Jack Provonsha
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Jack W. Provonsha was a Seventh-day Adventist
lecturer and theologian. He was an emeritus
professor of Christian ethics
and philosophy of religion
at Loma Linda University
. He was also the founding director of the Center for Christian Bioethics at the university.
In a 1985 questionnaire of North American Adventist
lecturers, Provonsha tied for tenth place among the Adventist authors who had most influenced them. A colleague described him as "one of the most significant theologians in the Adventist church in the last century."
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
lecturer and theologian. He was an emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
professor of Christian ethics
Christian ethics
The first recorded meeting on the topic of Christian ethics, after Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, Great Commandment, and Great Commission , was the Council of Jerusalem , which is seen by most Christians as agreement that the New Covenant either abrogated or set aside at least some of the Old...
and philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...
at Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist coeducational health sciences university located in Loma Linda, California, United States. The University comprises eight schools and the Faculty of Graduate Studies...
. He was also the founding director of the Center for Christian Bioethics at the university.
In a 1985 questionnaire of North American Adventist
North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda is officially organized as the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists...
lecturers, Provonsha tied for tenth place among the Adventist authors who had most influenced them. A colleague described him as "one of the most significant theologians in the Adventist church in the last century."
See also
- Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
External links
- James Walters, "Jack W. Provonsha’s Contribution to Adventist Thought". Adventist TodayAdventist TodayAdventist Today is a bimonthly Christian magazine representing a progressive Seventh-day Adventist perspective. First published in 1993, it is currently edited by J. David Newman, the former editor of Ministry...
12:5 (September 2004). Part 2 in Adventist Today issue 12:6 (November 2004) - David R. Larson, Roy Branson, Charles Scriven, Spectrum editors, "In Memory of Jack Provonsha". SpectrumSpectrum (magazine)Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums, published four times a year. It was established "to encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice at all sides of a subject, to evaluate the...
online, August 2004 - Articles by Provonsha and about Provonsha as cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)