Previously issued as Thesis (doctoral)--Lund, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-278).

In the last two decades, Seventh-day Adventist scholars have been attempting to articulate a balanced and distinct ecclesiology, aimed at helping the denomination to retain its global unity, maintain its relevance and enable a more fruitful and meaningful interaction with others. No comprehensive account of the church has been developed yet, however. This thesis is intended to facilitate a more rounded and systematically articulated concept of church from an Adventist perspective. Part I presents a thumbnail history of the denomination and considers the advantages and limitations of its standard claim to be the 'remnant', awaiting a pre-millennial parousia. Part II engages with the ideas of some of the ablest communio ecclesiologists of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and considers their ecclesiological system, built around the concept of koinonia, while Part III examines ways in which their theoretical framework can assist the Adventist community to deal with practical ecclesial issues. Four major proposals are made for deepening Adventist understanding of the nature of church. Whereas the formal structure of communio framework can help Adventists move beyond one-sided, single-metaphor communal self-descriptions, the idea of the church as essentially a koinonia of believers in God can supplement their predominantly functionalist portrayal of the church as herald or messenger. Thirdly, the Adventist notion of truth can be enriched by viewing the community of believers not only as a messenger, but also as an organic part of divine revelation. This makes ecclesiology central to the theological enterprise, intrinsic to the grounding of theological claims and the interpretation of biblical texts. Finally, the development of a richer interpretation of the Spirit's activity in the church is seen as one of the key prerequisites for a fuller, more nuanced account of the church's participation in the life of the triune God. The highlighting of these four aspects, hitherto neglected or underdeveloped in Adventism, and the presentation of tentative solutions to its ongoing ecclesiological problems, form the principal contribution of this monograph.

The main goal and the content of the dissertation is to compare two different approaches to the Holy Scripture. To achieve this goal and to make out beforehand four-part assumptions in the conclusion is in the first part of this work defined the term of hermeneutics, then the relationship between hermeneutics and mission of both churches under examination is elaborated. The second part of the work, on the basis of studied literature, deals with research in the field of hermeneutics and exegesis history, with explanation of terms and backround, with outline of types of hermeneutics and principles of exegesis of the biblical text. This part is closed with the specification and description of the hermeneutical principles used by both chosen churches nowadays. The final third part deals with the practical comparison of one doctrinal topic - the day of worship and rest. This part is closed by the searching for reasons why the studied churches have come to different theological conclusions and instruments the change was achieved by.

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2016-08-25T22:35:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Patrick Vieira Ferreira.pdf: 867143 bytes, checksum: a04cdbe947342e3c158eab8bacb136fa (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-25T22:35:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Patrick Vieira Ferreira.pdf: 867143 bytes, checksum: a04cdbe947342e3c158eab8bacb136fa (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-07 / The theme of this thesis is institutional assessment in elementary education. For that purpose, it offers an analysis of the evaluation process with emphasis on the assessment tool used by Adventist elementary schools in São Paulo, considering that Adventist education has become a consistent part within the structure of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The main goal for this study was to understand how the Adventist Educational Network undertakes its institutional assessment. The research method included a literature review of the main theoreticians of public policies, private education, and institutional evaluation. It also included a documentary examination of the assessment tool used in the institutional evaluation process. The study also focuses the historical context of the development of private schools in Brazil, highlighting relevant aspects of their relationship with the State. It also briefly presents the history of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States (US) and in Brazil, in order to contextualize the emergence of the Adventist educational system, as well as its educational philosophy, seeking to understand the origins of this religious group that operates for more than a century in the Brazilian educational scenario. The study then discusses important aspects of institutional evaluations. Finally, it presents a summary of the evaluation process and an analytical description of the institutional assessment tool for SDA elementary schools. In the end, no indications that the Adventist concept of educational evaluation is different from traditional approaches were found. However, the Adventist concept of institutional assessment shows more strongly a concern for maintaining a continuous and systematic evaluation process. / O tema desta dissertação é a Avaliação Institucional da Educação Básica. Para tal, faz-se a análise do processo de avaliação, com ênfase no instrumento utilizado pelas Escolas Adventistas de nível básico do estado de São Paulo, considerando que a educação adventista se tornou uma parte consistente dentro da estrutura da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia. Procurou-se, neste trabalho, como objetivo geral, compreender como se configura a prática da avaliação institucional das escolas da Rede Adventista de Educação. O método da investigação incluiu análise bibliográfica dos principais teóricos da área de políticas públicas e do sistema privado bem como da avaliação institucional, seguido de exame documental do instrumento utilizado no processo de avaliação institucional. O estudo resgata a contextualização histórica do desenvolvimento da escola privada, destacando aspectos relevantes de sua relação com o Estado. Também apresenta brevemente a história da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia (IASD) nos Estados Unidos (EUA) e no Brasil, de modo a situar o surgimento do sistema educacional adventista, bem como a sua filosofia de ensino, buscando conhecer as origens desse grupo religioso que há mais de um século atua no cenário educacional brasileiro. Em seguida, aborda aspectos da Avaliação Institucional. Finalmente, apresenta-se uma síntese do processo e uma descrição analítica do instrumento de avaliação institucional das escolas de nível básico da Educação Adventista. Na conclusão do trabalho, não se encontraram indícios de que o conceito adventista de avaliação educacional seja diferente do das abordagens tradicionais. Entretanto, na concepção adventista de avaliação, existe mais fortemente a preocupação de se manter um processo de avaliação contínuo e sistemático.

