Allan Anderson (born 21 September 1949) is a British theologian and the Professor of Mission and Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham.
His father was the son of a fourth generation London Missionary Society (Congregational) minister in Southern Africa, of Scottish and Cape Dutch descent, and his mother was born in Sheffield, England, the daughter of Salvation Army officers originally from South Yorkshire.
"[3] Anderson was founder and principal of Tshwane Theological College near Pretoria (1988–95) and part-time researcher at the University of South Africa (1989–95) before joining Selly Oak Colleges, Birmingham, as Director of the Centre for New Religious Movements in 1995.
In 2005, Anderson was awarded a chair in Mission and Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham.
[1] His principle works include: Anderson has also written numerous articles for peer-reviewed journals.