Hans LaRondelle

Hans K. LaRondelle (born 19??) is a Seventh-day Adventist theologian. He is a strong proponent of salvation by faith alone, and a respected Adventist theologian. In a 1985 questionnaire of North American Adventist lecturers, LaRondelle tied for fourth place among the Adventist authors who had most influenced them, and was number one amongst the under 39 age group. [cite journal
author = Malcolm Bull and Keith Lockhart
title = The Intellectual World of Adventist Theologians
journal = Spectrum
volume = 18
issue = 1
pages = 32–37
publisher = Adventist Forums
location = Roseville, California
issn = 0890-0264
date = October 1987
url = http://spectrummagazine.org/files/archive/archive16-20/18-1bull.pdf
format = PDF
doi =
accessdate = 2008-05-29]

Biography

LaRondelle has a Doctor of Theology (Th.D.) from Reformed Free University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

He, along with Desmond Ford [cite book
last = Schwarz
first = Richard W.
authorlink = Richard W. Schwarz
title = Light Bearers to the Remnant
publisher = Pacific Press and General Conference Department of Education
date= 1979
location = Boise, Idaho; Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
pages = 456–461
url =
doi =
asin = B0006CZ2QO
id = ] and Edward Heppenstall, [ [http://www.presenttruthmag.com/7dayadventist/shaking/5.html The Shaking of Adventism ] ] was a major opponent of Robert Brinsmead's perfectionist views during his "historic Adventism" phase.

LaRondelle is professor emeritus of theology at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He lives in Bradenton, Florida.

Publications

* "Perfection and Perfectionism: A Dogmatic-Ethical Study of Biblical Perfection and Phenomenal Perfectionism" (Andrews University Press, 1975)
* "Christ Our Salvation: What God Does For Us and in Us" (Mountain View, California: Pacific Press, 1980). 96 pages.
* "The Israel of God in Prophecy: Principles of Prophetic Interpretation" (Andrews University Press, 1983). 226 pages. ISBN 978-0943872148 ( [http://www.andrews.edu/universitypress/catalog.cgi?key=50 publisher's page] ; [http://universitypress.andrews.edu/content/Israel%20God%20Excerpt.pdf brief sample] ). Adventist Kenneth Strand [http://www.adventistarchives.org/docs/MIN/MIN1983-09/index.djvu?djvuopts&page=32 reviewed] DjVulink it as "the best work that I have seen on this subject" ("Ministry" September 1983, p.32). See also Jon Paulien's review in "AUSS" Autumn 1984, p.373–76.
* "Our Creator Redeemer: An Introduction to Biblical Covenant Theology" (Andrews University Press). 208 pages. ISBN 978-1883925482 ( [http://www.andrews.edu/universitypress/catalog.cgi?key=179 publisher's page] ; [http://universitypress.andrews.edu/content/Our%20Creator%20Redeemer%20Excerpt.pdf brief sample] )
* "How to Understand the End-Time Prophecies of the Bible" (Sarasota, Florida: First Impressions, 1997)
* "Light for the Last Days: Jesus’ Endtime Prophecies Made Plain in the Book of Revelation" (Pacific Press, 2000). See [http://www.atoday.com/magazine/1998/07/how-understand-end-time-prophecies-bible-hans-larondelle-0 review] by Desmond Ford

References

See also his interview in "Shabbat Shalom" 52:2 (2005), 8–12.

External links

* [http://jewel.andrews.edu:82/search/a?LaRondelle Articles by LaRondelle] cataloged in the Seventh-day Adventist Periodical Index (SDAPI)