Dr. Christian Ramsey

Name: Christian L. Ramsey

Title/Position: Director of Graduate Studies; Associate Professor of Religious Studies

Discipline: Religious Studies

Year Hired: 2019

Education: 

B.S. in Education, Emporia State University

M.A. in Theology, Wesley Biblical Seminary

Th.M. in Biblical Studies, Regent University

Ph.D. in Renewal Theology, Regent University

Professional Organizations and Affiliations:

Evangelical Theological Society

Society for Pentecostal Studies

Area/s of Specialty: Biblical studies, Theology, Philosophy

Courses Taught:

Hermeneutics

New Testament

Apologetics

Biblical Discipleship

Theology of John Wesley

Christian Beliefs

Intro to Philosophy

Social Ethics

Christianity and Western Thought

Office Location: LLC 260

Email Address: christian.ramsey@swcu.edu

Office Hours: M/W 9am-2pm; T/Th 12pm-2pm; F By appt.

Research Interests: Biblical interpretation, theological studies, apologetics, social ethics, discipleship

Publications:

Instructor and Student Resources for Huffman, Douglas S. The Story of Jesus
Continues: A Survey of the Acts of the Apostles. Zondervan Academic, 2025. 

It Seemed Good to The Holy Spirit: Discerning the Divine Through the
Tributary Trajectories of God’s Word, God’s Spirit, and God’s Community in
the Acts 15 Council. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 2024. 

“Love Speaking Understanding: Possible Steps Toward Greater Church Unity
Regarding Tongues Through Biblical Theology,” Religions 2023, 14, 1341.

Foreword to Romans. 2nd Edition, by Reasoner, Vic. Evansville, IN:
Fundamental Wesleyan Publishers, 2020. 

“The Pharaoh Initiative: God’s Middle Knowledge in Action Through a Pauline
Perspective,” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society 62, no. 4
(December 2019): 749-58. 

The Obedience of Faith: Paul’s Understanding of Obedience in His Letter to
the Romans. Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest, 2018. 

Time for a Reality Check,” Karate Kung-Fu Illustrated (29:1) February 1998.

Presentations:

“The Moral Argument in Apologetics and Evangelism: Connecting Truth in a
Post-Truth Culture,” ΑΠΟΛΟΓΙΑ, Regent University, November 20, 2025.  

“The Holy Spirit is Indispensable for Scriptural Renewal,” Conference for
Renewal Theology, November 1, 2025. 

“The Wisdom of Prioritizing Scripture in Church Worship and the Necessity of
the Spirit for Accessing and Effectually Proclaiming It,” Evangelical
Theological Society, Eastern Region, April 2025. 

“Worship as Sacramental Scholarship: Encountering the Lord in the
Learning,” Society for Pentecostal Studies Annual Conference, March 15,
2025. 

“Remain Vigilant,” Our Hearts Burn Within Us Holy Week Devotional, Regent
University School of Divinity, 2025. 

“How Did They Know It Seemed Good to the Holy Spirit? Discerning God’s
Voice in the Acts 15 Council Through Tabernacles, Types, and Trajectory,”
Evangelical Theological Society, Southwestern Region, April 2024. 

“Seeking to Improve Interethnic Relations Through Seeking God,” Regent
University, July 2020. 

“The Pharaoh Initiative: Exploring God’s Middle Knowledge in Action Through
Pauline Perspective of the Plagues Narrative,” Evangelical Theological
Society, Southwestern Region, March 2019. 

“A Biblical Model for Personal Evangelism,” International Assembly for the
International Fellowship of Bible Churches, Circleville Ohio, July 2018.

Mission/Passion: Equipping students to explore, grasp, and live out the depths of truth and Scripture while gazing upon the face of God.

Favorite Bible Verse: 3 John 4