Arthur Patrick
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Arthur Nelson Patrick | |
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| Born | 23 February 1934 |
| Died | 8 March 2013(aged 79) Sydney Adventist Hospital |
| Occupation | Protestant,Seventh-day AdventistTheologian |
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Arthur Nelson Patrick(23 February 1934 – 8 March 2013) was aSeventh-day Adventisttheologian and historian.[1]At the time of death, he was an honorary senior research fellow atAvondale CollegeinNew South Wales,Australia.He also worked in pastoral ministry,evangelism,religion teaching, academic administration, and hospital chaplaincy for the Seventh-day Adventist church.[2]
Biography[edit]
Patrick graduated from Avondale College with aBachelor of Arts(BA) in theology in 1957; then from theSeventh-day Adventist Theological SeminaryatAndrews Universitywith aMaster of Arts(MA) andMaster of Divinity(M.Div.) in 1972; followed by aDoctor of Ministry(D.Min.: Biblical Studies) from theChristian Theological Seminaryin 1973.[2]
From 1976 till 1983 he was the founding director of theEllen G. White/Seventh-day Adventist Research Centre, located within the Avondale College library and jointly funded by theSouth Pacific Divisionof the Adventist church and theEllen G. White Estate.[citation needed]
Patrick graduated with aMaster of Letters(MLitt:Themes in the History of Women and Family) from theUniversity of New Englandin Australia during 1984, and aDoctor of Philosophy(PhD) from theUniversity of Newcastle,Australia, in 1992.[2]
From 1992 until 1996 Patrick was the senior chaplain at theSydney Adventist Hospital.[2]During the following two academic years he was a visiting lecturer atLa Sierra UniversityinSouthern California,teaching church history and pastoral ministry.[2]
Patrick's writings attempt, in particular, to survey Adventist Studies (including study of the life and writings of Ellen Gould White, 1827–1915).
Patrick officially retired in 1998, whence one writer inAdventist Heritagemagazine praised him for his contribution to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, adding Patrick's coworkers "will miss his warmth and his droll wit as well.".[3]In retirement he served as chair of the Professional Standards Committee for the South Pacific Division; chair of Women in Ministry, Incorporated; and as a research fellow at Avondale College. He was active in writing and publishing and was a presenter at the50th Anniversary Conferenceon the bookQuestions on Doctrine,held at Andrews University from 24 to 27 October 2007.[4]
Publications[edit]
Patrick wrote for a Seventh-day Adventist audience and published onhis siteas well as written chapters in books and articles for a range of Seventh-day Adventist magazines, including:Record,Signs of the Times,Ministry,Adventist Review,Adventist Heritage,Adventist Professional,Spectrum: The Journal of the Association of Adventist Forums,Adventist Today,Church Heritage,Lucas: An Evangelical History Review,and the academic journalJournal of Religious History.[citation needed]
Books[edit]
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- Christianity and Culture in Colonial Australia: Selected Catholic, Anglican, Wesleyan and Adventist Perspectives, 1981-1900(Sydney:Fast Books, 1993). PhD dissertation
- The San: A Century of Christian Caring, 1903-2003(Warburton:Signs Publishing Company,2003); a centennial history ofSydney Adventist Hospital
See also[edit]
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
- History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- 28 Fundamental Beliefs
- Questions on Doctrine
- Teachings of Ellen G. White
- Inspiration of Ellen G. White
- Prophecy in the Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Investigative judgment
- Pillars of Adventism
- Second Coming
- Conditional Immortality
- Historicism
- Three Angels' Messages
- Sabbath in seventh-day churches
- Ellen G. White
- Adventist Review
- Adventism
- Seventh-day Adventist Church Pioneers
- Seventh-day Adventist worship
- Adventist Heritage Ministry
- Avondale College
- Ellen G. White Estate
References[edit]
- ^"See you soon, Arthur: Celebrating the life of a scholar".Spectrum.14 March 2013.Retrieved1 July2015.
- ^abcdeArthur Patrick: A Brief Biographical Sketchon the SDAnet website. Accessed 2007-11-09
- ^"The Editor's Stump"section; see untitled note byGary Chartierbelow Patrick's editorial;Adventist Heritage18:1 (Summer 1998), p5.
- ^PresentersArchived7 October 2018 at theWayback Machineat theQuestions on Doctrine50th anniversary conference
External links[edit]
- Ellen White and Adventismarticles onSDAnetAt Issue,which includes many articles by Patrick
- Re-visioning the Role of Ellen White, and other papersby Arthur Patrick
- Biography
- "TheQuestions on DoctrineEvent: Contrasting Perceptions, Their Impact and Potential"paper, which includes many biographical details
- Articles by Patrickandabout Patrickas cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)
