Milton Hook
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Milton Raymond Hook is a Seventh-day Adventist
religion educator, author and church historian. He is an honorary research fellow at Avondale College
, New South Wales, Australia.
, and attended North Inglewood (website) and Bickley (website) elementary schools before entering Carmel College in Perth and Kent Street Senior High School
, finishing with six credits including three distinctions.
During 1958 and 1959 he was a trainee schoolteacher at Manjimup
and Victoria Park
before proceeding to Avondale College
, New South Wales
, where he completed the Elementary Teachers Certificate (1961) and a Bachelor of Arts (1964). He was president of his graduation class.
Further studies were taken at the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in Ohio (now Trinity Lutheran Seminary
), and Andrews University
in Michigan, graduating with a Master of Arts and Doctor of Education (1978). With the encouragement of his advisor, Hook wrote Flames Over Battle Creek based on his MA work. His doctoral dissertation is titled, “The Avondale School and Adventist Educational Goals, 1894–1900).” While doing this research he became the only known Australian to have read all of the Australian manuscripts of Seventh-day Adventist Church pioneer Ellen G. White
, written during the years 1892 to 1901.
He has worked as a church pastor in Australia
and Ohio, a mission director in Papua New Guinea
, and a religion teacher in Australia, New Zealand
and the United States
. Throughout his career he has exercised his interest in historical research and the publication of his findings.
Hook served his local community in Rotary Club (1984–1995) including several directorships and as president of the Waitara branch in Sydney
. He is also a committee member of the Sydney Adventist Forum
, the Eastwood-Epping Philatelic Society, and secretary of the Royal Sydney Philatelic Club. He does volunteer work for the Philatelic Society of New South Wales.
Milton Hook has also served as the president of the Sydney Adventist Forum. At a meeting in 2005 Sydney Adventist Forum reminisced about the momentous gathering
of Adventist scholars and administrators at Glacier View, Colorado in 1980. Approximately 250 people attended the Sydney Adventist Forum meeting. Two presentations were given by Desmond Ford
(the subject of the 1980 meeting), as well as a paper delivered by Arthur Patrick
, and a paper by Norm Young
was read (although he was not present).
In 2008, Hook released a biography titled, Desmond Ford: Reformist Theologian, Gospel Revivalist published by Adventist Today
. The book has started healthy debate in Seventh-day Adventist circles as it clarifies issues in Adventist theology. This is the first official biography of Dr Desmond Ford with Hook charging the church hierarchy with calumny during Ford's defrocking. The book is heavily footnoted. It emphasises the Christian gospel, and describes a number of key Adventist doctrines.
Book chapters by his pen are included in:
He was a consultant for Kerrin Cook, “The Railway Came to Ku-Ring-Gai,” and contributed to The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia.
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religion educator, author and church historian. He is an honorary research fellow at Avondale College
Avondale College
Avondale College of Higher Education is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Avondale College has two campuses, Lake Macquarie being the primary campus situated in Cooranbong, New South Wales...
, New South Wales, Australia.
Biography
Hook was born in Perth, Western AustraliaPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, and attended North Inglewood (website) and Bickley (website) elementary schools before entering Carmel College in Perth and Kent Street Senior High School
Kent Street Senior High School
Kent Street Senior High School is a government high school located in the suburb of Kensington, Western Australia. Over 50 percent of students attending Kent Street live in neighbouring or other school districts...
, finishing with six credits including three distinctions.
During 1958 and 1959 he was a trainee schoolteacher at Manjimup
Manjimup, Western Australia
Manjimup is a town in Western Australia, south of the state capital, Perth. The town of Manjimup is a regional centre for the largest shire in the South West of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Manjimup had a population of 4,239.-History:...
and Victoria Park
Victoria Park, Western Australia
The Town of Victoria Park is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of 17.62 km² in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Town of Victoria Park maintains 154.55 km of roads, a little over 1 km² of parks and gardens and has a...
before proceeding to Avondale College
Avondale College
Avondale College of Higher Education is an Australian tertiary education provider affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Avondale College has two campuses, Lake Macquarie being the primary campus situated in Cooranbong, New South Wales...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, where he completed the Elementary Teachers Certificate (1961) and a Bachelor of Arts (1964). He was president of his graduation class.
Further studies were taken at the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary in Ohio (now Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Trinity Lutheran Seminary
Trinity Lutheran Seminary is an Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seminary located in Columbus, Ohio.-Background:In 1830, the German Theological Seminary of the Ohio Synod, later known as the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary, was founded to meet the need for educating pastors in the...
), and Andrews University
Andrews University
Andrews University is a Seventh-day Adventist university in Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1874 as Battle Creek College in Battle Creek, Michigan, it was the first higher education facility started by Seventh-day Adventists, and is the flagship university of the Seventh-day...
in Michigan, graduating with a Master of Arts and Doctor of Education (1978). With the encouragement of his advisor, Hook wrote Flames Over Battle Creek based on his MA work. His doctoral dissertation is titled, “The Avondale School and Adventist Educational Goals, 1894–1900).” While doing this research he became the only known Australian to have read all of the Australian manuscripts of Seventh-day Adventist Church pioneer Ellen G. White
Ellen G. White
Ellen Gould White was a prolific author and an American Christian pioneer. She, along with other Sabbatarian Adventist leaders, such as Joseph Bates and her husband James White, would form what is now known as the Seventh-day Adventist Church.Ellen White reported to her fellow believers her...
, written during the years 1892 to 1901.
He has worked as a church pastor in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and Ohio, a mission director in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
, and a religion teacher in Australia, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and the United States
United States
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. Throughout his career he has exercised his interest in historical research and the publication of his findings.
