Bryan P. Stone (born 1959) is an American theologian who is the Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and the E. Stanley Jones Professor of Evangelism at Boston University School of Theology, and a Co-director of the Center for Practical Theology.
He is associated with both postliberalism and Christian pacifism, having been influenced by thinkers such as John Howard Yoder, Stanley Hauerwas, Alasdair MacIntyre, and John Wesley, and in his earliest work with liberation theology and process theology.
Stone is also a scholar of theology and film, having written and taught on the subject extensively.
His newest book, forthcoming from Routledge Press, is entitled Christianity and Horror Cinema.
He co-founded "Liberation Community", a multicultural congregation and faith-based non-profit, and served there as pastor and executive director from 1985 to 1992.
Effective Faith: A Critical Study of the Christology of Juan Luis Segundo.
Articles and Chapters “Evangelistic Preaching: Bearing Witness to Beauty,” in Journal for Preachers 42:4 (2019).
“Trauma, Reality, and Eucharist,” in Stephanie Arel and Shelly Rambo, eds.
Grand Rapids: Eerdmans (2011) “Discipleship and Empire,” in Paul W. Chilcote, ed.
“The Apostles’ Creed in Film,” in Hans-Josef Klauck, et al, The Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception.
“The Relevance of Popular Culture for Empirical Research in Practical Theology,” in Hans-Günter Heimbrock and Christopher Schultz, eds.
Göttingen: Vandenhoek & Ruprecht (2007) “New Church Development,” in Stephen Gunter and Elaine Robinson, eds.
"Going to the Movies, Finding God," Zion's Herald (March/April, 2002) "Hope and Happy Endings," Review and Expositor 99:1 (Winter), 37-50.
"AI: Blurring the Line Between Human and Machine," Research News and Opportunities in Science and Theology (August), 20.
"Theology and Film in Postmodern Culture: A Dialogue with Forrest Gump and Pulp Fiction."