Christopher Evans

Professor of History of Christianity and Methodist Studies

Dr. Evans was previously on the faculty of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, where he served as professor of church history and, most recently, as interim academic dean. His teaching and scholarship focuses on the history of Christianity, American religion, Methodist studies, and ministry studies. He is the author of several books, articles, and reviews, including The Kingdom Is Always but Coming: A Life of Walter Rauschenbusch, which received an Award of Merit for the best work in history/biography from Christianity Today magazine in 2005. His most recent work, Liberalism without Illusions: Renewing an American Christian Tradition, was published by Baylor University Press in 2010.  An ordained elder in the United Methodist Church, Dr. Evans has lectured, preached, and taught in numerous local church, denominational, and ecumenical settings and has been a presenter at several academic conferences.