Fritz Guy
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Fritz Guy is a Seventh-day Adventist
theologian and Research Professor of Philosophical Theology
at La Sierra University
in Riverside
, California
. He has worked as a college and university professor, an academic administrator, and a church pastor. In recent years Guy has positioned himself at the cutting edge of progressive Adventist
theology, with lectures and articles exploring the temporality of God, the hope of universal salvation
, the theology
of creation, and the morality of same-sex relationships. In a 1985 survey of North American Adventist
academics, Guy tied for fourth place among the Adventist authors who had most influenced them. In 1989, Gary Chartier
noted a widespread view that Guy "was the leading Adventist systematic theologian of his generation."
, Minnesota
, Guy graduated from Cedar Lake Academy (now Great Lakes Adventist Academy
) in Michigan
in 1948. After initially planning to complete a physics major, Guy earned a BA in theology from La Sierra College (now La Sierra University
) in 1952. Following work as a pastor and evangelist in southern California and marriage to Marcia Janice Specht in 1954, he enrolled at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
, then in Washington, D.C.
, receiving an MA in theology in 1955. He served as assistant editor of The Youth's Instructor (later Insight
) for three years.
He became a member of the La Sierra faculty in 1961, the same year in which he took a BD from the Seminary (by then located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and becoming part of what is now Andrews University
). Guy earned a PhD in Christian theology from the University of Chicago
, where his dissertation was supervised by Langdon Gilkey
, in 1971. Distinguished historian of American religion Martin E. Marty
later recalled: “years after [Guy] left [the University of Chicago Divinity School
], . . . Langdon Gilkey
. . . was doing some reviewing of our graduates. I remember him saying that when he looked over the cohort of students and graduates, he said that as good a theological mind as he’d met at Chicago, a mind well put to use, was Fritz Guy’s.” During his Chicago study leave, La Sierra became a campus of Loma Linda University; he served as associate dean (1972–74) and dean (1974–77) of Loma Linda's College of Arts and Sciences. He left California in 1977 to take up an appointment as Professor of Theology at Andrews University. During this period he served as secretary of the university committee that drafted a new Statement of Fundamental Beliefs
for the Adventist Church, which was subsequently adopted (with some revisions) by the church’s 1980 General Conference session
in Dallas
, Texas
.
Guy returned to California in 1984, this time as pastor for university faculty and staff relations and theologian-in-residence at the Loma Linda University Church
. Appointed president of the newly independent La Sierra University in 1990, he rejoined the full-time faculty in 1993 as University Professor of Theology and Philosophy. Since 2002, he has been Research Professor of Philosophical Theology; he is currently the senior active member of La Sierra's faculty. He is the author of one book and of sixty-five published articles and essays, and the co-editor of three books. While his published work has focused at various points on most of the traditional loci of systematic theology
as well as on a number of topics related to ethics
, the philosophy of religion
, and higher education
, his principal research interests are theological method, the philosophy of time, and the relationship between religion and science
.
Guy served as president of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies
in 1980. He received a Rockefeller Fellowship for doctoral study in 1967–68. He was Andrews University’s honored alum in 1985 and alum of the year for Loma Linda University’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1988. La Sierra presented him with an honorary Doctor of Divinity
degree in 2002.
Fritz and Marcia Guy became the parents of three children — Linda, Richard, and Susan. Marcia Guy died in 2006.
Articles and pamphlets:
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Unpublished research:
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
theologian and Research Professor of Philosophical Theology
Philosophical Theology
Philosophical theology is the disciplined employment of philosophical methods in developing or analyzing theological concepts. It therefore includes natural theology as well as philosophical treatments of orthodox and heterodox theology....
at La Sierra University
La Sierra University
La Sierra University is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Adventist Accrediting Association...
in Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. He has worked as a college and university professor, an academic administrator, and a church pastor. In recent years Guy has positioned himself at the cutting edge of progressive Adventist
Progressive Adventism
Progressive Adventists are members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church who disagree with certain beliefs traditionally held by mainstream Adventism and officially by the church. They are often described as liberal Adventism by other Adventists, the term "progressive" is generally preferred as a...
theology, with lectures and articles exploring the temporality of God, the hope of universal salvation
Universal reconciliation
In Christian theology, universal reconciliation is the doctrine that all sinful and alienated human souls—because of divine love and mercy—will ultimately be reconciled to God.Universal salvation may be related to the perception of a problem of Hell, standing opposed to ideas...
