Ewen Butler, Ph.D.

Bio

Renewal historian Dr. Ewen Butler is an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the Regent University School of Divinity. He has served as Lead Pastor at Church on the Hill in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada, since 2009. Dr. Butler has also served as a presbyter, hospital chaplain, and leader of the local ministerial network that has spearheaded initiatives to provide housing for lower-income families and to welcome refugees.

Dr. Butler is the author of Canadian Winds of the Spirit: Holiness, Pentecostal, and Charismatic Currents, published by Emeth Press, Asbury, KY, in 2018. He also writes articles for his denominational journal and reviews academic books. In addition, he presents conference papers and is currently collaborating on a project in Pentecostalism and education.

Raised in the classical Pentecostal tradition, Dr. Butler is the product of a publicly funded Pentecostal day-school education system in his home province of Newfoundland and Labrador. He is married with two grown sons.

Credentials

• Ph.D. in Pentecostal and Charismatic History
• M.Div. in Pastoral Ministry
• M.A. in Theological Studies
• Undergraduate Degrees in Arts and Teacher Education

Research Interests

• Pentecostal and Charismatic Origins
• Christian Education (Church and Higher Education)
• Pastoral Theology
• Preaching
• Society and Ethics