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OT 502 Comprehensive Hebrew II

Michael D. Matlock

1. Seow, C. L. A Grammar For Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. 2. Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford, 1907; reprint, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1979. 3. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. 4. Mitchel, Larry A. A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984. Mitchel's book is arranged by frequency. He lists the word and definition(s) of some 2000 Hebrew words and all 648 biblical Aramaic words. We will be memorizing all the Hebrew words used 100 times or more. He groups nouns, verbs, and particles all together. 5. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, CA: BIBAL, 1987. This is a basic introduction to many of the peculiarities of the Hebrew Bible. Scott provides an English key to the Latin text critical notes at the very bottom of the page which were added by scholars this century who edited BHS and to the Aramaic side marginal notes (a.k.a. "massorah") which were put there by Medieval Jewish rabbis who created the vowel and accent system of the Hebrew Bible. Scott also explains many other features of the Hebrew Bible that will help you to understand how it has been put together through hundreds of years. 6. Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976. This book is a brief introduction to Hebrew syntax (how words are put together). We will utilize this book throughout the course. Williams is too brief at many points, but the alternative books pertaining to syntax are of massive proportion or too expensive. Williams uses many terms for syntax that are now outdated; nevertheless, his text continues to be useful for beginning Hebrew students.
PM 750 Parish/Counseling Senior

Tapiwa Mucherera

The following specifics are required of each student: 1. Choose a job situation for which you would like to receive an interview. Describe this job opportunity in a short paragraph. This description will help those who will interview you to represent that type of job and the situation where it might be found. Here is your chance to “dream” about the job you would like. 2. Prepare a personal resume`. This is to be prepared in a professional manner. 3. Prepare a cover letter to go with your resume` that is written “To Whom It May Concern,” to be sent to your fictitious job setting. This is to be prepared in a professional manner, with correct letter style, and briefly stating your interest in the job you described elsewhere. 4. Prepare for this interview by reviewing your training, your strengths, your “growing edge,” and your developing understanding of your counseling model and how you integrate theories and techniques with your personal experiences and faith journey. You will be expected to know theories, counseling process, and other areas from your training and how they might be used in the setting that you have picked for this interview. 5. Each student will be assigned to write a letter of reference for another student. Include in your reference letter the kind of information that is pertinent to the person’s job interest. If you do not know the person you are to write a reference letter for, you may need to talk with the person to get better acquainted.
CO 601 Counseling Theories And Techniques

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Corsini, R. & Wedding, D. (2000). Current Psychotherapies. Jones, S. L. & Butman, R. E. (1991). Modern Psycho-therapies. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
PC 655 Practicum in Pastoral Care

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Read one book as assigned by supervisor and /or selected by the student. Suggestions: 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

Read one book as assigned by supervisor and /or selected by the student. Suggestions: 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.
PM 608 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

1. Dinkins, Burrell & Losoney. “Grief” 2. Frederic, Harold. The Damnation of Theron Ware. 3. Hunter Rodney, Gen. Ed. Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling: (On Reserve: See class dates for specific readings) Pastor, Pastoral Care of, pp. 830-832; Burnout, pp. 112-113; Prayer and worship life, Pastor’s, pp. 939-940; Identity, Pastoral pp. 567- 568; Pastoral Theology pp. 867-872; Pastoral Theological Methodology pp. 862-864; Pastoral Care and Counseling p. 845; Pastoral Care pp.832-836; Pastoral Counseling pp. 849-854; Clergy, Empirical studies of, pp. 171-175; Cross-Cultural Pastoral Care pp. 251-252; Cultural and Ethnic Factors in Pastoral Care pp. 253-254. 4 Headley Anthony, Achieving balance in ministry, 1999. 5. Kollar, Charles Allen: Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling (This is our basic text for the theory and practice of pastoral counseling – Make this one of your first readings ) 6. Kuenning, Delores. Helping People Through Grief. (Many students find this to be a very emotional book. You may want to read a few chapters at a time.) 7. Nichols, Michael P. The Lost Art of Listening: (This is the best book available for learning how to really listen and to discover why this is so difficult to do. Another one of your first readings) 8. Steinborn, Melvin. The Lay Driven Church: How to Empower the People In Your Church to Share In the Task of Ministry. 9. Steinke, Peter. How Your Church Family Works.
PM 610 Crisis Counseling

Tapiwa N. Mucherera

Cooper Burton Z., Why God Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1988 Adams Marilyn M. Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God Cornell University Press, 1999 Gilliland, B. E. & James, R. K. (1997). Crisis Intervention Strategies (3rd Ed.). New York: Brooks/Cole. Janoff-Bulman, R. (1992). Shattered Assumptions: Towards a New Psychology of Trauma. New York, NY: The Free Press.
PM 635 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.
MW 775 830 Christian Witness and Other Faiths

Terry C. Muck

Wesley Pluralism Packet (on reserve in library—students may copy) Richard Plantinga, ed. Christianity and Plurality: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. 379 pages. Christianity and the Religions: A Biblical Theology of World Religions. Edward Rommen and Harold Netland, editors. Pasadena: Wm Carey Library, 1995. 274 pages. S. Wesley Ariarajah. The Bible and People of Other Faiths. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1985.
BS 715 Judaism

M. Robert Mulholland

E. Ferguson, Background of Early Christianity, (2nd ed.) N. T. Wright, The New Testament and the People of God
DM 856 Incarnating the Word

M. Robert Mulholland

Jones, Wainwright, Yarnold, eds. The Study of Spirituality. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1986) Collins, Kenneth J. ed. Exploring Christian Spirituality. (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000) Merton, Thomas. Opening the Bible. (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2000) Merton, Thomas. The New Man. (Noonday Press, 1999) Mulholland, M. Robert. Shaped by the Word. (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1985) Eslinger, Elise S. The Upper Room Worship Book. (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1985)
NT 601 Intermediate Greek

