
Wolfgang Vondey
Associate Professor of Systematic Theology
Email: wvondey@regent.edu
Phone: 757.352.4967
Web site: www.WolfgangVondey.info
Audio welcome for new students
Education
- Ph.D., Marquette University
- M.Div., Church of God Theological Seminary
- Diploma, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- M.A., Philipps University, Marburg, Germany
Courses Taught
- Systematic Theology 1
- Systematic Theology 2
- Theological German
- Charismatic Renewal Theology
- Ecumenical Theology
- Systematic Theology from a Pneumatological Perspective (Ph.D.)
- Pneumatology (Ph.D.)
- Pneumatology: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit (M.Div.)
- Tutorial Seminar in Theology (Ph.D.)
Research Interests
I would welcome working with doctoral students in these and related areas.
- Theology & global pentecostalism
- Holy Spirit, science, and the physical universe
- The Church in the world
- Theology of freedom
Published Chapters and Journal Articles
- "A Pentecostal Perspective on "The Nature and Mission of the Church." Ecumenical Trends (2006): forthcoming.
- "Glossolalia." In Global Dictionary of Theology, edited by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen et al. (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, forthcoming).
- "Violence." In Global Dictionary of Theology, edited by Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen et al. (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, forthcoming).
- "Heribert Mühlen." In Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, edited by George Kurian et al. (Oxford: Blackwell, forthcoming).
- "Eucharist." In Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, edited by George Kurian et al. (Oxford: Blackwell, forthcoming).
- "Ecumenism." In Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, edited by George Kurian et al. (Oxford: Blackwell, forthcoming).
- "Chronos: Christianity and Time." In Encyclopedia of Christian Civilization, edited by George Kurian et al. (Oxford: Blackwell, forthcoming).
- "New Evangelization and Liturgical Praxis in the Roman Catholic Church," Studia Liturgica (2006): forthcoming.
- "Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology. Implications of the Theology of Amos Yong." PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 28.2 (2006): 289-312.
- "The Holy Spirit and Time in Catholic and Protestant Theology." Scottish Journal of Theology 58.4 (Winter 2005): 393-409.
- "Introduction to the New Edition" of The Essence of Christianity by Ludwig Feuerbach, ix-xvi. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2004.
- "Die Rezeption der Theologie Heribert Mühlens im internationalen Raum." Forum Katholische Theologie 20.3 (2004): 186-203.
- "Christian Enthusiasm: Can the Olympic Flame Kindle the Fire of Christianity?" Word & World 23.3 (Summer 2003): 312-320.
- "The Symbolic Turn: A Symbolic Conception of the Liturgy of Pentecostalism." Wesleyan Theological Journal 36.2 (Fall 2001): 223-247.
- "Presuppositions for Pentecostal Engagement in Ecumenical Dialogue." Exchange: Journal for Missiological and Ecumenical Research 30.4 (2001): 344-358.
- "Appeal for a Pentecostal Council for Ecumenical Dialogue." Mid-Stream 40.3 (July 2001): 45-56.
- "Christian Amnesia. Who in the World Are Pentecostals?" Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 4.1 (January 2001): 21-39.
- "Ecumenism on the Way: The German Katholikentag." Journal of Ecumenical Studies 37.2 (Spring 2000): 200-202.
- "Pentecostal Identity and Christian Discipleship," Cyberjournal for Pentecostal/Charismatic Research 6 (1999).
Published Books
- People of Bread. A New Image for the Church. New York: Paulist Press, forthcoming.
- Heribert Mühlen: His Theology and Praxis. A New Profile of the Church. Lanham, NY: University of America Press, 2004.
Published Reviews
- Douglas H. Knight. The Eschatological Economy. Time and the Hospitality of God. In: Religious Studies Review (2007): forthcoming.
- Michael Bergunder and Jörg Haustein (eds.), Migration und Identität. Pfingstlich-charismatische Migrationsgemeinden in Deutschland. In Pneuma. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 29.1 (2007): forthcoming.
- Stanley J. Grenz. Rediscovering the Triune God. The Trinity in Contemporary Theology. In: The Pneuma Review 10.1 (2007): forthcoming.
- Hans Boersma. Violence, Hospitality and the Cross. Reappropriating the Atonement Tradition. In: The Pneuma Review 9.4 (2006): forthcoming.
- Amos Yong. The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh. Pentecostalism and the Possibility of Global Theology. In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 28.1 (2006): forthcoming.
- Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, The Doctrine of God. A Global Introduction.In: The Pneuma Review 9.2 (2006): forthcoming.
- Sigurd Bergmann. Creation Set Free. The Spirit as Liberator of Nature. In: Pneuma. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 28.2 (2006): 367-370.
- Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Christology. A Global Introduction. In: The Pneuma Review 9.1 (2006): 67-69.
- Elizabeth Teresa Groppe, Yves Congar's Theology of the Holy Spirit. In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 27.1 (2005): 213-215.
- Raniero Cantalamessa, Come, Creator Spirit. Meditations on the Veni Creator. In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 26.2 (Fall 2004): 398-400.
- Max Turner, The Holy Spirit and Spiritual Gifts. In: The Pneuma Review 8.2 (2005): 65-67.
- George Barna & Mark Hatch, Boiling Point: Monitoring Cultural Shifts in the 21st Century. In: The Pneuma Review 8.2(2005): 57-59.
- James K. A. Smith, Speech and Theology: Language and the Logic of Incarnation. In: The Pneuma Review, online article available at http://www.pneumafoundation.org/article.jsp?article=article_0018.xml.
- Denis Edwards, Breath of Life: A Theology of the Creator Spirit, and Bradford Hinze, The Spirit in the Church and the World. In: Theology Today 61.4 (January 2005): 597.
- Craig S. Keener, Gift and Giver. The Holy Spirit for Today. In: The Pneuma Review 8.1 (Winter 2005): 72-74.
- Frederic W. Baue, The Spiritual Society: What Lurks Beyond Postmodernism. In: The Pneuma Review 7.4 (Fall 2004): 68-70.
- Koo Dong Yun, Baptism in the Holy Spirit. An Ecumenical Theology of Spirit Baptism. In: Religious Studies Review 30.2/3 (April & July 2004): 163.
- Darrell L. Bock, Purpose-Directed Theology: Getting Our Priorities Right in Evangelical Controversies. In: The Pneuma Review 7.1(Winter 2004): 71-73.
- Norbert Baumert, Geist – Taufe – Geisttaufe, 2 volumes. In: PNEUMA. Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies 25.1 (Spring 2003): 152-154.
- Simon Chan, Pentecostal Theology and the Christian Spiritual Tradition. In: Religious Studies Review 28.4 (October 2002): 344.
- James R. Edwards, "Unity Not of Our Making." Christianity Today 45.10 (2001): 48-50. In: The Pneuma Review 5.1 (Winter 2002): 79-82.
Professional Memberships
- Society for Pentecostal Studies
- American Academy of Religion
- Catholic Theological Society of America
- North American Academy of Ecumenists