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
• Cur Deus Homo
• Early Christian Spirituality
• Reformation Thought
• Nature and Grace in the Twelfth Century
• Medieval Theology
• Twelfth-Century Renewal

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 Books

• Trinity and Creation, co-editor with Boyd Taylor Coolman, Victorine Texts in Translation 1. Turnhout: Brepols, 2010. Paperback edition forthcoming from New City Press, 2011.
• ‘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.
• Victorine Texts in Translation. Eds. Gover A. Zinn, Boyd Taylor Coolman, Dale M. Coulter, Hugh Feiss, Franlin Harkins, Frans Van Liere.  Turnhout: Brepols and New York: New City Press, 2010-. Projected 10-volume series of translations.
• Co-editor, PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies

Published Chapters and Journal Articles

• “The Cosmopolitan Nature of Pentecostalism,” On the Square: Daily Columns From First Things’ Top Writers (February 24, 2011).
• “Continuing the Critical Tradition of Pentecostalism,” PNUEMA: Journal for the Society of Pentecostal Studies 32.2 (2010): 177-179.
• “Contemplation as ‘Speculation’: A Comparison of Boethius, Hugh of St. Victor, and Richard of St. Victor.” In From Knowledge to Beatitude: St Victor, Twelfth-Century Scholars, and Beyond Essays in honor of Grover A. Zinn, Jr. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, forthcoming.
• “Recovering the Priority of Spiritual Experience: A Review of Elizabeth Dreyer’s Holy Presence, Holy Power,” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 19 (2010): 1-8.
• “Christ, the Spirit, and Vocation: Initial Reflections on a Pentecostal Ecclesiology,” Pro Ecclesia 19.3 (2010): 318-339
• “Pentecostals and Catholics: On Learning to Read the Fathers Together,” Ecumenical Trends 39.1 (Jan. 2010): 1
• “Pentecostals and Monasticism: A Common Spirituality?” Assemblies of God Heritage 30 (2010): 42-49.
• “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 in honor of Michael A. Signer, ed. Franklin Harkins. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 2010.
• “New Eve: Mother of a Religion,” The Free Lance Star, Fredericksburg, VA, Dec. 20, 2009. Editorial on Mary that went into syndication and was picked up by a number of newspapers, including Providence Journal (Providence, RI) and Green Bay Press-Gazette (Green Bay, WI).
• “Baptism, Conversion, and Grace: Reflections on the ‘Underlying Realities’ Between Pentecostals, Methodists, and Catholics,” PNUEMA: Journal for the Society of Pentecostal Studies 31.2 (2009):189-212.
• “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, ed. Tamara Grdzelidze. Geneva: World Council of Churches Publications, 2009.
• "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

Work in Progress

• Co-editor, Pentecostalism in North America. Global Pentecostalism and Charismatic Studies. Series eds. William Kay and Andrew Davies. Leiden: Brill.
• Monograph on the affections/emotions and the psychology of conversion in Christian tradition.

Professional Memberships

• Society for Pentecostal Studies