, the theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
of creation, and the morality of same-sex relationships. In a 1985 survey of North American Adventist
North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists
The Seventh-day Adventist Church in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda is officially organized as the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists...
academics, Guy tied for fourth place among the Adventist authors who had most influenced them. In 1989, Gary Chartier
Gary Chartier
Gary William Chartier is an American legal scholar, philosopher, theologian, and "left-wing market anarchist." He currently serves as Associate Professor of Law and Business Ethics and Associate Dean of the School of Business at La Sierra University in Riverside, California...
noted a widespread view that Guy "was the leading Adventist systematic theologian of his generation."
Biography
Born on April 19, 1930, in St. CloudSt. Cloud, Minnesota
St. Cloud is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and the largest population center in the state's central region. The population was 65,842 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Stearns County...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, Guy graduated from Cedar Lake Academy (now Great Lakes Adventist Academy
Great Lakes Adventist Academy
Great Lakes Adventist Academy is a co-educational Seventh-day Adventist secondary boarding school located in Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States.-Academics:...
) in Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
in 1948. After initially planning to complete a physics major, Guy earned a BA in theology from La Sierra College (now La Sierra University
La Sierra University
La Sierra University is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Adventist Accrediting Association...
) in 1952. Following work as a pastor and evangelist in southern California and marriage to Marcia Janice Specht in 1954, he enrolled at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary
The Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary is the seminary located at Andrews University in Michigan, the Seventh-day Adventist Church's flagship university...
, then in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, receiving an MA in theology in 1955. He served as assistant editor of The Youth's Instructor (later Insight
Insight (Adventist magazine)
Insight is a weekly magazine aimed at Seventh-day Adventist young people, published by Review and Herald. It has been described as one of the "most important" Adventist magazines.- History :...
) for three years.
He became a member of the La Sierra faculty in 1961, the same year in which he took a BD from the Seminary (by then located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and becoming part of what is now Andrews University
Andrews University
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...
). Guy earned a PhD in Christian theology from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, where his dissertation was supervised by Langdon Gilkey
Langdon Brown Gilkey
Langdon Brown Gilkey was an American Protestant Ecumenical theologian.- Early life and education :...
, in 1971. Distinguished historian of American religion Martin E. Marty
Martin E. Marty
Martin Emil Marty is an American Lutheran religious scholar who has written extensively on 19th century and 20th century American religion. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1956, and served as a Lutheran pastor from 1952 to 1962 in the suburbs of Chicago...
later recalled: “years after [Guy] left [the University of Chicago Divinity School
University of Chicago Divinity School
The University of Chicago Divinity School is a graduate institution at the University of Chicago dedicated to the training of academics and clergy across religious boundaries...
], . . . Langdon Gilkey
Langdon Brown Gilkey
Langdon Brown Gilkey was an American Protestant Ecumenical theologian.- Early life and education :...
. . . was doing some reviewing of our graduates. I remember him saying that when he looked over the cohort of students and graduates, he said that as good a theological mind as he’d met at Chicago, a mind well put to use, was Fritz Guy’s.” During his Chicago study leave, La Sierra became a campus of Loma Linda University; he served as associate dean (1972–74) and dean (1974–77) of Loma Linda's College of Arts and Sciences. He left California in 1977 to take up an appointment as Professor of Theology at Andrews University. During this period he served as secretary of the university committee that drafted a new Statement of Fundamental Beliefs
28 Fundamentals
The 28 Fundamentals are a core set of theological beliefs held by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Traditionally, Adventists have been opposed to the formulation of creeds. It is claimed that the 28 Fundamentals are descriptors not prescriptors; that is, that they describe the official position of...
for the Adventist Church, which was subsequently adopted (with some revisions) by the church’s 1980 General Conference session
General Conference Session
The General Conference Session is the official world meeting of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. The first session was held on May 20, 1863 with 20 delegates in attendance, and it is now held quinquennially ....
in Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.
Guy returned to California in 1984, this time as pastor for university faculty and staff relations and theologian-in-residence at the Loma Linda University Church
Loma Linda University Church
The Loma Linda University Church of Seventh-day Adventists is a Seventh-day Adventist church in Loma Linda, California. It is home to one of the largest Adventist congregations in the world, with about 7,000 members....
