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Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist Forum
Our goal is to foster community through conversation. This podcast is a companion to Spectrum, a journal established to encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice at all sides of a subject, to evaluate the merits of diverse views, and to foster intellectual and cultural growth. For more, go to: https://spectrummagazine.org/
Episodes
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumPart II: Politics with Dr. Corredera & Dr. Ray
Continuing our American politics series from last week, Vanessa Corredera, PhD, chair of the English Department at Andrews University and Courtney Ray, PhD…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumPolitics: Dr. Diller & Dr. Hines
Lisa Clark Diller, PhD, chair of the History department at Southern Adventist University and Jason Hines, PhD, associate professor in the department of…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumAlisa Williams on Annual Council
Spectrum managing editor Alisa Williams reports on global Adventist finances, electronic voting, and the changes to next year’s GC Session. We also discuss the…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumThe Adventist Footballer
With sports increasingly back from quarantine, I talk with a London-based Adventist who played semi-pro football (soccer) before returning to Sabbath…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumWeird Adventist Stories
Alisa Williams and Julius Nam join me to each tell and discuss stories from the less well history of Adventism. Alisa shares a story of a planted letter at the…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumSex (work), (hermeneutical) Lies, and a New Film about Hosea
Three emerging filmmakers share the inspiration for their beautiful and theologically complex retelling of the Hosea Bible story. Writer and director Ryan…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumDefund Healthcare?
I talk with Adventist Health + Rideout president Rick Rawson about how COVID-19 and mitigation controversies have impacted his community. We also discuss the…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRacism and History with Carmen Lau
Adventist Forum board chair, Carmen Lau, shares about how her white Southern Adventist upbringing blinded her to the realities of racism. We also talk about…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumBonnie Dwyer's Amazing Facts
Bonnie Dwyer, editor of Spectrum, talks about the latest issue of the journal, including the Black Lives Matter articles and the focus on science and art. In…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumThe Right Girls Documentary
This documentary, The Right Girls (2020), is about transgender women from Central America traveling in a caravan to the US border I talk with co-producer…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumThe Directors of “Boys State”
Winner of the U.S. Documentary Competition Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, “Boys State” explores a thousand member annual effort to form a…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumGo(o)d in Films, Books, Sports
Ryan Parker, PhD, joins me in discussing thoughtful cultural summerfare: Palm Springs, First Cow, House of Leaves, and how major sports are handling COVID and…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRacist Public Monuments
Garrison Hayes, Pastor for Generational Ministries at Community Praise Church, and I discuss the current news of public monument removal. We examine the…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumAdventists for Social Justice
Dr. Tiffany Llewellyn is the founder and president of Adventists for Social Justice. We discuss its founding, the growing anti-racist activism in Adventism…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRethinking Patriotism with a Patriot
Bill Cork, Assistant Director of Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries for the North American Division, shares his story of moving from Atlantic Union College to…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumJonny Moor
For our Ministering Under Quarantine series finale, I talk with Jonny Moor, a pastor in the Oregon Conference. He spoke frankly about a call to a new church…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumBryce Dallas Howard on DADS
Actress and film producer Bryce Dallas Howard, daughter of Ron Howard, chats about her new documentary, DADS. The film follows "six extraordinary fathers from…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumBlack Lives Matter
In light of the George Floyd murder and Black Lives Matter activism, we discuss the need for fewer sermons about forgiveness, the pros and cons of bias, and…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumIs Food Banking Church?
Michael Gibson serves as Pastor for Young Adults at the Keene Church and adjunct professor for Southwestern’s Religion Department. We discuss how his church…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumNick Zork: Music as Community
Nicholas Zork, PhD, is the minister for worship and the arts at Church of the Advent Hope in Manhattan. A singer-songwriter, composer, liturgical musician…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumFaithfully Distant & Socially Engaged
Keisha E. McKenzie, PhD., Director of Digital Strategy for Auburn Seminary, discusses the campaign to help faith communities remain socially engaged while…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumA Young Pastor Shares How Quarantine Affects His Work
Peter Flores, a pastor in Maine, shares how he creatively ministers to his congregation under quarantine. From visitation to devotional messages, 26-year old…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumBonnie Dwyer on COVID and Adventism
Spectrum editor Bonnie Dwyer discusses how the current pandemic has effected Adventism. From tithe to Sabbath school, she reflects on the changes to how the…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumNurse Sings About Death & Love
Worku is a songwriter, singer, speaker, and healthcare provider. With a voice that is both strong and soulful, Worku has forged a unique sound in the music…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumScott Teems Preaches
Continuing our series on media to watch under quarantine, I interview the great writer and director Scott Teems, on his new film The Quarry (2020) about a…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumJ.E.S.U.S.A.