A presente pesquisa analisa a influência da religião na formação dos hábitos alimentares. Para este objetivo, centramos a atenção nos hábitos alimentares dos Adventistas do Sétimo Dia. A Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia prega hábitos alimentares saudáveis, considerando-os um requisito importante para a manutenção do corpo o templo de Deus em um estado de pureza. A preocupação com uma alimentação saudável está relacionada a uma obrigação religiosa mantida pelos fiéis. Inicialmente, apresentamos um panorama histórico da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia, enfocando a vida e o ensino de William Miller e Ellen G. White. Em seguida, apresentamos a relação entre religião e alimentação, destacando os hábitos alimentares propostos por Ellen G. White e a Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia. Por fim, verificamos a proposta alimentar dos adventistas a partir da literatura científica da área da nutrição. / This research analyzes the influence of religion in the formation of eating habits. For this purpose, we focus attention on the eating habits of Seventh-day Adventists. Seventh-day Adventist Church preaches healthy eating habits, considering them an important requirement for maintaining the body - the temple of God - in a state of purity. The concern with healthy eating is related to a religious obligation held by the faithful. Initially, we present a historical overview of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, focusing on the life and teaching of William Miller and Ellen G. White. We then present the relationship between religion and eating, highlighting the diet proposed by Ellen G. White and the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Finally, we verify the food proposal of Adventists from the scientific literature in the field of nutrition.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:19:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Helio Carnassale.pdf: 1098802 bytes, checksum: 8ecde50b942f6ebb4e550cd416cb3478 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-31 / This research is about an investigation to assess the role of publications, literature evangelist and literature evangelism in the insertion of Adventism in Brazil. The aim is to identify the effects of the printing press and the importance of the printed page for the Protestantism, as well as to examine the missiological purposes that marked the emergence of the Publishing Ministry, the literature evangelism and literature evangelists in the emergent Adventist Church. This study also intents to establish the concepts of the theology of mission, the growth process and finally the Adventists missionary advancement in the context of the Protestant expansion of the second half of the 19th century, both worldwide and in South America. In addition to these objectives, this research presents the arrival of Protestantism in Brazil and aims to analyze as the German immigration contributed to the Adventist achieve their missional purposes, since the first publications were printed in German and came to the colonies this ethnic-linguistic origin. Based on this research proposal, our intention is clearly show the role of publications and literature evangelists in the establishing process of the Adventist Church in Brazil. This study used the historical method, with data collection through documental and bibliographic research and the study is defined as qualitative, basic and exploratory. / Esta pesquisa se constitui em uma investigação para avaliar o papel das publicações, dos colportores e da colportagem na inserção do adventismo no Brasil. Pretende-se identificar os efeitos da invenção da imprensa e o valor da página impressa para o protestantismo, bem como analisar os propósitos missiológicos que marcaram o surgimento do ministério de publicações, da colportagem e dos colportores na nascente Igreja Adventista. O trabalho visa também estabelecer os conceitos da teologia de missão, o processo de amadurecimento e finalmente o avanço missionário dos adventistas no cenário da expansão protestante na segunda metade do século 19, tanto em âmbito mundial como na América do Sul. Além desses objetivos, esta pesquisa apresenta a chegada do protestantismo ao Brasil e se propõe a analisar como a imigração alemã contribuiu para que os adventistas alcançassem seus propósitos missionais, uma vez que as primeiras publicações estavam impressas em língua alemã e chegaram às colônias dessa origem étnico-linguística. Com base nessa proposta de investigação, espera-se demonstrar claramente o papel que as publicações e os colportores tiveram no processo de implantação da Igreja Adventista no Brasil. Para realização deste estudo, utilizou-se o método histórico com coleta de dados através de investigação bibliográfica e documental, sendo a pesquisa definida como qualitativa, básica e exploratória.