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CS 650 Tutorial In Christian Ethics

Hugo Magallanes

Miles, Rebekah L. The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). CS601 Reading Packet (readings are not necessarily in order)
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Hugo Magallanes

Clapp, Rodney. A Peculiar People. InterVarsity Press, 1996. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon. Resident Aliens. Abingdon McClaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian. Jossey-Bass, 2001. Snyder, Howard. A Kingdom Manifesto. Wipf and Stock, 1997 Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. InterVarsity, 1999.
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Hugo Magallanes

Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. Crandall, Ron. Witness. Discipleship, 2001. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon. Resident Aliens. Abingdon McClaren, Brian D. A New Kind of Christian. Jossey-Bass, 2001. Snyder, Howard. A Kingdom Manifesto. Wipf and Stock, 1997 Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. InterVarsity, 1999.
IS 501 Kingdom, Church, and World

Hugo Magallanes

Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings. Brazos Press, 2000. Crandall, Ron. Witness. Discipleship, 2001. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon. Resident Aliens. Abingdon McClaren, Brian D. A ew Kind of Christian. Jossey-Bass, 2001. Snyder, Howard. A Kingdom Manifesto. Wipf and Stock, 1997 Wright, Tom. The Challenge of Jesus. InterVarsity, 1999.
MS 652 Christian Ministry in a Multicultural Society

Hugo Magallanes

Adeney, Bernard T. Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Brimelow, Peter. Alien Nation Law, Eric. The Wolf Shall Dwell with the Lamb: A Spirituality for leadership in a Multicultural Community. Chalice Press, Muck, Terry C. Those Other Religions in your Neighborhood: Loving your Neighboor when you don’t know how. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. Parillo, Vincent N. Diversity in America. Thousand Oaks: Pine Forge Press, 1996. Rhodes, Stephen A. Where the Nations Meet: The Church in a Multicultural World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1998.
BT 660 Theology of the New Testament

Howard Marshall

COURSE READING: REQUIRED BOOK Ladd, G. E., A Theology of the New Testament (Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1974; revised edition by D. Hagner, 1993). COURSE READING: REFERENCE WORKS (These books will be on reserve in the Library) Students should come to each class session prepared by having read (where appropriate) the New Testament texts assigned for the class and the relevant articles in NDBT and EDBT. (15%) Alexander, T. D., and Rosner, B. S. (ed.), New Dictionary of Biblical Theology [NDBT] (Leicester/Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2000) * articles on individual NT books and authors. Elwell, W. A. (ed), Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology [EDBT] (Grand Rapids: Baker, 1996) * articles on individual NT books and authors. Green, J. B., and Knight, S., [DJG] Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (Downers Grove/Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1992). Hawthorne, G. F., Martin, R. P., and Reid, D. G., Dictionary of Paul and his Letters [DPL] (Downers Grove/Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1993). Martin, R. P., and Davids, P. H., Dictionary of the Later New Testament and its Developments [DLNTD] (Downers Grove/Leicester: InterVarsity Press, 1992).
SP 501 Communication as Christian Rhetoric

Stacy R. Minger

Cunningham, David S. Faithful Persuasion: In Aid of a Rhetoric of Christian Theology. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1990. ISBN 0-268-00985-6 Shaw, R. Daniel, and Charles E. Van Engen. Communicating God's Word in a Complex World. Lanham, MA: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003. ISBN 0-7425-1447-1 Sprague, J., and D. Stuart. The Speaker's Handbook. 7th ed. Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2005. ISBN 0-534-63880-5
CO 601 Counseling Theories and Techniques

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

1) Corsini, R. & Wedding, D. (2000). Current Psychotherapies. 2) Jones, S. L. & Butman, R. E. (1991). Modern Psycho-therapies. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
CO 621 Psychology of Religion

