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Wolfgang Vondey

Associate Professor of Systematic Theology;
Director of the Center for Renewal Studies

Email: wvondey@regent.edu
Phone: 757.352.4967
Web site: www.WolfgangVondey.info
Blog: renewaldynamics.com
Wolfgang Vondey's Intro Video

Education

  • Ph.D., Marquette University
  • M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary
  • Diploma, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
  • M.A., Philipps University, Marburg, Germany

Courses Taught

  • Systematic Theology 1
  • Systematic Theology 2
  • Theological German
  • Charismatic Renewal Theology
  • Ecumenical Theology
  • Systematic Theology from a Pneumatological Perspective (Ph.D.)
  • Pneumatology (Ph.D.)
  • Pneumatology: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (M.Div.)
  • Tutorial Seminar in Theology (Ph.D.)
  • Renewal Theological Method

Research Interests

I would welcome working with doctoral students in these and related areas.

  • Theology & global pentecostalism
  • Holy Spirit, science, and the physical universe
  • The Church in the world
  • Theology of freedom

Published Books

  • Beyond Pentecostalism: The Crisis of Global Christianity and the Renewal of the Theological Agenda. Pentecostal Manifestos Series 3. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010.
  • Pentecostalism and Christian Unity: Ecumenical Documents and Critical Assessments. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2010.
  • People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology. New York: Paulist Press, 2008.
  • Heribert Mühlen: His Theology and Praxis. A New Profile of the Church. Lanham, MD: University of America Press, 2004.

Published Chapters and Journal Articles

  • "Does God Have a Place in the Universe? Physics and the Quest for the Holy Spirit." In Science and the Spirit: A Pentecostal Engagement with the Sciences, eds. James K. A. Smith & Amos Yong (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2010), 75-91.
  • "Between This and That: Reality and Sacramentality in the Pentecostal Worldview." Joint article with Chris W. Green. Journal of Pentecostal Theology 19, no. 2 (2010): 243-64.
  • "Oneness and Trinitarian Pentecostalism: Critical Dialogue on the Ecumenical Creeds." One in Christ 44, no. 1 (2010): 86-102.
  • "Pentecostal Identity and Christian Discipleship." Bethel Journal of Christian Theology and Ministry 1 (July 2010): 23-37.
  • "Pentecostal Ecclesiology and Eucharistic Hospitality: Toward a Systematic and Ecumenical Account of the Church." Pneuma. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 32, no. 1 (2010): 41-55.
  • "The Holy Spirit and the Physical Universe: The Impact of Scientific Paradigm Shifts on Contemporary Pneumatology." Theological Studies 70, no. 1 (2009): 3-36.
  • "Point de vue pentecôstiste. (Dossier à propos du document Nature et Mission de L’Église)" Unité des Chrétiens 149 (January 2008): 23–26.
  • "Pentecostal Perspectives on The Nature and Mission of the Church: Challenges and Opportunities for Ecumenical Transformation." In "The Nature and Mission of the Church": Ecclesial Reality and Ecumenical Horizons for the Twenty-First Century, edited by Paul M. Collins and Michael A. Fahey (Ecclesiological Investigations1; New York: Continuum, 2008), 55-68.
  • "Glossolalia." In Global Dictionary of Theology, edited by William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2008), 343-45.
  • "Violence." In Global Dictionary of Theology, edited by William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 2008), 919-23.
  • "New Evangelization and Liturgical Praxis in the Roman Catholic Church," Studia Liturgica 36.2 (2006): 231-252.
  • "Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology. Implications of the Theology of Amos Yong." PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 28.2 (2006): 289-312.
  • "A Pentecostal Perspective on The Nature and Mission of the Church." Ecumenical Trends 35.8(2006): 1-5.
  • "The Holy Spirit and Time in Catholic and Protestant Theology." Scottish Journal of Theology 58.4 (Winter 2005): 393-409.
  • "Introduction to the New Edition" of The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach (New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2004), ix-xvi.
  • "Die Rezeption der Theologie Heribert Mühlens im internationalen Raum." Forum Katholische Theologie 20.3 (2004): 186-203.
  • "Christian Enthusiasm: Can the Olympic Flame Kindle the Fire of Christianity?" Word & World 23.3 (Summer 2003): 312-320.
  • "The Symbolic Turn: A Symbolic Conception of the Liturgy of Pentecostalism." Wesleyan Theological Journal 36.2 (Fall 2001): 223-247.
  • "Presuppositions for Pentecostal Engagement in Ecumenical Dialogue." Exchange: Journal for Missiological and Ecumenical Research 30.4 (2001): 344-358.
  • "Appeal for a Pentecostal Council for Ecumenical Dialogue." Mid-Stream 40.3 (July 2001): 45-56.
  • "Christian Amnesia. Who in the World Are Pentecostals?" Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 4.1 (January 2001): 21-39.
  • "Ecumenism on the Way: The German Katholikentag." Journal of Ecumenical Studies 37.2 (Spring 2000): 200-202.
  • "Pentecostal Identity and Christian Discipleship," Cyberjournal for Pentecostal/Charismatic Research 6 (1999) [http://www.pctii.org/cyberjournal].

