BARRY W. HAMILTON
Experience in Education Ministry
2010 - Theological
Librarian and Professor of Historical and Contemporary Theology
Northeastern
Seminary
2004 - 2010 Theological Librarian and Associate Professor of Historical and Contemporary Theology
Northeastern Seminary
2000 - 2004 Theological Librarian and Assistant Professor of Historical and Contemporary Theology
Northeastern Seminary
Rochester, NY 14624
(585) 594-6893
*Served as co-editor for the MSCHE Self-Study
*Chaired the Educational Offerings (Standard 11) committee for the MSCHE Self-Study
*Served on steering committee for ATS Self-Study .
*Chaired the library subcommittee for the ATS Self-Study
*Wrote the section “Library and Information Resources” for the ATS Self-Study.
*Served as co-editor with the Academic Dean for the ATS Self-Study document
*Developed theological collections as a foundation for ATS accreditation.
*Served as Faculty Secretary (2001-2007) for NES
*Served on Library Committee (2000-present) and Academics Committee (2000-present)
*Served as Secretary for Academics Committee (2002-present) for NES
*NES Representative to the RWC Library Development Committee (2003-present)
*NES Representative to the RWC Human Diversity Council (2006-present)
*Served on DMIN Faculty Committee (2003-present) for NES
*Served as Secretary for DMIN Faculty Committee (2003-present) for NES
*NES Representative to the RWC ADA Committee (2005-present)
*Served on Reaccreditation Steering Committee for NES Self-Study (2006-2007)
*Served
on Reaccreditation Subcommittee on
*Served as co-editor of NYSED Self-Study document (2001-2002)
*Initiated, planned and implemented the Curriculum-Integrated Library Instruction Plan
*Provided reference services for college/seminary students/faculty.
*Co-founded LITANY—a regional theological library association for Upstate New York
*Supervised MLS practicum for SUNY/Buffalo graduate student.
*Served on the Golisano Library Advisory Task Force (2004-2006)
*Served as second reader for all Doctor of Ministry theses
*Institutional Representative/MSCHE Self-Study Institute (2005)
*Provided library orientation services for each Doctor of Ministry cohort
*Wrote “A Model for Globalization in Theological Education” for NES
*Wrote “A
Model for Writing the Doctor of Ministry Thesis” for the DMIN Handbook
*Wrote the NES Collection
Development Policy (Reviewed in Vicki L. Gregory, Collection Development and
Management for the 21st Century. New York: Neal-Schuman, forthcoming.)
1995-2000 Assistant Librarian and Lecturer in Theological Bibliography
United Theological Seminary
*Served as assistant director of the library
*Served as Head Cataloger
*Served as the leading theological reference librarian on the staff
*Shared staff supervision responsibilities with the library director
*Taught church history and research methods
*Taught directed studies in theology
*Preached/led worship in chapel services
*Served as core faculty in the Doctor of Ministry program
*Served as an Outside Examiner in the Doctor of Ministry Program
*Served on the Quality Control Committee in the Doctor of Ministry Program
*Served as a reader for Doctor of Ministry theses
*Served as a faculty representative on Doctor of Ministry Examination Committees
*Served on campus technology planning committee.
*Served on OHIONET Telecommunications Council (1996-1997).
