Who We Are

The regular contributors to Memory, Meaning & Faith are professors in the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. From time to time we will invite guest contributors to share their thoughts with us, too.

Regular Contributors

Roy Gane is Professor of Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Languages at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, U.S.A. He completed his PhD in Hebrew language and literature at the University of California, Berkeley in 1992. He is currently President of the Adventist Theological Society. Roy has authored numerous articles and seven books: God’s Faulty Heroes; Altar Call; Ritual Dynamic Structure; Leviticus, Numbers (NIV Application Commentary); Cult and Character: Purification Offerings, Day of Atonement, and Theodicy; Who’s Afraid of the Judgment?; and In the Shadow of the Shekinah: God’s Journey With Us.

Martin Hanna is from Nassau, one of the beautiful islands of the Bahamas, where he served as High School Teacher and Pastor. At Northern Caribbean University, in Jamaica, he served as Counselor, Dean of Men, Associate Professor, Chair of Religion, and Research Center Director. He earned a PhD at Andrews University, where he enjoys research and teaching, especially on science-theology relations as is evident in his book The Cosmic Christ of Scripture. He enjoys even more his marriage to Henrietta Hanna (PhD in Nursing) and their children: Pharez, Melody, and Zachary. Martin is also a fan of basketball, books, and blogs.

Nicholas Miller is an associate professor of Church History at the Seventh-day Adventist Seminary. He is a lawyer with experience in constitutional law and matters of church and state. Nick's PhD is in American Religious History, and he has a special interest in religious influences on legal thought. He enjoys reading, writing, basketball, surfing, trumpet, guitar, and playing games with his three children and lovely wife Leanne.

John W. Reeve is Assistant Professor of Church History at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. He teaches primarily early church, middle ages and some reformation history. John is also editor of Andrews University Seminary Studies and co-author of a book on The Trinity. He is the Vice-President of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies. John's doctoral dissertation focused on the theological anthropology of Theophilus of Antioch and the shift in the understanding of the human soul and judgment in late second century Christianity. John has worked as youth pastor, camp director, and as a baker. He enjoys backpacking, rock climbing, canoeing, and bird watching. John’s wife, Teresa L. Reeve, PhD, is Assistant Professor of New Testament in the Seminary in Berrien Springs, MI where they live with their nine-year-old daughter Madeleine.

Teresa Reeve teaches New Testament in the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. She acts as a New Testament consultant on several General Conference and university committees and is on the pastoral team at the All Nations Adventist Church. She came to seminary teaching from a background in education, psychology, and child and family ministries; when Scripture study grew from a Christian duty to a joyful passion in her life. Teri’s PhD is in Christianity and Judaism in Antiquity, and her special interest is how the two greatest commandments of love for God and love for neighbor were applied to everyday life in the New Testament and the implications for today. When she’s not teaching or digging into Scripture, her first love is spending time with her husband and daughter, especially outdoors or exploring books and the arts. Her goal: to enjoy real communion with Jesus every moment of every day.

Web Editors

David Hamstra serves as pastor of the Fort McMurray Adventist Church in Alberta, Canada. He is a graduate of Canadian University College (BA) and Andrews University (MDiv). David, who has been involved in the Adventist blogging community since 2005, still occasionally posts at his blog, apokalupto, and is an online columnist for Adventist Today. David is married to Heidi, and God has blessed them with two sons. He enjoys cooking, jogging, telling jokes, and road trips.

Angelika Kaiser, currently an M.A. student in the Theological Seminary at Andrews University, is originally from Germany and graduated in 2008 with an M.A. in German and Romanic Studies (Technical University in Dresden, Germany). She works as a freelancing translator and interpreter for German, English and Italian, and is going into Biblical languages in order to broaden her abilities for language teaching. Intrigued by communication and languages, she marvels at their complexity, order, and beauty that still testify of a creative, powerful God. Secretly she wonders which language we are going to speak in Heaven—she would not mind if it were Italian… Angelika loves spending time with her husband Denis and enjoys reading, good conversations, and cooking for friends.