. Appointed president of the newly independent La Sierra University in 1990, he rejoined the full-time faculty in 1993 as University Professor of Theology and Philosophy. Since 2002, he has been Research Professor of Philosophical Theology; he is currently the senior active member of La Sierra's faculty. He is the author of one book and of sixty-five published articles and essays, and the co-editor of three books. While his published work has focused at various points on most of the traditional loci of systematic theology
Systematic theology
In the context of Christianity, systematic theology is a discipline of Christian theology that attempts to formulate an orderly, rational, and coherent account of the Christian faith and beliefs...
as well as on a number of topics related to ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
, the philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion
Philosophy of religion is a branch of philosophy concerned with questions regarding religion, including the nature and existence of God, the examination of religious experience, analysis of religious language and texts, and the relationship of religion and science...
, and higher education
Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
, his principal research interests are theological method, the philosophy of time, and the relationship between religion and science
Relationship between religion and science
The relationship between religion and science has been a focus of the demarcation problem. Somewhat related is the claim that science and religion may pursue knowledge using different methodologies. Whereas the scientific method basically relies on reason and empiricism, religion also seeks to...
.
Guy served as president of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies
Adventist Society for Religious Studies
The Adventist Society for Religious Studies is a Seventh-day Adventist scholarly community whose purpose is "to provide intellectual and social fellowship among its members and encourage scholarly pursuits in all religious studies disciplines, particularly with reference to the Seventh-day...
in 1980. He received a Rockefeller Fellowship for doctoral study in 1967–68. He was Andrews University’s honored alum in 1985 and alum of the year for Loma Linda University’s College of Arts and Sciences in 1988. La Sierra presented him with an honorary Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
degree in 2002.
Fritz and Marcia Guy became the parents of three children — Linda, Richard, and Susan. Marcia Guy died in 2006.
Publications
Books:- Meeting the Secular Mind: Some Adventist Perspectives, co-edited with Humberto M. Rasi (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University PressAndrews University PressAndrews University Press is an academic publishing authority operated under the auspices of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Established with minimal funding in 1969, a permanent director was appointed in 1979...
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B000ZOR5PY - Thinking Theologically: Adventist Christianity and the Interpretation of Faith (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 1999; publisher's page). ISBN 978-1883925277
- Understanding Genesis: Contemporary Adventist Perspectives, co-edited with Brian Bull and Ervin Taylor (Riverside, CA: Adventist TodayAdventist TodayAdventist Today is a bimonthly Christian magazine representing a progressive Seventh-day Adventist perspective. First published in 1993, it is currently edited by J. David Newman, the former editor of Ministry...
Foundation, 2006). ISBN 0978614119 - Christianity and Homosexuality: Some Seventh-day Adventist Perspectives, co-edited with David Ferguson and David R. Larson (Roseville, CA: Adventist ForumsAdventist ForumsAdventist Forums is an international non-profit organization of Seventh-day Adventists. It publishes Spectrum magazine. Its stated aim is to create community through open conversation. Local groups of the association are known as local forum chapters...
, 2008)
Articles and pamphlets:
- “‘The Lord’s Day’ in the Letter of Ignatius to the Magnesians.” Andrews University Seminary StudiesAndrews University Seminary StudiesAndrews University Seminary Studies is a refereed scholarly Christian journal published by the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. It is issued twice a year from Berrien Springs, MI. The journal was founded in 1963 and currently has a circulation of 600 copies...
, 2 (1964): 1-17. - “Conversion,” “Sin,” and “Virgin BirthVirgin BirthThe virgin birth of Jesus is a tenet of Christianity and Islam which holds that Mary miraculously conceived Jesus while remaining a virgin. The term "virgin birth" is commonly used, rather than "virgin conception", due to the tradition that Joseph "knew her not till she brought forth her firstborn...
,” in Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia, ed. Don F. Neufeld, 303-4, 1196–97, 1379. Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald, 1966. Rev. ed. 1976; 349-50, 1351–52, 1556. - “Comments on a Recent Whiteheadian Doctrine of God.” Andrews University Seminary Studies, 4 (1966): 107-34.
- “Divine Forgiveness as Experienced Event.” Andrews University Seminary Studies, 5 (1967): 87-100.
- “The Consecration of an Educated Mind.” Loma Linda University Scope, 7/19 (Aug.-Sept. 1970): 21, 24, 29, 30.
- “Affirming the Reality of God.” In The Stature of Christ: Essays in Honor of Edward HeppenstallEdward HeppenstallEdward E. Heppenstall was a leading Bible scholar and theologian of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. A 1985 questionnaire of North American Adventist lecturers revealed Heppenstall was the Adventist writer who had most influenced them.- Biography :Heppenstall was born in 1901 at Rotherham,...
