Milian Lauritz Andreasen (June 4, 1876 – February 19, 1962), was a

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theologian,

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and

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. He was one of the Seventh-day Adventist church's most prominent theologians during the 1930s and 1940s. Andreasen held to the belief that Christians can overcome sin, known popularly as

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, controversial for its views on

atonement Atonement (also atoning, to atone) is the concept of a person taking action to correct previous wrongdoing on their part, either through direct action to undo the consequences of that act, equivalent action to do good for others, or some other ...

and

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. Andreasen became well known for his protests against Seventh-day Adventist church leaders during the last years of his life.

Biography

Andreasen served as president of the Greater New York Conference (1909 - 1910), president of Hutchinson Theological Seminary (1910 - 1918), dean of

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(1918 - 1922), dean of Washington Missionary College (now

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) (1922 - 1924), president of the Minnesota Conference (1924 - 1931), president of

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, Nebraska (1931 - 1938), and field secretary of the General Conference (1941 - 1950). He taught at the

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(now located at

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) from 1937 - 1950.

Theology

His dispute with the

church was over the theology of the atonement and humanity of Christ that was expressed in a 1957 book ''

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'' (QOD). Andreasen argued that the '

'' book established a sinister change in Seventh-day Adventist theology. He addressed his concerns in his own book, ''LETTERS to the Churches.'' Andreasen urged that '

'' not be published, and argued extensively with church leaders to correct the ideas they would place into print. Eventually '

'' was published and Andreasen went public in identifying what he witnessed as problematic aspects of the book. The church revoked his ministerial credentials in 1961. Shortly before his death in February 1962, it had been rumored that he reconciled with those whom he had so passionately remonstrated. His credentials were posthumously restored in 1962.Questions on Doctrine (Annotated by

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), Andrews University Press, 2003

Publications

* ''Isaiah, the Gospel Prophet'' ( Review & Herald, 1928) * ''Man, Here and Hereafter'' ( Pacific Press, 1937) * ''The Sanctuary Service'' (Review & Herald, 1937) * ''The Faith of Jesus and the Commandments of God'' (Review & Herald, 1939) * ''The Sabbath, Which Day and Why?'' (Review & Herald, 1942) * ''A Faith to Live By'' (Review & Herald, 1943) * ''Following the Master'' ( Southern Publishing Association, 1947) * ''The Book of Hebrews'' (Review & Herald, 1948) * ''The Faith of Jesus'' (Review & Herald, 1949) * ''God's Holy Day'' (Review & Herald, 1949) * ''A Day from Eden'' (Review & Herald, 1951) * ''Saints and Sinners'' (Review & Herald, 1951) * ''What Can a Man Believe?'' (Review & Herald, 1951) * ''Prayer'' (Pacific Press, 1957) * ''LETTERS to the Churches'' (Hudson Printing Company, 1959) Andreasen was also one of the contributors to the ''

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''.

References

* ''Reactions to the Seventh-day Adventist Evangelical Conferences and Questions on Doctrine 1955-1971'', PhD thesis by Julius Nam (chapter 4 describes the interactions between Andreasen and church leaders)

External links

*
Without fear or favor
' by Virginia Steinweg, a biography of Andreasen
M. L. Andreasen Papers
an index from th

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