Dr. Chris Bounds
Professor of Theology
Prior to coming to Asbury Theological Seminary, Dr. Chris Bounds served as the Dean of the School of Theology & Ministry and Professor of Systematic Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University. He is an Ordained Elder in The Arkansas Conference of The United Methodist Church, where he served as an appointed pastor for eight years.
He has published articles in popular and scholarly venues, including Aldersgate Papers: Theological Journal of the Australasian Centre for Wesleyan Research; Asbury Theological Journal; Catalyst: Contemporary Evangelical Perspectives for United Methodist Seminarians; East-West Church and Ministry Report; Expository Times; Good News Magazine; Religious Studies Review; Studia Patristica; Wesleyan Life: The Magazine of the Wesleyan Church; The Wesleyan Theological Journal; and Wesley and Methodist Studies.
He has also contributed chapters or articles to popular and academic books, including Creation Care: Christian Voices on God, Humanity, and the Environment; Dictionary of Everyday Theology and Culture; Encyclopedia of Christian Education; Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States; Historical Dictionary of Methodism; Leadership the Wesleyan Way; Recovering the Wesleyan Social Witness; ReThinking Wesleyan Theology; Straight Talk; Scholars Coming to Faith; and Treasure the Word: A Layperson’s Guide to Interpreting Scripture.
Dr. Bounds has also co-authored four books: Holiness: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology with Matt Ayars and Caleb Friedeman; Holiness: The Power to Transform You, Your Church, and Your World with Jim Garlow, Christy Lipscomb, and Joann Lyon; Selecting Worship Songs: A Guide for Leaders with Constance Cherry and Mary Brown; and Unholiness: Overcoming the Forces that Attack Your Soul with Jim Lo.
He presently serves on the Board of Trustees of One Mission Society (OMS); the Board of Directors of The Francis Asbury Society; and the Board of Directors for Good News: A Forum for Scriptural Christianity in The United Methodist Church. He previously served on the Board of the Manchester Wesley Research Centre.
He and his wife Tamara have been married for almost thirty years. They have two children, a daughter – Maris, a son – Morgan, and daughter-in-law – Alyse. Chris loves Arkansas Razorback basketball; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football; and Ben and Jerry’s Heath Bar Crunch Ice Cream.