Stephen J. Hunt

For other people with the same name, see Stephen Hunt (disambiguation).

Stephen J. Hunt
Born
Stephen John Hunt

United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materUniversity of Reading
Known forAlternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction
Scientific career
FieldsSociology, religion
InstitutionsUniversity of the West of England

Stephen John Hunt is a British professor of sociology at the University of the West of England.[1] Prior to his appointment at the University of West England in 2001, Hunt had taught at the Sociology Department at the University of Reading for thirteen years, as well as in the Religious Studies Department at the University of Surrey, Roehampton.[1]

Hunt's primary research interests include the Charismatic movement, the "New" Black Pentecostal Churches and the "gay debate" in the Christian Churches.[2]

He is the author of Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction, (2003).[3] He is also the author of The Life Course: A Sociological Introduction, (2005) [4] Religion in Western Society, (2002) [5] and The Alpha Enterprise,(2004).[6] He also edited the work: Christian Millenarianism: From the Early Church to Waco.[7]

Hunt is on the editorial board of Pentecostudies.[8]

  1. ^ a b Profile, University of the West of England, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences.
  2. ^ Strangers in a Strange Land, Organization, Boundary Maintenance and Ideological Constructs of Nigerian Church in the UK, University of Granada, Granada, Spain, summary of presentation to be given July 2007, profile of author.
  3. ^ Alternative Religions: A Sociological Introduction, Ashgate Publishing, October 2003, ISBN 978-0-7546-3410-2, ISBN 0-7546-3410-8
  4. ^ The Life Course: A Sociological Introduction, 10 February 2005, Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 1-4039-1470-2, ISBN 978-1-4039-1470-5
  5. ^ Religion in Western Society: Sociology for a Changing World, Palgrave Macmillan, 20 March 2002, ISBN 0-333-94592-1, ISBN 978-0-333-94592-6
  6. ^ The Alpha Enterprise: Evangelism in a Post-Christian Era, Ashgate Publishing, October 2004, ISBN 0-7546-5036-7, ISBN 978-0-7546-5036-2
  7. ^ Christian Millenarianism: From the Early Church to Waco, Indiana University Press, 1 July 2001, ISBN 0-253-21491-2, ISBN 978-0-253-21491-1
  8. ^ Pentecostostudies, Editorial Board, retrieved 1/16/06