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OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Sandra Richter

LaSor, Hubbard & Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the OT, 2nd edition (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996). James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997). Roland de Vaux, Ancient Israel Its Life and Institutions in the Biblical Resource Series (Grand Rapids: Wm B Eerdmans/Livonia: Dove Book Sellers, 1997). Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985).
OT 604 Hebrew Readings

Sandra Richter

Books: The required and recommended texts are on reserve in the library or are in the library’s reference section. They are also available for purchase at the bookstore. Required BHS Rudolph, W. and H.P. Ruger, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 2nd edition. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1984. BDB Brown, Francis. The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew-English Lexicon. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1979. Lambdin/Seow EITHER Seow, C.L., A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995 OR Lambdin, Thomas O., Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971. Landes, George M. A Student’s Vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1961. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkeley, CA: BIBAL Press, 1987. Wurthwein, The Text of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1979.
PM 740 Tutorial in Pastoral Ministry: Treating Addictive Disorders

George R. Ross

Ross, G.R. (1994). Treating adolescent substance abuse: Understanding the fundamental elements, Boston: Allyn & Bacon. McGee, R.S. (1985). The search for significance, Pasadena, TX: Robert S. McGee. McGee, R.S. & McCleskey, D. W. (1994) Conquering chemical dependency: A Christ-centered 12 step process, Roashville, TN: Lifeway Press. Weinberg, J.R. & Kosloske, D. (1977) Fourth step guide: Journey into growth, Minneapolis, MN: Comp Care Publishers.
NT 662 Exegesis of Philippians

Brian D. Russell

David Alan Black. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998 Walter C. Kaiser, Jr. Toward an Exegetical Theology: Biblical Exegesis for Preaching and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1981.
OT 501 Concise Hebrew

Brian D. Russell

Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. (BHS) 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. (BDB) Chisholm, Robert. From Exegesis to Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998. (Chisholm)
PR 610 The Servant as Proclaimer

Lester Ruth

Fred Craddock, Preaching (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). Henry H. Mitchell, Black Preaching: The Recovery of a Powerful Art (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). Thomas H. Troeger, Imagining a Sermon (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). On reserve: Charles L. Bartow, Effective Speech Communication in Leading Worship (Nashville: Abingdon, 1988).
WO 510 The Servant as Liturgist

Lester Ruth

Reading list: --General required: E. Byron Anderson, ed., Worship Matters, 2 vols. (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1999). (WMII and II) Authentic Worship in a Changing Culture (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1997). (AWCC) James F. White, Introduction to Christian Worship, rev. ed. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1992). (ICW) WO510 Syllabus, page 2 --B level: The general required reading plus the following: Rob L. Staples, Outward Sign and Inward Grace: The Place of Sacraments in Wesleyan Spirituality (Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1991). John D. Witvliet, So You’ve Been Asked To…Lead a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). John D. Witvliet, So You’ve Been Asked To…Plan a Worship Service (Grand Rapids: CRC Publications, 1999). And these articles in the course packet: Bradshaw, Paul F. Two Ways of Praying (Nashville: Abingdon, 1995), pp. 13-28, 45-72. Bridge, Donald and David Phypers, The Water That Divides: The Baptism Debate (Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1977), pp. 153-187. Collins, Dori Erwin and Scott C. Weidler. Sound Decisions: Evaluating Contemporary Music for Lutheran Worship (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1997), 6-7. Hamilton, Michael S. “The Triumph of the Praise Songs: How Guitars Beat Out the Organ in the Worship Wars.” Christianity Today 43, 8 (July 12, 1999): 29-35. Lulofs, Roxane S. “Conflict in the Church: A Time to Confront and a Time to Compromise.” Worship Leader 9, 2 (March/April, 2000): 24-6. Ruth, Lester. “The Literature on Liturgical Inculturation as It Relates to the Issue of Worship in North America: An Initial Review.” Unpublished essay, 1999. Von Allmen, Jean-Jacques. “The Theological Meaning of Common Prayer.” Studia Liturgica 10, 3/4 (1974): 125-136. Webber, Robert E. Planning Blended Worship: The Creative Mixture of Old & ,ew (Nashville: Abingdon, 1998), pp. 13-49. --A level: The general required reading plus the B level reading plus the following: Marva Dawn, A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999). Gayle Carlton Felton, By Water and the Spirit: Making Connections for Identity & Ministry (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1997). Sally Morgenthaler, Worship Evangelism: Inviting Unbelievers into the Presence of God (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1999). And four of these articles in the course packet: Jones, Cheslyn, Geoffrey Wainwright, Edward Yarnold, and Paul Bradshaw, eds. The Study of Liturgy. Revised edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 1993), pp. 565-590. Lathrop, Gordon W. Holy People: A Liturgical Ecclesiology (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1999), pp. 49-71. Liesch, Barry. The ,ew Worship: Straight Talk on Music and the Church (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House), pp. 61-85. Proctor-Smith, Marjorie. In Her Own Rite: Constructing Feminist Liturgical Tradition (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990), pp. 13-35. Russell, Letty M. “Toward a Trinitarian Language of Hospitality.” The Living Pulpit 8, 2 (April-June 1999), 26-27. Von Allmen, Jean-Jacques. “A Short Theology of the Place of Worship.” Studia Liturgica 3, 3 (1964): 155-171. White, James F. Christian Worship in ,orth America (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1997), pp. 103- 134.
PM 731 Practicum Seminar

