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DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine
Jason E. Vickers
A- The Spirit of Early Christian Thought, by Robert Louis Wilken B- The Domestication of Transcendence, by William Placher C- By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Doctrine, by Ellen Charry D- Essentials of Christian Theology, edited by William Placher E- Rediscovering the Triune God, by Stanley Grenz
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CL 553 United Methodist Polity and Discipline
Michael C. Voigts
The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2008 (available January 2009). Frank, Thomas Edward. Polity, Practice, and the Mission of The United Methodist Church, Nashville: Abingdon, 2006.
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PR 501 Communication As Christian Rhetoric
Michael C. Voigts
Holy Bible. (NRSV Preferred) Berger, Daniel R. Speaking the Truth in Love: Christian Public Rhetoric. (Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2007). ISBN: 15-563-51-186 Luntz, Frank. Words that Work: It’s Not What You Say, It’s What People Hear. (New York: Hyperion, 2007). ISBN: 978-1-4013-0929-9 Pieper, Josef. Abuse of Language – Abuse of Power. (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1992). ISBN: 08-987-03-62X 1 VHS Tape or a DVD-R for recording your speeches. If you record to a DVD you will need to stay after class to finalize it. Finalizing the DVD allows you to view it on other DVD players. This process takes 5 – 10 minutes per speech.
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MB 610 Learning a Language and Culture
Dale F. Walker
Required books for the course: 1. Abbott, Edwin A. (1884; 1979) Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions. NY: Dover. 2. Agar, Michael (1994) Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of Conversation. NY: Quill. 3. Brewster, E. Thomas and Brewster, Elizabeth S. (1976) Language Learning Made Practical. Pasadena: Lingua House. 4. Marshall, Terry (1989) The Whole World Guide to Language Learning. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press. 5. Nida, Eugene A. (1960; 1990) Message and Mission: The Communication of the Christian Faith. Pasadena: Wm Carey. 6. Sandoz, Mari (1953; 1992) Cheyenne Autumn. Lincoln: Univ. of Nebraska Press.
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DO 690 John Wesley's Theology for Today
Laurence W. Wood
Texts and Readings Assignments 1. The required sermons of John Wesley for this class are listed in the assignment for each module. Students may use the Thomas Jackson edition, which can be downloaded from the Internet. 2. A. Skevington Wood, The Burning Heart (Cliff College Publishers, 2004). 3. L. Wood, The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As Wesley's Vindicator and Designated Successor
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ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology
Lawrence W. Wood
1. L. Wood, God and History, The Dialectical Tension of Faith and History in Modern Thought (2005 2. L. Wood, Theology as History and Hermeneutics, A Post-Critical Conversation with Contemporary Theology (2005). 3. Donald Thorsen, The Wesleyan Quadrilateral (2005). 4. Barry L. Callen, Caught Between Truths, The Central Paradoxes of Christian Faith (Emeth Press, 2007). 5. James K. A. Smith, Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006).
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ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology
Lawrence W. Wood
1. L. Wood, God and History, The Dialectical Tension of Faith and History in Modern Thought (2005). Learning to think theologically assumes that one has a basic grasp of the substantive issues in theology. This means one must be acquainted with the way that theology has been done since the earliest days of Church history. Because the key methodological issue of Christian theology is related to its historical claims, the focus of this work is on the relationship of faith and history. 2. L. Wood, Theology as History and Hermeneutics, A Post-Critical Conversation with Contemporary Theology (2005). There are many competing theological alternatives in the contemporary world, presenting evangelical thought with a challenge on how to learn from them while remaining true to the Scriptures. This work will introduce students to the representative theologians and movements of the 21st century. The uniqueness of evangelicalism is its commitment to the authority of Scripture, while at the same time being willing to dialog with opposing points of view in order to learn further insights on how to relate the enduring message of the Bible in today’s world. 3. Donald Thorsen,The Wesleyan Quadrilateral (2005). This is the classical work on Wesley’s methodological assumptions. Asbury Theological Seminary is a confessional school of theology. Although we do not think that all schools ought to be confessional, the founding fathers decided Asbury would be established primarily to train students in the Wesleyan tradition and hence we have chosen to be confessional. Thorsen is a distinguished alumnus of Asbury, and his work on Wesley’s methodology will introduce the student to the distinctive features of the Wesleyan way of doing theology. 4. Barry L. Callen, Caught Between Truths, The Central Paradoxes of Christian Faith (Emeth Press, 2007). This is the work of a seasoned scholar who reflects the generous spirit and balanced methodology of the Wesleyan tradition. Students will write a 300-word summary of each chapter. 5. James K. A. Smith, Who’s Afraid of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, and Foucault to Church (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2006). This Reformed author shows how Evangelicals can learn from postmodernism while remaining faithful to the Bible. He particularly shows how some of the insights of postmodernism contribute to a renewed understanding of the Trinitarian orthodoxy of the Early Church Fathers. This book is required collateral reading. The Student does not have to take notes on this book, but it must be read by the end of course.
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MS 652 Christian Min/Multi-Cultural Soc
Steven Ybarolla
Angelou, Maya 1983 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN: 0553279378 Carroll, M. Daniel 2008 Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN: 080103566X. Crespo, Orlando 2003 Being Latino in Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 0830823743. Kazin, Alfred 1969 A Walker in the City. New York: Harvest Books. ISBN: 0156941767 Priest, Robert and Alvaro Nieves, eds. 2007 This Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195310578. Scupin, Raymond, ed. 2003 Race and Ethnicity: An Anthropological Focus on the United States and the World. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0130606898.
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CS 632 Christian Min/Multi-Cultural Soc
Steve Ybarrola
Angelou, Maya 1983 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN: 0553279378 Carroll, M. Daniel 2008 Christians at the Border: Immigration, the Church, and the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic. ISBN: 080103566X. Crespo, Orlando 2003 Being Latino in Christ. Grand Rapids, MI: InterVarsity Press. ISBN: 0830823743. Kazin, Alfred 1969 A Walker in the City. New York: Harvest Books. ISBN: 0156941767 Priest, Robert and Alvaro Nieves, eds. 2007 This Side of Heaven: Race, Ethnicity, and Christian Faith. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0195310578. Scupin, Raymond, ed. 2003 Race and Ethnicity: An Anthropological Focus on the United States and the World. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 0130606898.
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