Thomas Breimaier

PhD Candidate

Biography

Background

Tom Breimaier is a PhD Candidate in Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh. 

Qualifications

MA, History of Christianity, Wheaton College Graduate School (2007)

BA, Historical Theology, Moody Bible Institute (2006)

Responsibilities & affiliations

American Society of Church History

Ecclesiastical Historical Society

American Academy of Religion

Evangelical Theological Society

Undergraduate teaching

I teach undergraduate history and theology courses at Moody Bible Institute (Chicago, IL) via distance learning, as well as occasional lectures for their Study Abroad programmes in Scotland, England, and Germany.

Research summary

My doctoral thesis focuses on the Victorian Baptist preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon and biblical interpretation. I am specifically researching theological influences on Spurgeon's hermeneutical method. 

Supervisors: Professor Stewart J. Brown and Dr. Ian J. Shaw

Current research interests

My broader research interests include Evangelical history, studies in theology and culture, history of biblical interpretation, and the relationship of religion and American politics.

"'A Beeline to the Cross?' Charles Haddon Spurgeon and Biblical Interpretation" History of Christianity Seminar, New College (University of Edinburgh) February, 2017

"Echoes of Essex: C. H. Spurgeon's Early Years and their Contribution to His Hermeneutical Method" Evangelical Theological Society (San Antonio, TX) November, 2016

"Beyond the Final Frontier: Star Trek and Christianity from 1979-1989" American Academy of Religion (San Antonio, TX) November, 2016

"The Filial Cry: Adoption and Sonship in the Preaching and Practice of C. H. Spurgeon" Evangelical Theological Society (Atlanta, GA) November, 2015

"The Cross in the Tabernacle: C. H. Spurgeon's Gospel Hermeneutic" Evangelical Theological Society (Providence, RI) November, 2008

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