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 1 Collection or Record:
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