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Summary:In this episode, Des goes suffers a personal tragedy, goes back to school for his second doctorate, and realizes that his second stint at Avondale won't go as smoothly as his first.The What:Th...

22 Apr 202444min

Summary:In this episode, we follow Desmond Ford as he gets his bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in the time it takes most people to just get their bachelors. If Des expected his trip to semina...

22 Mars 202444min

Summary:In this episode, we begin our final series of episodes in the Adventist History Podcast by going back in time to meet a young Desmond Ford.The What:The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly p...

22 Feb 202452min

Summary:In this episode, we explore the 1980 General Conference session and the creation (revision?) of the 27 fundamental beliefs.The What:The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a...

22 Jan 20241h 10min

Summary:In this episode, we conclude our story about the project to study Ellen White changed the way Ellen White was understood by looking at Walter Rea's book, The White Lie, and Fred Veltman's stud...

22 Dec 20231h 47min

Summary:In this episode, we continue our story of the project to study Ellen White using modern techniques, especially source criticism. We meet a new player on the scene, this time a pastor named Wal...

22 Nov 202359min

Summary:In this episode, we focus on one of the people we introduced in the last episode: Ron Numbers. His book, Prophetess of Health, has been cited as one of the most (if not the most) important sch...

22 Okt 202346min

Summary:A trio of young Adventist historians (William Peterson, Don McAdams, Ron Numbers) wanted to apply the tools of their trade to a study of Ellen White. What they discovered has changed our under...

22 Sep 202332min