Published Reviews

  • Douglas H. Knight. The Eschatological Economy. Time and the Hospitality of God. In: Religious Studies Review (2007): forthcoming.
  • Michael Bergunder and Jörg Haustein (eds.), Migration und Identität. Pfingstlich-charismatische Migrationsgemeinden in Deutschland. In Pneuma. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 29.1 (2007): forthcoming.
  • Stanley J. Grenz. Rediscovering the Triune God. The Trinity in Contemporary Theology.  In: The Pneuma Review 10.1 (2007): forthcoming.
  • Hans Boersma. Violence, Hospitality and the Cross. Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition.  In: The Pneuma Review 9.4 (2006): forthcoming.
  • Amos Yong. The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh. Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology.  In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 28.1 (2006): forthcoming.
  • Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, The Doctrine of God. A Global Introduction.In: The Pneuma Review 9.2 (2006): forthcoming.
  • Sigurd Bergmann. Creation Set Free. The Spirit as Liberator of Nature.  In: Pneuma.  Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 28.2 (2006): 367-370.
  • Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Christology. A Global Introduction. In: The Pneuma Review 9.1 (2006): 67-69.
  • Elizabeth Teresa Groppe, Yves Congar's Theology of the Holy Spirit. In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 27.1 (2005): 213-215.
  • Raniero Cantalamessa, Come, Creator Spirit. Meditations on the Veni Creator. In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 26.2 (Fall 2004): 398-400.
  • Max Turner, The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts. In: The Pneuma Review 8.2 (2005): 65-67.
  • George Barna & Mark Hatch, Boiling Point: Monitoring Cultural Shifts in the 21st Century. In: The Pneuma Review 8.2(2005): 57-59.
  • James K. A. Smith, Speech and Theology: Language and the Logic of Incarnation. In: The Pneuma Review, online article available at http://www.pneumafoundation.org/article.jsp?article=article_0018.xml.
  • Denis Edwards, Breath of Life: A Theology of the Creator Spirit, and Bradford Hinze, The Spirit in the Church and the World. In: Theology Today 61.4 (January 2005): 597.
  • Craig S. Keener, Gift and Giver. The Holy Spirit for Today. In: The Pneuma Review 8.1 (Winter 2005): 72-74.
  • Frederic W. Baue, The Spiritual Society: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism. In: The Pneuma Review 7.4 (Fall 2004): 68-70.
  • Koo Dong Yun, Baptism in the Holy Spirit. An Ecumenical Theology of Spirit Baptism. In: Religious Studies Review 30.2/3 (April & July 2004): 163.
  • Darrell L. Bock, Purpose-Directed Theology: Getting Our Priorities Right in Evangelical Controversies. In: The Pneuma Review 7.1(Winter 2004): 71-73.
  • Norbert Baumert, Geist – Taufe – Geisttaufe, 2 volumes. In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 25.1 (Spring 2003): 152-154.
  • Simon Chan, Pentecostal Theology and the Christian Spiritual Tradition.  In: Religious Studies Review 28.4 (October 2002): 344.
  • James R. Edwards, "Unity Not of Our Making." Christianity Today 45.10 (2001): 48-50. In: The Pneuma Review 5.1 (Winter 2002): 79-82.

Professional Memberships

  • Society for Pentecostal Studies
  • American Academy of Religion
  • Catholic Theological Society of America
  • North American Academy of Ecumenists

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