Bill Faupel is an ordained priest in the Episcopal Church of the USA. Prior to joining Wesley Theological Seminary in 2004 he served on the faculty of Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore Kentucky for thirty-five years. He specializes in 19th and 20th century church history. His current project is a biography of John Alexander Dowie, founder of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church of Zion.
Courses Taught:
- The Church in History: Early Church to Reformation
- The Church in History: Reformation to Present
- History and Theology of the Pentecostal and Charsimatic Movements
- Turning Points in Church History
- History of the Holiness Movement
- Anglican Theology
Education:
- Central Bible College, A.B.
- Evangel College, B.A.
- Asbury Theological Seminary, M.Div.
- University of Kentucky, M.S.L.S.
- University of Birmingham, England, Ph.D.
Publications:
- The Everlasting Gospel: The Significance of Eschatology in the Development of Pentecostal Thought, Sheffield, ENG: Sheffield Academic Press, 1996.
"The Charismatic Renewal: An Analytical Perspective, Mission and Ministry, 7 (Spring, 1990): 35-41.
- "Developing Professionally on the Job," in A Broadening Conversation: Classic Reings in Theological Librarianship, Melody Layton McMahon and David R. Stewart, eds. Laham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2006, pp. 25-28.
- "The Function of Models in the Interpretation of Pentecostal Thought," Pneuma, 2 (Spring, 1980): 51-71.
- "Glossolalia as Foreign Language: Investigation of the Early Twentieth-Century Pentecostal Claims," Wesley Theological Journal, 31(Spring 1996): 95-109.
- "The Restoration Vision in Pentecostalism," Christian Century, 107(October 17, 1990): 928-941.
- "Wither Pentecostalism," 22nd Presidential Address, Society for Pentecostal Studies, Pneuma, 15 (Spring 1993): 9-27.
