monaco 501 Geary Steet Daniel Wagner, Technische Universität Dresden, Hilton Union Square 333 O’Farrel Steet Inclusivity and Exclusivity in the Reception of the th Thursday Evening, Nov. 19 Marriott Marquis Actus Silvestri in the 13 Century 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Club Room Karen Abrahamson, Andrews University, Is There 7:00 Registration Room for Scientists in Adventism: A New Frontier for Adventist Missions 8:00 Session I: Keynote Address Jon Paulien, Loma Linda University, presiding 11:50 Business Session III John Reeve, Andrews University, presiding Denis Fortin, Andrews University Coming Out of Babylon and Christian Unity Noon: Lunch Discussion on Keynote Address Friday Afternoon, Nov. 20 Convention Center 9:00 Business Session I 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm Room 2009 John Reeve, Andrews University, presiding Session IV Friday Morning, Nov. 20 Convention Center 8:30 am to 12:00 pm Room 2009 Session IV: Keynote Address Joint session with SAP, ATS, ASRS 8:30 Devotional Abigail Doukhan, Queens College, presiding Zdranko Stefanovic, Walla Walla University Bruce Benson, Wheaton College 8:45 Business Session II 3:00 Business Session IV John Reeve, Andrews University, presiding John Reeve, Andrews University, presiding 9:00 Session II 3:30 Session V: Sectional Meetings Russel Seay, Oakwood University, presiding Christian Ethics: Charles Scriven, Kettering Daryll Ward, Kettering College of Medical Arts, College of Medical Arts, convener “Who is Really an Adventist?” Reflections on Ethics and Theology for Drawing Boundaries Christian Theology and History: John Webster, La Sierra University, convener T. Richard Rice, Loma Linda University School of Religion, Remnant Identity Past and Present New Testament: Agniel Samson, Oakwood University, convener Ben Holdsworth, Union College, Paul and Remnant in Romans 9-11: “Inclusively Exclusive” or Old Testament: Jacques Doukhan, Andrews “Exclusively Inclusive”? University, convener Rolf Poehler, Friedensau Adventist University, “The Practical Theology: Ernie Furness, Southeastern Remnant” and “The Others”: A Reappraisal of California Conference, convener Adventist Remnant Theology Religion and Culture: Carla Gober, Loma Linda NOTE: The SBL 2011 Annual Meeting Session Guide which you University, convener may have received does not list the room assignments for any of the convention meetings, including our “affiliate group World Religions/Missiology: Ernie Bursey, Florida meetings.” SBL will publish a complete program book with Hospital College, convener abstracts which will be available on Friday morning at the convention center. ASRS room assignments are printed in this 4:30 Special Meetings newsletter. They can also be found on the SBL website. Go to “Annual Meeting.” In the right column click on “View the 2011 Black Theology Group: Roy Adams, Adventist Annual Meeting Online Program Book.” Enter “Adventist” on Review, retired search line in the dialogue box. You will find the ASRS program as well as other SBL presentations that include the name Women in Theology Group: Trisha Famisaran, La Sierra University, convener “Adventist.” Please refer to ASRS’s website, www.lasierra.edu/sr. On the Friday Evening, Nov. 20 Hotel Monaco opening page, choose the link on the bottom left, “Adventist 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm Paris Room Society for Religious Studies.” We will post any program 501 Geary St, San Francisco changes on this site. Session VI: Dinner Meeting and Presidential HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS Addresses with the Adventist Theological Society Special rates for hotel accommodations are available for ASRS members through our affiliation with the SBL annual meeting. Carl P. Cozaert, Walla Walla University, presiding Use one of the following options to make contact: ONLINE: www.sbl-site.org FAX: 1-404-727-3101 Stephen Bauer, Southern Adventist University Mail: Society of Biblical Literature ATS Presidential Address Annual Meeting Registration and Housing Identity and Inclusivity 825 Houston Mill Road Atlanta, GA 30329 Donn Leathernman, Southern Adventist University ASRS Presidential Address Members and Friends of ASRS . A Nation Without a State: Constituting the People of . Who Are SBL Participants God in the Synoptic Gospels Edward Allen, Union College, S20-241 Bernhard Oestreich, Friedensau Adventist University, S21-138 Sabbath Morning, Nov 20 Alden Thompson, Walla Walla University, S21-138 San Francisco Philadelphia SDA Church Sigve K. Tonstad, Loma Linda University, S20-241, S21-224 Ross E. Winkle, Pacific Union