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Stanley Burgess

Distinguished Professor of Christian History

Email: stanbur@regent.edu
Phone: 757.352.4908
Stanley Burgess' Intro Video

Education

  • Ph.D., University of Missouri
  • M.A., University of Michigan
  • B.A., University of Michigan

Courses Taught

  • Church History and Renewal 1 (Graduate Level)
  • Church History in Pneumatological Perspective I (Ph.D.)
  • Eastern Christianity (Ph.D.)
  • Patristics (Ph.D.)
  • The Theory and Art of Historiography (Ph.D.)
  • Readings in Christian History (Ph.D.)

Research Interests

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

  • Social Justice
  • Peoples of the Spirit

Published Chapters and Journal Articles

  • "Charismatic Movements," in Scott W. Sunquist, ed. A Dictionary of Asian Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2001. (pp. 132-134)
  • "Pentecostalism in India : An Overview," Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 4/1 (January 2001): 85-98.
  • "Voices in Reflection: developing a sense of self and value for others." Seventh Conference of the International Association for Cognitive Education. Calgary, Alberta. June 28, 1999. Co-author: Ruth Burgess. Published inThe Conference Proceedings.
  • "The Proclamation of the Gospel and Spiritual Giftings in Early Church History," in Gary Greig and Kevin Springer, eds. The Power of the Cross. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1993.
  • "Cutting the Taproot: The Modern Pentecostal Movement and its Traditions," in Mark Wilson, ed. Festschrift in Honor of J. Rodman Williams. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1993.
  • "J. Rodman Williams," in Walter A. Ellwell, ed. Handbook of Evangelical Theologians. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1993. Pp. 307-320.
  • "Any Evidence of 'Initial Evidence'? Historical Indicators of Spirit Indwelling: Ancient and Eastern Churches," in Gary B. McGee, ed. Initial Evidence. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1991.
  • "Any Evidence of 'Initial Evidence'? Historical Indicators of Spirit Indwelling: Medieval and Modern Western Churches," in Gary B. McGee, ed. Initial Evidence. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1991.
  • Implications of Eastern Christian Pneumatology for Western Pentecostal Doctrine and Practice, in Jan A.B. Jongeneel, ed. Experiences of the Spirit , Studien zur interkultureen Geschichte des Christentums 68 Peter Lang: Frankfurt am Main, 1991, 23-34.
  • Teaching Cognitive Skills Through Mediated Learning in the Social Science Classroom, Social Science Perspectives Journal 3, no. 5 (1990): 24-33, with Ruth Burgess.
  • Perspectives on the Sacred: "Religion in the Ozarks," Ozarks Watch 2, No. 2 (Fall l988): 4-7.
  • "Crosscultural Research: Generational Value Shifts Between Grandparents andGrandchildren in Selected Arab and Ozarks Families." Social Science Perspectives Journal 2 (no. 2) (1988): 3l-4l, with Ruth Burgess.
  • "Project HELP: The story of a Volunteer Faculty Postsecondary Learning Disabilities Program." In Association on Handicapped Students Service Programs in Postsecondary Education, Support Services for LD Students in Postsecondary Education: A Compendium of Readings. Columbus, OH: AHSSPPE, 1987 (reprint of 1984 edition).
  • "Montanist and Patristic Perfectionism." In Reaching Beyond: Chapters in the History of Perfectionism. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1986.
  • "Medieval Models of Perfectionism." In Reaching Beyond: Chapters in the History of Perfectionism. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1986.
  • "Medieval Examples of Charismatic Piety in the Roman Catholic Church." In Spittler, Russell P., ed Perspectives on the New Pentecostalism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1977.
  • "Project HELP: The Story of a Volunteer Faculty Post-Secondary Learning Disabilities Program," Association on Handicapped Student Service Programs in Post-Secondary Education Proceedings, 1984. AHSSPPE: Cincinnati, Ohio: 1984.
  • "Town and Gown and 504," The Learner in the Process, II (March, 1981), 25-28.
  • "Great Challenges to Christian Education During the Past 200 Years," Christian Day School Monographs, I, No. 2, 1976.
  • Contributor, World Christian Encyclopedia, 2 vols. Oxford: Oxford Univeresity Press, 2001.
  • Contributor, World Christian Trends. Pasadena, CA: William Carey, 2002.

