William Ross Hastings is a Zimbabwean Scottish systematic theologian who now lives in Canada. He is the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology, at Regent College, Vancouver.
Hastings began his career as a high school chemistry teacher at St. Martin's School in Rosettenville, Johannesburg, where he was also a coach for rugby, cricket and tennis. Later he taught, and was the school headmaster, at Grainger Grammar School in Newcastle upon Tyne in England. After obtaining his Ph.D. in chemistry, he taught at Trinity Western University whilst also fulfilling a pastorate at Westminster Chapel in Burnaby, BC. He then pastored at Westview Bible Church in Montreal, and Peace Portal Alliance Church in Surrey, BC. After completing his PhD in theology at the University of St Andrews in 2004, he started teaching theology at Regent College in 2006 and became the Sangwoo Youtong Chee Professor of Theology at Regent College, Vancouver in 2016.[1] He become full professor in 2018.[2]