Adventist-Identity-Conference_CALL-FOR-PAPERS

Andrews University October 13-16, 2022 Call for Papers This conference will provide a foundation for a series of global conferences on the central elements of Adventist identity Each conference will explore Adventist identity from multi-disciplinary and multicultural perspectives By this Call for Papers, we invite proposals from scholars of diverse disciplines and cultures for papers that examine key issues in Adventist identity from biblical, historical, and theological perspectives Regardless of discipline, scholars should situate their subjects historically We encourage exploration of the following questions: What is the heart of Adventist identity? What are its essential elements? How are core aspects perceived and understood in different parts of the world? What elements define the identity of any group (beliefs, praxis, shared history, worldview, etc.)? How Adventists worldwide arrive at a shared identity? How is an identity lost? Can some aspects of Adventist identity vary? Does missional success require some adaptation of Adventist identity or only of how it is presented? Proposals with abstracts of up to 500 words should be sent by September 1, 2021, to Dr John Reeve, Church History Department, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Andrews University: email proposals to both chis@andrews.edu and archives@gc.adventist.org DEADLINES: Proposals for papers by September 15, 2021 For those whose proposals are accepted: full drafts of papers by April 15, 2022 Hosted by the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University Sponsored by Biblical Research Institute; Ellen G White Estate; Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research