Kevin Burton, Ph.D., is director of the Center for Adventist Research at Andrews University, and an assistant professor at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, Berrien Springs, Michigan. He is an award-winning historian and the author of numerous academic papers, journal articles, book chapters, and book reviews. His forthcoming book, due out in 2026, is Apocalyptic Abolitionism: How Millennialists Helped Abolish Slavery and Reform America (New York University Press).