Jonathan Ottaway, Th.D.

Bio

Dr. Jonathan Ottaway serves as an assistant professor in Christian Theology for the Regent University School of Divinity. Originally from the UK, Dr. Ottaway received a B.A. in Music from Jesus College at Cambridge University, a Master of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Theology from Duke Divinity School. The title of his dissertation was “Worship On Earth As It Is On Earth: Discovering the Liturgical History of Pentecostal-Charismatic Worship.” Dr Ottaway has a broad interest in the living faith of the church, especially as it is expressed in the church’s corporate life. Alongside his academic work, Dr. Ottaway is an accomplished and active church musician, worship leader, and songwriter.

Research Interests:

• Liturgical Studies
• Pentecostal and Evangelical Theology
• Contemporary Praise and Worship
• Popular Biblical interpretation
• American Church History

Publications

(Essay) “‘I’ll Bring You More Than a Song’: Toward a Reassessment of Methodology in the Study of Contemporary Praise and Worship.” Religions 14, no. 5 (2023): 668.

(Essay) “The Seven Hebrew Words for Praise: Pentecostal Interpretations of Scripture in Liturgical Theology.” Worship 97, no. 1 (2023): 10–30.

(Chapter) “The Power of Tradition over Biblical Theology; Raising Up the Tabernacle of David: Pentecostal Memory in Praise and Worship Theology.” In Worship and Power: Liturgical Authority in Free Church Traditions. Edited by Sarah Johnson and Andrew Wymer, 114–31. Eugene: Cascade, 2023.

(Essay) “Renovating the Building Versus Restoring the Foundations: The Need for Pentecostal Liturgical History.” Liturgy 38, no. 1 (2023): 46–51.

(Book Review) Recapturing an Enchanted World: Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition by John D. Rempel. Intervarsity Academic, 2020. Ethnodoxology 11, no. 1 (2023).

(Essay) “The Faith Once for All Delivered: Liturgical Theology, Scripture and the Evangelical Free Church Tradition.” Studia Liturgica 51, no. 1 (2021): 103–16.

(Chapter) “The Rise of the Worship Degree: Pedagogical Changes in the Preparation of Church Musicians.” In Essays on the History of Contemporary Praise and Worship, edited by Lester Ruth, 160–75. Eugene: Pickwick, 2020.

(Chapter) “Musical Flow: Important Techniques.” In Flow: The Ancient Way to do Contemporary Worship. Edited by Lester Ruth, 53–66. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2020.