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This podcast tells the story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church from inception to 1915.

Matthew Lucio


    • Jan 22, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 122 EPISODES
    • 2 SEASONS

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    (S2, E48) The Color Line, part 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2023 59:29


    Summary: We return to the color line to talk about how Adventists were involved with and reacted to the Civil Rights Movement. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Other Podcasts:: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra The Ellen White Podcast (with Dr. Jud Lake)

    (S2, E47) The Good Catholic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 31:26


    Summary: John F. Kennedy was America's first Catholic president. Adventists didn't react the way you might expect. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Other Podcasts:: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra The Ellen White Podcast (with Dr. Jud Lake)

    Introducing: The Ellen White Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 22:40


    Matthew and Greg sit down with Dr Jud Lake, professor at Southern Adventist University, to talk to him about his new podcast and welcome him to the podcasting family! The What: The Adventist History Project is a collection of resources designed to give people a working knowledge of Adventist history. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Podcasts: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra Adventist History Podcast The Ellen White Podcast

    (S2, E46): The Awakening, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 27:53


    Summary: We follow Robert Brinsmead and his brother John to the United States as they meet with church leaders, assemble allies, and campaign for his message--whether the church likes it or not (they don't). The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Other Podcasts:: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra

    (S2, E45): The Awakening, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2022 39:25


    Summary: It's a tale of two Roberts as trouble brews in Australia. A conference president and a college student go toe-to-toe in a bout which--spoiler alert--nobody wins. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Other Podcasts:: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra

    (S2, E44): The World and Worldliness

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 53:50


    Summary: Adventists took the call to go into all the world seriously--even as they were deeply concerned about the world rubbing off on them. In this episode, Matthew takes us on a tour to see how Adventism is doing around the world in the late 1950s/early 1960s as we get ready to dive into one of the most tumultuous decades in modern Western history. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Other Podcasts:: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra

    (S2, E43): Questions on Doctrine, part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2022 48:51


    Summary: In this episode, M.L. Andreasen releases his final series of essays (Letters to the Churches) and his final letter, Shooting the Watchdog, before he is, in turn, shot. I mean, dies. Then we discuss his legacy. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Other Podcasts:: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra

    (S2, E42): Questions on Doctrine, part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 29:35


    Summary: In this episode, M.L. Andreasen begins publishing essays in an attempt to sort of make his protest against Questions on Doctrine more widely known. General Conference President Reuben Figuhr finally has enough of Andreasen and dangerously underestimates him. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Check Out Our Other Podcasts:: Adventist Pilgrimage (with Dr. Michael Campbell and Dr. Greg Howell) Adventist History Extra

    (S2, E41): Questions on Doctrine, part 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 32:07


    Summary: In this episode, Matthew starts the conversation about the how M.L. Andreasen ("The Great Dane"!) spearheaded the Adventist rejection of Questions on Doctrine - before he even read it. Note: This episode was recorded at the NAD CALLED pastors convention at the Adventist Learning Community's booth. So there's a little background noise. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    The Fundamentalist Crusade of Robert Pierson - June 2022 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2022 56:50


    Matthew sits down with Gilbert Valentine to talk about his new book, Ostriches and Canaries, which describes the Fundamentalist General Conference President's crusade against liberalism from 1966-1979. The What:  The Adventist History Podcast tells a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church each month and is hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links:  Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E40): Questions on Doctrine, part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 37:43


    Summary: In this episode, Matthew talks about Walter Martin and Donald Grey Barnhouse's five articles in Eternity discussing the reasons why they came to see Adventists as evangelicals. And then we talk about the huge evangelical counter-revolution that aimed to keep Adventists in cult-prison. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    Was Ellen White a Fundamentalist? - May 2022 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 51:03


    And what is fundamentalism, really? The What:  The Adventist History Podcast tells a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church each month and is hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links:  Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E39): Questions on Doctrine, part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2022 47:51


    Summary: In this episode, we discuss the final meetings between the Evangelicals (Martin, Cannon, and Barnhouse) and the Adventists (Froom, Unruh, Read, and Anderson) and how it was nearly sabotaged.  The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E38): Questions on Doctrine, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 48:16


