(1963– ). The scholarly journal of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Andrews University. After two yearly issues AUSS was published twice a year until 1981, when the journal began to come out three times a year. In 1995 semiannual publication resumed, with a circulation of 600.
A refereed journal, AUSS provides a scholarly venue, within the context of biblical faith, for the presentation of research in the area of religious and biblical studies. AUSS publishes research articles and brief notes on the following topics: biblical archaeology and history of antiquity; Hebrew Bible; New Testament; church history of all periods; historical, biblical, and systematic theology; ethics; history of religion and mission; and selected research articles on ministry and Christian education.
Reports of the Andrews University archaeological digs appear regularly in AUSS . Abstracts of AU dissertations in religion are also published. Articles usually appear in English, but occasionally an article may be in another major Western language. Most of the articles are written by SDA scholars, many of them Theological Seminary professors. However, subject to the refereeing process, AUSS may accept articles by authors of other persuasions. Since 1967 AUSS has included reviews of significant new scholarly books in the same areas as its research articles. Articles are indexed in several scholarly bibliographical works, among which are Religion Index One and Elenchus of Biblica .
Siegfried H. Horn began the journal almost single-handedly, editing it from 1963 to 1974. Kenneth A. Strand followed him as editor until 1988. At that time, editorial responsibilities were divided between two coeditors: Strand with George R. Knight until 1991; Strand with Nancy J. Vyhmeister, 1991–1994. In 1994 Vyhmeister assumed the editorship, and Jerry Moon became associate editor and book review editor.
Editorial office: Seminary Hall, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan.