- Presents -

ATS Spring Symposium

Oakwood University
April 14-16, 2016
Free to the Public
In both Scripture and history the prophetic voice has
repeatedly called for the establishment of social justice
in our broken world. Join us as an international team
of religious scholars examine this important topic
from a variety of different perspectives.

Thursday
April 14
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Friday
April 15
8:30 am - 12:15 pm
2:00 pm - 5:10 pm
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Saturday
April 16
2:30 pm - 6:00 pm

Business and Technology Building

Oakwood University

Presenters:
Nicholas P. Miller,
Key Note Speaker

Andrews University

Patrick Etough Anani

Cosendai Adventist
University

Finbar S. Benjamin
Oakwood University

Kessia Reyne Bennett

Trinity Evangelical
Divinity School

Canute Birch
All Nations, Ooltewah

Dedrick Blue
Oakwood University

Felix Cortez
Andrews University

Kenley D. Hall
Andrews University

Schedule:
Thursday, April 14, 2016
7:30

Welcome, Carl P. Cosaert, ATS President-Elect

8:00

Ellen White, Natural Rights, & Social Justice,

Nicholas P. Miller, Keynote Speaker

Friday, April 15, 2016

Morning Session
8:30

Worship, Dedrick Blue

9:00

Social Justice in Ancient Israel in its Ancient Near East,

Patrick Etough Anani

9:15

A Promise Land for the Stranger, Erick Mendieta

9:50 Break
10:05 The Meaning of Weaker Vessel in 1 Peter 3:7,

Gilbert Ojwang
10:50 The Apocalyptic Vision: Adventisms Imperative

for Social Justice, Matthew Lucio
11:35 Defragmenting Theological Education and the Mission

of Social Justice, Finbar S. Benjamin
Afternoon Session
2:00

Disappointments, Segregation, and Reconciliation

in the Remnant, Canute Birch

2:45

Divided Disciples and Social Injustice, Stephen Reasor

3:25 Break

Matthew Lucio
Mason City, IA

Erick Mendieta
Andrews University

Timothy Nixon
Lake Region Conference

3:40

The Sabbath as Liberation Theology, Kessia Reyne Bennett

4:25

Ellen G. White: Prophetic Voice of Radical Abolitionism,

Kenley D. Hall

Evening Session
8:00

Adventism, the Bible, and Social Justice,

Nicholas P. Miller, Keynote Speaker

Sabbath, April 16, 2016

Isaac Olatunji Jr.

Oakwood University

Gilbert Ojwang

2:30

Black Lives Matter & The Church, Timothy Nixon

3:15

The Mission-Charity Dilemma, Felix Cortez, ATS President

3:55 Break

Oakwood University

4:10

Ellen White and Social Justice, Isaac Olatunji Jr.

Stephen Reasor

5:00

Panel Discussion - Timothy Nixon, Felix Cortez,

Isaac Olatunji Jr.

Burman University