Professors present at conference
April 16, 2009
Contact: Paul K. Logsdon, Director of Public Relations and Publications (417) 865-2815, ext. 7292
Front: Dr. Lois Olena, Dr. George O. Wood,
Dr. Stanley Horton, Bishop Lemuel Thuston,
Dr. Martin Mittelstadt
Back: Dr. Stanley Burgess and Dr. Ken Horn
Not shown: Dr. Russell Spittler
Photo provided by Waldemar Kowalski.
Springfield, Mo — Two Evangel theology professors were presenters at the Society for Pentecostal Studies Conference in Eugene, Ore., last month.
Dr. Martin Mittelstadt, associate professor of New Testament, and Dr. Lois Olena, adjunct professor of theology, participated in a symposium titled “Honoring Stanley Horton.” The panel, chaired by Dr. George O. Wood, also included Dr. Stanley Burgess, Dr. Russell Spittler, Bishop Lemuel Thuston, and Dr. Ken Horn.
Dr. Olena discussed elements of her recent article, “Stanley M. Horton: A Pentecostal Journey,” and the soon-to-be-released biography, “Stanley M. Horton: Shaper of Pentecostal Theology.”
Dr. Mittelstadt presented excerpts from an article coauthored with Matthew Paugh, “The Social Conscience of Stanley Horton,” which focused on Horton’s role as conscientious objector in World War II and as an agent of racial reconciliation.
Mittelstadt presented a second paper, “Spirit and Peace in Luke-Acts: Possibilities for Pentecostal/Anabaptist Dialogue.”
Evangel University is a private, coeducational university that offers more than 100 undergraduate academic programs and eight master’s programs. Evangel has an enrollment of nearly 2,000 and draws students from all 50 states and abroad.
For additional information, contact Martin Mittelstadt at 417-865-2715, ext. 8522.
Additional information about the conference can be found at www.sps-usa.org; the articles can be found at http://www.ifphc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=heritage.currentIssue; the biography can be purchased at www.gospelpublishing.com; order #02KZ0564.
SIDE BAR: A 39-page bibliography of Dr. Horton’s works, which is a supplement to the upcoming biography, and Mittelstadt and Paugh’s original interview with Dr. Horton can be viewed online.