Adventist Forum presents: "When Loughborough Got It Wrong,"
Adventist Forum presents:
"When Loughborough Got It Wrong," by Brian E. Strayer, PhD, Professor of History, Andrews University, at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2015, in Chan Shun Hall on the campus of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI.
Dr. Strayer is professor of history at Andrews University where he has taught since 1983. He earned degrees in history from Southern Adventist University, Andrews University, and the University of Iowa. He specializes in European history and Adventist history. His most recent book is the first scholarly biography of J.N.Loughborough, titled "J. N. Loughborough: The Last of the Adventist Pioneers."
About J. N. Loughborough:
Beginning his ministry in 1849, John N. Loughborough was one of the first to be ordained by the budding denomination that became the Seventh-day Adventists. Nonetheless, he outlived all the other early leaders, dying in 1924 at the age of 92. In addition to his pastoral, missionary, and administrative activities, he published two book-length apologetic histories of Seventh-day Adventism, along with extensive historical sketches published in various periodicals. Accordingly he is sometimes considered ³the first Adventist historian.² This presentation will examine his historical writings and interpretations in the light of modern scholarship. How do the facts he omitted and the interpretations he made affect the historical understandings his readers would take away from his accounts?
Adventist Forum is open to the public. All are welcome. For information, contact Art Robertson at robertsa2@earthlink.net or call 471-7150.