Published Books

  • Editor, The Encyclopedia of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity. London, New York: Routledge, 2006.
  • Contributing writer and editor, Testimoni della fede nella Chiese della reforma. Rome: Nuova' Citta Editrice Della P.A.M.O.M. (Italian and English versions in preparation.)
  • Editor, The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids, MI: 2002.
  • The Holy Spirit: Medieval Roman Catholic and Reformation Traditions. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1997.
  • The Holy Spirit: Ancient Christian Traditions. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1994 (reprint of The Spirit and the Church:Antiquity, 1984).
  • The Holy Spirit: Eastern Christian Traditions. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1989.
  • Co-Editor, Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1988.
  • Editor, Reading Beyond: Chapters in the History of Perfectionism. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1986.
  • The Spirit and the Church: Antiquity. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1984.
  • The History and Culture of the Prosperity Lake Region of Southwest Missouri. Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1978.
  • Johann Eck and Humanism. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University Microfilms, 1971.
  • Editor of the Provost's Report of Professional Achievement. 1976-1983.
  • Editor of the Missouri Council for Learning Disability Newsletter. 1978-85.
  • Editor, The Encyclopedia of Religion and Social Justice, 3 Vols. Berkshire, MA: Berkshire Publishing House, (In preparation).
  • Christian Peoples of the Spirit: A Documentary Reader. New York: New York University Press, (In preparation).

Published Reviews

  • Review of Karla Poewe. Charismatic Christianity as a Global Culture for Christian Scholar's Review. 25/4 (June 1996).
  • Review of Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. Prophecy in Carthage: Perpetua, Tertullian, and Cyprian for Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 17/1 (Spring 1995: 138-141. With Charles Hedrick)
  • Review of The Coptic Encyclopedia, Aziz Atyia, ed. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research No. 290-291 (May-August 1993): 141-144.
  • Review of Thomas Kuehn, Emancipation in Late Medieval Florence. In The History Teacher, XVIII, No. 3 (May 1985):456-457.
  • Review of B.A. Gerrish, The Old Protestantism and the New. In The History Teacher, XVII, No. 3 (May, 1984), 465-466.
  • Review of James Howard and Thomas Mendenhall, Making History Come Alive. In The History Teacher, XVII, No. 2 (February, 1984), 300-301.
  • Review of T. Kuehn, Emancipation in Late Medieval Florence. In The History Teacher, XVII, No. 4 (August, 1984).
  • Review of E. Clawson, Our Economy: How It Works. In The History Teacher, XVII, No. 4 (August, 1984).
  • Review of R. Janaro and T. Altshuler, The Art of Being Human. In The History Teacher, XIV, No. l (November, 1980), 137-138.
  • Review of Gene Brucker, People and Communities in the Western World. 2 vols. In The History Teacher, XII, No. 4 (August, 1979), 571-573.
  • Review of J. Riley-Smith, What Were the Crusades? In The History Teacher, XI, No. 3 (May, 1978), 434-435.
  • Review of R.M. Ogilvie, Early Rome and the Etruscans. In The History Teacher, XI, No. l (November, 1977), 129-130.
  • Review of Marvin R. O'Connell, The Counter Reformation, 1559-1610. In Fides et Historia, IX (1976), 55-56.

Professional Memberships

  • American Historical Association
  • Association on Handicapped Student Service Programs in Post-Secondary Education
  • Catholic Biblical Association
  • Council for Exceptional Children
  • Evangelical Church Alliance
  • International Association for Cognitive Education
  • National Council for University Research Administration
  • Missouri Council for Children with Learning Disabilities
  • Renaissance Society of America
  • Society for Pentecostal Studies
  • Society of Research Administrators