Bryan Stone
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Bryan Stone | |
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| Born | Bryan P. Stone December 8, 1959 |
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| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | United Methodist Church |
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| Doctoral advisor | Dr. Schubert Ogden |
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| Discipline | Theology |
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Bryan P. Stone (born 1959) is an American theologian who became the Leighton K. Farrell Endowed Dean of Perkins School of Theology at Southern Methodist University in June 2025. He was formerly the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Boston University School of Theology, and a Co-founder/co-director of the Center for Practical Theology.[1] Stone writes on topics related to both systematic theology and practical theology. He is associated with both postliberalism and Christian pacifism, having been influenced by thinkers such as John Howard Yoder, Stanley Hauerwas, Alasdair MacIntyre, and John Wesley, and in his earliest work with liberation theology and process theology. Stone is also a scholar of theology and film, having written and taught on the subject extensively. His newest book, forthcoming from Routledge Press, is entitled Christianity and Horror Cinema.
Stone holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Nazarene University, a Master of Divinity degree from the Nazarene Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from Southern Methodist University.
He specializes in research related to evangelism, ecclesiology, congregational development, urban and multicultural ministry, popular culture, theology and culture, theology and film, and Wesleyan theology.
Stone was ordained in the Church of the Nazarene and has served as a pastor in the denomination. In 2025 he transferred his ordination credentials to The United Methodist Church. He co-founded "Liberation Community", a multicultural congregation and faith-based non-profit, and served there as pastor and executive director from 1985 to 1992. From 1993 to 1998 he served as Professor of Practical Theology at Azusa Pacific University.