*Served as a researcher for the Center for the Evangelical United Brethren Heritage
Experience in Pastoral Ministry
April-August 2000 Pastor, Richland-Crumley/Lumberton charge (2-point charge)
Wilmington District/West
The United
1997-1999 Pastor, Church of the Nazarene (Northwestern Ohio District)
1987-1988 Minister of Children
Church of the Nazarene (West Texas District)
1983-1987 Pastor, Church of the Nazarene (San Antonio District)
Red
Education
M.L.S.,
Ph.D.,
M.Phil.,
M.Div.,
Nazarene Theological Seminary (
B.A.,
Southern
Professional experience–Teaching
United Theological Seminary
(
*CHH 101–History of Christianity (Fall 1997)
*CHH 103–Christianity in the First Five Centuries (Fall 1996)
*CHH 106—Directed Study—Christology (Fall 1996)
*THB 102–Study and Research Skills for Theology and Ministry (Spring 1996-2000)
Nazarene Bible College–East
Central Extension (
*Christian Apologetics (History of Christian Thought) (Summer 2000)
Nazarene Bible College–East
Central Extension (
*Poetic and Wisdom Literature (Spring 1998)
Nazarene Bible College–Northeast Extension (Bronx/NYC)
*History and Manual of the Church of the Nazarene (Summer 1991)
God’s
*History and Literature of the Holiness Movement (Spring 2000)
(taught jointly with Dr. William Kostlevy and Dr. Wallace Thornton, Jr.)
*RES 613—Research Methods (21-31 July 2008)
Northeastern
Seminary (
*MIN 790—M.Div. Integration Seminar (taught jointly with Dr. Darlene McCown) (Fall 2000)
*MIN 641—Independent Study—Mission in Africa (Spring 2010)
*MIN 690—M.A. Research Seminar (Each semester, beginning with Spring 2001)
*THE 623NE—World Religions in North America (Spring 2010) (online/Spring 2011)
*THE 695NE—Independent Study—Charles Finney (Spring 2003)
*THE
695NE—Independent Study—History of the
*THE 695NE—Independent Study—The Evolution of Methodist Episcopacy (Spring 2003)
*THE 695NE—Independent Study—Publishing Roundtable (Summer 2003)
*THE 695NE—Independent Study—Theological Studies (Summer 2004)
*THE 728NE--The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition (Summer 2002)
*HST 728NE—Wesleyan Theology and Postmodernism (Summer 2004)
*Doctor of Ministry Seminar—Introduction to Ministry-Based Action Research (Summer 2004)
*Doctor of Ministry Seminar—Conducting the Literature Review (Spring 2005)
*Doctor of Ministry Seminar—Designing the Research Model (Summer 2005)
*Doctor of Ministry Seminar—Writing the Ministry Project (Spring 2006)
*DMIN
860—Research Methodology [online] (on demand, beginning with Spring
2010)
*DMIN
860A—Research Methodology [online] Spring 2011
*DMIN 860B—Research Methodology [online] Summer 2011
West
Africa Theological Seminary (
*RC 508—Research Methods/M.A. Module (February 4-24, 2002)
*RC 508—Research Methods/M.A. Module (February 4-24, 2003)
*RC 615—Research Methods/M.A. Module (February 24-March 5, 2004)
*RC 615—Research Methods/M.A. Module (March 8-25, 2005)
*RC 615—Research Methods/M.A. Module (March 20-30, 2007)
*RC 615—Research Methods/M.A. Module (March 25-April 5, 2008)
*HT 521—Topics in Church History: Early Pentecostalism/M.A. Module (July 6-16, 2010)
Professional
experience—Consultancies
West
Africa Theological Seminary (
United
Theological Seminary (
“Electronic Resources for Christian History,” Guest lecture, BHT 514 The Modern and PostModern Era (Dr. Elizabeth Gerhardt), Northeastern Seminary (Rochester, NY) 24 March 2011.
“Getting the Project Off the Ground,” Doctor of Ministry workshop, Northeastern Seminary (Rochester, NY), 21 January 2011.
“Online Pedagogy for Theological Education,” Faculty workshop, Northeastern Seminary (Rochester, NY), 13 May 2010.
“Electronic Resources for Christian History,” Guest lecture, BHT 514 The Modern and Postmodern Era (Dr. Rebecca Letterman) Northeastern Seminary (Rochester, NY) 18 March 2010.
“Electronic Resources for Christian History,” Guest lecture, BHT 514 The Modern and Postmodern Era (Dr. Elizabeth Gerhardt), Northeastern Seminary (Rochester, NY), 27 October 2009.
“Searching the Deep Web.” Drop-in workshop, Golisano Library faculty, Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY), 20 October 2009.
