English translation of an interview in Zelota magazine, Brazil, published April 2021. Interview with Dr. Ronald Lawson, an Adventist sociologist scholar, about the relations between the Adventist church and politics around the world Dr. Ronald Lawson is an Australian Adventist sociologist, now living in the US, who spent two decades interviewing around 5,700 Adventists all…… Continue reading Embracing Authoritarians: Seventh-day Adventism and Dictatorships
Category: Sect-State Relations
Adventists and Governments: A Preference for Dictators?
During November I will be sharing a series of video presentations, rather than papers. (Please note: the video link does not show up in the preview image on the main page.) This one was presented on 26 October 2019 at the Roy Branson Legacy Sabbath School class in Loma Linda, California.
Comparing the Geographic Distribution, Growth and Statistical Reliability of Mormons, Adventists and Witnesses
During November I will be sharing a series of video presentations, rather than papers. (Please note: the video does not show up in the preview image on the main page. Click the title above to see the video.) This one was presented on 12 October 2019 at the Roy Branson Legacy Sabbath School class in…… Continue reading Comparing the Geographic Distribution, Growth and Statistical Reliability of Mormons, Adventists and Witnesses
In and Out of the World
Scriptures: II Cor.6:14-7:1; Matt.5:13-16 Our two scripture passages are often interpreted in conflicting ways when they are applied to the question of how the Christian is to relate to society: how can a people be separate from unbelievers while also being the salt of the earth? How can we salt the earth while remaining in…… Continue reading In and Out of the World
In the Wake of the State: Seventh-day Adventism and Apartheid in South Africa
During the Apartheid period in South Africa, the Seventh-day Adventist Church not only failed to critique the discriminatory system, but it formalized the establishment of internal apartheid within the Church, with two (and for some time three) separate race-based organizational structures that had very little contact with one another, and segregated congregations, schools, and welfare…… Continue reading In the Wake of the State: Seventh-day Adventism and Apartheid in South Africa
Ronald L. Lawson Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Queens College, CUNY 