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CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Lexington: Emeth Press, 2008. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974.
PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

Kevin Paul Kinghorn

(1) Hasker, William. Metaphysics. (Downer's Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983). (2) Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 4th edition. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009) (3) Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 3rd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
PH 550 Tutorial in Philosophy of Religion - Christian Business Ethics

Kevin Paul Kinghorn

(1) Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian Approach to Business Ethics, 2nd edition. S.B. Rae and K.L. Wong, eds. (Zondervan, 2004) (2) Harvard Business Review on Corporate Ethics, (Harvard Business School, 2003) (3) If Aristotle Ran General Motors, T.V. Morris (Holt & Co., 1998) (4) Good To Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't, Jim Collins, (Collins Business, 2001)
PH 610 Systematic Apologetics

Kevin Paul Kinghorn

(1) Colin Brown, Philosophy and the Christian Faith: A Historical Sketch from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (InterVarsity, 1969). (2) Alister McGrath, Intellectuals Don't Need God (& Other Modern Myths) (Zondervan, 1993). (3) Steven Cowan, ed., Five Views on Apologetics (Zondervan, 2000).` (4) Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion (Black Swan, 2007). (5) Alister McGrath, The Dawkins Delusion (SPCK, 2007).
CH 600 History of Methodism

William Kostlevy

David Hempton, Methodism: Empire of the Spirit (2005). Frederick A. Norwood, The Story of American Methodism (1974). Nathan O. Hatch, The Democratization of American Christianity (1989). Wallace Thornton, Personal Ethics and the Development of the Holiness Movement (1998). Russell Richey, Kenneth E. Rowe, Jean Miller Schmidt, eds. Perspectives on American Methodism: Interpretative Essays (1993).
CA 650 Global Worship and Church Music Practice

Swee Hong Lim
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

Fredrick J. Long

1. A Bible with Old and New Testaments (NASB95, ESV, NRSV, or RSV recommended; but NIV is acceptable). Electronic Bible versions in Logos Bible Software are available for purchase individually (see link below), or come bundled with various packages. The advantage of having a Logos electronic version is to be able to access Scripture texts from the class readings via the "linking" capability within Logos Bible Software. The RSV in Logos is least expensive ($9.95) and is used in Asbury's IBS classes; but in Logos it contains no marginal notes; the NASB95 ($24.95) has linking to marginal notes. 2. David Bauer, An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Annotated Guides 16. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2003. NOTE: This resource should be used as an aid in finding the best NT interpretation resources (commentaries, dictionaries, Greek grammars, lexicons, concordances, etc.). 3. The Essential IVP Reference Collection. Version 2. InterVarsity, 2001, available for $102.95 at http://www.logos.com/Academic/AsburyKY/Spring2009/ . This collection contains thirteen reference works plus four pocket dictionaries covering biblical studies, the study of New Testament Greek, theological terms, and apologetics and the philosophy of religion. These are listed below. Readings for the class will come from the first four of these works, although it may be beneficial to consult the others. Several of these reference works (and Bauer above) are required for other ATS classes.
NT 622 Exegesis of the Corinthian Correspondence

Fredrick J. Long

1. A fairly literal English translation of the Bible; I would recommend NASB95. The RSV or ESV would also be acceptable. The reason for this request is that we will be semantic-diagramming verses in English and Greek. Other translations are encouraged for consultation and comparison. 2. David Bauer, An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Annotated Guides 16. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 2003. NOTE: Use this book as an aid for using the best secondary resources (Bible dictionaries, Greek grammars, lexicons, etc.) for exegesis. Buy it, consult it, and buy books cited in it as needed in this and other classes. 3. A Greek NT; either the United Bible Societies (UBS) Greek NT (4th edition preferred—try to obtain one with the Greek-English Dictionary in the back) or Nestle-Aland (NA) 27th edition which comes also in an addition with parallel Greek and English columns. 4. Commentaries: Buy one and read this during the course, following our schedule of Corinthian readings; a. Witherington, Ben. Conflict and Community in Corinth: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. 492 pages. b. Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. NICNT. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1987. 880 pages.
NT 820 Research Methods in New Testament Interpretation

