Rate My Professor Wolfgang Vondey

Vondey's primary expertise lies in Pentecostal and Charismatic theology, with research interests encompassing theological method and hermeneutics, pneumatology, ecclesiology, ecumenical studies, theology and science, and ritual and liturgical studies. His prolific scholarship includes recent books such as The Liturgy of the Gospel: Theological Hermeneutics in Pentecostal Perspective (Cascade Books, 2025) and The Scandal of Pentecost: A Theology of the Public Church (Bloomsbury, 2023). Notable articles feature 'A Political Theology of Glossolalia: Reconciling the Tongues of Babel, Jerusalem, and Corinth' (Journal of Pentecostal Theology, 2024), 'Synodality and Charisms: A Pentecostal Perspective on Hierarchical and Spiritual Gifts in the Life and Mission of the Church' (Theological Studies, 2024), and 'Corporate Embodiment as the Pedagogical Foundation of the Pentecostal Tradition' (Zeitschrift für Pädagogik und Theologie, 2024). He co-edits the Christianity and Renewal – Interdisciplinary Studies series with Amos Yong (Palgrave Macmillan) and the CHARIS series. Vondey is the founding chair of the ecumenical studies group of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, a member of the American Academy of Religion, and supervises a large cohort of PhD students on topics in Pentecostal theology, political theology, and related fields. He has organized interdisciplinary conferences and delivered public lectures, including his inaugural lecture at Birmingham in 2019.