Abraham Friesen, PhD

Professor Emeritus of History, University of California, Santa Barbara
Professor and renowned historian at University of California, Santa Barbara for more than 40 years
Lectured at Westmont College, Pacific College, Stanford University, Pepperdine University, Mennonite Brethren Seminary, Regent College, the University of Winnipeg, and the Biblical Seminary in Bonn, Germany

Preacher at churches throughout North America
Service at the Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies and on the Mennonite Brethren Historical Commission
Member of the Editorial Board of Sixteenth Century Journal, Journal of Mennonite Studies, and Mennonite Quarterly Studies
Member of several professional organizations, including The Society for Reformation Research, The Center for Mennonite Studies, and The American Society for Church History
Fellow for The Institute of European History
Considered an expert in the works of Thomas Müntzer

Numerous journal articles for a wide range of publications including Church History,the Journal of American Academy of Religion, and The Messenger, with several articles translated and published in languages across Europe
Author of numerous books, including Reformation and Utopia, Thomas Müntzer, a Destroyer of the Godless, In Defense of Privilege: Russian Mennonites and the State Before and During World War I, and History and Renewal in the Anabaptist/Mennonite Tradition