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:21:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 1-Capa e Sumario.pdf: 147742 bytes, checksum: 1b8b275af696fe6de5f6df93ad662575 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-04-05 / The objective of this research was to describe and analyze the concepts of redemption, freedom and service in the writings of Ellen Gould White (1827-1915), one of the founders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, reflecting on the implications for educational practice. We proposed four specific objectives, each of which became one of the chapters of this dissertation. These chapters have been guided by three hypothesis. The first suggested that Ellen White has characteristics that shape as a border thinker who lived on the frontier. Using theories of Walter Mignolo, Boaventura de Souza Santos and Gloria Anzaldúa, it was observed that in Ellen White there are traces of liminality manifests in life and different discourses, which sometimes went against the dominant thinking of the majority, but it was positive for the denomination. The second hypothesis of this study was the existence of three possible approaches that guide the concept of education by Ellen White: redemption, freedom and service. What was once just a bet was confirmed by the reading and analysis of key works of White. So that the full understanding of the Ellen White concepts of education requires an articulate reflection of these three themes. That is not enough that there is a separate reading them or even approach juxtaposed; it is necessary articulation. The third hypothesis was that if the theme of freedom is present in a convincing way in the writings of Ellen White, then we may think that her educational philosophy - and therefore the educational praxis - is directly conditioned by this approach. What can be said at the end of this research is that in the Ellen White writings freedom constitutes a kind of golden thread running through the various issues and hopes raised by the author, beginning with the story of the fall - which means the loss of freedom - and ending with the hopeful narrative of a perfect world - which ultimately responsible freedom is restored. Therefore, the Ellen White notion of education is driven by the issue of human freedom: freedom to think, to develop, to learn, to create, to serve, to let himself be redeemed.(AU) / O objetivo geral desta pesquisa foi descrever e analisar os conceitos de redenção, liberdade e serviço nos escritos de Ellen Gould White (1827-1915), uma das fundadoras da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia, refletindo sobre as implicações para a práxis educacional. Foram propostos quatro objetivos específicos, cada um dos quais se transformou num dos capítulos desta tese. Esses capítulos foram norteados por três hipóteses. A primeira sugeria que Ellen White apresenta características que a configuram como uma pensadora liminar , que viveu na fronteira . Usando teorias de Walter Mignolo, Boaventura de Souza Santos e Gloria Anzaldúa, observou-se que em Ellen White há traços de liminaridade, manifestos numa vida e discursos diferentes, que algumas vezes contrariaram o pensamento da maioria dominante, mas que se demonstraram positivos para a denominação. A segunda hipótese deste trabalho dizia respeito à existência de três possíveis eixos que norteiam a noção whiteana de educação: redenção, liberdade e serviço. O que antes era apenas uma aposta confirmou-se pela leitura e análise de obras fundamentais de White. De modo que a compreensão plena da noção whiteana de educação requer uma reflexão articulada desses três temas. Ou seja, não é suficiente que haja uma leitura separada deles ou mesmo uma abordagem justaposta. É necessário articulação. Finalmente, a terceira hipótese dizia que se o tema da liberdade está presente de maneira convincente nos escritos de Ellen White, então se pode pensar que sua filosofia educacional e consequentemente a práxis pedagógica é diretamente condicionada por essa abordagem. O que pode ser dito ao término deste trabalho é que, nos escritos whiteanos, a liberdade constitui-se numa espécie de fio dourado que perpassa os diversos assuntos e esperanças abordadas pela autora, começando pela narrativa da queda que implica na perda da liberdade e terminando na narrativa esperançosa de um mundo perfeito onde finalmente a liberdade responsável será recuperada. Conseqüentemente, a noção whiteana de educação é movida pela temática da liberdade humana: liberdade para pensar, para se desenvolver, para aprender, para criar, para servir, para deixar-se ser redimido.(AU)

