Bryan Stone

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Bryan Stone (b. 1959) is a systematic and practical theologian who specializes in research related to evangelism and congregational development, theology and film, urban and multicultural ministry, and the theology of John Wesley. Dr. Stone holds a PhD from Southern Nazarene University, an MDiv from the Nazarene Theological Seminary and a BA from Southern Nazarene University. He was ordained and has served as a pastor in the Church of the Nazarene. He co-founded "Liberation Community," a multicultural congregation and faith-based non-profit, and served there as pastor and executive director from 1985-1992. He served as professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University from 1993-1998. He is currently the James K. and Eunice Matthews Chair, an E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Boston University School of Theology.

[edit] Selected Bibliography

Monographs
Evangelism After Christendom: The Theology and Practice of Christian Witness. Brazos Press (2006).
Thy Name and Thy Nature is Love. (Edited with Thomas Jay Oord). Kingswood Press (2001).
Faith and Film: Theological Themes at the Cinema. Chalice Press (2000).
Compassionate Ministry: Theological Foundations. Orbis Books (1996).
Effective Faith: A Critical Study of the Christology of Juan Luis Segundo. University Press of America (1994).

Articles and Chapters
"Online Resources in Theology and Religion," Quarterly Review (Winter, 2004).
"Divine Presence" in Philosophy of Religion: An Introduction to Issues. Thomas Jay Oord, ed. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 2003.
"Going to the Movies, Finding God," Zion's Herald (March/April, 2002)
"Hope and Happy Endings," Review and Expositor 99:1 (Winter), 37-50.
"The Sanctification of Fear: Images of the Religious in Horror Films," Journal of Religion and Film 5:2 (October).
"AI: Blurring the Line Between Human and Machine," Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology (August), 20.
"The Spirit and the Holy Life," Quarterly Review (Summer, 2001).
"Holiness and Hollywood," The Circuit Rider (May/June, 2000), 24-25.
"Theology and Film in Postmodern Culture: A Dialogue with Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction." Wesleyan Theological Journal 35:1 (2000).
"Religion and Violence in Popular Film." Journal of Religion and Film 3:1 (1999).
"Reclaiming the 'E' Word." Focus (Winter/Spring, 1999).
"Science and Religious Faith in Contact." Journal of Religion and Film 2:2 (1998).
"Wesleyan Theology, Scriptural Authority, and Homosexuality." Wesleyan Theological Journal (Fall, 1995), 108-138.
"A Prolegomenon to a Contemporary Theology of Urban Ministry." Connection (Fall, 1995).