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

1) David M.Wulff, Psychology of Religion John Wiley & Sons, 1997. 2) William James, Varieties of Religious Experience. 3) Spilka & McIntosh The Psychology of Religion: theoretical approaches. Westview Press, 1997.
CO 730 Advanced Issues in Cross-Cultural Counseling

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

(1) Fukuyama, M., & Sevig Todd D., Integrating Spirituality into Multicultural Counseling. London: Thousand Oaks, 1999. (2) Pedersen, Paul et al. Counseling Across Cultures. California: Sage Publications, 1996 (3) Sue and Sue, Counseling the Culturally Different New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1990. (4) Mucherera, Tapiwa N. Pastoral Care From a Third World Perspective: A Pastoral Theology of Care from an Urban Contemporary Shona in Zimbabwe New York: Peter Lang, 2001
PC 510 X The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Required Reading: 1. Dinkins, Burrell & Losoney. “Grief” (will be posted in the Course Center)On Electronic Reserve 2. Fortune Marie, Is Nothing Sacred, Cleveland Ohio: United Church Press, 1999. 3. Hunter Rodney, Gen. Ed. Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling: 4. Headley, Anthony J. Achieving Balance in Ministry. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1999. 5. Kollar, Charles Allen: Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997. 6. Kuenning, Delores. Helping People Through Grief. Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 1987. 7. Nichols, Michael P. The Lost Art of Listening. New York: Guilford, 1995. 8. Steinborn, Melvin, The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People In Your Church to Share in the Task of Ministry. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 1997. 9. Steinke, Peter, How Your Church Family Works. Washington, DC: Alban Institute, 1993. 10. Switzer, David. The Minister As Crisis Counselor
PC 515 Pastoral Crisis Intervention

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Cooper Burton Z., Why God Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1988 Soelle Dorothee, Suffering Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988. Gilliland, B. E. & James, R. K. (2000). Crisis Intervention Strategies (4th Ed.). New York: Brooks/Cole. Janoff-Bulman, R. (1992). Shattered Assumptions: Towards a New Psychology of Trauma. New York, NY: The Free Press.
PC 655 Clinical Pastoral Education

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to experience ministry and to reflect upon that experience. Clinical Pastoral Education is interfaith professional education for ministry. It brings theological students and ministers into supervised encounter with persons in crises. Out of an intensive involvement with persons in need, and the feedback from peers and teachers, students develop new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human situations, they gain a new understanding of ministry. Within the interdisciplinary team process of helping persons, they develop skills in interpersonal and interprofessional relationships.
PC 655 Clinical Pastoral Education

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to experience ministry and to reflect upon that experience. Clinical Pastoral Education is interfaith professional education for ministry. It brings theological students and ministers into supervised encounter with persons in crises. Out of an intensive involvement with persons in need, and the feedback from peers and teachers, students develop new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human situations, they gain a new understanding of ministry. Within the interdisciplinary team process of helping persons, they develop skills in interpersonal and interprofessional relationships.
PC 655 Clinical Pastoral Education

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Purpose: The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to experience ministry and to reflect upon that experience. Clinical Pastoral Education is interfaith professional education for ministry. It brings theological students and ministers into supervised encounter with persons in crises. Out of an intensive involvement with persons in need, and the feedback from peers and teachers, students develop new awareness of themselves as persons and of the needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human needs of those to whom they minister. From theological reflection on specific human situations, they gain a new understanding of ministry. Within the interdisciplinary team process of helping persons, they develop skills in interpersonal and interprofessional relationships.
PC 660 Practicum in Pastoral Care

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Biddle, Perry H. Hospital Manual – Abingdon Press, 1990. Holst, Lawrence. Hospital Ministry – The Role of the Chaplain Today. New York: Crossroad, 1989. Richmond, Kent D. & David L. Middleton. The Pastor and the Patient, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.
PC 660 Practicum in Pastoral Care

