Andrews Professors Contribute to Oxford Handbook

On Seventh-day Adventism

Ten years ago, after delivering a well-received presentation at the annual American Society of Church History meeting, Michael Campbell, North American Division director of Archives, Statistics, and Research, pitched the idea of a book on Adventism to the head book editor at Oxford University Press.

Intrigued by Campbell’s introduction to Adventist scholarship, the editor invited him to submit a proposal. Their conversation was the catalyst for the groundbreaking Oxford Handbook of Seventh-day Adventism, a 39-chapter volume published in 2024 after much prayer and revision.

While the church has published its own history books, Campbell said, “This is the first reference book about Seventh-day Adventism ever published by a major university press.” He noted that “this book will appear in almost every [prominent] academic university library in the world, whether in print or through academic databases, so it is a chance to explain and share what we believe.”

Campbell credits his team of contributors and editors with bringing this vision to life. His co-editors included scholars Christie Chui-Shan Chow, David Holland, Denis Kaiser, and Nicholas Miller. Adventist historian George R. Knight contributed to the chapters on Adventist education and lifestyle and played a significant role as the project took shape.

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