Maury D. Jackson: Remapping Adventist Theology
15 December 2021 |
The 28 fundamental beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists turns out to be a poor tool for capturing the tapestry, richness, nuances, complexity, and downright contested differences in theological convictions among the members who make up the religious community. As the denominational family grows, ecclesiastical maneuvers jockey to hide the differences that reside beneath the surface.
This lesson will attempt an interactive exercise that engages class members in discovering where they locate themselves on a theological spectrum. Based on Donald K. McKim’s book, The Bible in Theology & Preaching, we will orient our core theological conviction around our attitude to the sacred Scripture.
With this approach, we begin by assuming an Adventist identity and then discover how we resource the Bible differently in our attempt to hold that identity in the midst of a rapidly changing denominational family.
—Dr. Maury Jackson
This presentation includes two digital handouts;
Handout number 1: Theology and Religious Cultures
Handout number 2: RELATION OF THEOLOGICAL TRADITIONS TO THE SACRED WRITING
Teacher:
Maury D. Jackson chairs the Pastoral Studies Department of the H.M.S. Richards School of Religion at La Sierra University.
Moderator:
Loren Seibold is the Executive Editor of Adventist Today
How to join:
Watch the presentation here.
When:
ATSS starting time depends on where you are. If you’re on the west coast of the United States, it’ll be 10:30 AM. On the east coast, 1:30 PM.
Times around the world:
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- Reykjavík: 5:30 PM
- College Place: 10:30 AM
- Lincoln: 12:30 PM
- Denver: 11:30 AM
- Bracknell: 6:30 PM
- Loma Linda: 10:30 AM
- Nairobi: 8:30 PM
- Gackle: 12:30 PM
- Hosur: 11:00 PM
- Waco: 12:30 PM
- Tulsa: 12:30 PM
- Helsinki: 8:30 PM
- Stockholm: 7:30 PM
- Hamburg: 7:30 PM
- Cape Town: 7:30 PM
- Madrid: 7:30 PM
- Paris: 7:30 PM
- Honolulu: 7:30 AM
- Cooranbong: 5:30 AM (Sunday)
- Perth: 2:30 AM (Sunday)
The class is intended to last about 2 hours, though the conversation often continues to 4 PM.
About our class:
- The AT Sabbath Seminar is intended to be a courteous forum. We discuss and ask questions politely. We don’t accuse, get angry, or put people down.
- Stick to the topic in both comments and chat discussion.
- Make your comments and questions short—don’t dominate.
- Keep your microphones muted unless you are called upon to make your comment or ask your question.
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- Please use your name when you sign in! Not your phone number, not your initials. This will help us differentiate you from unwelcome guests who want to disrupt us. You can set your name after signing on by clicking on the 3 dots next to your picture, which drops down a menu.
- If it should happen that we are attacked so that we have to stop the meeting, we’ll quickly post a new meeting link on our AT Facebook page.
We look forward to getting acquainted with you!
Coming up:
- December 25: Kris Widmer on Christmas
- January 1: David Geelan on endings and beginnings
- January 8: Christie Chow
- January 15: Reinder Bruinsma