“Introduction to Theological Reference Work,” workshop presented at the Annual Meeting, New York Library Association (Saratoga Springs, NY), 8 November 2008.
“Library
Resources for Biblical Exegesis.” Guest
lecture, New Testament Exegesis (Dr.
Casey Davis, professor),
“Foundations
for Action Research in Theological Education.”
Faculty workshop, Northeastern Seminary (
“Research
Methods for Theology and Religion.”
Guest lecture, Introduction to Christian Doctrine (Dr. Wesley Vanderhoof, professor),
“Introduction
to Theological Research.”
Unpublished lecture included in “Your Thesis or Senior Project from
Start to Finish” [handbook], Emmanuel School of Religion (
“A
Model for Teaching Research Methods in Theological Education.” Cultural
“Library
Resources for Biblical Exegesis.” Guest lecture, Pentateuch
(Dr. Richard Middleton, professor),
“John
Wesley’s Theology.” Guest lecture, CHT 513 The Era of Correction: The Reformation and the Great Awakening;
Reformation and Revival in the Church (Dr. Paul Livermore, professor),
Northeastern Seminary (
“Introduction
to Theological Reference Work.” Pre-conference workshop, Annual Meeting,
American Theological Library Association (
“History
of the Ecumenical Movement.” Guest lecture, CHH 102 History of Christianity
II (Dr. James Nelson, professor), United Theological Seminary (
“The
Heritage of New Jersey Methodism,” Guest lecture,
Publications/Academic (Books)
William Baxter Godbey: Itinerant Apostle of the Holiness Movement. Studies in American
Religion 72.
James L. Schwenk, Evangelical Journal 18:2 (Fall 2000), 94-95. [review]
William Kostlevy, Methodist History XXXIX, no. 4 (July 2001), 269-270. [review]
Randall J. Stephens, Register of the
The Defense of Athanasian Trinitarianism in Middle Methodism: Richard Watson and the Theological Institutes. [forthcoming 2013]
Publications/Academic (Articles)
“The Theological Crisis of
Middle Methodism.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 45:2 (Fall
2010), 25-40.
“Action Research for Theological
Librarians: A Bibliographic Essay.” Theological
Librarianship 1:1 (2008), 54-59.
“The ‘Eternal Sonship’
Controversy in Early British Methodism.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 40:2 (Fall
2005), 220-238.
“The Corsicana Enthusiasts: A Pre-Pentecostal Millennial Sect.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 39:1 (Spring 2004), 173-193.
“A
Model for Teaching Research Methods in Theological Education.” Summary of
Proceedings, Fifty-seventh Annual Conference of the American Theological
Library Association,
The
American
The
American Midwest: An Interpretive Encyclopedia.
“The Moral Philosophy of Asa Shinn.” Methodist History XL:3 (April 2002), 168-181.
“William Baxter Godbey: Apostle of Holiness.” Wesleyan Theological Journal 36:2 (Fall 2001), 144-163.
Historical Dictionary of the
Holiness Movement, ed. William Kostlevy.
“Introduction to Theological Reference Work.” Summary of Proceedings, Fifty-third Annual Conference of the American Theological Library Association, Loyola University/Lakeshore Campus, Chicago, IL (9-12 June 1999), 47-72.
“Preaching the ‘
Publications/Academic (Book Reviews)
Hartley, Benjamin L. Evangelicals at a Crossroads: Revivalism and Social Reform in Boston,
1860-1910. Lebanon, NH: University of New England Press, 2011.
Reviewed in Fides et Historia,
forthcoming.
Hartley, Benjamin L. Evangelicals at a Crossroads: Revivalism and
Social Reform in Boston, 1860-1910. Lebanon, NH: University of New England
Press, 2011.
Reviewed in Choice, forthcoming.
Cartledge, Mark J. Testimony
in the Spirit: Rescripting Ordinary Pentecostal
Theology. Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and
Empirical Theology. Burlington, VT: Ashgate,
2010. Reviewed in Choice,
forthcoming.
