Legacy of Beauty: A Festschrift in Honor of Jo Ann Davidson

Jo Ann Davidson, PhD, is the first woman in the Seventh-day Adventist Church to earn a doctorate in systematic theology. In additional, she is the first woman in the Seventh-day Adventist Church to be hired as a professor of systematic theology at the graduate level, teaching at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Among many other accomplishments, she was also the first female president of the Adventist Theological Society.In honor of Jon Ann's trailblazing contributions, this Festschrift is published by the Adventist Theological Society. All chapters are written by female Seventh-day Adventist theologians and scholars, whose paths have crossed with Jo Ann's in a meaningful way.The title of this book, Legacy of Beauty, was chosen because of Jo Ann's love for and expertise in the theology of beauty, culminating in her dissertation Toward a Theology of Beauty: A Biblical Perspective. Each chapter in this Festschrift focuses on some aspect of beauty in the Bible, from literary and narratival complexity, to archaeological findings and homiletical applications.