College, S19-225, S19-343 2520 Bush Street San Francisco, CA . Who Are AAR Participants Richard Rice, Loma Linda University, A20-130 10:00 Session VII: Papers La Sierra University, presiding . Who Are ASOR Participants November 17 Janice P. De-Whyte, McMaster Divinity College, 10:30 am-12:45 pm Without Walls and a Wall of Fire: God’s Vision for Douglas Clark, La Sierra University (A10) His People Constance Gane, Andrews University (A10) Paul Zeljko Gregor, Andrews University (A10) Ante Jeroncic, Andrews University 4:20-6:25 pm The Liminal Church Øystein S. LaBianca, Andrews University (A27) Jeffery Hudon, Andrews University (A27) November 18 11:00 Worship 8:20 am-10:25 pm San Francisco Philadelphia SDA Church Constance Gane, Andrews University (A35) Abelardo Rivas, Andrews University (A35) (We are invited to join their potluck lunch.) Stefanie Elkins, Andrews University (A35) 2:00-4:05 pm Douglas Clark, La Sierra University November 19 BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA 10:40 am-12:45 pm Jennifer Helbley, La Sierra University (A63) 1. Election of a nominating committee Chang-Ho Ji, La Sierra University (A63) 2. Election of a Vice President C. L. Webster, Jr., La Sierra University (A63) 3. Future ASRS topic(s) 2:00-4:05 pm 4. Review of dues Kent Bramlett, La Sierra University (A69) Chang-Ho Ji, La Sierra University (A69) 5. Leadership assistance 7:00-9:30 pm Larry Herr, Canadian University College Randall Younker, Andrews University Note that all ASOR meetings are held at the Westin Saint Francis French, or German. Address all editorial correspondence to Sheraton Atlanta Hotel, (335 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA [email protected]. 34102) and occur from November 16 to 19. More information is available at their website, www.ASOR.org/. Inter-American Adventist Theological Seminary The Board of the Association of Theological Schools’ Apologies to anyone missed in this listing of participants. Commission on Accreditation has voted initial accreditation to IATS for a period of seven years (until spring 2018). IATS NEW VICE PRESIDENT ELECTED operates on nine sites in the InterAmerican Division. The Board approved the Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology programs in Carl P. Cosaert, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, associate professor of Mexico, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, and Venezuela, and the Doctor biblical studies at Walla of Ministry programs in Mexico and Jamaica. Walla University, was elected vice president of the La Sierra University Adventist Society of Gil Valentine, author of numerous books and articles on Religious Studies at its 2010 Seventh-day Adventist denominational history, is now chair and annual meeting in Atlanta, professor in the department of administration and leadership. Georgia. He earned a Dr. Jack Miles, professor at the University of California, doctorate in New Testament Irvine, and author of GOD: a Biography, presented the annual and Early Christianity at the Paul J. Landa Memorial Lecture March 5, 2011. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Northern Caribbean University 2005. His area of As a member of the Europe-based Society for New specialization was New Testament Studies (Studiorum Nov Testamenti Societas—SNTS) Testament textual criticism. He is the primary author of the Gosnell York co-chaired along with James Dunn and others a forthcoming Bible Study Guide quarterly on the book of three-year SNST seminar (2005-2008) entitled “The New Galatians and its companion book Galatians (Review and Testament, Oral Culture, and Bible Translation.” A one-hour Herald, 2011). DVD was professionally produced under the title “The New Testament, Orality and Biblical Interpretation.” Yorke also NEWS FROM THE COLLEGES contributed an article to Hugh Page, gen. ed., The Africana Bible: Reading Israel’s Scriptures From Africa and the African Andrews University Diaspora (Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2010). The annual meeting of the Charles E. Weniger Society, held at Loma Linda, California, presented its Charles Elliot Loma Linda University Weniger Award for Excellence to Niels-Erik Andreasen, Richard Bauckham, professor emeritus at the University of president of Andrews University. St. Andrews, Scotland, and senior scholar at Ridley Hall, Founded in 1974, the Weniger Society seeks to preserve and Cambridge University, presented a series of lectures on topics protect the qualities, inspiration, motivation, and level of ranging from the book of Revelation, individualism and excellence reflected in the life of the noted