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-17T13:54:18Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 MAELY FERREIRA HOLANDA RAMOS.pdf: 10998904 bytes, checksum: 2b5ef30a1ffc3335e80c6660fe61bbac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-12-16 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This present study is about of the Adventist Education Confessional in São Luís, Maranhão, during 1943 to 2010, having as a reference the Adventist College of São Luís because this is the first Educational Institution Network. The goal is to recover the research process and to analyze the historical reminiscence through discourses and practices and then to understand the conditions that favored and allowed the emergence and expansion of educational institution. Studies the Adventist Education Confessional entered the religious field of Maranhão in context of the plurality in the XIX and XX centuries. Considers that it is a place of symbolic manifestantion that put thoughts of competing interests dispute. Believes that it is a field of struggle where perceive conflicts arising from competition for power as a function of the legitimation of a symbolic order (SANTOS, 2006; BOURDIEU, 1990). It starts with the origin of Seventy-Day Adventist Church in United States and its expansionist movement that culminated with the introduction of the churc in Brazil, as well as its institutional extension: the school (SHUNEMANN, 2002; DOUGLASS, 2003). It is understand the Adventist College of São Luís to unveil the strategies used for its development and expansion, while proselytizing influence (SARAIVA, 2000; CERTEAU, 1988; FOUCAULT, 1979). Makes this study a qualitative approach based on oral history as an investigative method and cultural history while analytical axis from the reminiscences captures in open interviews and practices encountered during participant observation in two months in contact with the field research. It is postulated the analysis of memory as connections between past and present for the reconstruction of identity understanding the memory as oral narrative that can bring to mind the evidence political, economic, social, cultural and educational importance for the understanding of a story. It analyze and interpret the multiple relationships that are established in the religious of Maranhão in the Adventist Education Confessional to understand their connection with Seventy-Day Adventist Church and their educacional purpose, the goal and expansion strategies. It is assumed about adaptation to international market of São Luís to achive competitiveness in a progressive process opening for customer service other religions in a subtle distance of the established objectives at the beginning of his career. / O presente estudo trata da história do Ensino Confessional Adventista em São Luís do Maranhão, no período de 1943 a 2010, tomando como referência o Colégio Adventista de São Luís, por ser este a primeira Instituição Educacional da rede. Objetiva-se neste processo de investigação recuperar e analisar a reminiscência dessa história através dos discursos e práticas para, então, compreender as condições que favoreceram e possibilitaram o surgimento e expansão desta Instituição de Ensino. Estuda-se o Ensino Confessional Adventista inserido no Campo Religioso Maranhense em seu contexto de pluralidade nos séculos XX e XXI, considera-se que este é um lugar de manifestações simbólicas que colocam em prática pensamentos concorrentes em disputa de interesses. Entende-se que este é um campo de lutas, onde se percebe conflitos originados da disputa pelo poder em função da legitimação de uma ordem simbólica (SANTOS, 2006; BOURDIEU, 1990). Parte-se da origem da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia (IASD) nos Estados Unidos e do seu movimento expansionista que culminou com a introdução da Igreja no Brasil, bem como da sua extensão institucional, a escola (SHUNEMANN, 2002; DOUGLASS, 2003). Trata-se de entender a história do Colégio Adventista de São Luís para desvelar as estratégias utilizadas para o seu desenvolvimento e expansão, enquanto influência proselitista (SARAIVA, 2000; CERTEAU, 1988; FOUCAULT, 1979). Sustenta-se este estudo numa abordagem qualitativa pautada na história oral enquanto método investigativo e na história cultural enquanto eixo analítico a partir da análise das reminiscências captadas nas entrevistas abertas e das práticas sentidas durante a observação participativa realizada no período de dois meses em contato com o campo de pesquisa. Postula-se a análise das memórias enquanto conexões entre o passado e o presente para a reconstrução da identidade, entendendo que a memória enquanto narrativa oral pode trazer a lembrança evidências políticas, econômicas, sociais, culturais e educacionais importantes para a compreensão de uma história. Analisam-se e interpretam-se as múltiplas relações que se estabelecem no campo religioso maranhense no que diz respeito ao Ensino Confessional Adventista, buscando entender sua ligação com a Igreja, sua proposta educacional, seu propósito e estratégias de expansão. Conjectura-se sobre sua suposta adaptação ao mercado educacional ludovicence para alcançar competitividade, num processo progressivo de abertura para o atendimento de clientes de outras religiões, num sutil distanciamento dos objetivos estabelecidos no início da sua trajetória.

