Brian C. Brewer, PhD
Professor of Christian Theology
Education
PhD, Drew University
MPhil, Drew University
ThM, Princeton Theological Seminary
MDiv, George W. Truett Theological Seminary
BA, Baylor University
Research Interests
Reformation and Post-Reformation Christianity
Sacramental Theology
History of Christian Worship
Theology of Martin Luther
Anabaptist Theology
Courses Taught
Christian Texts & Traditions 2 (Historical Theology of the Reformation & Post-Reformation)
Studies in Historical Theology - Martin Luther
Studies in Historical Theology - Anabaptist Theology
Christian Worship
Living the Kingdom: Ecclesiology & Worship (D.Min.)
Publication Highlights
- Martin Luther and the Seven Sacraments: A Contemporary Protestant Reappraisal (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic).
- A Pledge of Love: The Anabaptist Sacramental Theology of Balthasar Hubmaier (Milton Keynes, UK: Paternoster).
- The Reformation of Worship: How Early Protestants Renewed the Sunday Service (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic - in progress).
- Co-editor, Calvin and the Early Reformation (Leiden: Brill).
- Editor, Distinctly Baptist: Proclaiming Identity in a New Generation (Valley Forge, PA: Judson).
- Editor, T&T Clark Handbook of Anabaptism (London: Bloomsbury/T&T Clark)
About Dr. Brewer
Dr. Brian C. Brewer is professor of Christian Theology at Baylor University's George W. Truett Theological Seminary where he teaches courses on the historical theology of the Reformation and post-Reformation periods. His research interests in Reformation studies include the sixteenth-century Anabaptist movement, the theology of Martin Luther, as well as sacramental and liturgical theology of early Reformers, and how such reforms have shaped and can continue to provide guidance to the Church’s theology and worship practices today. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he enjoys researching and teaching the origins, development, and unique features of various Protestant traditions in early modern Europe and America.
Currently, with Joel C. Elowsky, Dr. Brewer serves as co-editor of the Studies in Historical Theology Series with T&T Clark. Brewer is the author of Martin Luther and the Seven Sacraments: A Contemporary Protestant Reappraisal (Baker Academic) and A Pledge of Love: The Anabaptist Sacramental Theology of Balthasar Hubmaier (Paternoster). He is editor of the T&T Clark Handbook of Anabaptism (Bloomsbury/T&T Clark), Distinctly Baptist: Proclaiming Identity in a New Generation (Judson), and co-editor with David M. Whitford of Calvin and the Early Reformation (Brill). Additionally, he is the author of dozens of articles in such journals as Harvard Theological Review, Ad Fontes: A Journal of Protestant Letters, Evangelical Quarterly, Pro Ecclesia: A Journal of Catholic and Evangelical Theology, Mennonite Quarterly Review, The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Song, Perspectives in Religious Studies, and Baptist Quarterly.
A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Dr. Brewer was the first graduate of the George W. Truett Theological Seminary, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. He subsequently earned the ThM degree in preaching and worship from Princeton Theological Seminary and both the MPhil and PhD degrees from Drew University, studying historical theology with Donald W. Dayton and liturgical theology with James F. White. While at Drew, he also served as a graduate assistant to Thomas C. Oden for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. He is a member of the Doctrine and Unity Commission of the Baptist World Alliance where he recently presented a North American Baptist response to the Lutheran-Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification. Brewer was previously an adjunct professor of history at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey. Upon joining the faculty at Truett Seminary in June of 2007, Brewer became the first alumnus of the institution to be elected as a professor.
A seasoned pastor, Brewer served as senior pastor of Northminster Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi, and of Spring Creek Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Previously, he served as a youth minister to churches in Ft. Worth and Temple, Texas. Since serving as a theology professor, he also enjoys preaching in churches and has served as interim pastor to multiple congregations throughout the region. He and his wife, Amy, have two adult daughters.