Alden Thompson
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Alden L. Thompson is a Christian theologian, author and popular speaker and seminar presenter. He is the professor of biblical studies at Walla Walla College in Washington, United States. He has published several books and hundreds of scholarly and popular level articles, and is a leading theologian of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
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[edit] Biography
He graduated from Walla Walla College (WWC) in 1965 with a BA.[1] The same year he married Wanda Hoffman, who was also graduating from WWC, in nursing. Thompson graduated from Andrews University with an MA in 1966 and a BD in 1967.
After serving as a pastor in southeastern California from 1967 to 1970, he became a faculty member of Walla Walla College in 1970. From 1972 to 1974 the college sponsored him to go on doctoral study leave at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. He was awarded with a doctorate in Old Testament and Judaic Studies in 1974, and his dissertation was published in 1977 by Scholars Press.
In 1980 and 1981 he taught at Marienhoehe Seminary in Darmstadt, Germany. From 1986 to 1990 he served as the academic vice president of Walla Walla College, returning to full-time teaching in the School of Theology in 1990.
Alden and his wife Wanda have two daughters, Karin and Krista.
[edit] Publications
His books include
- 2005. Escape from the Flames: How Ellen White grew from fear to joy - and helped me to do it too (Pacific Press).
- 1995. Samuel: From the Danger of Chaos to the Danger of Power. Boise, ID: Pacific Press (part of The Abundant Life Bible Amplifier series)
- 1991. Inspiration: Hard Questions, Honest Answers,[2] (Review and Herald), now translated into German (Inspiration: Knifflige Fragen - Ehrliche Antworten, 1998) and Dutch (Inspiratie: Moeilijke vragen, eerlijke antwoorden, 2002)
- 1988. Who's Afraid of the Old Testament God? (Paternoster, 1988; Zondervan, 1989).
- 1977 Responsibility for Evil in the Theodicy of IV Ezra (Ph.D. thesis) Dissertation series, Society of Biblical Literature; no. 29)[3]
See the favourable review of Inspiration by evangelical Clark Pinnock, which was published in Spectrum.[4]
Thompson's speaking engagements and prolific writings cover many topics, including the Bible, especially the Old Testament, Ellen White studies, inspiration, and Adventist history.
[edit] External links
- Alden Thompson's homepage, which includes a brief biography and the full text of many articles.
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- From Sinai to Golgotha series, a five-part sequence published in the Adventist Review
[edit] References
- ^ Details in this section are from his homepage: Thompson, Alden. Brief Biographical Sketch for Alden Thompson. Retrieved on February 16, 2007.
- ^ Thompson, Alden (1991). Inspiration: Hard Questions, Honest Answers. Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald. ISBN 0-8280-0621-0.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/Responsibility-Evel-Theodicy-Ezra-Dissertation/dp/0891300910/ref=sr_1_8/102-2053107-3234517?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1173932613&sr=1-8
- ^ Pinnock, Clark (January 1994). "Alden Thompson's Inspiration: Why Is It A Cause Célèbre?" (PDF). Spectrum 23 (4): 51-52. ISSN 0890-0264. Retrieved on 2006-11-21.
| Preceded by Sakae Kubo |
President of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies 1987 |
Succeeded by James Londis |
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