Educational Background
- B.S. Northern Illinois University, 1976
- M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1985
- Ph.D. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1995
Current Position
Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Select Publications
Getting Deep: Understand What You Believe About God and Why. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2002
Jesusology: Understand What You Believe About Jesus and Why. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2005
A Theology for Christian Education with James Estep and Michael Anthony. Nashville: B&H Academic, 2008.
Historical Theology: An Introduction to Christian Doctrine Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011.
Sojourners and Strangers: The Doctrine of the Church Wheaton: Crossway, 2012.
Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment Wheaton: Crossway, 2014.
About Dr. Allison
Dr. Allison came to Southern in 2003 from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he had taught theology and church history for nine years. He has also served as adjunct faculty at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL; Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL; Judson College, Elgin, IL; Institute of Biblical Studies, Western Europe and the United States; and the Resurgence Training Center (Mars Hill Church/Acts 29).
Dr. Allison has 18 years of ministry experience as a staff member of Campus Crusade, where he worked in campus ministry as well as a missionary to Italy and Switzerland. He also co-pastored a church in Lugano, Switzerland.He is currently the book review editor for theological, historical, and philosophical studies, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, a position in which he has served for over ten years.