Dr. Robert G. Tuttle, Jr.
E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism
Expertise:
- The person and work of the Holy Spirit
- A Wesleyan Theology of Grace
- Historical Theology
- Evangelism
- Prayer
- World Religions
Education:
- A.B., Duke University, 1963; B.D., Garrett Theological Seminary, 1967; M.A., Wheaton Graduate School of Theology, 1967; Ph.D., University of Bristol, 1970.
Dr. Tuttle joined the Florida faculty in fall 2004 after serving on Asbury’s faculty in Kentucky since 1995. His previous teaching experience includes 10 years as the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and stints as Professor of Historical Theology at Oral Roberts School of Theology and Assistant Professor of Evangelism and Wesleyan Studies at Fuller Theological Seminary. An ordained elder in the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, Dr. Tuttle has also had years of experience pastoring churches in Colorado, North Carolina, Illinois and England. In addition to his knowledge of evangelism, he is a recognized scholar in the area of Wesleyan studies. Dr. Tuttle has written nine books, three of which probe areas of Wesleyan theology, tradition and/or history, including John Wesley, His Life and Theology and Someone Out There Needs Me: A Practical Guide to Relational Evangelism. In addition to his books, he has written scores of articles for such magazines as Good News, Charisma and Manna. Dr. Tuttle is a member of the American Academy of Religion and the Academy of Evangelism.