Renewal theologian
Encyclopedia
Renewal theologians are those theologians who represent the Pentecostal
, Charismatic
and Neocharismatic movements. Notable Renewal
theologians are noted under the grouping with which they are most closely identified.
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...
, Charismatic
Charismatic movement
The term charismatic movement is used in varying senses to describe 20th century developments in various Christian denominations. It describes an ongoing international, cross-denominational/non-denominational Christian movement in which individual, historically mainstream congregations adopt...
and Neocharismatic movements. Notable Renewal
Renewal (religion)
Renewal is the collective term for Charismatic, pentecostal and neo-charismatic churches.- Neo-charismatic churches :The neo-charismatic denominations have more than a million members in China, some of them belonging to the local churches...
theologians are noted under the grouping with which they are most closely identified.
Pentecostal theologians
- Gordon FeeGordon FeeGordon Donald Fee is an American-Canadian Christian theologian and an ordained minister of the Assemblies of God . He currently serves as Professor Emeritus of New Testament Studies at Regent College in Vancouver, Canada.-Biography:...
-- Assemblies of GodAssemblies of GodThe Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination... - Stanley M. HortonStanley M. HortonStanley M. Horton, Th.D., is a theologian within the Pentecostal movement and the author of numerous books. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri....
, Th.D. -- Assemblies of GodAssemblies of GodThe Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination... - Jackie David Johns, Ph.D. -- Church of God (Cleveland)
- Rufus Hollis GauseRufus Hollis GauseRufus Hollis Gause , known as Dr. Hollis Gause, is a leading Pentecostal theologian in the Church of God . Gause began his teaching career in 1947 at Lee College . He became the first dean and director of the Church of God School of Theology in 1975...
, Ph.D. -- Church of God (Cleveland) - Steven Jack LandSteven Jack LandSteven Jack Land, Ph.D., a noted renewal theologian within the Pentecostal movement began serving as the president of the Church of God Theological Seminary in 2002. He is the first president of the institution to have been selected from the ranks of the seminary faculty.Dr. Land received the B. A...
, Ph.D. -- Church of God (Cleveland) - French L. Arrington, Ph.D. -- Church of God (Cleveland)
- Harold D. HunterHarold D. HunterHarold D. Hunter, Ph.D., is a noted scholar and historian within the Pentecostal movement. He serves the International Pentecostal Holiness Church.- References :...
, Ph.D. -- International Pentecostal Holiness ChurchInternational Pentecostal Holiness ChurchThe International Pentecostal Holiness Church or simply Pentecostal Holiness Church is a Pentecostal Christian denomination founded in 1911 with the merger of two older denominations. Traditionally centered in the Southeastern United States, particularly the Carolinas and Georgia, the Pentecostal... - Donald GeeDonald GeeDonald Gee was an English Pentecostal Bible Teacher. Donald wrote the book Wind and Flame, which is the story of Pentecostalism in Europe in the 20th century. He was called "The Apostle of Balance."-Biography:...
Pentecostal Biblical scholars
- Rickie D. MooreRickie D. MooreRickie D. Moore, Ph.D., is a noted theologian within the Pentecostal movement and a Professor of Old Testament Studies at the Church of God Theological Seminary. In 2007 he was named the head of the Bible and Theology Department at the Lee University School of Religion.Dr. Moore received a B.A....
, Ph.D. -- Church of God (Cleveland) - John Christopher ThomasJohn Christopher ThomasJohn Christopher Thomas is a theologian within the Pentecostal movement and a Clarence J. Abbott Professor of Biblical Studies at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary....
, Ph.D. -- Church of God (Cleveland)
Charismatic theologians
- J. Rodman Williams
- David PawsonDavid PawsonJ. David Pawson is a prominent Bible teacher based in Great Britain. He is the author of more than thirty books.-Biography:According to his autobiography, Pawson's immediate ancestors were all farmers, Methodist preachers or both - dating back to John Pawson, a friend and follower of John Wesley....
- Derek PrinceDerek PrincePeter Derek Vaughan Prince was an international Bible teacher whose daily radio programme Derek Prince Legacy Radio broadcasts to half the population of the world in various languages...
, M.Phil. - Prolific teacher of the Charismatic movement.
Neocharismatic theologians
- Wayne GrudemWayne GrudemWayne A. Grudem is a Protestant theologian and author. He was born in 1948 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin and married Margaret White on June 6, 1969 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin...
, Ph.D. - Jack DeereJack DeereJack Deere is a charismatic pastor and theologian from the USA.He was an associate professor of Old Testament at Dallas Seminary, a bastion of cessationism, the doctrine that the charismatic gifts of the Spirit, such as tongues, prophecy and healing, ended at the close of the 1st century...
, Th.M., Th.D. - C. Peter WagnerC. Peter WagnerCharles Peter Wagner Christian missionary, writer, teacher, and church growth specialist, notable for his controversial spiritual warfare practices and beliefs...
, Ph.D. - Guy Chevreau, Th.D.
- Charles H. KraftCharles H. KraftRev. Dr. Charles H. Kraft is an American anthropologist and linguist whose work since the early 1980s has focused on inner healing and spiritual warfare...
, Ph.D. - James GollJames GollJames W. Goll formerly known as Jim Goll, is the Director of Prayer Storm, Coordinator of Encounters Alliance, and author. He is the co-founder of...
, D.Min.