    Summary: In this episode, we cover the first four meetings between evangelicals (Walter Martin, George Cannon, and Donald Grey Barnhouse) and Adventists (T. Edgar Unruh, LeRoy Froom, W.E. Read, and Roy Allan Anderson) as both sides try to leave Fundamentalist behind. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    1922 - March 2022 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2022 29:28


    Matthew chats with Dr. Michael Campbell about his new book, 1922 - a sequel to his 1919 book which covers the rise of Adventist fundamentalism. The book will launch in May 2022. The What:  The Adventist History Podcast tells a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church each month and is hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links:  Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E37): Questions on Doctrine, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 52:30


    Summary:  In this episode, we introduce Questions on Doctrine, the most divisive book in Adventist history (per one George Knight). What is the book and where did it come from? It all began when one conference president wrote a letter to a famous Fundamentalist... The What:  The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links:  Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E36): The Bible Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2022 52:32


    Summary: In this episode, we talk about the creation of the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, which is definitely a more interesting story than you might be thinking. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    State of the Pod - January 2022 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2022 29:05


    What's going on with the Adventist History Podcast in 2022 and beyond? The What: The Adventist History Podcast tells a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church each month and is hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E35): The Ghosts of 1888, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 45:00


    Summary: In this episode, we talk about what Wieland and Short wrote in their provocative manuscript, 1888 Re-examined and how it differs from the revised version people are much more likely to encounter today. We also cover how the church responded to Wieland and Short... with a committee. Always a committee. The What: The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    A White Christmas - December 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 33:40


    Why are Adventists so ambivalent (or even hostile) toward Christmas? Matthew focuses in on Ellen White and her family to talk about the early Adventist relationship to Christmas. The What: The Adventist History Podcast tells a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church each month and is hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E34): The Ghosts of 1888, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2021 43:00


    Summary: In this episode, we meet Robert J. Wieland and Donald K. Short, two young missionaries in Africa, as they learn to doubt the church's narrative about 1888 and rise up to call the church to repent. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    AHP100 - Celebrating 7 years and 100 episodes

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 230:09


    Summary: To celebrate 100 episodes of the Adventist History Podcast, Matthew talks to a half-dozen Adventist historians about the future of Adventist history. Featuring: Greg Howell (0:00-00:32); Kevin Burton (00:32-1:00); George R. Knight (01:00-1:42); Douglas Morgan (1:42-2:15); Michael Campbell (2:15-3:00); Jeffrey Rosario (3:00-3:43). Yeah, it's a long episode. Believe it or not, we edited these interviews down. If you want to hear a little more from each guest, become a patron (link below) Some Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Lewis Sheafe (Doug Morgan) Adventism and the American Republic (Doug Morgan) Change Agents (Doug Morgan) Ellen Harmon White: American Prophet (Terrie Aamodt, Gary Land, eds.) 1919: The Untold Story of Adventism's Struggle with Fundamentalism (Michael Campbell) Contours of European Adventism (Stefan Höschele, Chigemezi N Wogu, eds.) What? The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    It's Good to be the King - October 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 45:37


    A rep from the National Council of Churches appeared at the end of the 1952 Bible Conference to talk about the latest English translation of the Bible. This episode is all about how Adventists reacted to the Revised Standard Version (RSV) -- especially compared to fundamentalists. The What: The Adventist History Podcast tells a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church each month and is hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E33): The 1952 Bible Conference, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 69:45


    Summary: In this episode, we talk about a few of the presentations at the 1952 Bible Conference: Denton E. Rebok on Ellen White, Edward Heppenstall on the covenants, W.E. Read on Armageddon, and a certain non Adventist who found his way to the podium. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    Fall of the Seminary - September 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 40:14


    Matthew found a letter at the General Conference Archives and simply had to talk about it. The What: The Adventist History Podcast tells a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church each month and is hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    (S2, E32): The 1952 Bible Conference, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2021 48:40


    Summary: In this episode, we talk about the 1950 GC session and the approach to the 1952 Bible Conference. And other stuff. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Know someone who is thinking about attending an Adventist college? Fill out this form from Southwestern Adventist University to learn more and you will help support this podcast.

