Vondey was the professor of systematic theology at
Regent University School of Divinity (
Virginia Beach, VA, USA) until 2015, where he also founded and directed the Regent Center for Renewal Studies.[2] Vondey’s Ph.D. from
Marquette University is in systematic theology and ethics,[3] and he also has a M.Div. from the
Pentecostal Theological Seminary (Cleveland, Tennessee),[4] and M.A. from
University of Marburg, Germany.[5] After completing his doctoral dissertation on the work on the Holy Spirit by Roman Catholic theologian,
Heribert Mühlen, he went on to author several books on
Pentecostalism and Pentecostal theology.[6] He is a member of the steering committee of the European Research Network on Global Pentecostalism,[7] associate editor of the journal, PentecoStudies, and co-editor of the monograph series, CHARIS: Christianity & Renewal - Interdisciplinary Studies (Palgrave Macmillan) and Systematic Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology (Bloomsbury T&T Clark).[8][9][10] He organized the ecumenical studies group of the
Society for Pentecostal Studies in 2001 and served as its chair until 2005.[11] A classically trained systematic theologian, Vondey is considered a
renewal theologian whose work addresses concerns of pneumatology, ecclesiology, ecumenical theology, and the intersection of theology and science. Perhaps his most popular work is his ecclesiology, People of Bread,[12] while his most controversial work is Beyond Pentecostalism: The Crisis of Global Christianity and the Renewal of the Theological Agenda (Eerdmans, 2010).[13] His book, Pentecostal Theology: Living the Full Gospel, proposes a systematic and constructive Pentecostal theology on the historical motif of the
full gospel, and received the Pneuma Book Award of the
Society for Pentecostal Studies in 2018.[14] He is the editor of the Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association since 2019.[15]
Works
Heribert Mühlen: His Theology and Praxis. A New Profile of the Church (2004)
ISBN0761828176
People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology (2008)
ISBN9780809145591
Beyond Pentecostalism: The Crisis of Global Christianity and the Renewal of the Theological Agenda (2010)
ISBN978-0802864017
Pentecostalism and Christian Unity: Ecumenical Documents and Critical Assessments (2010)
ISBN978-0801027703
Pentecostalism and Christian Unity Volume 2: Continuing and Building Relationships (2013)
ISBN978-1620327180
^Vondey, Wolfgang (2010). Beyond Pentecostalism: The Crisis of Global Christianity and the Renewal of the Theological Agenda. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans. pp. ix.
ISBN9780802864017.
^Vondey, Wolfgang (2010). Pentecostalism and Christian Unity: Ecumenical Documents and Critical Assessments. Eugene, OR: Pickwick. pp. ix.
ISBN9781608990771.
^Vondey, Wolfgang (2008-11-01). People of Bread: Rediscovering Ecclesiology. New York: Paulist Press.
ISBN9780809145591.