Kostlevy, William. Holy Jumpers: Evangelicals and Radicals in Progressive Era America.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Reviewed in Free Methodist Historical Society Newsletter 11:2 (Winter 2010), 4.
Kostlevy, William. Holy Jumpers: Evangelicals and Radicals in
Progressive Era America. New York: Oxford University Press, 2010. Reviewed
in Pneuma: The Journal for
Pentecostal Studies, forthcoming.
Johnson, Lawrence J. Worship in the Early Church: An Anthology of Historical Sources. 4
vols. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2009. Reviewed in American Reference Books Annual,
forthcoming.
Vickers, Jason E. Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed. New York: T & T Clark, 2009.
Reviewed in Theological Studies 71:3
(September 2010), 753-754.
Colon-Emeric,
Edgardo A. Wesley,
Aquinas, and Christian Perfection: An Ecumenical Dialogue. Waco, TX: Baylor
University Press, 2009. Reviewed in Choice
47:10 (June 2010), 1937.
Bundy, David.
Visions of Apostolic Mission:
Scandinavian Pentecostal Mission to 1935. Studia Historico-Ecclesiastica
Upsaliensia 45. Uppsala: Uppsala Universitet, 2009.
Reviewed
in Free Methodist Historical Society
Newsletter, forthcoming.
O’Brien, Elmer J. The Wilderness, the Nation, and the Electronic Era: American
Christianity and Religious Communication. An Annotated
Bibliography. Lanham, MD:
Scarecrow, 2009. Reviewed in American Reference Books Annual, forthcoming.
Melton’s Encyclopedia of American Religions. ed.
J. Gordon Melton. 8th ed. New York: Gale, 2009. Reviewed in Theological Librarianship 2:2 (2009) [online].
Crumb, Lawrence N. The Oxford Movement
and Its Leaders: A Bibliography of Secondary and Lesser Primary Sources. 2nd ed. ATLA Bibliography Series 56. Lanham, MD:
Scarecrow, 2009. Reviewed in American Reference Books Annual, forthcoming.
Mack, Phyllis. Heart Religion in the British Enlightenment: Gender and Emotion in
Early Methodism. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Reviewed in Free Methodist Historical Society Newsletter
9:3 (Spring 2009), 4.
Burton, Vicki Tolar.
Spiritual Literacy in John Wesley’s
Methodism: Reading, Writing & Speaking to Believe. Waco, TX: Baylor
University Press, 2008. Reviewed in Methodist
History 47:4 (July 2009), 242-243.
Global Dictionary of Theology: A Resource for the Worldwide Church.
ed. William A. Dyrness and Veli-Matti Karkkainen. Downers
Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 2008. Reviewed
in American Reference Books Annual,
forthcoming.
Maher, Paul E. Donald G. Bloesch:
A Research Bibliography. ATLA Publication Series, no. 3.
Grace and Holiness in a Changing World: A Wesleyan Proposal for
Postmodern Ministry. ed. Jeffrey E. Greenway and Joel B. Green.
Tyson, John R. Assist Me to Proclaim: The Life and Hymns of
Charles Wesley.
Warner, Laceye
C. Saving Women: Retrieving Evangelistic
Theology and Practice.
Encyclopedia
of Religious Revivals in
Wawrykow, Joseph P. The SCM Press A-Z of Thomas Aquinas.
Scottish Bulletin of Evangelical Theology 25:2 (Autumn 2007), 229-230.
Cobb, Kelton. The
Blackwell Guide to Theology and Popular Culture. Blackwell Guides to Theology.
Szasz,
Ferenc Morton. The
Protestant Clergy in the
Moore, Mary Y. The
Successful Library Trustee Handbook.
Lipinski, Tomas A. Copyright
Law and the Distance Education Classroom.
Hempton, David.
Methodism: Empire of the Spirit.
Collins, Kenneth J. The Evangelical Moment: The Promise of an American Religion.
Quanstrom, Mark R.
