Christian Nationalism, Adventism, and Prophecy Event

We invite you to watch on April 24 an event hosted by the North American Division. In the recent political climate there has arisen a new level of cooperation between evangelical and civil leaders that appears to place Christianity at the center of political influence. This kind of Christian Nationalism is the type Adventists have spoken of prophetically. Unfortunately, even Adventists have been swept into the ideology.

The challenge of placing one’s Christian identity ahead of one’s faith is the same as the church faced when German Adventists were attracted to Hitler, or more recently, with the Rwandan genocide when Adventists killed fellow church members. The challenge remains a perpetual danger for Christians, including Adventists, thereby blurring the distinction between Christian and American identities. Christian Nationalism moves beyond merely being patriotic, to a distinctive worldview that prioritizes, or seeks to impose, Christianity upon the public sphere. It creates boundaries and hierarchies that promote authoritarian control, racial insensitivity, militarism, and more. This conference, jointly sponsored by a number of denominational and professional entities, seeks to better identify, describe, and prescribe through thoughtful papers and discussion what this means for the Seventh-day Adventist Church today and into the future.

Keynote Speakers:

Andrew Whitehead & Samuel Perry - co-authors of Taking America Back for God

Other Presenters:

  • Nick Miller - Adventist orientation

  • Jeff Rosario - on prophetic application

  • Ante Jeroncic - about epistemology and problem with conspiracies

  • Claudia Allen - with the challenge of white supremacy

  • Timothy Golden - also will address issue of white supremacy 

Panelists:  

  • Daniel Xisto - Adventist pastor active with APF

  • David Hamstra - Adventist pastor in Canada

  • Jack Doggette - Adventist lawyer with pastoral experience

  • Lisa Diller - Southern Adventist University history professor

  • Josie Asencio - Adventist pastor in California

  • Ganoune Diop - United Nations liaison for GC