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Steven Jack Land (born September 23, 1946) is a Canadian 
Land received the B. A. in psychology from Birmingham-Southern College in 1968, the M.Div. from Candler School of Theology,
renewal theologian {{Unreferenced, date=June 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot)
Renewal theologians are those theologians who represent the Pentecostal, Charismatic and Neocharismatic movements. Notable Renewal theologians are noted under the grouping with which they are m ...
within the Pentecostal
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement
movement who began serving as the president of the Church of God Theological Seminary
The Church of God, with headquarters in Cleveland, Tennessee, United States, is a Holiness Pentecostal Christian denomination. The Church of God's publishing house is Pathway Press.
History
Origins (1886–1902)
R. G. Spurling (1857–1935), a ...
, now Pentecostal Theological Seminary
The Pentecostal Theological Seminary is a private Christian seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee. While part of the educational ministry of the Church of God, the school accepts students of other denominations, particularly those interested in its e ...
, in 2002. He is the first president of the institution to have been selected from the seminary faculty. He began teaching full-time in 1979 and is currently Distinguished Professor of Pentecostal Theology.
Land received the B. A. in psychology from Birmingham-Southern College in 1968, the M.Div. from Candler School of Theology, Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...
in 1973 and a Ph.D. in theological studies (systematic theology) from Emory in 1991.
Prior to his work in the realm of academics, he was engaged in urban missions (founder: Atlanta’s Mission Possible, Inc., 1970) and his role as a civil rights community organizer (1964–1968).
In the seminary, Land pioneered the courses on the Theology of Holiness, the Theology of Wesley, Divine Healing, Pentecostal Foundations for Theological Study and Ministry, Apologetics, and Pentecostal Spirituality-Theology. He is a founding editor of the international ''Journal of Pentecostal Theology
The ''Journal of Pentecostal Theology'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering theological research from a Pentecostal perspective. It was established at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary and is maintained by the Center for Pentecostal ...
''.
Land has served as both vice president and president of the Society for Pentecostal Studies The Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS) is an American scholarly association of biblical scholars, theologians, and others who are members of Pentecostal churches or are involved in the Charismatic Renewal. It was founded in 1970. The members o ...
. He has also been a member of the Wesleyan Theological Society, Karl Barth Society and the American Academy of Religion (Evangelical Theology/Wesleyan studies section). He has been a participant in formal theological dialogues with Roman Catholics (internationally), Jews and mainline Protestants (National Council of Churches
The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body in the United States. NCC is an ecumenical partnership of 38 Christian faith groups in the Uni ...
USA). He is a Staley Foundation Distinguished Lecturer and a distinguished visiting lecturer in leadership at Regent University
Regent University is a private Christian university in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The university was founded by Pat Robertson in 1977 as Christian Broadcasting Network University, and changed its name to Regent University in 1990. Regent offers ...
’s Center for Leadership Studies and the School of Divinity’s Ph.D. in renewal theology and history.
Land's published works include ''Pentecostal Spirituality: A Passion for the Kingdom'', ''Living Faith'' (a text on Pentecostal doctrines with Rufus Hollis Gause
Rufus Hollis Gause, Jr. (July 1, 1925 – September 6, 2015), known as R. Hollis Gause, was an American Pentecostal theologian and pastor. He was affiliated with the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). Gause was the first dean of the Pentecos ...
), Great Themes of Scripture, DO-TELL:Youth Evangelism, ''Reclaiming Your Testimony'' (with R. Lamar Vest). ''Pentecostal Spirituality'' has been used extensively in Pentecostal and non-Pentecostal colleges, universities and seminaries to orient students to Pentecostal faith and life.
References
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