Arthur Nelson Patrick (23 February 1934 – 8 March 2013) was a

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theologian and historian. At the time of death, he was an honorary senior research fellow at

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, Australia. He also worked in pastoral ministry, evangelism, religion teaching, academic administration, and hospital chaplaincy for the Seventh-day Adventist church.Arthur Patrick: A Brief Biographical Sketch
on the SDAnet website. Accessed 2007-11-09

Biography

Patrick graduated from Avondale College with a

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(BA) in theology in 1957; then from the

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with a

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(MA) and Master of Divinity (M.Div.) in 1972; followed by a

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(D.Min.: Biblical Studies) from the

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in 1973. From 1976 till 1983 he was the founding director of the

Ellen G. White Ellen Gould White (née Harmon; November 26, 1827 – July 16, 1915) was an American woman author and co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Along with other Adventist leaders such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, she wa ...

/Seventh-day Adventist Research Centre, located within the Avondale College library and jointly funded by the South Pacific Division of the Adventist church and the

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. Patrick graduated with a

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(MLitt: ''Themes in the History of Women and Family'') from the University of New England in Australia during 1984, and a

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(PhD) from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 1992. From 1992 until 1996 Patrick was the senior chaplain at the Sydney Adventist Hospital. During the following two academic years he was a visiting lecturer at

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, teaching church history and pastoral ministry. Patrick's writings attempt, in particular, to survey Adventist Studies (including study of the life and writings of Ellen Gould White, 1827–1915). Patrick officially retired in 1998, whence one writer in ''Adventist Heritage'' magazine praised him for his contribution to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, adding Patrick's coworkers "will miss his warmth and his droll wit as well.".The Editor's Stump
section; see untitled note by

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below Patrick's editorial; ''

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'' 18:1 (Summer 1998), p5. In retirement he served as chair of the Professional Standards Committee for the South Pacific Division; chair of Women in Ministry, Incorporated; and as a research fellow at Avondale College. He was active in writing and publishing and was a presenter at th
50th Anniversary Conference
on the book ''

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'', held at Andrews University from 24–27 October 2007.Presenters
at the ''

'' 50th anniversary conference

Publications

Patrick wrote for a Seventh-day Adventist audience and published o
his site
as well as written chapters in books and articles for a range of Seventh-day Adventist magazines, including: '' Record'', '' Signs of the Times'', '' Ministry'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Spectrum: The Journal of the Association of Adventist Forums'', ''Adventist Today'', '' Church Heritage'', '' Lucas: An Evangelical History Review'', and the academic journal ''

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''.

Books

* ''Christianity and Culture in Colonial Australia: Selected Catholic, Anglican, Wesleyan and Adventist Perspectives, 1981-1900'' ( Sydney: Fast Books, 1993). PhD dissertation * ''The San: A Century of Christian Caring, 1903-2003'' ( Warburton:

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, 2003); a centennial history of Sydney Adventist Hospital

References

External links

Ellen White and Adventism
articles o
SDAnet
which includes many articles by Patrick *

by Arthur Patrick *

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paper, which includes many biographical details
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about Patrick
as cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI) {{DEFAULTSORT:Patrick, Arthur Australian Christian theologians Australian historians Seventh-day Adventist religious workers Seventh-day Adventist theologians 20th-century Protestant theologians 1934 births 2013 deaths Australian Seventh-day Adventists Andrews University alumni

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