M. Robert Mulholland

Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece Bruce M. Metzger, Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek Herbert W. Smyth, Greek Grammar
NT 633 Exegesis of Colossians

M. Robert Mulholland

Novum Testamentum Graece, Nestle-Aland, 27th Edition. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation, Klein, Blomberg, Hubbard (KBH) Opening the Bible, Thomas Merton
YM 510 Foundations of Youth Ministry

Helen Musick

Starting Right, Dean, Clark, Rahn Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church, Senter, Black, Clark, Nel The Return of the Prodigal, Nouwen
YM 631 Youth Culture and Trends

Helen Musick

At Risk, by Dr. Scott Larson The Celtic Way of Evangelism, by Dr. George Hunter Restoring the Teenage Soul, by Dr. Margaret Meeker Postmodern Pilgrims, by Dr. Leonard Sweet
CH 501 Church History I

J. Steven O'Malley

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), (unpublished manuscript, used with authors’ permission). (abbreviated HWCM) 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).
CH 502 Church History II

J. Steven O'Malley

Bettenson, Henry, ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford paperback, l963). 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. 2 (Abingdon paper ed., 1984) A concise, but insightful, analysis of the history of modern Christianity that weaves a narrative which is often compelling for the reader. Gonzalez, Justo. History of Christian Thought, Vol.3 (Abingdon, 1971) An in-depth treatment of theological developments. (abbreviated: HCT) Kerr, Hugh T., ed., Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paped ed.,1990). A concise collection of selected texts illustrating the style and message of major writers in the history of Christian thought (through the modern era).
CH 502 Church History II

J. Steven O'Malley

Bettenson, Henry, ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford paperback, l963). 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. 2 (Abingdon paper ed., 1984) A concise, but insightful, analysis of the history of modern Christianity that weaves a narrative which is often compelling for the reader. Gonzalez, Justo. History of Christian Thought, Vol.3 (Abingdon, 1971) An in-depth treatment of theological developments. (abbreviated: HCT) Kerr, Hugh T., ed., Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paped ed.,1990). A concise collection of selected texts illustrating the style and message of major writers in the history of Christian thought (through the modern era J.S. O’Malley, Pilgrimage of Faith; The Legacy of the Otterbeins (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, l973) J.S. O’Malley, Touched by Godliness; Bishop John Seybert and the Evangelical Heritage (Topeka: Granite, l986) J.S. O’Malley, Early German-American Evangelicalism; Pietist Sources in Discipleship and Sanctification (Lanham, NJ: Scarecrow/University Press, l995) Rand-McNally Historical Atlas of the World (paperback ed.)
CH 605 The Sacraments in History

J. Steven O'Malley

Bettenson, H., ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford) Dix, Gregory, The Shape of the Liturgy (A & C Black) The Orthodox Liturgy Thompson, Bard, Liturgies of the Western Churc
CH 631 History and Thought of the Holiness Movement

J. Steven O'Malley

Melvin Dieter, The Holiness Revival of the Nineteenth Century. Thomas Oden, ed., Phoebe Palmer
Ch 721 Theology Of Luther

J. Steven O'Malley

1. Dillenberger, John, ed., Martin Luther (Doubleday Anchor paperback) 2. Bainton, Roland, Here I Stand 3. Althaus, Paul, Theology of Martin Luther (Fortress)
CO 660 Crisis Counseling: Theory and Application

Stuart L. Palmer

James, R. K. & Gilliland, B. E. (2001). Crisis intervention strategies (4th Ed.). New York: Brooks/Cole. Janoff-Bulman, R. (1992). Shattered assumptions: Towards a new psychology of trauma. New York: The Free Press. Cooper, B. (1988). Why, God? Atlanta: John Knox Press.
CO 655 Counseling Relations: Process And Skills

Stuart L. Palmer

Egan, G.(2000). The skilled helper, 7th ed., Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Hill, C. E., & O’Brien, K. M. (1999). Helping skills: Facilitating exploration, insight, and action. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
PC 510 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Stuart L. Palmer

Baker Book House: Grand Rapids, MI. Frederic, Harold. (1960) The Damnation of Theron Ware. Edited by Everett Carter. (Belknap Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts). Headley, Anthony J. (1999) Achieving Balance in Ministry. Beacon Hill Press: Kansas City, Mo. Kuenning, Delores. (1987) Helping People Through Grief. Bethany House: Minneapolis, MN. Nichols, Michael P. (1995) The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships. Guilford: New York, NY. Steinbron, Melvin J. (1997) The Lay-Driven Church: How to Empower the People in Your Church to Share the Task of Ministry. Regal: Ventura, CA Steinke, Peter L. (1993) How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems. Alban Institute: New York, NY.
PM 608 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Stuart L. Palmer

Benner, David G. (1992) Strategic Pastoral Counseling: A Short-term Structure Model. Baker Book House: Grand Rapids, MI. Frederic, Harold. (1960) The Damnation of Theron Ware. Edited by Everett Carter. (Belknap Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts). Headley, Anthony J. (1999) Achieving Balance in Ministry. Beacon Hill Press: Kansas City, Mo. Kuenning, Delores. (1987) Helping People Through Grief. Bethany House: Minneapolis, MN. Nichols, Michael P. (1995) The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships. Guilford: New York, NY. Steinbron, Melvin J. (1997) The Lay-Driven Church: How to Empower the People in Your Church to Share the Task of Ministry. Regal: Ventura, CA Steinke, Peter L. (1993) How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems. Alban Institute: New York, NY.