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
• Charismatic Renewal Theology

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

• “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.
• “The Place of the ‘Notations on the Psalms’ in Richard of St. Victor’s Corpus,” presented at Forty-first International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, 2006.
• “Pentecostal Visions of the End: Eschatology, Ecclesiology and the Fascination with the ‘Left Behind’ Series,” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 14.1 (2005): 81-98.
• “Historia and Sensus litteralis: An Investigation into the Literal Interpretation of a Text at the Twelfth-Century School of St. Victor,” presented at The Catholic Theological Society of America conference, June 10-13, 2004, Reston, VA.
• “Pentecostal Visions of the End: Eschatology, Ecclesiology and the Fascination with the ‘Left Behind’ Series,” presented at the Roman Catholic/Pentecostal pre-conference dialogue, Society for Pentecostal Studies Conference, March 11-13, 2004, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.
• "The Meaning of Contemplation in Richard of St. Victor’s De arca mystica," presented at Thirty-eighth International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, May 8-11, 2003.
• "What Meaneth This? Pentecostals and Theological Inquiry," Journal of Pentecostal Theology 10.1 (October 2001): 38-64.
• "Contraries and the Healing of the Human Soul," presented at the Thirty-fourth International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, May 7-10, 1999.
• "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.
• "Arguments from Suitability in Aquinas and Richard of St. Victor," presented at Thirty-third International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI, May 7-10, 1998.
• "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, eds. Grover A. Zinn, Michael A. Signer, and Lesley Smith. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press (forthcoming).
• Richard of St. Victor and the Art of Seeing God. Manuscript in progress. Initial proposal accepted by Catholic University of America Press.
• “Richard of St. Victor,” “Hugh of St. Victor,” “Julian of Norwich,” “Contemplative Life,” and “Scholasticism,” in Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, 3 vols., ed. George T. Kurian. New York: Blackwell Publishers (forthcoming). Brief articles between 300 and 1000 words.

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Church History
• Society for the Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages
• Society for Pentecostal Studies