Julius Nam

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Julius Nam (Korean name Juhyeok) (19 October 1968—) is an assistant professor of religion at Loma Linda University School of Religion in California, and a commissioned minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He teaches Adventist history and theology.[1] He is active in the American Academy of Religion, Adventist Society for Religious Studies and the Association of Seventh-day Adventist Historians. He blogs at ProgressiveAdventism.com.

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[edit] Biography

Nam received a BA in religion from Andrews University in 1990, followed by a MA in systematic theology in 1992, from the same institution. He served as a church pastor in Korea, Michigan and Southern California. He married Iris Choi in 1993, and they have two sons, Sherwin born in 1994 and Ansel born in 1995.

From 2001 to 2005 he was the editor of Compass, a monthly magazine for Korean Adventist youth and young adults in North America. He taught at Pacific Union College for three years, teaching a broad range of Christian subjects. In 2005 he received a PhD in Church History/Adventist Studies in 2005, also from Andrews University. His thesis is entitled, "Reactions to Seventh-day Adventist Evangelical Conferences and Questions on Doctrine (1955–1971)"[2] (Chapter 4 available online) and was completed under the guidance of George Knight. His thesis served as a catalyst for the October 2007 conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Questions on Doctrine.[1]

In 2006 the Pacific Union Conference "commissioned" him to ministry in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The same year, Nam moved to Loma Linda, California when his wife was accepted into the Loma Linda University School of Dentistry, and he accepted a teaching position at the university.

Nam was one of the organizers of the 2007 Questions on Doctrine conference marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of book. The conference was largely precipitated by his doctoral thesis. The book represented major interactions between Adventists and other conservative Christians, yet has been very controversial. The conference was unique in that it gave people with widely differing views opportunity to present a paper, and "no prominent players in the controversy... were left out".[3] It was considered a great success by the attendees, and a time of some healing of longstanding tensions. Nam presented the paper, "The Questions on Doctrine Saga: Contours and Lessons".

[edit] Writings and presentations

Nam has published a series of interview with influential Adventists on his blog. Some of these have been published in magazines, including "In Japan, Adventists find Willow Creek bridge to the unchurched", an interview of Yasuki Miyamoto in Spectrum v35, Sum, p9-11,62 (Spectrum Interview, original blog); and "Looking at Adventism", an interview of Seeking a Sanctuary co-author Keith Lockhart in Record March 17, 2007, p.8–9 (original blog version).

He has written numerous research papers and presented them at many different conferences. He blogs at ProgressiveAdventism.com.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Presenters at the Questions on Doctrine 50th Anniversary Conference
  2. ^ Juhyeok Nam (2005). Reactions to the Seventh-day Adventist Evangelical Conferences and Questions on Doctrine 1955-1971. Berrien Springs, Michigan: Andrews University. 
  3. ^ Robert Johnston, professor emeritus of New Testament at Andrews University as quoted in Conference Provides Forum for Dialogue. Andrews University news (November 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-28.

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