ATSS: Rolf Pöhler, “Adventist Misconceptions About Doctrinal Change”
28 August 2024 |
That Adventist doctrines have developed to some degree over time is obvious and widely accepted. Less agreement exists regarding the quality, extent, and timing of these changes. There are several widespread notions and hypotheses—advanced in the past by leading Adventists—in this regard that do not stand up to the historical facts, the litmus test of any theory on doctrinal development.
A look at these popular misconceptions or myths will bring us closer to an adequate appraisal of doctrinal change in Adventism.
Teacher:
Rolf J. Pöhler was born into a German Adventist pastor’s family. He studied theology in Darmstadt and the United States, earning a Master of Divinity degree in 1975 and a Doctor of Theology degree from Andrews University, Michigan, in 1995. His 600-page dissertation on “Change in Seventh-day Adventist Theology” was republished in 2020 by Friedensau Adventist University under the title Dynamic Truth: A Study of the Problem of Doctrinal Development.
Dr. Pöhler has worked as pastor, departmental director, and church president in Germany. Since 1992 he has taught at Friedensau Adventist University in Germany, as a Professor of Systematic Theology. His main areas of interest are dogmatics and hermeneutics. He has authored and edited several books and numerous articles. For more details, see https://www.thh-friedensau.de/
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Gerald Lofthouse is a retired physician, and restorer of classic cars.
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