Associate Professor of Biblical Studies

Education:
Diploma Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, 1978

Certificate, M.A., Ph.D. Laval University, 1979; 1988; 1995

Contact Information

Teaching Fields

Biblical Studies

Publications

1. Articles
- "Pentecost: Women's Emancipation Day?" Eastern Journal of Practical Theology (EJPT), 5:2 (1991), 27-34.
- "Ordination of Women, Testimony (May 1992).
- "The Baptism in the Holy Spirit", Testimony (June 1992).
- "Speaking in Other Tongues: Our Pentecostal Distinctive", Testimony (July 1992).
- "Divorce and Remarriage", Testimony, August 1992.
- "Developing an Understanding of Divine Healing", Pentecostal Testimony (Oct., 1992).
- "Holm Responds: An examination to Kevin Shanahan's 'Emancipation from the Outside'," EJPT, 7:1 (1993).
- "In Search of the Holy Grail: The Religious Quest for Certitude", EJPT, 8:1 (1994), pp. 26-41.
- "Varieties of Pentecostal Experience: Pragmatism and the Doctrinal Development of Pentecostalism." EJPT (1996).
- "Towards an Epistemology of Missions," Journal of Asian Missions 4:1 (2002): 31-41.
- Cadences of the Heart: A Walkabout in Search of Pentecostal Preaching. Didaskalia (Fall, 2003).
-  "My face off With Technology," Testimony 88:7 (July/Aug 2007).
- "Where does the Time Go?," Testimony 88:8 (Sept 2007).
- "Sicko Meets the Church," Testimony 88:9 (October, 2007).
- "Is it Just War? What would Jesus say to Augustine? Testimony 88:10 (Nov. 2007).
- "Of Malls and Mangers: Wielding an Ancient Weapon Against a Culture of Consumption," Testimony 88:11 (Dec. 2007).
- "Stretchmarks of faith: Looking at the Elasticity of Faith and Churchin Canadian Culture," Testimony 89:1 (Jan. 2008).
- "This is my Song: Power of Story," Testimony 89:4 (May 2008).
- "Growing Up Pentecostal and the Journey Forward" Enrich 5:1.
- "Two Orders of Canada: How's a Country Made Better," Testimony 89:9 (October 2008).
- "Seasons of Resurrection: Finding Purpose in the Weave of God's Grace," Testimony 89:3 (April 2008).
- "What can you say: Encountering the God beyond Words," Testimony 89:4 (July 2008).
- "The Christmas Story Seldom Told," Testimony 89:11 (Dec 2008).
- "Bridging a Divide: A new breed of Writers Tackles the topic of Faith," Testimony 90:1 (Jan 2009).
- "Coffee Culture and the Church," Testimony 90:2 (Feb. 2009).
- "Rummage Sales, Blogs and the Pursuit of Faith. Who has the Final Word? Testimony 90:8 (Sept 2009).
- "Piecing together the Mystery," Testimony 90:11 (Dec 2009)

2. Conferences
- Varieties of Pentecostal Experience: Society of Pentecostal Studies (SPS) 1993
- The Struggle of one Pentecostal Denomination with the bugbear of Institutionalism (SPS) 1994
- Pentecostals in Canada: A Turning Point. Joint Conference of Eastern and Western Ontario, 1995
- Towards An Epistemology of Missions. Soceity of Biblical Literature Conference. Minneapolis, Minn. (2001)
- Acts 7 and the Destiny of the Holy Spirit," SPS, (2003).
-"Master's College and Seminary: A Case Study in a Pentecostal Integration of Faith and Learning." SPS (2004)
-"Tongues as a Blush in the Presence of God." SPS (2008)
-"The Function of Myth and Remembrance in Pentecostalism in the Canadian Mid-West." SPS (2009).
-"I'm Still There: A Reaffirmation of Ron Kydd's Legacy." SPS (2010)
-"Taize: A Sabbatical from Noise," Experience Worship 1 (June, 2010).

3. Chapters

"Pulling back the Darkness: Starbound with Jon Anderson." in Call me the Seeker: Listening to Religion in Polular Culture. ed. Michael Gilmour. Newyour: Continuum, 2005.

"Canadian Pentecostal Spiritulaity: These Boots were Made for Walking," in Canadian Pentecostalism. Micahel Wilkenson ed., Queen-McGill Press, 2009

"The Function of Myth and Remembrance in Pentecostalism in the Canadian Mid-West." Winds From the North, Michael Wilkenson, Peter Althouse, ed., Boston: Brill, 2010.

4. Book Reviews

Bailey, Kenneth. Jacob and the Prodigal: How Jesus Retold Israel's Story. Downers Grove: IVP, 2003. Didaskalia (Fall 2003).

Emberley, Peter C. Divine Hnger: Canadians on a Spiritual Walkabout. Toronto: Harper Collins, 2002. Didaskalia (Spring 2004).

5. Dissertations
- Ph.D Dissertation: A Paradigmatic Analysis of Authority within Pentecostalism
- MA Dissertation: The Conception(s) of Salvation within the Evangelical Church

Employment

Pastoral Ministries, Writer, Speaker, 1979-1995;
Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Faculty, 1995-2000;
Providence College, Faculty, 2000-.

Hobbies

Sailing, basketball, squash

Personal Data

Born: Montreal, Quebec Sept 22, 1957
Family: married to Olive

A web link to the items listed above can be found at:

Web Page: http//:web.mac.com/rfholm

Course Syllabi

112.21 Old Testament Theology

124.32l Biblical Poetry

411.41 Pastoral Theology

115.22 Postmodernity and Globo-Religion

141.11 Judaic Studies (tentative Fall 2011)

411.42 Pastoral Ethics (tentative Fall 2011)