Church History

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Seminary N327
269-471-3541
chis@andrews.edu

Faculty
Trevor O’Reggio, chair
Merlin D. Burt

Abner F. Hernandez
Denis Kaiser
Nicholas P. Miller
John W. Reeve

Church History Mission Statement

Inspire students with a ministry-enriching vision of the history of the Christian church and the background, rise and advance of the Seventh-day Adventist movement. Educate the Adventist church about church history providing context and perspective on current issues of faith and practice. Engage with the religious academic community on issues of faith and belief in history focusing on the impact of the Advent movement of the American church and society.

Courses

• CHIS 504 - Adventist History and Life and Writings of Ellen G. White
• CHIS 505 - Survey of Church History
• CHIS 506 - Church History to 1500
• CHIS 507 - Church History 1500 to Present
• CHIS 567 - Hispanic-American Church History
• CHIS 570 - History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
• CHIS 571 - The Life and Writings of Ellen G. White
• CHIS 574 - History of Seventh-day Adventist Theology
• CHIS 600 - The Early Church to A.D. 604
• CHIS 609 - The Church in the Middle Ages
• CHIS 612 - Introduction to Ecclesiastical Latin
• CHIS 614 - Readings in Ecclesiastical Latin
• CHIS 620 - Seminar in Christian Biography
• CHIS 624 - Issues in Ellen G. White Studies
• CHIS 625 - Seminar in Church-State Thought
• CHIS 628 - Historical Research and Historiography
• CHIS 629 - History of Christian Spirituality
• CHIS 630 - History of Jewish Experience
• CHIS 634 - Reformation Theology
• CHIS 635 - History of the African American Churches
• CHIS 638 - History of the Great Controversy, Covenant, Law, Sabbath
• CHIS 640 - Reformation: _______________
• CHIS 645 - Seminar in Adventist Studies
• CHIS 650 - English Reformation and Rise of Puritanism
• CHIS 654 - Seminar in English Reformation and Puritan Theology
• CHIS 655 - Wesley and Methodism
• CHIS 657 - Seminar in Reformation Theology
• CHIS 659 - Seminar in the History of Selected Christian Doctrines
• CHIS 660 - History of Religion in America
• CHIS 664 - History of American Religious Thought
• CHIS 665 - Modern Church History
• CHIS 668 - History of Religious Liberty
• CHIS 670 - Seminar in History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
• CHIS 672 - Teaching Adventist History & Life and Writings of EGW
• CHIS 673 - Development of Seventh-day Adventist Lifestyle
• CHIS 674 - Development of Seventh-day Adventist Theology
• CHIS 675 - Seminar in the Development of Seventh-day Adventist Lifestyle
• CHIS 680 - History of Sabbath and Sunday
• CHIS 682 - Seminar in Church History
• CHIS 683 - The Pastor, Church and Civil Law
• CHIS 684 - Seminar in History of Sabbath and Sunday
• CHIS 685 - Studies in Church History
• CHIS 686 - Development of Prophetic Interpretation
• CHIS 687 - Seminar in Development of Prophetic Interpretation
• CHIS 688 - Contemporary Trends
• CHIS 689 - History of Worship and Liturgy
• CHIS 690 - Independent Study
• CHIS 695 - Topics in Church History
• CHIS 814 - Historical Research and Historiography
• CHIS 828 - Readings in Ecclesiastical Latin
• CHIS 880 - Topics in Church History:
• CHIS 885 - Topics in Adventist Studies:
• CHIS 890 - Directed Reading in Church History
• CHIS 891 - Independent Study Church History:
• CHIS 892 - Independent Study Adventist Studies:
• CHIS 895 - Directed Reading in Adventist Studies
• CHIS 940 - Seminar:
• CHIS 944 - Seminar in Adventist Studies:
• CHIS 974 - Seminar in Development of Seventh-day Adventist Doctrines

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