William Greathouse

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William M. Greathouse (born 1919 in Van Buren, Arkansas) is a minister and emeritus general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

Dr. Greathouse served as a pastor in the Church of the Nazarene from 1938 until 1963 when he was elected president of Travecca Nazarene College (now University) in Nashville, Tennessee; he served until 1968. At that time he was elected president of Nazarene Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri. He served there until 1976 when he was elected General Superintendent of the Church of the Nazarene. He retired in 1989.

He attended Lambuth College, Trevecca Nazarene College, and Vanderbilt University for doctoral studies.

Partial list of books by William M. Greathouse:

  • The Fullness of the Spirit, 1958, Nazarene Publishing House
  • From the Apostles to Wesley: Christian Perfection in Historical Perspective 1979 by Beacon Hill Press, reprinted 2002 by Schmul Publishing. (ISBN 0-88019-442-1)
  • Wholeness in Christ: Toward a Biblical Theology of Holiness, 1998 by Beacon Hill Press. (ISBN 0-8341-1702-9)
  • An Introduction to Wesleyan Theology with H. Ray Dunning, 1982 by Beacon Hill Press. (ISBN 0-8341-0762-7)
  • Exploring Christian Holiness volume 2 The Historical Development with Paul M. Bassett, 1985 by Beacon Hill Press (ISBN 0-8341-0926-3) for the book and (ISBN 0-8341-0842-9) for the set.
  • Contributor to the Beacon Bible Commentary for the Bible books of Zechariah and Malachi (volume 5), 1966 and the book of Romans (volume 8), 1968, published by Beacon Hill Books.


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