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Amos Yong Complete Curriculum Vitae Y o n g C V | 1 AMOS YONG COMPLETE CURRICULUM VITAE Table of Contents PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DATA ..................................................................................... 2 Education ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Academic & Administrative Positions & Other Employment .................................................................... 3 Visiting Professorships & Fellowships ....................................................................................................... 3 Memberships & Certifications ................................................................................................................... 3 PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................ 4 Monographs/Books – and Reviews Thereof.............................................................................................. 4 Edited Volumes – and Reviews Thereof .................................................................................................. 11 Co-edited Book Series .............................................................................................................................. 16 Missiological Engagements: Church, Theology and Culture in Global Contexts (IVP Academic) – with Scott W. Sunquist and John R. Franke ................................................................................................. 16 Mission in Global Community (Baker Academic) – with Scott W. Sunquist........................................ 16 CHARIS: Christianity and Renewal – Interdisciplinary Studies (Palgrave Macmillan/Springer) – with Wolfgang Vondey ................................................................................................................................ 16 Studies in Religion, Theology and Disability (Baylor University Press) – with Sarah J. Melcher ......... 17 Pentecostal Manifestos (William B. Eerdmans) – with James K. A. Smith .......................................... 17 Articles/Essays & Book Chapters ............................................................................................................. 17 Book Reviews ........................................................................................................................................... 28 Book Notes for Religious Studies Review................................................................................................. 38 Miscellaneous and Unpublished Pieces, Interviews, and Appearances .................................................. 47 PNEUMA editorials .................................................................................................................................. 49 Blogs ......................................................................................................................................................... 50 PRESENTATIONS, LECTURES, and other PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES .......................... 51 Note: all entries are listed in reverse chronological and historical order, with the most recent first and the older at the end. Y o n g C V | 2 Scholarship and Publications regarding MY WORK ................................................................... 68 STUDENT ADVISING ................................................................................................................ 71 PhD Dissertations as Primary Mentor ..................................................................................................... 71 PhD/ThD Dissertation Committees or Examinations .............................................................................. 72 DMin, DMiss, ThM, MDiv & MA Theses Advised or Examined ............................................................... 73 Independent Studies Advised .................................................................................................................. 73 Regent University School of Divinity DEAN-RELATED PRESENTATIONS .......................... 73 OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS................................................................... 74 Professional & Administrative Work ....................................................................................................... 74 Endorsements & Commendation of Books of Others ............................................................................. 75 Grant, Fellowship, Manuscript, & Promotion Reviewer/Referee ........................................................... 82 Grants, Awards, and Dedications ............................................................................................................ 83 CHURCH & COMMUNITY RELATED INVOLVEMENT ...................................................... 84 Ministry Experience ................................................................................................................................. 84 Ecumenical & Ecclesial Work ................................................................................................................... 84 Community Lectures & Presentations ..................................................................................................... 84 PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL DATA Position: Professor of Theology and Mission, and Dean, School of Theology & School of Intercultural Studies Institutional Address: Fuller Theological Seminary, 135 N. Oakland Ave, Pasadena, California, 91182 Contact Numbers: Office: (626) 584-5206 // Fax: (626) 584-5276 // Mobile: (757) 635-7314 Office e-mail address: [email protected] Home e-mail address: [email protected] Date and Place of birth: 26 July 1965, Taiping, West Malaysia Married: 30 May 1987 Spouse: Alma Veola Yong Adult children [and spouses]: Aizaiah Gregory (4 December 90) [Neddy], Alyssa Evette (17 September 93), Annalisa Nicholle (23 February 95) Ethnicity: Asian American (Chinese) Citizenship: United States of America Education PhD, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts; Religious Studies and Theology, 1999. Dissertation: “Discerning the Spirit(s): A Pentecostal-Charismatic Contribution to Christian Theology of Religions.” MA, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon; History, 1995. Thesis: “From Pietism to Pluralism: Boston Personalism and the Liberal Era in American Methodist Theology, 1875-1953.” MA, Western Evangelical Seminary, Portland, Oregon; Christian History and Thought, 1993. Thesis: “The Doctrine of the Two Natures of Christ: A Historical and Critical Analysis.” BA, Bethany College, Santa Cruz, California; Pastoral Ministry and Theology, 1987. Y o n g C V | 3 Hermeneutics BI107 thesis: “Persevering through 1 Peter [4:1-6]” (fall 1984). Academic & Administrative Positions & Other Employment Professor of Theology & Mission and Dean, School of Theology and School of Intercultural Studies, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 2019- . Professor of Theology & Mission and director of the Center for Missiological Research, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 2014-2019. Honorary Professor of Theology, Alphacrucis College, Sydney, Australia, 2014- Dean, Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2013-2014. J. Rodman Williams Professor of Theology, Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2009- 2014. Director, PhD program in Renewal Studies, Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2007- 2012. Professor of Theology, Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2007-2009. Associate Research Professor of Theology, Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2005- 2007. Associate Professor of Theology, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 2002-2005. Adjunct Professor of Theology, North Central University, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2000-2005. Assistant Professor of Theology, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1999-2002. Adjunct Professor of Theology, Bethany College of the Assemblies of God, Scotts Valley, California, 1999-2000. Assistant Professor of Theology, Bethany College of the Assemblies of God, Santa Cruz, California, spring semester, 1999. Administrative Assistant and Editorial Staff, American Organizing Committee, World Congress of Philosophy, Boston, Massachusetts, 1997-1999. Associate Pastor, New Beginnings Christian Fellowship, Mansfield, Massachusetts, 1996-1999. Support Enforcement Officer, Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington, Vancouver, Washington, 1989-1995. Financial Services Technician, Department of Social and Health Services, State of Washington, Moses Lake, Washington, 1988-1989. Youth Pastor, Assembly of God Church, Fairfield, California, 1987-1988. Visiting Professorships & Fellowships 2013 summer: Trinity Western University, Vancouver, British Columbia. 2012-2013: Visiting Professor of Theology, Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, California. 2012 summer: Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida. 2012 spring: Visiting research fellow, Center for Christian Thought, Biola University, La Mirada, California. 2011 fall: Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, Missouri 2011 summer, and 2013 summer: Northwest University, Kirkland, Washington. 2004 fall: Distinguished Visiting Professor, Edward B. Brueggemann Chair in Theology and Dialogue, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio. Memberships & Certifications International Society for Science and Religion, 2018. American Society of Missiology, 2016- .
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