    McElhany's Skeleton - August 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 32:40


    We've been talking about James Lamar McElhany a lot in the past few main episodes, so Matthew sits down to understand a little more about the dude whose odd career somehow got him a seat at the head of the table. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Know someone who is thinking about attending an Adventist college? Fill out this form from Southwestern Adventist University to learn more and you will help support this podcast.

    (S2, E31): Irony of the Century

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2021 38:58


    Summary: In this episode, we talk about how the Adventist Church observed their centenary (1844-1944) in the midst of war. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church hosted by Matthew J. Lucio. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Know someone who is thinking about attending an Adventist college? Fill out this form from Southwestern Adventist University to learn more and you will help support this podcast.

    The Adventist CIA: Interview with a Missionary - July 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2021 52:37


    Pastor Matthew sits down with *Abigail Follows*, a hardcore Adventist missionary who was recently serving in India. Abigail wrote down an intriguing account of her experiences that gives us some insights into how Adventist missionaries in the gold years of missions (roughly the first half of the twentieth century) were able to thrive in incredibly difficult circumstances. Buy Abigail's book here. Join us on Patreon!

    (S2, E30): When the Smoke Cleared

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 36:05


    Summary: In this episode, General Conference leaders survey the damage done by the Second World War and and figure out how to rebuild. The greatest damage was done to that which couldn't be seen. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Know someone who is thinking about college? Fill out this form from Southwestern Adventist University to learn more and you will help support this podcast.

    Ellen White's Money - June 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2021 47:22


    In this episode, Matthew uses Steve Daily's book, Ellen G. White: A Psychobiography, as starting point to talk about James and Ellen White's accumulation and use of money. Were they rich? Did the rip off church members like Daily and others believe? Join us on Patreon!

    (S2, E29): The Color Line, part 8

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 34:09


    Summary: In this episode, we discover that Lucy Byard's death was only the beginning of a fresh movement of "lay" Adventists organizing to change and challenge church leaders. If their fuel was the injustice done to Lucy Byard, their inspiration was the Oakwood Student Strike of 1931. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Know someone who is thinking about college? Fill out this form from Southwestern Adventist University to learn more and you will help support this podcast.

    (S2, E28): The Color Line, part 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 33:06


    Summary: In this episode, we return to the color line for the first time in a year and talk about some of the struggles Black Adventists had to go through in their quest for change. It took the circumstances of the death of Lucy Byard to bring everyone back to the table. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory Know someone who is thinking about college? Fill out this form from Southwestern Adventist University to learn more and you will help support this podcast.

    "The Daily, part 1" - April 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 45:11


    In this episode, Matthew responds to Steve Daily's new book, Ellen G. White: A Psychobiography. You can probably imagine how this will go. Just keep in mind that you literally asked for it. Join us on Patreon!

    (S2, E27): The World At War... Again, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 39:08


    Summary: In this episode, Matthew shares more stories from the Second World War and how the Seventh-day Adventist Church used those stories. Also... women. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Links: Web http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    "Change Agents" with Dr. Doug Morgan - March 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 48:59


    Matthew sits down with Dr. Doug Morgan of Washington Adventist University to talk about his new book, Change Agents. Change Agents tells the story of Black Adventists and their campaign for equality in the Church during the first half of the twentieth century. Dr. Morgan has written a number of influential books and articles in the field of Adventist history, including Adventism and the American Republic (available for free) and a biography of Lewis Sheafe. You can pick up Change Agents on Amazon. You can also watch this episode on the AHP YouTube channel. Disclaimer: Matthew will always tell you when an episode is being sponsored. He purchased Change Agents himself and receives no benefit should you choose to do the same. Note: This interview was conducted over Zoom, and so the audio (and video) quality is... Zoomy. Join us on Patreon!

