Jason Vickers, PhD
Professor of Christian Theology and the Inaugural William J. Abraham Chair of Wesleyan Studies
Education
PhD, Religious Studies (Systematic Theology), Southern Methodist University
MDiv, Nazarene Theological Seminary (Kansas City, MO)
BA, Trevecca Nazarene University (Nashville, TN)
Research Interests
Sacramental Theology and the Doctrine of Christ’s Second Coming
Courses Taught
Christian Doctrine and Theology
Wesleyan studies
Publication Highlights
- Outpouring: A Theological Witness (Co-author with Thomas H. McCall)
- Minding the Good Ground: A Theology for Church Renewal;
- Wesley: A Guide for the Perplexed;
- Invocation and Assent: The Making and Remaking of Trinitarian Theology.
- The Cambridge Companion to American Protestantism (Editor)
- Methodist Christology: From the Wesleys to the 21st Century (Editor)
- The Cambridge Companion to American Methodism (Editor)
- A Wesleyan Theology of the Eucharist (Editor)
- The Cambridge Companion to John Wesley (Editor)
- Canonical Theism: An Agenda for Theology and the Church (Editor)
About Dr. Vickers
Jason Vickers serves as the inaugural William J. Abraham Chair of Wesleyan Studies. A popular teacher, prolific author, and ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Vickers holds a PhD from Southern Methodist University. Prior to joining Truett Seminary, Vickers taught at Asbury in Wilmore, Kentucky. He also has taught at Austin College in Sherman, Texas, Hood Theological Seminary in Salisbury, North Carolina, and United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio. Vickers has been a member of numerous editorial boards and is a past president of the Wesleyan Theological Society. Vickers is presently the editor of the Wesleyan Theological Journal.
Dr. Vickers is married with three children. He is an avid outdoorsman and a lifelong fan of classical country music.