Fredrick J. Long

1. Alexander, Patrick H., et al., eds. The SBL Handbook of Style for Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Early Christian Studies. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson, 1999. [Henceforth, SBL Handbook of Style]. Download and consult the student supplement version online at http://www.sbl-site.org/assets/pdfs/SBLHS_SS92804_Revised_ed.pdf 2. Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. 2nd ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003. [Henceforth, Booth et al., The Craft of Research] 3. By the Professor as PDF files to be sent via email to the seminar participants: a. STEP-UP Exegetical Manuel with Examples [Henceforth, STEP-UP] b. “Areas for Biblical Research as Indicated by Locales of Meaning of Discourses.” 4. Various titles and articles that are required reading for all (see SEMINAR SCHEDULE below). a. Bauer, David R. and Robert A. Traina, Inductive Bible Study (in progress; we will get latest version) b. Louw, J. P. Semantics of New Testament Greek. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982. c. Silva, Moisés. Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics. Rev. and enl. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. d. Aland, Kurt and Barbara Aland. The Text of the New Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003; e. Stein, Robert H. Studying the Synoptic Gospels: Origin and Interpretation. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2001. f. Resseguie, James L. Narrative Criticism of the New Testament: An Introduction. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2005. g. Rohrbaugh, Richard ed. The Social Sciences and New Testament Interpretation. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1996. h. Klauck, H.-J. Ancient Letters and the New Testament. Waco: Baylor, 2006. i. François Vouga, “Zur rhetorischen Gattung des Galaterbriefes,” ZNW 79 (1988): 291–92. j. Vos, Johan. “Sophistische Argumentation im Romerbrief des Apostels Paulus,” NovT 43 (2001): 224-44. a. Long, Fredrick J. Ancient Rhetoric and Paul's Apology: The Compositional Unity of 2 Corinthians. SNTSMS 131. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. b. Hays, Richard B. Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1989. c. Robbins, Vernon K. Exploring the Texture of Texts: A Guide to Socio-Rhetorical Interpretation. Valley Forge, Pa.: Trinity Press International, 1996.
MM 601 Parish: Inside the Walls

C. Milton Lowe

Reframing Your Ministry by Anthony J. Headley (Nappanee, Indiana: Evangel), 2007.
MM 602 Parish: Outside the Walls

C. Milton Lowe

A Many Colored Kingdom by Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, S. Steve Kang, Gary A. Parrett (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004). Mentored Ministry Handbook: MM 601/602: (available as a pdf in the Virtual Classroom) Mentored Ministry Forms: ( MM602 E-Forms under Mentored Ministry Resources located in the Virtual Classroom)
MI 610 Introduction to Christian Mission

Charles Madinger

Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Reader, Fourth Edition, Edited by Ralph D. Winter and Steven C. Hawthorne, William Carey Library, © 2009 Perspectives on the World Christian Movement: A Study Guide, 2009 Edition, by Steven C. Hawthorne, William Carey Library, © 2009 These texts are included in the cost of the class.
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, 1989. 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
CD 510 Foundations in Christian Discipleship

Ellen L. Marmon
CD 511 The Pastor and Christian Discipleship

Ellen L. Marmon
CD 660 YM 660 Teaching the Whole Bible to Youth and Adults

Ellen L. Marmon

Bartholomew, Craig & Goheen, Michael. (2004). The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan. ISBN: 0-8010-2746-2 Gorman, Julie. Community That Is Christian: A Handbook On Small Groups. (2002). Grand Rapids: Baker Books. ISBN: 0-8010-9145-4 Jones, Tony. (2006). Divine Intervention: Encountering God through the Ancient Practice of Lectio Divina. Colorado Springs: TH1NK (NAVPRESS). ISBN: 1-60006-059-5 Lingenfelter, J & S. (2003). Teaching Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. ISBN:10:0-8010-2620-2 McIntosh, Gary L. (2004). One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Brothers. ISBN: 0-8010-9137-3 Stonehouse, Catherine. Gender Differences. Article sold in the ATS bookstore Yount, William R. (1999). Called to Teach: An Introduction to the Ministry of Teaching. Nashville: Broadman and Holeman Publishers. ISBN: 0-8054-1199-2 LSI Learning Style Inventory – ATS bookstore (only if you haven’t taken this instrument before)
CD 660 YM 660 Teaching the Whole Bible to Youth and Adults