    "Change Agents" with Dr. Doug Morgan - March 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 48:56


    Matthew sits down with Dr. Doug Morgan of Washington Adventist University to talk about his new book, Change Agents. Change Agents tells the story of Black Adventists and their campaign for equality in the Church during the first half of the twentieth century. Dr. Morgan has written a number of influential books and articles in the field of Adventist history, including Adventism and the American Republic (available for free) and a biography of Lewis Sheafe. You can pick up Change Agents on Amazon. You can also watch this episode on the AHP YouTube channel. Disclaimer: Matthew will always tell you when an episode is being sponsored. He purchased Change Agents himself and receives no benefit should you choose to do the same. Note: This interview was conducted over Zoom, and so the audio (and video) quality is... Zoomy. Join us on Patreon!

    (S2, E26) The World At War... Again, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 22:47


    In this episode, we talk about how the rest of the Seventh-day Adventist Church handled the early years of the Second World War. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Listen: http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    "The White Hound" - February 2021 Bonus Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 13:42


    We are beginning a new thing! The Patrons have spoken: they want more AHP episodes. So everyone will get a bonus audio and video episode (on YouTube) each and every month alongside the normal "numbered" episodes that arrive on the 22nd (which will also be video). This bonus episode is all about a story John Harvey Kellogg told in the 1940s about his early days running the Western Health Reform Institute. Source: Minutes of the Battle Creek Sanitarium and Benevolent Association, March 31, 1943.  Join us on Patreon!

    The Nazis, part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 35:00


    In this episode, we talk about how the Adventist strategy of dealing with the Nazis compared with other small American Christian denominations in Germany. We also talk about the plight of Jewish Adventists and what we can learn from it all. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Listen: http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory      

    The Nazis, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 33:43


    In this episode, we talk about the General Conference's complicity in a bold political bid to win Nazi favor for German Adventists. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Listen: http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory      

    The Nazis, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2020 36:19


    In this episode, we talk about the reasons German Adventists accommodated themselves to the new Nazi regime, as well as some reasons why Adventists outside of Germany did not. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Listen: http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory      

    The Spirit of Washburn

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 35:57


    In this episode, we talk about the final feud between Judson Washburn and William Warren Prescott (over the Trinity), as well as the General Conference's position on non-combatancy.  The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Listen: http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory    

    Good Genes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 29:07


    In this episode, we talk about why Adventists were attracted to the eugenics movement, and how all of it led to those darn Nazis. Also, we get to use the word nefandum, which is always a plus. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Listen: http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    The Honored Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2020 33:15


    In this episode, we talk about how deaths of the pioneering generations and Adventist missionaries combined to create an almost mythological reverence for "the honored dead" in the church. The Adventist History Podcast is a monthly podcast telling a story of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Listen: http://adventisthistorypodcast.org/ Support: https://www.patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adventisthistorypodcast/ Watch: http://youtube.com/c/adventisthistory

    The Great Depression

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 26:12


    In this episode, we talk about how the Great Depression impacted the Seventh-day Adventist Church. We also talk about how the "fundamentalization" of Adventist culture suffocated people like W.W. Prescott, Willie White, and A.G. Daniells. Support this podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast

    Modernizing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 31:08


    In this episode, we look at a few ways the Adventist bureaucracy began following the world around them in "modernizing" the church: developing a ministerial reading course, working policy, fundamental beliefs, and a church manual.  Support this podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast

    Why He Left

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 44:02


    In this episode, we take a closer look at why Ludwig Conradi left the Seventh-day Adventist Church -- and how his leaving is part of a historic trend of leavers. Support this podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast

    A Star is Born / A Star is Fallen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 29:42


    In this episode, we look at talent churn in the Adventist Church in the examples of three Adventist leaders. No sooner was a star born, then two more were fallen. Support this podcast on Patreon: patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast

    The Color Line, part 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 33:12


    In this episode, we check in with Louis Sheafe and meet James K. Humphrey, who will absolutely, positively, never leave the church like Sheafe did.  Patron: patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast

    Will and Arthur's Excellent Adventure

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2020 37:37


    In this episode, we catch up with Arthur G. Daniells in his post-presidential life and meet William Ambrose Spicer - the man who replaced him. Patron: patreon.com/AdventistHistoryPodcast

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