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Biddle, Perry H. Hospital Manual – Abingdon Press, 1990. Holst, Lawrence. Hospital Ministry – The Role of the Chaplain Today. New York: Crossroad, 1989. Richmond, Kent D. & David L. Middleton. The Pastor and the Patient, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.
PC 660 Practicum in Pastoral Care

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Biddle, Perry H. Hospital Manual – Abingdon Press, 1990. Holst, Lawrence. Hospital Ministry – The Role of the Chaplain Today. New York: Crossroad, 1989. Richmond, Kent D. & David L. Middleton. The Pastor and the Patient, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.
MI 745 Seminar in Missiology

Terry C. Muck

The focus of the seminar is on community building, spiritual formation, development of academic skills such as reading and writing, and integration of the various sub-fields of the discipline of missiology such as theology, mission history, evangelism, anthropology, religious studies, and church growth. The seminar provides a forum for open debate and discussion of contemporary missiological issues.
MW 608 MW 708 MS 674 Introduction to World Religions

Terry C. Muck

I. COURSE DESCRIPTION In this course, students study the origin, history, and basic tenets of each of the major religious traditions of the world--Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Daoism, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Judaism, Shinto, Sikhism, and Zoroastrianism. Students learn basic religious study skills, and engage in research projects in one or more of these religions.
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

M. Robert Mulholland

PERSPECTIVE: All we are and everything we do is a spiritual matter because we live in the context of God's presence, purpose, and power. In all we are, think, say, and do in this course, individually and collectively, we should seek to be conscious of God's constant and pervading presence. We should also consciously and consistently seek God's purpose for us in this course. We need to be open, receptive, and responsive to the power of the Holy Spirit at every level of this course as the mediator of God's presence and the actualizer of God's purposes. We must bathe this course in prayer, releasing ourselves and one another to the presence, purpose, and power of God. Only in this way can this course be all God purposes it to be in our present life and future ministry.
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

M. Robert Mulholland

PERSPECTIVE: All we are and everything we do is a spiritual matter because we live in the context of God's presence, purpose, and power. In all we are, think, say, and do in this course, individually and collectively, we should seek to be conscious of God's constant and pervading presence. We should also consciously and consistently seek God's purpose for us in this course. We need to be open, receptive, and responsive to the power of the Holy Spirit at every level of this course as the mediator of God's presence and the actualizer of God's purposes. We must bathe this course in prayer, releasing ourselves and one another to the presence, purpose, and power of God. Only in this way can this course be all God purposes it to be in our present life and future ministry.
YM 551 Youth Ministry Seminar

Helen Musick

Help I’m an Urban Youth Worker When Kumbaya is Not Enough Risk in Our Mist
YM 610X Communicating the Gospel to Youth

Helen Musick

1. To Know as We are Known, P. Palmer 2. Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students, R. Dunn 3. How to Speak to Youth, K. Davis 4. New Direction for Small Group Ministry, Group Publishers 5. Leading Life Changing Small Groups, Willow Creek Publishers
CH 501 Church History I

J. Steven O'Malley

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS The following texts are appropriate materials, in conjunction with class lectures, through which the student can actualize the course goals: Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. (Oxford paperback). This is a record of crucial letters and texts of official church proclamations that shaped the direction of church leadership in the history of the church. Gonzalez, Justo. The Story of Christianity. Vol. I. (Abingdon paper ed.) A concise but insightful analysis of the history of early Christianity, through the Middle Ages, that weaves a narrative that is often compelling for the reader. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., History of the World Christian Movement (Earliest Christianity to 1453), (New York: Orbis Books, 2001) A engagement of Western with non-Western Christian traditions, written from the diverse perspectives of leading contemporary representatives of global Christianity. Kerr, Hugh T., ed. Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paper ed.). A concise collection of selected texts illustrating style and message of major writiers in the history of Christian thought (through the modern era). Rand McNally Historical Atlas of the World (paper edition). An important resource for acquiring geographical understanding of global Christianity, in its development.