Ellen L. Marmon

Bartholomew, Craig & Goheen, Michael. (2004). The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan. ISBN: 0-8010-2746-2 Gorman, Julie. Community That Is Christian: A Handbook On Small Groups. (2002). Grand Rapids: Baker Books. ISBN: 0-8010-9145-4 Jones, Tony. (2006). Divine Intervention: Encountering God through the Ancient Practice of Lectio Divina. Colorado Springs: TH1NK (NAVPRESS). ISBN: 1-60006-059-5 Lingenfelter, J & S. (2003). Teaching Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. ISBN:10:0-8010-2620-2 McIntosh, Gary L. (2004). One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Brothers. ISBN: 0-8010-9137-3 Stonehouse, Catherine. Gender Differences. Article sold in the ATS bookstore Yount, William R. (1999). Called to Teach: An Introduction to the Ministry of Teaching. Nashville: Broadman and Holeman Publishers. ISBN: 0-8054-1199-2
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

Ellen L. Marmon

*Barton, Ruth (2006) Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, (195 pages). *Dawn, Marva. (2006). Sense of the Call. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing. Grenz & Bell, (2001). Betrayal of Trust: Confronting and Preventing Clergy Sexual Misconduct. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Guinness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life, Waco,TX: Word. Pearcey, Nancy. (2004) Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from its Cultural Captivity. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. Samson, Will & Lisa. (2007) Justice in the Burbs: Being the Hands and Feet of Jesus Wherever You Live. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. Roberts, Benjamin T. (1891; 1992). Ordaining Women: Biblical and Historical Insights. Indianapolis: Light and Life Press. *New texts for Spring 09
YM 660 Teaching Bible/Youth and Adults

Ellen L. Marmon

Bartholomew, Craig & Goheen, Michael. (2004). The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. Baker Academic: Grand Rapids, Michigan. ISBN: 0-8010-2746-2 Donahue, Bill. (2002). Leading Life-Changing Small Groups. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN: 0-310-24750-0 Gorman, Julie. Community That Is Christian: A Handbook On Small Groups. (2002). Grand Rapids: Baker Books. ISBN: 0-8010-9145-4 Jones, Tony. (2006). Divine Intervention: Encountering God through the Ancient Practice of Lectio Divina. Colorado Springs: TH1NK (NAVPRESS). ISBN: 1-60006-059-5 Lingenfelter, J & S. (2003). Teaching Cross-Culturally: An Incarnational Model for Learning and Teaching. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. ISBN:10:0-8010-2620-2 McIntosh, Gary L. (2004). One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Brothers. ISBN: 0-8010-9137-3 Stonehouse, Catherine. Gender Differences. Article sold in the ATS bookstore Yount, William R. (1999). Called to Teach: An Introduction to the Ministry of Teaching. Nashville: Broadman and Holeman Publishers. ISBN: 0-8054-1199-2 LSI Learning Style Inventory – ATS bookstore (only if you haven’t taken this instrument before)
CL 613 Recruiting and Equipping the Laity

