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Interviewing in Africa (1988-89): Rapid Church Growth and Political Instability
In December 1988, Dr. Ronald Lawson embarked on his second international trip to interview Seventh-day Adventists around the globe. Just as he had done in 1985, he arranged…
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First Interviews Abroad (1986): Latin America, Southern Africa, and Oceania
The remark Dr. Ronald Lawson had heard from the Ghanaian delegate at the General Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church session in 1985 was still fresh in his…
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Seventh-day Adventism in a Nutshell
The Seventh-day Adventist Church (also referred to as SDA or Adventist) is a Protestant Christian group that formed in mid-19th century America. The name “Adventist” reflects the group’s…
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Impressions From Dr. Lawson’s First Interviews In North America (1984-1985)
When Dr. Ronald Lawson was awarded tenure at his college and planning his first sabbatical, he knew it was the perfect time to conduct a study he had…
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Who is Dr. Ronald Lawson?
Dr. Ronald Lawson is a professor emeritus at Queens College, City University of New York. For roughly 30 years, he has worked on a comprehensive sociological study of…
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