Kimberly Alexander, Ph.D. (Open University/St. John’s College [Nottingham])
Kimberly Ervin Alexander is a faculty member as well as director/developer of the online program for the Ramp School of Ministry in Hamilton, Alabama. Before joining the RSM staff in 2020, she served as Associate Professor of the History of Christianity in the Regent University School of Divinity for nine years. Previously, she served as Associate Professor of Historical Theology and Assistant Vice-President for Academics at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, TN. She has over forty years of experience in parish ministry and worship leadership.
Alexander is a past president of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. She has also been a contributor to numerous ecumenical dialogues and consultations, as well as four grant-funded research projects. She serves as editor of the Emeth Press “Study of World Christian Revitalization Movements in Pentecostal & Charismatic Studies” sub-series and on the editorial boards for the Brill Academic Publishers “Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies” series and Journal of Wesleyan Thought: Theological Journal of the Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research. Additionally, in 2019, with Canadian historian, Linda Ambrose, she co-edited an issue of Pneuma engaging research related to sexual assault and the #metoo moment as it intersects with Pentecostalism.
Her current research projects include examinations of early Pentecostal experiences of Spirit baptism as well as a study of Pentecostal missionary Margaret Gaines’ lifelong work among persons of Arabic descent in Tunisia and Palestine.
Select Publications:
Pentecostal Healing: Models of Theology and Practice JPTS 29. Blandford Forum, Dorset: Deo, 2006. [Foundation for Pentecostal Scholars Book Award winner, 2007]
What Women Want: Pentecostal Women Ministers Speak For Themselves (with James P. Bowers). Laurel, MD: The Seymour Press, 2013; Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2018 (reprint).
“Nevertheless, She Persisted: Margaret Gaines, Patriarchal Cultures and a Passport of Love” in The Holy Spirit and Social Justice—Interdisciplinary Global Perspectives: Vol. 2, History Race and Culture, Antipas L. Harris and Michael D. Palmer, eds. Lanham, MD: Seymour Press, 2019.
“Wolfgang Vondey’s Pentecostal Theology: Living the Full Gospel: A Conversation on a Pentecostal Migrant Family Road Trip.” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 28 (2019): 1-11.
“Receiving the Spirit in Her Early Pentecostal Body: Sanctification, Spirit Baptism and the Lamb Slain for Sinners,” in Spirit and Story: Pentecostal Readings of Scripture, Blaine Charette and Robby Waddell, eds. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2020.
“Divine Healing: Sacramental Signs of Salvation” in Routledge Handbook of Pentecostal Theology, Wolfgang Vondey, ed. Abingdon, Oxford, UK: Taylor & Francis, Routledge, 2020.
“Heavenly Choirs in Earthy Spaces: The Significance of Corporate Spiritual Singing in Early Pentecostal Experience.” Journal of Pentecostal Theology, 25 (2016): 254-268.
“Boundless Love Divine: A Re-Evaluation of Early Understandings of the Experience of Spirit Baptism” in Passover, Pentecost & Parousia: Studies in Celebration of the Life and Ministry of R. Hollis Gause,Blandford Forum, Dorset: Deo, 2010.
“Restoration, Accommodation and Innovation: The Contributions of Aimee Semple McPherson” in From Aldersgate to Azusa Street: Wesleyan, Holiness and Pentecostal Visions of the New Humanity, An Interdisciplinary Approach, Henry H. Knight, ed. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2010.
“A Baptism of Divine Love: The Pentecostal Experience of Spirit Baptism” in The Continuing Relevance of Wesleyan Theology: Essays in Honor of Laurence W. Wood, Nathan Crawford, ed. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2011.
“The Holiness of the Church: An Analysis of Wesleyan-Pentecostal Thought”. International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church. Vol. 11, No. 4 (2011): 269-278.
“Standing at the Crossroads: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of Pentecostalism” (SPS Presidential Address 2011). Pneuma. Vol. 33, No. 3 (2011): 331-349.
“Spirit Baptism, Socialization and Godly Love in the Church of God (Cleveland, TN), co-authored with James P. Bowers and Mark J. Cartledge, Pentecostudies Volume 11.1 (2012): 27-47.
“The Pentecostal Church: A Sacramental Healing Community,” Ecumenical Trends Vol. 41 No. 8 (September 2012): 1-3, 14.
Lectures and Conference Presentations
“Standing at the Crossroads: The Battle for the Heart and Soul of Pentecostalism,” Presidential Address, Society for Pentecostal Studies, Memphis, TN (March 2011)
“Race and Gender Equality in Early Pentecostalism: Spirit and Polity in Conflict,” with James P. Bowers, European Pentecostal Charismatic Research Association, Riga, Latvia (November 2011)
“The Ecclesiological Dimension of Healing: A Global Pentecostal Contribution,” Catholic Theological Society of America, St. Louis, MO (June 2012)
“Girl Talk: A Feminist Re-Imagination of Pentecostal Theological Discourse and Experience,” plenary presentation, Society for Pentecostal Studies, Evangel University, Springfield, MO (March 2014)
“Women in Christian Leadership Colloquium,” Plenary Speaker, Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology (HLT), Oslo, Norway (September 2015)
"Receiving the Spirit in the Early Pentecostal Body: Sanctification, Spirit Baptism, and the Lamb Slain for Sinners", Keynote Address, Society for Pentecostal Studies, (March 2, 2018)
“Women and Scripture: Finding Voice, Agency, and Place,” London School of Theology Summer Conference (July 7, 2020)
“Broken Women and Worship,” London School of Theology Summer Conference (July 7, 2020)
Online Publications
“#pentecostalsisterstoo and a Call for Action,” https://everydaytheology.online/
“James Bowers and Kimberly Alexander: Leadership and women in Pentecostal ministry,” Faith and Leadership https://www.faithandleadership.com/james-bowers-and-kimberly-alexander-leadership-and-women-pentecostal-ministry
“Pentecostal and Charismatic Healing in the 20th Century” with Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. Fuller Studiohttps://fullerstudio.fuller.edu/pentecostal-and-charismatic-healing-in-the-20th-century/
“On ‘Keeping Women in Their Place,’ #MeToo, and the Groaning of the Spirit,” https://paxpneuma.org/2018/03/03/on-keeping-women-in-their-place-metoo-and-the-groaning-of-the-spirit-kimberly-ervin-alexander-phd/