Stephen L. Martyn

Job, Rueben P. and Norman Shawchuck. A Guide To Prayer. Nashville, TN. The Upper Room, 1983 (417 Pages). Please Note: this is the BLUE book. Harper, Steve. Devotional Life In The Wesleyan Tradition: A Workbook. Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2001 (159). Henderson, D. Michael. John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples. Nappanee, IN: Francis Asbury Press, 1997 (191 pages). Rath, Tom. Strengths Finder 2.0 .New York, NY: Gallup Press, 2007, (174 pages). Please Note: You must purchase this exact text as a NEW text in order to take the on-line Strength’s Finder Inventory found within. Roxburgh, Alan J. and Fred Romanuk. The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church To Reach A Changing World. San Francisco: Josey-Bass, 2006 (218 pages). Muto, Susan and Adrian van Kaam. Epiphany Manual on the Art and Discipline of Formation-in-Common: A Fresh Approach to the Ancient Practice of Spiritual Direction. Pittsburgh, PA. Epiphany Books, 1998 (115 pages). (Call 412 341-7494 to order a copy of this text). Willard, Dallas. The Great Omission: Reclaiming Jesus’s Essential Teachings On Discipleship. New York: HarperOne, 2006 (237 pages).
SF 502 Spiritual Life of the Minister

Stephen L. Martyn

Cassian, John. Conferences (The Classics of Western Spirituality). New York: Paulist Press, 1985. (208 pages) De Waal, Esther. Seeking God: The Way of St. Benedict. Collegeville, Minnesota: The Liturgical Press, 2001. (163 pages) Harper, Steve. Devotional Life in the Wesleyan Tradition (A Workbook). Nashville: Upper Room Books, 1995. (159 pages) MacDonald, Gordon. Rebuilding Your Broken World (Expanded Edition With Study Guide). Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1990. (235 pages) Van Kaam, Adrian and Susan Muto. Formation Theology Volume One: Foundations of Christian Formation. Pittsburgh: Epiphany Association, 2004. (306 pages)
NT 510 The Gospel of Matthew

Michael D. Matlock

Holy Bible (NASB, NRSV, or RSV) without study notes An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry by David Bauer Bible Study That Works by David Thompson Methodical Bible Study by Robert Traina
OT 610 Pentateuch

Michael D. Matlock

Holy Bible (NASB, NRSV, or RSV) An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry by David Bauer Bible Study That Works by David Thompson Methodical Bible Study by Robert Traina A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax by Bill Arnold and John Choi, Cambridge, 2003 BibleWorks 7.0 or 6.0 or all three of the following resources: A Masoretic Text of the Hebrew Bible. Either Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990 or The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament. John Kohlenberger, editor. Zondervan. A concordance of the Hebrew Bible. Either Even-Shoshan, A New Concordance of the Old Testament, Baker. or G. V. Wigram , The New EnglishmanÕs Hebrew Concordance, Hendrickson. A lexicon of the Hebrew Bible. William Holladay, A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Eerdmans. or M. E. J. Richardson, The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Brill.
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

Michael McKeever

A modern translation of the Bible, preferably the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), Revised Standard Version (RSV), or New American Standard Bible (NASB). Achtemeier, Paul J., Joel B. Green, and Marianne Meye Thompson, Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Message. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 2001. deSilva, David A. Honor, Patronage, Kinship, and Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity, 2000. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995. Theissen, Gerd. The Shadow of the Galilean. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1987. Jeffers, James. The Greco-Roman World of the New Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 1999.
ME 745 Leadership/Church for Unchurched

Art McPhee

Baab, Lynne M. Reaching Out in a Networked World: Expressing Your Congrega�on’s Heart and Soul. Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute. ISBN‐13 978‐1566993685. (190 pp.) Barre�, Lois Y., et al. Treasure in Clay Jars: Pa�erns in Missional Faithfulness. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004. ISBN‐13: 978‐0802826923. (192 pp.) Guder, Darrell, L., ed. Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1998. ISBN‐13: 978‐0802843500 (268 pp.) Hunter, George G. III. Church for the Unchurched. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 1996. ISBN‐13: 978‐0687277322 (188 pp.) Hunter, George G. III. Leading and Managing a Growing Church. Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2000. ISBN‐13: 978‐0687024254, (160 pp.) Ko�er, John P. Leading Change. Cambridge MA: Harvard Business School Press, 1996. ISBN‐13: 978‐0875847474. (187 pp.) Schaller, Lyle E. (You may choose any of Schaller’s many books.)