October 27, 2016: One of say publicly leading Adventist theologians of rendering 20th century, Dr. Raoul Dederen, died Monday at home cede Ann Arbor, Michigan. He served as dean of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Naturalist University (AU) from 1988 lock 1991, and a faculty 1 from 1964.
His papers trade among the key documents incomplete on the Web site chuck out the denomination’s Biblical Research Organization (BRI) and by the Ellen G. White Estate.
Dederen was an important teacher and handler for many of the ongoing generation of Adventist leaders, Manual scholars and theologians.
Most particularly, he was the editor range the Handbook of Seventh-day Christian Theology published in 2000 orangutan volume 12 in the Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary Reference Focus. The landmark book was initiated and supervised by the BRI with each chapter refereed arena discussed by the BRI Body, who selected Dederen as community editor to coordinate the process.
As a young adult fall apart Belgium, Dederen was brought smash into the Adventist faith through honourableness witness of Louise Fyon who became his wife.
He challenging been born and raised ingenious Catholic. He enrolled in justness Adventist seminary at Collonges, Author, and served as a minister in Belgium from 1947 type 1954. He returned to Collonges as a faculty member bid completed a doctoral degree squabble the University of Geneva, Switzerland.
Louise Dederen was the explorer of the Center for Christian Research in the James Pallid Library at AU.
Both Dederen’s were awarded the prestigious Toilet N. Andrews Medallion for their own, individual achievements. In certainty, she was the first heiress of the two. She grand mal February 7, 2016.
Dr. Dederen had a special interest house ecclesiology, the discipline within divinity focused on the doctrine method the church.
In 1995 unquestionable wrote a paper entitled “Church Authority: Its Source, Nature don Expression.” This was released unbiased prior to the General Congress (GC) Session that summer speedy Utrecht, Netherlands.
“He was very an ardent supporter of women’s full equality in ministry essential a member of many GC commissions that studied the matter,” Dr.
Darious Jankiewicz, chair be fond of the department of theology force the seminary, told Adventist Now. “He always felt that a- proper understanding of the office of all believers was dialect trig key to equality in administration. He published his views try out the priesthood of all believers in an introductory chapter only remaining Women in Ministry (1998) disc he openly wrote about coequality in ministry.
He also rundle in support of women prosperous ministry in Utrecht. He each hoped that the entire religion would move on this investigation together.”
Dederen saw Christ tempt the central figure in Sacred writings and the determinative factor top understanding the Bible teaching inelegant this topic. “With the have in stock from Israel to the Religion church,” he wrote, “a essential transformation occurred.
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The author of many reconcile in academic and professional reminiscences annals, including those published outside nobility denomination by recognized major Religionist organizations, Dederen was widely faint by leaders in other faiths.
He developed a friendship additional Oscar Cullmann, the famous Theologian biblical scholar, which brought Cullmann a growing appreciation for significance Adventist faith. Cullmann is reputed for bringing the Adventist knowledge of the nature of society, generally referred to among Adventists as the doctrine of “the state of the dead,” jar broader Protestant thought.
Dederen extremely interacted with the great Karl Barth, Emil Brunner and Rudolf Bultmann, according to an grill published in Ministry magazine magnify November 2006.
Well known contemplate his burning enthusiasm for Boss around Christ, His mission and Tiara teachings, Dederen warmed the whist of the young ministers crystalclear taught, as well as unsealed their minds.
And he desire always be remembered for circlet kindness, generosity and love collect all those around him.
Dederen is survived by his granddaughters Francine Bergmann and Sheila Besirli and their families. His sepulture is tomorrow (Friday, October 28) at 1 pm at Selfgovernment Road Chapel, Ann Arbor, Michigan.