A Century of Holiness
Theology: The Doctrine of Entire
Sanctification in the Church of the Nazarene, 1905-2004.
North American Foreign Missions, 1810-1914: Theology, Theory, and Policy. ed. Wilbert R. Shenk,
Brian Stanley and R. E. Frykenberg.
Murray, Peter C. Methodists
and the Crucible of Race, 1930 – 1975.
Embodying
the Spirit: New Perspectives on North
American Revivalism. ed. Michael J. McClymond.
Turner, Anne M. It
Comes with the Territory: Handling Problem
Situations in Libraries.
Onwuegbuzie, Anthony J., Qun
G. Jiao, and Sharon L. Bostick. Library
Anxiety: Theory, Research, and
Applications. Research Methods in
Library and Information Studies.
Lodahl,
Michael. God of Nature and of Grace:
Reading the World in a
Brown,
Candy Gunther.
The Word in the World:
Evangelical Writing, Publishing, and Reading in
Kuhlthau, Carol Collier. Seeking Meaning: A Process Approach to Library and Information
Services. 2nd ed. (
Wolfram,
Dietmar. Applied
Informetrics for Information Retrieval Research. New Directions in Information Management
36.
Online Collaborative Learning: Theory and Practice, ed. Tim S. Roberts. AAA, 2003. Reviewed in LIBRES 14:2 (September 2004), available from http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres14n2/index.htm
Holifield, E. Brooks.
Theology in
Jenkins, Alan, Rosanna Breen, Roger Lindsay, and Angela Brew. Reshaping Teaching in Higher Education: A Guide to Linking Teaching with Research. Stylus Publishing, 2003. Reviewed in Teaching Theology and Religion (April 2004).
Olson,
Hope A. The Power to Name: Locating the Limits of Subject Representation
in Libraries.
Kent,
John. Wesley and the Wesleyans: Religion in Eighteenth-Century
Collins,
Kenneth J. John Wesley: A Theological Journey.
Smith,
Abby. New-Model Scholarship: How Will It Survive?
Juster, Susan. Doomsayers: Anglo-American Prophecy in the Age of
Revolution.
Christian
Clergy in American Politics, ed. Sue E. S. Crawford and Laura R.
Olson.
Mulder, Philip N. A
Controversial Spirit: Evangelical
Awakenings in the South.
Gorman,
Michael. The Enduring Library: Technology, Tradition and the Quest for
Balance.
Whitsel, Bradley C. The
Church Universal and Triumphant:
Elizabeth Clare Prophet’s Apocalyptic Movement.
Karl
Barth, Protestant Theology in the Nineteenth Century, new ed.
Tyron
L. Inbody, The Many Faces of Christology.
Barry
L. Callen, Authentic Spirituality:
Moving Beyond Mere Religion.
Dean Grodzins, American Heretic: Theodore Parker and Transcendentalism. Chapel Hill and
Methodism
and the Shaping of American Culture.
Nathan O. Hatch and John H. Wigger, eds.
Ruth
Murray Brown, For a “Christian America”:
A History of the Religious Right.
A Dictionary of Asian Christianity, ed. Scott W. Sunquist.
Douglas
Russell Cullum, “Gospel Simplicity: Rhythms of Faith and Life Among Free
Methodists in Victorian
Sally G. McMillen, To Raise Up the South: Sunday Schools in Black and White Churches, 1865-1915.
Joseph
B. Tamney, The Resilience of Conservative
Religion: The Case of Popular,
Conservative
Protestant Congregations.
Diane Leclerc, Singleness of Heart: Gender, Sin, and Holiness in Historical Perspective. Pietist and
Wesleyan Studies 13.
Steven
Fanning, Mystics of the Christian Tradition.
Lesley
Ellen Harris, Licensing Digital Content:
A Practical Guide for Librarians.
The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought. ed. Adrian Hastings.
Thomas
R. Schreiner and Ardel B. Caneday,
The Race Set Before Us: A Biblical
Theology of Perseverance & Assurance.
