Nicholas P. Miller
Nicholas P. Miller, JD, PhD, serves as associate professor of church history, Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States.
Articles by Nicholas P. Miller
The church, Scripture, and adaptations: Resolute in essentials, considerate in peripherals—Part 2 of 2
September 2015
In part 1 of this article (June 2015), we explored the role of the church in interpreting, applying, and even adapting certain scriptural instructions to the community of God. We reviewed the authority that Christ gave to the church in handling…
The church, Scripture, and adaptation: Resoluteness in essentials, adaptation in peripherals—Part 1 of 2
June 2015
The role the church plays in interpreting, applying, and adapting scriptural teaching is fraught with concern, at least for Protestants. The sixteenth-century Reformation…
Adventists and ecumenism
April 2013
For some conservative Christians, the term ecumenical has become a distasteful word. That attitude has all too often led to a doctrinal and relational intolerance in reference to…