Greenleaf, Floyd, 1931-
Person
Dates
- Existence: October 23, 1931 to
Biographical
Floyd Greenleaf was born on October 23, 1931, in Braintree, Vermont, in the northeast of the United States of America. After graduating from Forest Lake Academy, he attended Southern Missionary College, now Southern Adventist University, where he graduated in 1955 with a double major in history and religion. Thereafter, he completed an M.A. at George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University, and a Ph.D. in history at the University of Tennessee. His doctoral studies centered on Latin America.
Dr Greenleaf’s entire teaching career was at Adventist educational institutions. He taught history at Southern Adventist University, where he also served as a Vice President for Academic Administration.
In 1992 his two-volume work set, The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Latin America and the Caibbean, was published by Andrews University Press. He also revised and updated Richard W. Schwarz’s Light Bearers to the Remnant, published in 2000 as Light Bearers: A History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Dr Greenleaf’s entire teaching career was at Adventist educational institutions. He taught history at Southern Adventist University, where he also served as a Vice President for Academic Administration.
In 1992 his two-volume work set, The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Latin America and the Caibbean, was published by Andrews University Press. He also revised and updated Richard W. Schwarz’s Light Bearers to the Remnant, published in 2000 as Light Bearers: A History of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Floyd Greenleaf Adventist Education Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 344
Content Description
Floyd Greenleaf was commissioned, in the closing years of the 20th century, by the General Conference Education Department to write a history of the Adventist Education around the world. The resulting book is, "In Passion for the World : A History of Seventh-day Adventist Education," [LC586 .S48 G74 2005] published by Pacific Press Publishing Association in 2005. This is the focus of this collection.This collection consists of personal notes and lectures notes of Floyd Greenleaf,...
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Floyd Greenleaf Latin American and Caribbean Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 236
Content Description
The materials in this collection were gathered by the author for the purpose of writing the Latin America books. They consist of correspondence, transcribed interviews, photocopied articles and statistics from Adventist periodicals and General Conference Archives (GCA) about the work of the Seventh-day Adventist church in Latin America. Much of the materials, such as denominational statistics and Review and Herald articles, are now available online.This...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1905 - 1983
Floyd Greenleaf Latin American and Caribbean Collection
Accession
Identifier: Collection 236
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1905 - 1983