Bethel Seminary
Chris Armstrong
2005-
Associate Professor of Church History
Armstrong came to Bethel from the managing editor’s chair at Christian History & Biography magazine, a publication of Christianity Today International. He continues to write for Christian History & Biography, Christianity Today, Leadership Journal, and www.christianhistory.net. He is a member of several professional associations related to church history and the Wesleyan and Pentecostal movements. Armstrong’s research foci include religion and emotion, Christianity and literature, and the Christ-and-culture conversation. His doctoral work focused on the 19th-century holiness movement, and his current research interests include the British “Inklings” authors and modern appropriations of medieval ideas and practices. He is currently finishing a book with the working title Patron Saints for Postmoderns.
Education
B.A., St. Mary’s University (Nova Scotia);
M.A., Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary;
Ph.D., Duke University
Contact Information
Office Phone: 651.635.8793
Office Address: SEM A212
PO Box: 7015
Email: c-armstrong@bethel.edu