Hook served his local community in Rotary Club (1984–1995) including several directorships and as president of the Waitara branch in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. He is also a committee member of the Sydney Adventist Forum
Adventist Forums
Adventist Forums is an international non-profit organization of Seventh-day Adventists. It publishes Spectrum magazine. Its stated aim is to create community through open conversation. Local groups of the association are known as local forum chapters...
, the Eastwood-Epping Philatelic Society, and secretary of the Royal Sydney Philatelic Club. He does volunteer work for the Philatelic Society of New South Wales.
Milton Hook has also served as the president of the Sydney Adventist Forum. At a meeting in 2005 Sydney Adventist Forum reminisced about the momentous gathering
Glacier View controversy
In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Sanctuary Review Committee was a group of biblical scholars and administrators which met to decide the church's response to theologian Desmond Ford, who had challenged details of the church's "investigative judgment" teaching...
of Adventist scholars and administrators at Glacier View, Colorado in 1980. Approximately 250 people attended the Sydney Adventist Forum meeting. Two presentations were given by Desmond Ford
Desmond Ford
Desmond "Des" Ford is an evangelical Christian and an Australian theologian. He is the father of pornography gossip columnist Luke Ford....
(the subject of the 1980 meeting), as well as a paper delivered by Arthur Patrick
Arthur Patrick
Arthur Nelson Patrick is a Seventh-day Adventist theologian and historian. He is an honorary senior research fellow at Avondale College in New South Wales, Australia...
, and a paper by Norm Young
Norm Young
Norman Hugh Young is a Seventh-day AdventistChristian theologian and New Testament scholar. He recently retired as senior lecturer at Avondale College in Australia.- Biography :...
was read (although he was not present).
In 2008, Hook released a biography titled, Desmond Ford: Reformist Theologian, Gospel Revivalist published by Adventist Today
Adventist Today
Adventist Today is a bimonthly Christian magazine representing a progressive Seventh-day Adventist perspective. First published in 1993, it is currently edited by J. David Newman, the former editor of Ministry...
. The book has started healthy debate in Seventh-day Adventist circles as it clarifies issues in Adventist theology. This is the first official biography of Dr Desmond Ford with Hook charging the church hierarchy with calumny during Ford's defrocking. The book is heavily footnoted. It emphasises the Christian gospel, and describes a number of key Adventist doctrines.
Publications
Hook has edited or contributed to the following journals:- MinistryMinistry (magazine)Ministry: International Journal for Pastors is an international monthly magazine for Christian ministers, with a circulation of approximately 100,000. It is published by the Ministerial Association , an official body of the worldwide Adventist church. It is aimed at pastors and ministers of the...
- RecordRecord (magazine)The Record is the fortnightly news magazine of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific region of the church. It's office is located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and connected with the Adventist Media Network...
- Signs of the Times (Australia)Signs of the Times (Australia)Signs of the Times is a monthly subscription magazine published by Signs Publishing Company, a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house, for Australia and New Zealand...
- Hari
- Jacaranda
- Worker
- Adventist Heritage
- Adventist Professional
- Intrasyd
- Avondale Reflections, published by the Avondale Alumni (webpage)
- Good News Unlimited
Book chapters by his pen are included in:
- “Seventh-day Adventists in the South Pacific: 1885-1985,” ed. Noel Clapham (Warburton, Victoria: Signs Publishing CompanySigns Publishing CompanySigns Publishing Company is a Seventh-day Adventist publishing house in Warburton, Victoria, Australia.-History:Three Adventist preachers, Stephen Haskell, John Corliss and Mendel Israel, a printer, Henry Scott, and an experienced door-to-door literature salesperson, William Arnold, travelled from...
, 1985), pp. 144–165 - “Towards Righteousness by Faith: 1888 in Retrospect,” ed. Arthur Ferch (Wahroonga, NSW: South Pacific Division of Seventh-day AdventistsSouth Pacific Division of Seventh-day AdventistsThe Seventh-day Adventist Church in the South Pacific, , is formally organised as the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists , also abbreviated as the South Pacific Division or simply "the Division". It is one of 13 world divisions of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in...
, 1989), pp. 25–49 - “Symposium on Adventist History in the South Pacific: 1885-1918,” ed. Arthur Ferch (Wahroonga, NSW: South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists, 1986), pp. 92–104
He was a consultant for Kerrin Cook, “The Railway Came to Ku-Ring-Gai,” and contributed to The Historical Encyclopedia of Western Australia.
Books and monographs by Milton Hook
- Flames Over Battle Creek. Washington, D.C.: Review and HeraldReview and Herald Publishing AssociationThe Review and Herald Publishing Association is one of two major Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America and is the oldest institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The organization publishes books, magazines, study guides, CDs, videos and games for Adventist churches,...
, 1977. - Adventist Heritage Series, Nos. 1–32. Sydney, NSW: Seventh-day Adventist Church (South Pacific Division Education Department), 1988.
- Avondale: Experiment on the Dora. Cooranbong, NSW: Avondale Academic Press, 1998.
- Okely Ancestors. Castle Hill, NSW: Bold Print, 1998.
- A Smith Family From Boldre. Self-published, 1998.
- Hook Family Ties to Tenterden. Self-published, 1999.
- Eastwood-Epping Philatelic Society: The First Fifty Years. Sydney, NSW: Richard Peck, 2001.
- Desmond Ford: Reformist Theologian, Gospel Revivalist. Riverside, California: Adventist Today Foundation, 2008. ISBN 9780978614188, ISBN 9780978614195 (pbk.), ISBN 0978614186, ISBN 0978614194 (pbk.). Extract: "Contemporary Adventism: The Owl and the Aging Tiger". Adventist Today 15:3 (May 2007), p24