Jack Wendell Provonsha (May 30, 1919 – August 11, 2004) was a
Seventh-day Adventist Physician and ethicist.
Biography
He was born on May 30, 1919. He was an
emeritus
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professor of
Christian ethics
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and
philosophy of religion at
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda University (LLU) is a private Seventh-day Adventist health sciences university in Loma Linda, California. , the university comprises eight schools
and a Faculty of Graduate Studies. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist educatio ...
. He was also the founding director of the Center for Christian Bioethics at the university. He died on August 11, 2004.
See also
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
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Seventh-day Adventist theology
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Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
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History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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28 fundamental beliefs
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and i ...
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Questions on Doctrine''
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Teachings of Ellen White
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Inspiration of Ellen White
Most Seventh-day Adventists believe church co-founder Ellen G. White (1827–1915) was inspired by God as a prophet, today understood as a manifestation of the New Testament "gift of prophecy," as described in the official beliefs of the church. ...
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Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Investigative judgment
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The Pillars of Adventism
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Second Advent
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Baptism by Immersion
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Conditional Immortality
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Historicism
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Three Angels' Messages
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End times
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Sabbath in Seventh-day Adventism
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Ellen G. White
Ellen Gould White (née Harmon; November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was an American woman author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Along with other Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, she wa ...
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Adventist
Adventism is a branch of Protestant Christianity that believes in the imminent Second Coming (or the "Second Advent") of Jesus Christ. It originated in the 1830s in the United States during the Second Great Awakening when Baptist preacher Wil ...
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Seventh-day Adventist Church Pioneers
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Seventh-day Adventist worship
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
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Avondale College
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Ellen G. White Estate
Ellen Gould White (née Harmon; November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was an American woman author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Along with other Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates (Adventist), Joseph Bates and her hus ...
References
External links
* David R. Larson, Roy Branson, Charles Scriven, ''Spectrum'' editors,
In Memory of Jack Provonsha. ''
Spectrum'' online, August 2004
Articles by Provonshaan
about Provonshaas cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)
1919 births
2004 deaths
American Seventh-day Adventists
Seventh-day Adventist theologians
American theologians
Loma Linda University faculty
Seventh-day Adventist religious workers
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