, ed. Vern Carner and Gary Stanhiser, 13-22. Loma Linda, CA: Privately printed, 1970. - “Calvin, John,” and “Zwingli, Ulrich.” In The Westminster Dictionary of the Christian Church, ed. Jerald L. Brauer, 147-49, 886-87. Philadelphia: Westminster, 1971.
- “Contemporary Adventism and the Crisis of Belief.” SpectrumSpectrum (magazine)Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums, published four times a year. It was 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...
, 4/1 (winter 1972): 19-28. - “The Meaning of the Sabbath,” Insight, 5/6 (5 Feb. 1974): 16-18; 5/7 (12 Feb. 1974): 16-18; 5/8 (19 Feb. 1973): 12-13.
- “How ‘Secular’ Should Adventist Theology Be?” MinistryMinistry (magazine)Ministry: International Journal for Pastors is an international monthly magazine for Christian ministers, with a circulation of approximately 100,000. It is published by the Ministerial Association , an official body of the worldwide Adventist church. It is aimed at pastors and ministers of the...
, 47/10 (Oct. 1974): 8-9; 47/11 (Nov. 1974): 8-9. - “How Jesus’ Death Affects Your Own.” These Times, 83/14 (Dec. 1974): 23-25.
- “The Presence of Ultimacy,” Spectrum, 9/1 (winter 1977): 48-54. Reprinted in Festival of the Sabbath, ed. Roy Branson, 29-41. Takoma Park, MD: Association of Adventist ForumsAdventist ForumsAdventist Forums is an international non-profit organization of Seventh-day Adventists. It publishes Spectrum magazine. Its stated aim is to create community through open conversation. Local groups of the association are known as local forum chapters...
, 1985. - “What Does ChristianityChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
Offer Me?” These Times, 87/3 (Mar. 1978): 16-18. - “The Misunderstanding of the Church.” Ministry, 53/8 (Aug. 1980): 8-10.
- “Confidence in Salvation: The Meaning of the Sanctuary,” Spectrum, 11/2 (Nov. 1980): 44-52.
- “Why I Am a Christian.” Signs of the Times, (108/7 (July 1981), 10-11, 14. Spanish: “Por que soi Christiano.” El CentinelaEl Centinela (Signs)El Centinela is a Christian Seventh-day Adventist magazine published monthly in Spanish by the Pacific Press publishing house. El Centinela is one of the oldest Christian magazines in Spanish....
, 86/2 (Feb. 1982): 8-10. - “Adventist Theology Today.” Spectrum, 12/1 (Sept. 1981): 6-14.
- “Bridge of Assurance: A Sanctuary Theology for Today.” College People, 2/7 (Nov. 1982): 22-25.
- “A Time for Being: Or, Why Karl Marx Should Have Gone to Sabbath SchoolSabbath SchoolSabbath School is a function of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh Day Baptist and some other sabbatarian denominations.-Program Context:...
.” Insight, 14/5 (1 Feb. 1983): 11-12. - “Good News From the Heavenly Sanctuary: God’s Continuing Initiative.” Spectrum, 14/1 (Aug. 1983): 39-46.
- “On Becoming Radical Christians.” Adventist Review, 163/15 (10 Apr. 1986): 14-15.
- “The Secular Meaning of the Sabbath.” In Meeting the Secular Mind: Some Adventist Perspectives, ed. Humberto M. Rasi and Fritz Guy, 139-53. Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University PressAndrews University PressAndrews University Press is an academic publishing authority operated under the auspices of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Established with minimal funding in 1969, a permanent director was appointed in 1979...
, 1985; rev. ed. 1987. - “A Frank Look at Ellen WhiteEllen G. WhiteEllen Gould White was a prolific author and an American Christian pioneer. She, along with other Sabbatarian Adventist leaders, such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, would form what is now known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Ellen White reported to her fellow believers her...
.” Adventist Review, 163/28 (10 July 1986): 8-10. - “Dynamics of the Advent Hope,” in Pilgrimage of Hope, ed. Roy Branson, 109-21. Takoma Park, MD: Association of Adventist ForumsAdventist ForumsAdventist Forums is an international non-profit organization of Seventh-day Adventists. It publishes Spectrum magazine. Its stated aim is to create community through open conversation. Local groups of the association are known as local forum chapters...
, 1986. - “What the Trinity Means to Me.” Adventist Review, 163/37 (11 Sept. 1986): 12-14.
- “Toward a Seventh-day Adventist Theology of Church: Some Proposed Additions to the Agenda.” Church Ministry Report, 1/1 (Spring 1987): 1-5.
