Dale M. Coulter

Education

• D.Phil., University of Oxford
• M.Div., Reformed Theological Seminary
• B.A., Lee University

Courses Taught

• Church History and Renewal 1
• Church History and Renewal 2
• Reformation Thought
• Nature and Grace in the Twelfth Century

Research Interests

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

• Richard of St. Victor, Abbey of St. Victor
• Notions of Grace, Freedom, and the Moral Life in the 12th century
• Theological developments of the 12th century
• Use of models in Theological Discourse
• Theological models articulating the relationship between Jesus and Salvation
• Tracing out theological continuities and discontinuities between Pentecostalism and other traditions

Published Chapters and Journal Articles

• "Baptism, Conversion, and Grace: Reflections on the ‘Underlying Realities’ Between Pentecostals, Methodists, and Catholics," PNUEMA: Journal for the Society of Pentecostal Studies (forthcoming).
• "The Working of God’s Power: Toward a Pentecostal Understanding of Martyrdom and its Commemoration," in A Cloud of Witnesses: Proceedings from Symposium at Bose Monastery (forthcoming).
• "Christ, the Spirit, and Vocation: Initial Reflections on a Pentecostal Ecclesiology," Pro Ecclesia (forthcoming).
• "Historia and Sensus litteralis: An Investigation into the Approach to Literal Interpretation at the Twelfth-Century School of St. Victor." In Transforming Relations: Essays on Jews and Christians throughout History, ed. Franklin Harkins. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press (forthcoming). 
• "Delivered By the Power of God: Toward a Pentecostal Understanding of Salvation," International Journal of Systematic Theology 10.4 (October 2008): 447-467.
• "Are We Kin?: Reflections on the Dialogues Between Catholics, Methodists, and Pentecostals," Ecumenical Trends 37.8 (September 2008): 4-6.
• "The Development of Ecclesiology in the Church of God (Cleveland, TN): A Forgotten Contribution?" PNUEMA: Journal for the Society of Pentecostal Studies 29.1 (2007): 59-85.
• "Pentecostal Visions of the End: Eschatology, Ecclesiology and the Fascination with the ‘Left Behind’ Series," Journal of Pentecostal Theology 14.1 (2005): 81-98.
• "What Meaneth This? Pentecostals and Theological Inquiry," Journal of Pentecostal Theology 10.1 (October 2001): 38-64.
• "Pseudo-Dionysus in the Twelfth-Century Latin West," in Online Medieval Reference Book, 1997

Published Books

• ‘Per visibilia ad invisibilia’: Theological Method in Richard of St. Victor (d. 1173).  Bibliotheca Victorina 19. Turnhout: Brepols, 2006.
• Holiness: The Beauty of Perfection.  Cleveland, TN: Pathway Press, 2004.

Published Reviews

• Review of Pneumatology: The Holy Spirit in Ecumenical, International, and Contextual Perspective by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen in Religious Studies Review (October 2003).
• Review of Another City: An Ecclesiological Primer for a Post-Christian World in PNUEMA: The Journal of the for Pentecostal Studies 22.2 (Fall 2000).
• "A Review of The Holy Spirit: Medieval Roman Catholic and Reformation Traditions by Stanley M. Burgess," Journal of Pentecostal Theology 14 (April 1999): 135-42.

Work in Progress

• “Saint Victor and the Development of Theology (2)” in Teachers, Preachers and Mystics: The Abbey of St. Victor and the Creation of a New Christian Culture, Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press (forthcoming).
• Richard of St. Victor and the Art of Seeing God. Manuscript in progress.

Professional Memberships

• Co-editor, PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies
• Society for the Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages
• Society for Pentecostal Studies