Carol B. Saenger

1. Reading Component (on sight supervisor) 500 pages of reading is required in books, articles, etc. related to the areas of counseling. This may include the selection of material on a specific area or aspect related to the student’s practicum setting.
DO 501 Basic Christian Theology

Stephen A. Seamands

Thomas Oden, The Living God The Word of Life Life in the Spirit David Smith, A Handbook of Contemporary Theology
DO 670 The Christian Doctrine of Holiness

Stephen A. Seamands

William Greathouse, WHOLENESS IN CHRIST Melvin Dieter, FIVE VIEWS OF SANCTIFICATION Leona Frances Choy, POWERLINES
DO 720 Theology of Karl Barth

Stephen A. Seamands

Karl Barth, The Word of God and the Word of Man Dogmatics in Outline Clifford Green, Karl Barth: Theologian of Freedom
DO 770 United Methodist Theology

Stephen A. Seamands

William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Ted Campbell, Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, vol 1. Thomas Schmidt, Straight and arrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate
MI 600 History of the Christian Movement

Howard A. Snyder

Anderson, Gerald H., Robert T. Coote, Norman A. Horner, and James M. Phillips, eds. Mission Legacies: Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement. Orbis, 1994. 654 pp. BV3700.M55. Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Rev. ed. New York: Penguin, 1986. 478 pp. BV2100.N4 1986. Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. 511 pp. BV3700.T83. Mission Frontiers (April, 2000) will also be used as a resource because of several articles it contains. Free copies will be distributed early in the semester.
MI 600 History of the Christian Movement

Howard A. Snyder

Anderson, Gerald H., Robert T. Coote, Norman A. Horner, and James M. Phillips, eds. Mission Legacies: Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement. Orbis, 1994. 654 pp. BV3700.M55. Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Rev. ed. New York: Penguin, 1986. 478 pp. BV2100.N4 1986. Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. 511 pp. BV3700.T83. Mission Frontiers (April, 2000)
MI 600 History of the Christian Movement

Howard A. Snyder

Anderson, Gerald H., Robert T. Coote, Norman A. Horner, and James M. Phillips, eds. Mission Legacies: Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement. Orbis, 1994. 654 pp. BV3700.M55. Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Rev. ed. New York: Penguin, 1986. 478 pp. BV2100.N4 1986. Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. 511 pp. BV3700.T83. Mission Frontiers (April, 2000) will also be used as a resource because of several articles it contains. Free copies will be distributed early in the semester.
MI 745 Seminar in Missiology

Howard A. Snyder

Theme: The Trinity and Christian Mission
MI 750 Theories and Models of Mission

Howard A. Snyder

Hedlund, Roger E. Roots of the Great Debate in Mission, rev. ed. Theological Book Trust, 1993. Snyder, Howard A. Models of the Kingdom. Abingdon, 1991. Stott, John, ed. Making Christ Known: Historic Mission Documents from the Lausanne Movement, 1974-1989. Eerdmans, 1997. Yates, Timothy. Christian Mission in the Twentieth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1996.
MI 760 Seminar In Mission History

Howard A. Snyder

Stark, Rodney. The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History. Princeton University Press, 1996. Volf, Miraslov. After Our Likeness: The Church as Image of the Trinity. Eerdmans, 1998. Guder, Darrell L., ed. Missional Church: A Theological Vision for the Sending Church in North America. Eerdmans, 1998.
MI 770 Christian Mission and Global Culture