- “Theological Reflections Regarding AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
.” Loma Linda University Ethics Center Update, 3/2 (May 1987): 2, 8. - “Eternity in Time.” Adventist Review, 164/22 (28 May 1987): 8-11.
- “The Future and the Present: The Meaning of the Advent Hope.” In The Advent Hope in Scripture and History, ed. V. Norskov Olsen, 211-29. Hagerstown: Review and HeraldReview and HeraldReview and Herald may refer to either of the following Seventh-day Adventist entities:* Adventist Review, the official church newspaper, formerly known as the Review and Herald* Review and Herald Publishing Association...
, 1987. - “For Adventists: An Imperative to Do Something.” Spectrum, 18/1 (Oct. 1987): 20-25.
- “Toward Gender Inclusiveness in Adventist Education: Some Personal (and Partisan) Observations.” Journal of Adventist Education, 50/3 (Feb.-Mar. 1988): 9-10, 33-35.
- “The Ultimate Triumph of Love.” Adventist Review, 165/32 (11 Aug. 1988): 12-14.
- “The Universality of God’s Love.” In The Grace of God, the Will of Man, ed. Clark H. PinnockClark PinnockClark H. Pinnock was a Christian theologian, apologist and author. He was Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology at McMaster Divinity College.-Education and career:...
, 31-49. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989. - “Ethical and Legal Dimensions of AIDSAIDSAcquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus...
for the Health Professions.” In AIDS and the Health Professions, ed. Joyce W. Hopp and Elizabeth A. Rogers, 191-209. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis, 1989. - “Negotiating the Creation-Evolution Wars.” Spectrum, 20/1 (Oct. 1989), 40-46.
- “The Ultimacy of God’s Love.” Adventist Review, October, 1992.
- “The Future of Adventist Higher Education: A Look at the Options.” Journal of Adventist Education, April–May, 1994, 14-20.
- “A More ‘Liberalized’ Adventist Future.” Spectrum, 24/3 (Dec. 1994): 18-32,
- “The Journey of an Idea.” Adventist Heritage, 16/3 (Spr. 1995): 9-13
- “The Disappearance of Paradise.” In The Welcome Table: Setting a Place for Ordained Women, ed. Patricia A. Habada and Rebecca Frost Brillhart, 137-54. Langley ParkLangley ParkLangley Park can refer to as:LANGLEY* Langley Park, County Durham, England* Langley Park, Maryland, United States** Langley Park , an estate listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
, MD: TEAM, 1995. - Why Should the La Sierra University Church Ordain Women? (pamphlet) Riverside, CA: La Sierra University Church, 1995.
- “Thinking and Higher Education.” Preface to Thinking Critically: Views and Values in College Teaching, ed. Patricia Foster, v-vii. Riverside, CA: La Sierra University Press, 1996.
- “Revisioning General Education: The La Sierra Experience” (with Rennie Schoepflin). Journal of Adventist Education, Apr./May 1996, 4-7.
- “Four Ways into the Next Millennium.” Spectrum, 25/4 (June 1996): 25-31.
- “Connecting the Past to the Future.” Auxiliary News, 58/3 (Spring 1997): 5-7.
- “La Desaparición del Paraiso.” In Bienvenida a la Mesa: Preparando un Lugar en la Mess para la Mujer en el Ministerio, ed. Patricia A Habada and Rebecca Frost Brillhart, 133-51. Langley ParkLangley ParkLangley Park can refer to as:LANGLEY* Langley Park, County Durham, England* Langley Park, Maryland, United States** Langley Park , an estate listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
, MD: TEAM, 1997. - “La Sierra’s Tradition of Excellence in Education.” La Sierra Today, fall 1997, 34-35.
- “Time for Healing.” Adventist Review, Aug. 20, 1998, 22-24.
- “How Scripture Should Function in Theology,” Ministry, 71/3 (Mar., 1999): 18-22.
- The Moral Imperative to Ordain Women in Ministry (pamphlet). College Place, WA: Walla Walla College Church, 1999.
- “Genesis and Geology: Some Contemporary Theological Perspectives.” In Creation Reconsidered: Scientific, Biblical, and Theological Perspectives, ed. James L. Hayward, 289-301. Roseville, CA: Association of Adventist ForumsAdventist ForumsAdventist Forums is an international non-profit organization of Seventh-day Adventists. It publishes Spectrum magazine. Its stated aim is to create community through open conversation. Local groups of the association are known as local forum chapters...