In the world in which we are living today many people, especially Christians, wonder why people should talk about homosexuality. For many past years, the Christian Church, especially in East Africa, considered herself more or less immune from many of the challenges, experienced by the rest of the world, particularly the Western world. However, as the church now continues to grow in numbers and expand its territories, these problems start to appear in the church also all over East Africa. Increasingly the consciousness of the society is being raised concerning social-ethical issues such as women's rights, battered children, single parent families, teenage pregnancy, wife beating and of course homosexuality. As a result such issues are widely discussed within the church and outside, sometimes causing a rift within the church. Such has been the case with homosexuality. Recently at a Seventh-day Adventist Church camp meeting in East Africa, a debate in a Bible study on the ethics of homosexuality as perceived by the Seventh-day Adventist Church paved the way for divisions in the church, which has left church members in four categories (groups) namely: culturalist, rejectionist, reinterpretationist and the reaffirmationist. Unfortunately the debate closed without a definite conclusion as to what should be the normative basis for the theological ethical evaluation of homosexuality by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Africa. The issue was whether the Bible, culture or both the Bible and culture should be the normative basis and also as to what theological ethical guidance does the Bible provide for the ethical evaluation of homosexuality in the present-day context. The dissertation surveys definitions and causes of sexuality, and traces some of the background from the pre-modem to the postmodern era reflecting on the definitions and causes of homosexuality, and it also traces some of the historical background regarding homosexual practices and views on homosexuality. It also discusses and assesses the Cultural beliefs on homosexuality in East Africa. The study also looks at the Biblical texts that refer to or are thought to refer to homosexuality and "examines" the claims made in much of the "gays" literature with reference to these texts. Other texts used by over-zealous Christians bent on finding condemnation of homosexuality through Scripture. During the East African pre modem era, sexuality, including homosexuality was not publicly discussed. The whole subject was encircled by a halo of secrecy and hedged around by innumerable East African taboos. When this silence is combined with the absence of written documentation on the cultures and histories of many parts of East Africa, the difficulties of accessing traditional understanding of homosexuality and sexuality become immense. One can conclude that it will be a serious mistake for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Africa to make East African culture normative in the ethical evaluation of homosexuality since: (i) Oral East African tradition does not really provide any moral view on homosexuality. To read into the silence on homosexuality the moral condemnation of homosexuality is not acceptable. (ii) Homosexual practices, in a ritualized form, are not foreign to East African culture. (iii) The strong condemnation of homosexuality in East Africa is often politically and ideologically inspired. This dissertation advocates the need for the Seventh-day Adventist Church in East Africa to use the Bible alone, Old and New Testament, being the written word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, as the infallible revelation of God's will. The Bible is the standard of character, the test of experience, the authoritative revealer of doctrines, and trustworthy record of God's acts in history and therefore is central in any formulation concerning homosexuality, whether theological or ethical evaluation and therefore should be used as the only normative basis for the ethical evaluation of homosexuality. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Dogmatics and Christian Ethics / unrestricted

Adventists following a plant-based diet have half the prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes than nonvegetarian Adventists. This study used a quantitative, correlational study design to assess if there was a significant difference in type 2 diabetes prevalence rate between Adventists and non-Adventists preprogram, and if there were significant differences in biometrics between Adventists and non-Adventists with diabetes pre- and post-Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP). This study incorporated the social ecological model for its conceptual framework and examined pre- and postprogram changes among Adventists (n=210; 20.1%) and non-Adventists (n=836; 79.9%) with type 2 diabetes. It used secondary data from participants in the volunteer-delivered CHIP intervention from 2006 to 2012 (n=7,172), a whole foods, plant-based, vegan health program. Analysis showed a significant difference in the pre-CHIP diabetic state between the two groups in step one, but not after controlling for covariates in step two (OR=0.96 and 0.91; CI=1.21 and 1.24). A repeated measures MANOVA analysis indicated that religious affiliation (Adventist or non-Adventist) was the determining factor in improved biometric outcomes pre- and post-CHIP for TC (F(1) = 5.65; p = 0.02), and LDL (F(1) = 5.76; p = 0.02) but not for HDL (F(1) = 0.00; p = 0.99), TG (F(1) = 0.19, p = 0.67), FPG (F(1) = 2.71, p = 0.10), SBP (F(1) = 2.25; p = 0.13), DBP (F(1) = 1.20; p = 0.27), and BMI (F(1) = 1.65; p = 0.20). However, both groups improved post-CHIP in all biometrics. The implications for positive social change from this study showed that CHIP is an effective lifestyle model for improving type 2 diabetes outcomes for both Adventists and non-Adventists, a model that does not involve the use of pharmaceuticals.