Michael W. Campbell (born 1978) is a
Seventh-day Adventist
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historian, theologian, pastor, and educator.
In 2022 he was appointed director of archives, statistics, and research at the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists.
Biography
Campbell completed a
BA at
Southern Adventist University
Southern Adventist University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Collegedale, Tennessee. It is owned and operated by the Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It was founded in 1892 in Graysville, Tennessee, as G ...
, an
MA from
Andrews University
Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universit ...
, and in 2008 a
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from
Andrews University
Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universit ...
. Campbell was ordained as a
Seventh-day Adventist
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventism, Adventist Protestantism, Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the Names of the days of the week#Numbered days of the week, seventh day of the ...
minister in 2008 and spent five years in pastoral ministry in Colorado and Kansas. He is the assistant editor of
The Ellen G. White Encyclopedia. In 2007 he was one of the organizers of the 50th anniversary conference at
Andrews University
Andrews University is a private Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists and is the flagship universit ...
on ''
Questions on Doctrine
''Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine'' (generally known by the shortened title ''Questions on Doctrine'', abbreviated ''QOD'') is a book published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1957 to help explain Adventism to conserva ...
''.
Keynote speakers and presenters
from the ''Questions on Doctrine'' website He formerly served as professor of religion at Southwestern Adventist University
Southwestern Adventist University is a private Adventist university in Keene, Texas. It is owned by the Southwestern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The university enrolls about 800 students on a rural, 150-acre campus.
The uni ...
and before that as professor of church history at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies
The Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) (pronounced "I-Us"), is a Seventh-day Adventist graduate institution located in the Philippines, offering graduate degrees in Business, Education, Public health, and Theology. It i ...
. He formerly edited the ''Journal of Asia Adventist Studies'', a peer-reviewed academic journal.
Research
Campbell's doctoral dissertation focused on the 1919 Bible Conference The 1919 Bible Conference was a Seventh-day Adventist Church conference or council held from July 1 to August 9, 1919, for denominational leaders, educators, and editors to discuss theological and pedagogical issues. The council was convened by the ...
. He argues that it was a germinal event in understanding Seventh-day Adventist theology after the death of Adventist prophetess 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 ...
. Arthur Patrick states that his research helps "push back the horizons of Adventist understanding."
Books published
*2024. ''Oxford Handbook of Seventh-day Adventism'' (co-editor)
*2023. ''We Stand on Their Shoulders''
*2022. ''1922: The Rise of Adventist Fundamentalism''
*2020. ''The Pocket Dictionary for Understanding Adventism''
*2019. ''1919: The Untold Story of Adventism's Struggle with Fundamentalism''
*2018. ''The Ellen G. White Pocket Dictionary'' (with Jud Lake)
*2017. ''Here We Stand: Luther, the Reformation, and Seventh-day Adventism'' (co-editor)
*2013. ''Discovering Ellen G. White''
*2013. ''Discovering Our Adventist Past''
See also
* History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church had its roots in the Millerite movement of the 1830s to the 1840s, during the period of the Second Great Awakening, and was officially founded in 1863. Prominent figures in the early church included Hiram Edson, ...
* 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 ...
* Questions on Doctrine
''Seventh-day Adventists Answer Questions on Doctrine'' (generally known by the shortened title ''Questions on Doctrine'', abbreviated ''QOD'') is a book published by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1957 to help explain Adventism to conserva ...
References
External links
Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies profile
Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI) search for articles by Campbell
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Southern Adventist University alumni
Seventh-day Adventist religious workers
Protestant writers
1978 births
Living people
American Seventh-day Adventists
Andrews University alumni