, 2000). - “With All Our Minds,” University Vitæ, Nov. 16, 2000, 8, 7
- “God’s Time: Infinite TemporalityTemporalityTemporality is a term often used in philosophy in talking about the way time is. The traditional mode of temporality is a linear procession of past, present, and future....
and the Ultimate Reality of Becoming” Spectrum, 29/1 (winter 2001), 19-28 - “Can Education Be Both ‘Higher’ and ‘Adventist’?” Journal of Adventist Education, 64/4 (April–May 2002), 4-8.
- “Is There a Train Wreck in the Adventist Future?” Spectrum, 30/3 (summer 2002), 3, 79.
- “Interpreting Genesis 1 in the Twenty-first Century.” Spectrum, 31/2 (spring 2003), 5-16.
- “Then a Miracle Occurs,” with Brian Bull. Spectrum, 32/2 (spring 2004), 30-40; repr. Understanding Genesis: Contemporary Adventist Perspectives, 53-69. Riverside, CA: Adventist TodayAdventist TodayAdventist Today is a bimonthly Christian magazine representing a progressive Seventh-day Adventist perspective. First published in 1993, it is currently edited by J. David Newman, the former editor of Ministry...
Foundation, 2006. - “Uncovering the Origins of the Statement of Twenty-Seven Fundamental Beliefs.” Spectrum, 32/3 (summer 2004), 19-29.
- “Interview.” Shabbat Shalom, 51/2 (2004), 11-14.
- “How Inclusive Is Our Hope?” Spectrum, 33/2 (spring 2005), 16-25.
- “The Purpose and Function of Scripture: Preface to a Theology of Creation.” In Understanding Genesis: Contemporary Adventist Perspectives, 86-101. Riverside, CA: Adventist TodayAdventist TodayAdventist Today is a bimonthly Christian magazine representing a progressive Seventh-day Adventist perspective. First published in 1993, it is currently edited by J. David Newman, the former editor of Ministry...
Foundation, 2006. - “Same-Sex Love.” In Christianity and HomosexualityHomosexualityHomosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
: Some Seventh-day Adventist Perspectives, part 4, 43-62. Roseville, CA: Adventist ForumsAdventist ForumsAdventist Forums is an international non-profit organization of Seventh-day Adventists. It publishes Spectrum magazine. Its stated aim is to create community through open conversation. Local groups of the association are known as local forum chapters...
, 2008.
Book Reviews of:
- Toward An American Theology, by Herbert W. Richardson. Andrews University Seminary Studies, 7 (1969): 7-13.
- Prophetess of Health: A Study of Ellen G. White by Ronald L. Numbers. Spectrum, 8/2 (Jan. 1976): 20-27.
- The Gift of Time: Time in Culture and the Kingdom of God, by William. T. McConnell. Fides et Historia, 17/1 (fal1-winter 1984): 86-88.
- Passing on the Torch, by Roger Dudley. Journal of Adventist Education, 49/5 (summer 1987): 21, 37.
- Women in Ministry: Biblical and Historical Perspectives, ed. Nancy Jean Vyhmeister. Ministry 71/1 (Jan. 1999): 28-29.
- What, Then, Is Time, by Eva BrannEva BrannEva Brann is a former dean and the longest-serving tutor at St. John's College, Annapolis, and a 2005 recipient of the National Humanities Medal....
(Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 1999), in Time’s News, newsletter of the International Society for the Study of Time, 31 (Dec. 2000), 9-10. - Time, Creation and World Order, ed. Mogens Wegener (Aarhus, Denmark, and Oakville, CT: Aarhus University Press, 1999), KronoScope: Journal for the Study of Time, 2 (2002).
Unpublished research:
- "An Interpretation of the Concept of Conversion in the Published Writings of Ellen G. White" (MA thesis, 1955)
- "Man and His Time: Three Contemporary Theological Interpretations" (PhD dissertation, 1971)
See also
- La Sierra UniversityLa Sierra UniversityLa Sierra University is a Seventh-day Adventist co-educational university accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Adventist Accrediting Association...
- Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
- Seventh-day Adventist theology
- Seventh-day Adventist eschatology
External links
- Members of the faculty of the School of Religion at La Sierra University
- Proceedings from "Being Adventist in 21st Century Australia" Conference at Avondale CollegeAvondale CollegeAvondale College of Higher Education is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Avondale College has two campuses, Lake Macquarie being the primary campus situated in Cooranbong, New South Wales...
in 2002, at which Guy was the keynote speaker - Articles by Guy as catalogued in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)