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Annual Meeting Schedule

2024

Adventist Society for Religious Studies 

San Diego, California, November 21-23, 2024

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"Glimpses of the Triune God: Unveiling the Presence and Role of the Holy Spirit in Christian Faith"

 

​Thursday, November 21

The Old Spaghetti Factory

Street Address: 275 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101

Note: Dinner will be available at a reasonable cost, ensuring quality and affordability for all our members. To register for the Thursday night meal at the Old Spaghetti Factory, click the following link: https://www.adventistsocietyforreligiousstudies.com/2024-meal-ticket

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​6:00-7:30 PM - Reception

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7:30-7:45 - Welcome and Announcements by President-elect

Rodney Palmer, Andrews University

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​7:45-8:30 - Presidential Address 2024

"Glimpses of the Triune God: Unveiling the Presence of the Holy Spirit in Christian Faith"

Lena Toews, Union Adventist University

 

8:30-9:00 PM - Business Session I

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Friday, November 22

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6:30-8:00 AM

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Adventist Women's Scholars Breakfast hosted by the North American Division

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Location:

Manchester Grand Hyatt, Gaslamp CD

Street Address: 1 Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101

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Paper Sessions

Location:

Manchester Grand Hyatt, Coronado A

Street Address: 1 Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101

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8:00-8:20                   Morning Devotional

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Paper: Let Us Make God in Our Image: The Human “Spirit” and 

Kataphatic Theology

Keith Burton, AdventHealth University  

 

8:30-9:45                   Paper Session I

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Grand Hyatt, Coronado A

Glimpses of the Triune God in Theology and Justice

Presiding: Rodney Palmer, Andrews University  

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Paper #1: Baptism of the Spirit: A Theological-Historical Analysis

Adlai Tornalejo, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

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Paper #2: Divine Unity or Human Mutiny? The Father in Heaven and the Mother 

Earth

Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist University

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Paper #3: Agitated and Empowered: The Spirit of God and Resistance

Pilira Zapita, Newbold College of Higher Education

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Grand Hyatt, Coronado B

Glimpses of the Triune God in the Pauline Epistles

Presiding: Sigve Tonstad, Loma Linda University  

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Paper #1: Titus 3:5 and the Washing of Regeneration: The Role of the Holy Spirit in Justification

Leonardo Nunes and Zandritiana Lovanomena, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Paper #2: The Holy Spirit and the Orientation Towards

Tammy L Wiese, University of St. Andrews, Scotland

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Paper #3: Paul’s Theology of the Human Body as the Temple of the Holy Spirit: An Analysis of 1 Corinthians 6:19

Jean-Claude Rukundo, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Paper #4 : The Holy Spirit and The Believers’ Ethical Wisdom in Galatians 5:16–25

Innocent Tuyishime, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado E 

Glimpses of the Triune God in the Life of the Church

Presiding: David Williams, Andrews University  

 

Paper #1: Paul and the Work of the Holy Spirit Within the Context of the Great Controversy

Thiago Lessa Fiuza, Andrews University

 

Paper #2: The Holy Spirit's Role in Discerning “Present Truth” in the Digital Era

Michael Swenson, Integrity Institute

 

Paper #3: The Ministry of the Holy Spirit to the Christian Church as Depicted in the Book of Revelation: From the Incarnation of the Messiah to the Cessation of Grace

Natal Gardino, Seminário Adventista Latino-Americano de Teologia, Brazil

 

9:50-11:05                 Paper Session II

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado A  

Glimpses of the Triune God in the Gospel of John

Presiding: Michael Campbell, North American Division 

 

Paper #1: The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John

Jon Paulien, Loma Linda University  

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Paper #2: The Baptism by the Holy Spirit 

Mariju Pimentel, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

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Paper #3: Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes: Character Study in John 21:1-14

Stanislav Kondrat, Andrews University

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Paper #4: The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Eschatological Restoration of God’s People: An Inner Biblical Interpretation of John 3:1-15

Beersheba Maywald-Jacob, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado B  

Glimpses of the Triune God in the Christian Experience

Presiding: Tihomir Lazic, Newbold College of Higher Education  

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Paper #1: The Epistemology of the Holy Spirit to Articulating His Presence Among Believers: Evaluation of Two Conflicting Models and A Proposal

Jacob Aguimesheo, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

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Paper #2: The Missing Blue: God's Energy, Holy Spirit, and Godly Emotions

Petr Cincala, Andrews University

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Paper #3: Ascending Heavenward: The Holy Spirit’s Work in the Life of the Believer

Katrina Blue, Pacific Union College

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado E

Glimpses of the Triune God in Philosophy and the Sciences

Presiding: Bohdan Kuryliak, University of Zurich  

 

Paper #1: Ontological Transformation Through the Indwelling of the Holy Spirit

Cory Wetterlin, Kettering College

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Paper #2: Many Can Be One: A New Analogy for the Trinity     

Gerald Wheeler, Independent Scholar

 

Paper #3: Divine Spirit Both Grounds and Animates Science’s Domain

Jim Walters, Loma Linda University

 

Paper #4: Reading Mysticism, Pneumatology, and Cognitive Literary Theory in E. J. Waggoner’s The Everlasting Covenant   

Nathon L. Hilton, Independent Scholar 

 

11:10-11:40               Business Session II 

 

11:45-1:00                 Paper Session III 

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado A

Glimpses of the Triune God in New Testament Literature

Presiding: Lena Toews, Union Adventist University  

 