Howard A. Snyder

Required Texts Berger, Peter, ed. The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999. 135 pp. Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. Rev. ed. New York, NY: Random House, 490 pp. Rifkin, Jeremy. The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where All of Life is a Paid-For Experience. New York, NY: archer/Putnam, 2000. 312 pp. Sine, Tom. Mustard Seed versus McWorld: Reinventing Life and Faith for the Future. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1999. 249 pp. Snyder, Howard A. EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World’s Soul. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1995. 334 pp. Snyder, Howard A. Coherence in Christ: The Larger Meaning of Ecology. New York, NY: General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church, 2000. 24 pp.
MI 770 Christian Mission and Global Culture

Howard A. Snyder

Berger, Peter, ed. The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999. 135 pp. Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. Rev. ed. New York, NY: Random House, 490 pp. Rifkin, Jeremy. The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where All of Life is a Paid- For Experience. New York, NY: Tarcher/Putnam, 2000. 312 pp. Sine, Tom. Mustard Seed versus McWorld: Reinventing Life and Faith for the Future. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1999. 249 pp. Snyder, Howard A. EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World’s Soul. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1995. 334 pp. Snyder, Howard A. Coherence in Christ: The Larger Meaning of Ecology. New York, NY: General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church, 2000. 24 pp.
MI 770 Christian Mission and Global Culture

Howard A. Snyder

Berger, Peter, ed. The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1999. 135 pp. Friedman, Thomas L. The Lexus and the Olive Tree: Understanding Globalization. Rev. ed. New York, NY: Random House, 490 pp. Rifkin, Jeremy. The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where All of Life is a Paid- For Experience. New York, NY: Tarcher/Putnam, 2000. 312 pp. Sine, Tom. Mustard Seed versus McWorld: Reinventing Life and Faith for the Future. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1999. 249 pp. Snyder, Howard A. EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World’s Soul. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1995. 334 pp. Snyder, Howard A. Coherence in Christ: The Larger Meaning of Ecology. New York, NY: General Board of Global Ministries, United Methodist Church, 2000. 24 pp.
CE 501 The Servant as Minister of Education

Catherine Stonehouse

Is It a Lost Cause? Having the Heart of God for the Church’s Children, Marva J. Dawn Educating Congregations: The Future of Christian Education, Charles R. Foster. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen. Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. The Gospel of Mark Select one book from the following list: United Methodists, Foundations: Shaping the Ministry of Christian Education in Your Congregation A D Planning for Christian Education, Carol Fout Krau, Ed. Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur, Ken Hemphill Disciple making Teachers, Josh Hunt and Larry May The Ministry of Nurture, Duffy Robbins Why +obody Learns Much about Anything at Church, Thom and Joani Schultz Natural Church Development, Christian Schwarz.
CE 605 The Servant as Teacher

Catherine Stonehouse

The Pastor as Religious Educator, Robert L. Browning, ed. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Disciple Making Teachers, Josh Hunt Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse From the following list select one book to read. 2 Foundations: Shaping the Ministry of Christian Education in Your Congregation A D Planning for Christian Education, Carol Fouts Krau, Ed. (United Methodist) (Cont’d) Revitalizing the Sunday Morning Dinosaur, Ken Hemphill Children in the Worshiping Community, David Ng and Virginia Thomas Young Children and Worship, Sonja Stewart and Jerome Berryman The Ministry of &urture, Duffy Robbins
CE 640 Ministering with Children Through the Church

Catherine Stonehouse

Joining Children on the Spiritual Journey, Catherine Stonehouse Childhood Education in the Church, Robert E Clark, Joanne Brubaker, Roy B. Zuck 1986 Revised and Expanded ed. Experiencing the Bible with Children, Dorothy Jean Furnish. Children in Crisis: A ew Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, ed. Select one of the following: Young Children and Worship, Sonja Stewart and Jerome Berryman Children in the Worshiping Community, David Ng and Virginia Thomas The Family Friendly Church, Ben Freudenburg and Rick Lawrence It Takes a Church Within a Village, H. B. London and Neil Wiseman Celebrate the Feasts, Martha Zimmermans.
CE 642 Curriculum Theory, Development, and Selection

Catherine Stonehouse

Fashion Me a People: Curriculum in the Church by Maria Harris. Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: Handbook II: Affective Domain by David R. Krathwohl et al. Goal Analysis by Robert Mager. The 4 MAT System by Bernice McCarthy. If you have already read McCarthy, read Learning Styles by Marlene D. LeFever.