2012 Ellen White Issues Symposium
For information on attending the Ellen White Issues Symposium please call the Center for Adventist Research at (269) 471-3209. We look forward to seeing you on March 26. Though this will be an academic symposium it is our intention that it also provide spiritual encouragement and inspiration for those who attend.
| 9:00 AM | Roger Dudley Ellen White and Me Facilitator: Merlin D. Burt |
| 9:30 AM | Jiri Moskala Can a Biblical Inspired Writer Use Literary Sources? Response: Paul Peterson Facilitator: Denis Kaiser |
| 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM | Jud Lake D. M. Canright, Ellen White, and Inspiration: A Crisis in the Making Response: Jerry Moon Facilitator: John Reeve |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:30 PM | Stan Patterson Ellen G. White on Leadership and Power Response: Skip Bell Facilitator: Terry Robertson |
| 2:30 PM | Break |
| 2:45 PM | Katrina Blue Threads from an Old Fabric: New Discoveries Regarding the Holy Flesh Movement in Indiana (1899-1901) and Ellen White’s Response Response: Merlin D. Burt Facilitator: R. Clifford Jones |
| 3:45 PM | Current Issues Discussion Facilitator: Merlin D. Burt |
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Symposium Purpose
The purpose of this symposium is to break new ground in understanding Ellen White and issues relating to her life, ministry, and prophetic gift that have current importance. The structure of the symposium will have some elements of academic formality. Papers will be presented with a prepared response followed by brief responses from the presenters. The papers presented will later be published in a journal that will be available at a reasonable cost. At the symposium we will also make available the published presentations from the 2005 through the 2011 symposiums. At the meeting there will be an opportunity to submit questions relating to Ellen White issues. We will attempt to discuss as many of these question as time will allow in the afternoon.
Symposium Presenters
 Roger Dudley, Ed.D, is director of the Institute of Church Ministry and Emeritus Professor of Christian Ministry at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary. Dudley served as a teacher, school principal, pastor, youth ministries director, and superintendent of education in several eastern states. He joined the Andrews University Seminary faculty in January 1980. He is the author, co-author, or editor of 15 books. In addition, he has had over 170 articles published; has directed the preparation of more than 75 unpublished research studies, and has presented 58 papers at professional meetings. |
 Jiri Moskala, BA, M.Th., Th.D., Ph.D, is professor of Old Testament exegesis and theology at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He joined the faculty in 1999. Prior to coming to Andrews, Moskala served in various capacities (ordained pastor, administrator, teacher, and principal) in the Czech Republic. He is a member of different theological societies and has authored or edited a number of articles and books in the Czech and English languages. In addition, he has participated in several archaeological expeditions in Tell Jalul, Jordan. |
 Jud Lake, Th.D., D.Min., is professor of preaching and Adventist studies in the School of Religion at Southern Adventist University, where he has taught since 1997. Prior to joining the faculty at Southern, he was pastor-chaplain at Broadview Academy for two years and pastored in the Gulf States Conference for ten years. He is editor of the website ellenwhiteanswers.org and author of the book, Ellen White Under Fire: Identifying the Mistakes of Her Critics, published in 2010. |
 Stan Patterson, Ph.D., is chair of the Christian Ministries Department at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, and Director of Christian Leadership Center of Andrews University. Patterson served as a pastor for 17 years in Texas, Wyoming, Colorado, and Georgia, ministerial director in the Greater New York Conference for two years, and for 12 years in the Georgia-Cumberland Conference as ministerial director and vice-president for pastoral ministries and evangelism. |
 Katrina Blue, BA Hons, MAICS, MAT, is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Theology with a cognate in Church History at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary on the campus of Andrews University. Previously she was a hospital chaplain and associate pastor in southern California. She is currently a contract teacher in the Department of Religion & Biblical Languages. Her dissertation title is The Concept of Union with Christ in the Writings of Teresa of Avila & Ellen G. White. |
We are located in rural southwestern Michigan and if you are within 300 miles of Andrews, the cheapest way to get here is by car. If you are coming from further away or would just prefer taking the bus, Greyhound serves the nearby town of Benton Harbor, just 12 miles from the campus. You can also take the train, the closest station with an Amtrak service is Niles, 15 minutes from campus.
If you are thinking about flying to Andrews, the closest airport is South Bend Regional Airport. Many students, friends and visitors of Andrews also fly into the Chicago O'Hare or Midway airport and then take the Coach USA bus service to nearby South Bend, Indiana.
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Take the Indiana Toll Road (I80/90) to the South Bend west exit. Take US 31 north approximately 15 miles to Berrien Springs. Take exit 15A; turn right at the stop sign. Go about half a mile, then turn left at J.N. Andrews Blvd. |
Take US 31 north to Berrien Springs, located about 15 miles north of the Indiana border. Take exit 15A; turn right at the stop sign. Go about half a mile, then turn left at J.N. Andrews Blvd. |
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