H. D. (
Briane K.
Turley, A Wheel Within A Wheel: American Methodism and the
Lester D. Stephens, Science,
Race and Religion in the American South: John Bachman and the
Publications/Church (Articles)
“Holiness Churches: Remembering Who We Are.” God’s Revivalist and Bible Advocate, October 2002.
Papers Presented at Professional Meetings
“Wesleyan Theology and
Middle Methodism: Richard Watson’s Theological
Institutes,” paper presented to the Wesleyan Theological Society (Anderson,
IN), 5-7 March 2009.
“Defending Methodism in the Age of Reason:
Richard Watson and the Eternal Sonship,” paper
presented to the Manchester Wesley Research Centre/Nazarene Theological College
(
“The
Eternal Sonship Controversy in Early British
Methodism: Richard Watson’s Defense of
Scriptural Revelation,” paper presented to the Wesley Centre/Oxford Brooks
University (
“A
Model for Teaching Research Methods in Theological Education,” paper presented
to the Annual Meeting of the American Theological Library Association (
“The Corsicana Enthusiasts: A Pre-Pentecostal Millennial Sect,” paper presented to the Joint Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and the Wesleyan Theological Society (Wilmore, KY), 20-22 March 2003.
“Rhetorical
Foundations of Holiness-Pentecostal Theology,” paper presented to the Annual
Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society (
“Wesleyan Realism: The Moral Philosophy of Asa Shinn,” paper presented to the Wesleyan Studies Group at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion (Nashville, TN), 17-21 November 2000.
“A Postmodern Critique of Holiness
Theology from the Perspective of Reader-oriented Biblical Criticism,”
unpublished paper presented to the Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological
Society (
“The Experiential Construction of Ordo Salutis in the Early Holiness and Pentecostal Movements:
Foundations for Ecumenical Dialogue,” unpublished paper
presented at the Joint Meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies and the
Wesleyan Theological Society (
“The Premillennialism
of William B. Godbey,” unpublished paper presented at
the Annual Meeting of the Wesleyan Theological Society (
Community Service (recent)
Pulpit supply, Churchville
United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), 22 May 2011.
Guest speaker, St. Mark’s United Methodist
Church (Cleburne, TX), 6 March 2011.
Pulpit supply, Churchville
United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), 30 January 2011.
Committee for CPE Advisement, Churchville
United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), October 2010 – present.
Teacher, Adult Sunday School Class,
Churchville United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), September 2010 –
present.
Director of Christian Education, Churchville
United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), July 2010 – present.
Co-leader, Ash Wednesday
service, Churchville United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), 17 February
2010.
Teacher, Sunday
school/Stewardship series, Churchville United Methodist Church (Churchville,
NY), January 2010.
Teacher, Advent Study, Churchville United
Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), December 2009.
Pulpit supply, Churchville
United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), 31 August 2009.
Pulpit supply, Churchville
United Methodist Church (Churchville, NY), 21 June 2009.
Pulpit supply,
Pulpit supply,
Small Group Training Leader,
Contributor,
Pastors’ Manual, Free
ChristCare Small Group Leadership Training (
Study
guide compiler, WASB (WAVE Administrators, Superintendents and Bishops),
Free Methodist
Small
group facilitator, “The Purpose-Driven Church.”
Pearce Memorial Free
Continuing Education
(recent)
Leadership & Management Academy (New York Library Association) (completed November 2008)
Teaching
Online [online course] (
American Academy of Religion/Wesleyan Studies Group
American Theological Library Association
Commission on Free Methodist History & Archives (2008-)
Free Methodist Historical Society
Libraries
Interested in Theology Across
*Secretary (2006- )
Wesleyan Theological Society
Bridwell
Library Visiting Scholars Fellowship (
Summer
Professional Activities Grant /
Summer
Professional Activities Grant /
Summer
Professional Activities Grant /
Phi Delta Lambda (1978- )
Elder (Genesis Conference), Free Methodist Church of North America