Biography of Edward Allen

Dr. Allen teaches Jesus and the Gospels, World Religions, Personal Witnessing, The History of the Christian Church, The History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Prophetic Guidance in the Division of Religion.

Dr. Allen graduated with a bachelor's from La Sierra University in 1975. He completed a Master of Divinity degree at Andrews University in 1979 and finished a Doctor of Ministry degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1991. He received a Ph.D. degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in 2008.

 Dr. Allen plays the cello in the Golden Cords String Quartet and coordinates its activities.

Dr. Allen pastored in Northern California from 1976 to 1990. After spending three years at the Hong Kong Adventist Hospital Church in Hong Kong, he pastored in Southern California until 2005. 

• "The Puritan Legacy of Sabbatarianism," Ministry, 67 (March 1994)
• "Was Karlstadt a Proto-Sabbatarian?" Andrews University Seminary Studies, 44 (Spring 2006)
• Doctor of Ministry dissertation: "Rest as a Spiritual Discipline; The Meaning and Manner of Sabbath Observance," Fuller Theological Seminary, 1991.
• Doctor of Philosophy dissertation: "Nicholas Bownde and the Context of Sunday Sabbatarianism," Fuller Theological Seminary, 2008.

Nov. 2002      Presentation to the Adventist Society for Religious Studies: "Conversation Across Generations, Genders and Cultures: A Family Dialogue."

Nov. 2003       Presentation to the Adventist Society for Religious Studies: “Adventist Eschatology Seen From the Perspective of Centered Sets.”

Jan. 2004         Presentation at the Pasadena Mennonite Church: “Karlstadt and the Anabaptists.”

Nov. 2004       Presentation to the Adventist Society for Religious Studies: “Approaches to Conversion in a Postmodern Context,” for the Pastoral Ministry section.

Nov. 2009       Presentation to the Adventist Society for Religious Studies: “Sabbath, Healing, and Poverty in Historical Perspective.”

Nov. 2009       Presentation to the Consultation on the Sabbath, Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting: “Sabbath Traditions in the Gospel of John.”

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Dr. Allen's wife, Madalyn, has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary.

Dr. Allen has three daughters.

• Elizabeth Johnston is a Medical Doctor in residence at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. 
• Rebecca Johnston works for the Yukon Territorial Government in Canada. 
• Sarah Allen is a student at Loma Linda University School of Medicine.