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Andrew C. Thompson

Instructor of Historical Theology & Wesleyan Studies

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B.A., Hendrix College
M.Div, Vanderbilt University
Th.D. (ABD), Duke University

 

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Curriculum Vitae

Andrew C. Thompson joined the faculty at MTS in 2011. He teaches in the areas of historical theology and Wesleyan studies. Thompson’s academic research focuses on the role of the “means of grace” in the Wesleyan doctrine of sanctification.  He is the author of academic articles that have appeared in Methodist History, the Wesleyan Theological Journal, and Methodist Review. He is also the editor and lead contributor for Generation Rising: A Future with Hope for the United Methodist Church (Abingdon Press, 2011).

Thompson is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church. Prior to arriving at MTS, he served pastoral appointments in Tennessee, Arkansas, and North Carolina. A part of his role as a member of the MTS faculty is to strengthen ties between the seminary and the annual conferences of the UMC.

Courses:
  • Early Methodism: History, Doctrine, & Polity
  • American Methodism: History, Doctrine, & Polity
  • Evangelism & Discipleship in the Wesleyan Tradition
  • The Early Church: A.D. 100-451
  • English Reformation
  • Church & Sacrament

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