Paper #1: Holy or Profane? Scribal Sanctification in Greek New Testament Manuscripts

Jonathan Campbell, Burman University

 

Paper #2: Trinitarianism and Muddled Arithmetic: How Naming God Father, Son and Holy Spirit Defines Discipleship    

Charles Scriven, Independent Scholar

 

Paper #3: Implied Gender of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Matthew

Ernie Bursey, AdventHealth University

 

Paper #4: Not a “Fluvial Fantasy”: The River of Living Water in John’s Apocalypse as a Symbol of the Spirit 

Ross Winkle, Pacific Union College

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado B

Glimpses of the Triune God in Missions 

Presiding: Zane Yi, Loma Linda University

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Paper #1: Mission as Hope in Action 

Mabio Coelho Neto, Andrews University

 

Paper #2: At the Core of Mission Strategy: Seeking the Points Where the Holy Spirit Works 

Chuanshan Liang, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Paper #3: Speaking in Tongues and Biblical Hermeneutics: Implications for Adventist Theology and Mission

Wagner Kuhn, Andrews University

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Paper #4: Empowered for Mission: A Pneumatic Exegesis of Acts 1:8

Mallum Joshua, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado E

Glimpses of the Triune God in Judgment and Eschatology

Presiding: Janice De-Whyte, Loma Linda University  

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Paper #1: The past, present and future aspects of the Holy Spirit’ s functions in 1 Peter

Malalasoa Andrianjafimbeloarijaona, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Paper #2: The Holy Spirit as Mother and Messiah: Discerning the Ontology of the Holy Spirit – from Creative Inception to the Eschatological Redemption 

Angel Calvin, Brown University

 

Paper #3: Divine Judgment and the Person of the Holy Spirit: A Canonical Perspective

Andrew Ben Jacob, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

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Paper #4: Unveiling Divine Intervention: The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Eschatological Destiny of the Unevangelized in Christian Theology

Abner Hernandez, Andrews University

 

1:00-2:00                  Lunch Break   

 

2:00-3:15                   Paper Session IV

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado A

Glimpses of the Triune God in Ancient and Biblical Literature

Presiding: Zdravko Plantak, Loma Linda University  

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Paper #1: Seeing the Spirit

Thomas Toews, Union Adventist University

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Paper #2: Reading the promise of Pentecost in Ezekiel 36:25–27

Etienne Irakiza, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Paper #3: Would the Holy Spirit Inspire Falsehood? Ellen White’s Use and Evaluation of 1 Enoch

Matthew Korpman, La Sierra University

 

Paper #4: The Spirit of God in Exodus 31:1-5: A Trinitarian Perspective

Elfino Elmo, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

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Grand Hyatt, Coronado B  

Glimpses of the Triune God in Acts  

Presiding: Ingram London, Oakwood University  

 

Paper #1: Jesus “giving instructions through the Holy Spirit” in Acts 1:2: A Discourse and Characterization Analysis

Orsly Raranta, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Paper #2: Anarchy, Authority, and Experience in the Age of the Spirit: Acts and Galatians Compared (and Assessed)

Sigve Tonstad, Loma Linda University 

 

Paper #3: The Holy Spirit’s Impact on Church Identity, Unity, and Diversity: Insights from the Book of Acts

Dioi Cruz, Middle East University 

 

Grand Hyatt, Coronado E

Glimpses of the Triune God in Adventism

Presiding: Tarsee Li, Oakwood University 

 

Paper #1: The Wondrous Workings of the Holy Spirit: Toward an Adventist Comparative Phenomenology

Igor Kokhan, La Sierra University

 

Paper #2: The Influence of the Different Views of the Holy Spirit on the Rejection/Acceptance of the Trinity in SDA Church and its Implication  

Donny Chrissutianto, Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

 

Paper #3: A Brief Overview of the Heavenly Trio in Early Adventist History and Ellen White’s Writings

Anna M. Galeniece, Andrews University  

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3:20-3:40                   Business Session III (Grand Hyatt, Coronado A)

 

3:45-4:45                   Sectional Meetings by Discipline (Grand Hyatt, Coronado A) 

 

• Christian Theology and History: Martin Hanna, Andrews University   

• New Testament: Erhard Gallos, Andrews University  

• Old Testament: Jody Washburn, Walla Walla University 

• Philosophy and Ethics: Yi-Shen Ma, Loma Linda University 

• Practical Theology: Ernie Furness, Northern California Conference of SDA 

• World Religions/Missiology: John Jones, La Sierra University   

 

4:45-5:30                   Additional Sectional Meetings (Grand Hyatt, Coronado A) 

 

• Black Theology Group:​ Olive Hemmings, Washington Adventist University 

• Women in Theology Group: Lena Toews, Union Adventist University

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Friday Evening, November 22

Location:

TBD by North American Division

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6:00 Adventist Scholars' Supper/Vespers by the North American Division Ministerial Department

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Sabbath, November 23

Location:

Manchester Grand Hyatt, Coronado A

Street Address: 1 Market Place, San Diego, CA 92101

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9:00-9:20 AM           Morning Devotional

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Paper: The Intersection between the Triune God and Transformative Preaching

Kenley Hall, Andrews University

 

9:20 -10:35               Sabbath School Panel Discussion 

Moderator: Tihomir Lazic, Newbold College of Higher Education

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11:00-12:00              Worship Service 

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Jan Barna, Newbold College of Higher Education

Sermon: "Glimpses of the Triune God" 

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