Afraid Books - By Rev Dr Robert H. Bennett
About Dr Robert H Bennett
The Reverend Doctor Robert H Bennett grew up in Michigan where he served as Pastor to Our Savior Lutheran Church of Benzonia and Trinity Lutheran Church and School of Reese, Michigan. Dr. Bennett holds the degrees of B.A. from Concordia University, Ann Arbor (Human Resource Management), M.Div. (Exegetical Studies), S.T.M (Exegetical Studies) and PhD (Missiology) from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne Indiana. His PhD research focused on the growth of the Lutheran Church of Madagascar (F.L.M.). Dr. Bennett's research led to the publishing of his first book on titled, I Am Not Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare and his later book, Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare in America. Dr. Bennett is the Executive Director of Luther Academy and also serves Concordia Theological Seminary as a International Missions Specialist and visiting professor of missiology.
CURRICULUM VITAE
Rev. Dr. ROBERT H. BENNETT
PRESENT POSITION AND ADDRESS
International Mission Specialist, Visiting Professor of Missions and PhD Committee Advisor, Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, IN (2011-present)
Executive Director, Luther Academy , (2014-present); 6600 North Clinton Street, Fort Wayne, IN. 46825, USA.
Recruiter For International Missions, The Lutheran Church —Missouri Synod, (2016 -present) 1333 South Kirkwood Road, St Louis MO. 63122
EDUCATION
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Doctor of Philosophy, Missiology, 2011.
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Master of Sacred Theology, Exegetical Theology, 2007.
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Master of Divinity, Pastoral Ministry, 2002.
Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Bachelor of Arts, Human Resource Management, 1999.
ORDINATION AND CHURCH AFFILIATION
Ordained as a Minister of The Lutheran Church –Missouri Synod, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Benzonia, MI., November 10, 2002.
PASTORAL EXPERIENCE
Administrative Pastor, Trinity Lutheran Church and School, Reese, Michigan, 2009-2014 –Vicarage Supervisor
Pastor, Our Savior Lutheran Church, Benzonia, Michigan, 2001-2009
UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATION
Bennett, Robert H. "From Darkness Into The Light: A Phenomenological Study of the Events Surrounding Exorcism and Conversion As Found in the Fifohazana Movement of the Malagasy Lutheran Church." Diss., Concordia Theological Seminary, 2010.
PUBLISHED BOOKS AND JOURNAL ARTICLES
Bennett, Robert H. "40 Years of Terror." Faith & Fellowship: Church of the Lutheran Brethren 81, no. 1 (January/February 2014): 8-9.
Bennett, Robert H, “A Reflection on Theological Education In The Twentieth Century.” Journal of Lutheran Mission Volume: 3 Number: 1 in 2016
Bennett, Robert H, Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare in America, St Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2016
Bennett, Robert H, I Am Not Afraid: Demon Possession and Spiritual Warfare, St Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2013
Bennett, Robert H. "Islands of the Gods: Productive and Unproductive Missionary Methods in Animistic Societies --Roland Allen's Examination of Saint Paul's Use of Miracles." In Missionary Methods: Research, Reflections, and Realities, 145-55. Vol. 21. Evangelical Missiology Society Series. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2013.
Bennett, Robert H. Learning Missiology Our International Students. Amazon, 2013. http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Missiology-our-International-Students-ebook/dp/B00H8KIPYI/ref=la_B0074YFWP8_sp-atf_title_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390836816&sr=1-4.
Bennett, Robert H. "The Missiological Impact of the Mpiandry Movement upon Theological Education in the Malagasy Lutheran Church." Missio Apostolica XVI, no. 32 (November 2008): 139-48.
Bennett, Robert H. Urban Missions in Madagascar; Evangelism and Mystery in the Crowded Streets. Amazon, 2012. Kindle Books.
BOOKS AWAITING PUBLISHING RELEASE
Bennett, Robert H, Fear and Lies: Unmaking the Devil, St Louis: Concordia Publishing House, expected release 2019.
BOOK REVIEWS
Bennett, Robert H. "Doctrine Is Life: Essays on Justification and the Lutheran Confessions." Review of Book. Logia a Journal of Lutheran Theology, October 2007.
Bennett, Robert H. "Making African Christianity: Africans Reimagining Their Faith in Colonial South Africa." Review of Making African Christianity: Africans Reimagining Their Faith in Colonial South Africa. Concordia Theological Quarterly 76, no. 3-4 (July 2012): 376-77
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS IN ACADEMIC SOCIETIES
The Lutheran Society for Missiology (LSFM)
The Evangelical Missiological Society (EMS)
International Association of Mission Studies (IAMS)
American Society of Missiology (ASM)
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