Director Kevin Miller talks about the new documentary, J.E.S.U.S.A., produced by Adventist Forum board member Ken Peterson, that explores the relationship…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumA COVID-19 Survivor Tells His Story
Michael Bane was 42 and in good health when he began feeling sick last month. A few days later he was in the hospital fighting for his life. Michael talks with…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumReading the "The Plague" in the Time of COVID 19: Chap. 1 & 2
Ronald E. Osborn, Associate Professor of Ethics and Philosophy at La Sierra University, and host Alexander Carpenter discuss Albert Camus’ 1947 novel “The…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumFilmmaker George Nolfi
For your sheltering-in-place needs, special guest George Nolfi talks about his newest film, The Banker, starring Samuel L. Jackson and Anthony Mackie. We also…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumLLU Medical Students Talk Race and Health History
Loma Linda University medical students, Martha Duah and Adrienne Green, discuss their bioethics project, a podcast called “A Medical History of Color.” (Add…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumAn Ex-Pastor Finds Spirituality in Art
Recorded at the recent Spectrum conference Sammy Reyes, a former pastor, shares ideas for connecting imagination and inspiration to create a more humanistic…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRoad to the GC: Jason Hines on Unity
In the context of this summer's GC Session Jason Hines discusses his latest column on the Spectrum website. In addition to pondering the possibility and…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumCharles Scriven on Scripture
Legendary scholar, administrator, and former board chair of Adventist Forum, Charles Scriven gets passionate about the Bible. We discuss why Jesus is key to…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRay Tetz on Compliance and Communication
Ray Tetz, director of communication and community engagement for the Pacific Union Conference, explains what "noncompliance" means vs. what matters. He also…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumSaying NO to God
Yale Divinity student, Matthew Korpman, discusses growing up idolizing Adventist evangelists, how La Sierra University challenged him, and the controversial…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumA Conversation with Herbert Blomstedt
The conductor laureate Herbert Blomstedt discusses his strict and musical Adventist upbringing, his favorite hymns and the changing landscape of hymnals, why…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumPoetry & Honoring Dr. Ritland
Back to 1969, I read the first four poems to appear in Spectrum: poets include Ben Jacques, Isaac Johnson, James Londis, and Freidrich Nietzsche. Additionally…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumThe Writing Life: Ron Osborn
Prolific author Dr. Ron Osborn talks about current issues in Adventism, reads aloud from his book Death Before the Fall, and opens up about his experience with…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumDan Weber, NAD Communication Director
We kick off the new year with Dan Weber, director of communication for the North American Division. We discuss why diversity is the future of NAD health, his…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumThe Year in Adventism with Bonnie Dwyer
In our final podcast in 2019, Bonnie Dwyer, the editor of Spectrum, and Alexander Carpenter reflect on the year in Adventism including Annual Council and…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumThe Adventist Caricaturist
A figure in Adventist social media for over a decade, The Adventist Caricaturist reveals a little about his denominational past, laugh about Headship…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumIs There Room For A Blackness in Adventism?
Dr. Sydney Freeman, Jr., is an associate professor at the University of Idaho. He is founder and editor-in-chief of The Journal for the Study of Postsecondary…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumGordon Bietz: An NAD Higher Ed System
Retired Southern Adventist University president Gordon Bietz shares his vision for a North American Division Higher Educational System See…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumLGBTIQ+ Adventism with Dave Ferguson
I chat with Dave Ferguson, Director of Church Relations for Seventh-day Adventist Kinship International, an organization for current and former Adventists who…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumGossip Juice and the Meanings of Meetings: Annual Council & NAD
Alisa Williams, Managing Editor for the Spectrum website, reviews the North American Division Year-End Meetings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumGirl Meets Church: The Seventh-day Activist
Dr.Jaime Kolwessar serves with his wife Carlene, and two daughters, as a pastor of the City Temple Sda Church in Dallas Texas. He is widely known as the…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumAndrews University President Andrea Luxton
Andrews University president Andrea Luxton, PhD, joins Adventist Voices to discuss the state of her institution as well as the broader future of higher…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumA Social Focus for Adventist Healthcare?
This week Adventist Voices talks with Matt Gal, Regional Director of Population Health and Capitation Management for Adventist Health. He explains this…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumMoney, Sex, Power: Talking Annual Council with Bonnie Dwyer
Bonnie Dwyer, Spectrum editor, draws from her decades of Annual Council reporting to set the stage for this meeting of General Conference Executive Committee…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumLittle Debbie's Social Media Voice: Bryant Rodriguez
Bryant Rodriguez shares how he went from studying theology at Southern Adventist University to becoming the Digital and Social Media Strategist for McKee Foods…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumDick Osborn on the Future of Higher Ed
We kick off a new series focused on Adventist education with Richard Osborn, PhD, Vice President for WASC Senior College and University Commission. Previously…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRoad to the GC Session 3: Social Media and a Guide for First Timers
In our third episode of the "Road to the General Conference Session" series I chat with our social media stars from the last one: Rachel Logan and Alisa…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumADRA in The Bahamas
This week I talk with Nat Kofi Abu Bonsrah, the Emergency Response Planning Manager for the Adventist Development and Relief Agency's response to Hurricane…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumBurning Man, Art, and Spirituality with Leslie Foster
This week Leslie Foster connects art and spirituality, being a church elder and a Burning Man temple guardian. A graduate of Southern Adventist University…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumShakespeare, Race, and Adventism with Vanessa Corredera
Vanessa Corredera, PhD, joins Adventist Voices to talk about growing up crossing borders, her Andrews University course on Shakespeare and Race, and how…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRoad to the GC 2: Running to the City—Indianapolis
I chat with Humans of Adventism creator Kaleb Eisele about his hometown of Indianapolis, the site of the 2020 General Conference Session. We discuss the…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumJason Hines on Racism and Reconciliation
In this episode of Adventist Voices, I ask Adventist Forum boardmember Jason Hines about his recent column for Spectrum "Liberation and Reconciliation. We…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumIdentity for Adventists with Michael Nixon
Our Adventist Voice this week is the prophetic Michael Nixon, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at Andrews University. We discuss race, Adventist…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumShooting the Breeze: Favorite Books and Film
This week I talk with someone I've been shooting the breeze with for several decades: Ronald Osborn, Associate Professor of Ethics and Philosophy at La Sierra…
Adventist Voices by Spectrum: The Journal of the Adventist ForumRoad to the GC (Part 1)
This week we kick off a new series focused on the next General Conference Session. My guests are Bonnie Dwyer, editor of Spectrum and Raymond Dabrowski…