Lecturer
Abraham Friesen, PhD
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- Stanford University, MA and PhD
- University of Manitoba, Canada, BA
Teaching Career
- Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Professor and renowned historian at University of California, Santa Barbara for more than 40 years
- Lectured at Westmont College, Pacific College, Stanford University, Pepperdine University, Mennonite Brethren Seminary, Regent College, the University of Winnipeg, and the Biblical Seminary in Bonn, Germany
Other Career Highlights
- Preacher at churches throughout North America
- Service at the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies and on the Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission
- Member of the Editorial Board of Sixteenth Century Journal, Journal of Mennonite Studies, and Mennonite Quarterly Studies
- Member of several professional organizations, including The Society for Reformation Research, The Center for Mennonite Studies, and The American Society for Church History
- Fellow for The Institute of European History
- Considered an expert in the works of Thomas Müntzer
Publications
- Numerous journal articles for a wide range of publications including Church History,the Journal of American Academy of Religion, and The Messenger, with several articles translated and published in languages across Europe
- Author of numerous books, including Reformation and Utopia, Thomas Müntzer, a Destroyer of the Godless, In Defense of Privilege: Russian Mennonites and the State Before and During World War I, and History and Renewal in the Anabaptist/Mennonite Tradition