Estrelda Alexander

Education

• Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
• M.Div., Wesley Theological Seminary
• M.A., Columbia University
• B.A., Howard University

Courses Taught

• African American Renewal History
• African American Religious Experience
• The Black Church
• Religion and Social Issues
• Systematic Theology 1
• Systematic Theology 2
• Contemporary Theology
• Feminist Theology in Biblical Perspective
• Preparation of Biblical Messages
• The Holiness-Pentecostal Movement
• Christian Leadership Development
• Pastoral Theology

Research Interests

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

• Political Theology  
• Religion and Race
• Role of Women in Renewal Movements
• Social Justice
• Ecumenism

Published Chapters and Journal Articles

• "Race Relations" and "The Role of Women" Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity.  Stanley M. Burgess, ed., New York:  Rutledge, 2007. 
• "The Role of Women in the Azusa Street Revival," The Azusa Street Revival and its Legacy.  Harold D. Hunter and Cecil M. Robeck, eds. Cleveland, TN: Pathway Press, 2006.
• "Prophesying daughters: Black women preachers and the world, 1823-1913" [Review Article] Pneuma 26:2 [Fall 2004], 362-365.
• "Portraits of a Generation: Early Pentecostals Leaders" Review Article, COGIC Scholars Newsletter, 2004
• Thomas P. O'Connor, Dean R. Hoge & Estrelda Alexander "The Relative Influence of Youth and Adult Experiences on Personal Spirituality and Church Involvement" Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion: 414 [Dec. 2002], 723-732.
• "Conversion And Sanctification In Nineteenth Century African American Wesleyan Women Leaders" Ken Collins, ed., Conversion in the Wesleyan Methodist Tradition, Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2001.
• Contributor: Promises of God for Women of Color, Atlanta, GA: Nia Publications, 2001.    
• "Healing Word" Homily Service, Monthly Resource of The Liturgical Conference, 31:11, February, 1999.
• Contributor: Women of Color Study Bible, Atlanta, GA: Nia Publications,  1999. 
•  "What Does It Mean to Be Happy?" Homily Service, Monthly Resource of The Liturgical Conference, January, 1998
• "Liturgy in Non-Liturgical Holiness-Pentecostalism," Wesleyan Theological Journal, Fall 1997

Published Books

• The Women of Azusa Street, Cleveland, OH. Pilgrim Press, 2005.
• Between a Rock and A Hard Place: the Life and Legacy of Four Pentecostal Women Pioneers. Pilgrim Press, Forthcoming Fall 2007.
• Estrelda Alexander and Amos Yong, Phillip’s Daughters Women in Pentecostal-Charismatic Leadership, Co-editing with Amos Yong, Eugene, OR, Wipf & Stock, Fall, 2008

Forthcoming

• Black Fire: One Hundred Years of African American Pentecostalism, InterVarsity Press, Forthcoming 2010
• "Amanda Berry Smith” and “Ida Robinson" in From Aldersgate to Azusa Street: Wesleyan, Holiness & Pentecostal Visions of the New Humanity, Hal Knight, ed. Nashville: Abingdon Publications, Spring, 2009
• "Liberation Motifs in Early African American Pentecostalism" Steven Studebaker and Michael Wilkinson, ed., The Liberating Spirit: Pentecostals and Social Action in North America, 2010.
• "Women as Leaders in Pentecostal/Charismatic Religions" in Karen O'Connor, ed., Gender and Women's Leadership: A Reference Handbook. The Sage Reference Series on Leadership, February 2010

Professional Memberships

• Ordained Minister, Church of God (Cleveland, TN)
• American Academy of Religion
• Co-founder and President, Association of Full Gospel Women Clergy
• Society for Pentecostal Studies, President
• COGIG Scholars