Desmond Ford
Dr Desmond Ford (b.1928?) is an Australian Adventist scholar, known for his dynamic and grace centred preaching. He is a well known figure within Seventh-day Adventist circles for his role in the Glacier View doctrinal crisis of 1980.
Ford was converted to the Seventh-day Adventist Church after reading the Ellen G. White publication "The Great Controversy" in his late teens. He chose to study for the ministry at Avondale College. Ford was asked to return to Avondale to lecture. During his time he earned two PhDs, his first in rhetoric (Michigan State University). His second thesis, which was supervised by F. F. Bruce, was entitled The Abomination of Desolation in Biblical Eschatology, which he completed in 1972 at the University of Manchester.[1] Ford was head of the religion department at Avondale College for over sixteen years. During this time many students admired his dynamic teaching. In response to criticisms of his theology, the church moved him to the United States of America, lecturing at Pacific Union College.[citation needed]
In 1979 Ford was asked to preach to at a chapter meeting of the Association of Adventist Forums, held at Pacific Union College on the topic of the investigative judgment. The culmination of this event was Ford parting ways with the official church, ultimately forming his own ministry Good News Unlimited.
Ford now lives in Queensland where he is still engaged in preaching.
He has three children, Ellen, Paul, and Luke Ford, the last of whom controversially converted to Judaism.
External links
- ^ "The Abomination of Desolation". Retrieved 2006-06-15.