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BS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies I

Lawson G. Stone

COURSE REQUIRED TEXTS Drane, John. Introducing the Old Testament. Completely Revised and Updated edition. Minneapolos: Fortress, 2001. Klein, W., Craig L. Blomberg and R. L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas: Word Publishing, 1993. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994. A Contemporary, but "Formal-Equivalent" translation of the Bible. Examples include: Revised Standard Version or New American Standard Bible, New Revised Standard Version, New International Version. Examples of what not to use for this class incluse: The Message, the New Living Translation and others like them. These are excellent translations, but for the kind of analysis done in this class, we need a more "literal" translation. Select a "text edition" Bible with minimal editorial clutter (i.e. no study notes) in the layout. Several articles of importance for OT Studies have been scanned and saved as PDF or MS Word documents, and will be uploaded to an “Articles” folder on the Course Center with the lecture materials. Required Access to Reference Materials: You will from time to time need to use one of the following multi-volume Bible encyclopedia sets. No substitutes are permitted. You do not have to own these, but they are a worthy addition to your library. Often one or the other is available in public libraries. The Asbury Bookstore can facilitate purchase should you wish to do so, as well as other dealers in theological books. The Anchor Bible Encyclopedia. New York: Doubleday, 1992. 6 Volumes. Also available on CD. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised Edition. Ed. G. Bromily. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988. 4 Volumes. Note this is not the work by the same name found on most biblical studies software disks. Regardless of what they say is the publication date, the version of ISBE found on, e.g. BibleWorksis edited by James Orr and dates from the 1920's and is not acceptable for use in this class. Currently, the revised ISBE is not "included" in any software package but is a $100+add-on to Logos/Libronix. ANY OTHER ISBE IS THE OUT-OF-DATE ONE! New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, 5 vols; ed. W. Van Gemeren, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Available on CD-ROM.
NT 500 Concise Greek

J. Christian Stratton

Green, J.B. Hearing the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995. Caird, G.B. Language and Imagery of the Bible. London: Gerald Duckworth, 1980; reprinted, Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1997.
CO 715 Assessment Tools and Inventories

Stephen P. Stratton

Required Texts: Kaplan, R. M. & Saccuzzo, D. P. (2001). Psychological testing: Principles, applications, and issues, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Heitzman, C. A. (2001). Workbook for Kaplan & Saccuzzo’s Psychological Testing, 5th Ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. Zuckerman, E.L. (2001). Clinician’s thesaurus: The guidebook for writing psychological reports, 5th Ed. New York: The Guilford Press. Horney, K. (1950). Neurosis and human growth. New York: Norton Publishing.
CO 611 Dynamics of Human Sexuality

Michael R. Sytsma

Course Textbooks and Articles: NOTE: Some of the reading for this course does not come from a specifically Christian perspective. Some of it may be inconsistent with the statement of beliefs for ATS. This reading is required because it is representative of the thought in the field of sex therapy and sexology. Time will be spent in class discussing the reading and critiquing it from a Biblical Christian perspective that is in line with the stated theology of ATS. Hyde, J. S. (2001). Understanding Human Sexuality, (8th Edition), Boston: McGraw Hill. Laaser, M. (2004). Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Rosenau, D. (2002). A celebration of sex (Rev. and updated. ed.). Nashville: Thomas Nelson. The following articles and chapters are also required reading for this course. Students can download these chapters from http://homepage.mac.com/msytsma Rosenau, D.E., Sytsma, M., and Taylor, D.L. (2001). Sexuality and Sexual Counseling: Learning and Practicing the DEC-R Model. In T. Clinton, and G. Ohlschlager (Eds.) Competent Christian Counseling, Colorado Springs: Waterbrook. Rosenau, D. E. (1998). Extramarital Affairs: Therapeutic Understanding and Clinical Interventions. Marriage & Family, 3 (4), 355-368. Schnarch, D. M. (1995). A Family Systems Approach to Sex Therapy and Intimacy. In R. Mikesell, D. Lusterman, and S. H. McDaniel (Eds.), Integrating Family Therapy: Handbook of Family Psychology and Systems Theory. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
CH 500 Turning Points in Church History

D. Allen Tennison

Henry Bettenson. Documents of the Christian Church. (London: Oxford University Press, 1967). Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 1 and 2. (New York: HarperColins, 1985). Hugh T. Kerr, editor. Readings in Christian Thought (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). Philip Jenkins, The Next Christendom (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002).
CH 501 Church History I

D. Allen Tennison

Henry Bettenson. Documents of the Christian Church. (London: Oxford University Press, 1967). Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. (New York: HarperColins, 1985). Hugh T. Kerr, editor. Readings in Christian Thought (Nashville: Abingdon, 1990). Timothy Ware. The Orthodox Church. (London: Penguin, 1997).
CS 601 Christian Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Texts: Boulton, Wayne G., Thomas D.Kennedy, and Allen Verhey, eds., From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994). Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Hollinger, Dennis, Choosing the Good: Christian Ethics in a Complex World (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002). Miles, Rebekah L., The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999).
CS 637 Rural Community and Moral Concerns

James R. Thobaben

Required Texts: Caudill, Harry M., Night Comes to the Cumberlands Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2001 (re- publication) Conley, Kevin, Stud New York NY: Bloomsbury, 2002. Covington, Dennis, Salvation on Sand Mountain New York NY: Penguin Books, 1995 Evans, Vos & Wright (ed), Biblical Holism and Agriculture Pasadena CA: William Carey Library, 2003. Jones, Loyal, Faith and Meaning in the Southern Uplands Urbana IL: University of Illinois Press, 1999. Logsdon, Gene, The Contrary Farmer White River Junction VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1994. Kline, David, Great Possessions: An Amish Farmer’s Journal Wooster OH: Wooster Book Company, 2001/1990. Poage, Ben The Tobacco Church II: A Manual for Congregational Leaders Richmond, KY: Kentucky Appalachian Ministries, 1995. Wirzba, Norman, The Essential Agrarian Reader Lexington KY: University of Kentucky Press, 2003.
CS 640 Sociology of Religion

James R. Thobaben

Texts: Virkler, Henry A., A Christian’s Guide to Critical Thinking [read Chapters 1, 4, 5, 6 & 7] McGuire, Meredith B., Religion: The Social Context [read entire book] Kivisto, Peter, Social Theory: Roots & Branches [read all except skim Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 15, 17, 20, 25, 28, 29, 32, 33, 35, 36, 41, 43, 45, 52, 54, 58, 59, 65, 68, 69] � Stark & Finke, Acts of Faith [read entire book] Thobaben, James R. "Ecclesiology & Covenant: Christian Social Institutions in a Pluralistic Setting" (available on closed reserve)
CS 680 Bioethics: Christian Care and Clinical Ethics

James R. Thobaben

TEXTS & ARTICLES: Lammers & Verhey, On Moral Medicine (2nd edition) [Chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,14,15,16,19] Thobaben, JR "A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life..." Christian Bioethics (3)3:222-248 [on reserve] Thobaben, JR "The Impact of Managed Care..." Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (12)1:10-20 [on reserve] Various court cases and laws [on reserve or Web; to be determined in accordance with current bioethical issues] These must be obtained on your own; NOT ordered; NOT on reserve because they are so readily available. � Hawthorne, Nathaniel, “The Birthmark” (a copy may be found at: [http://www.bioethics.gov/meetings/200201/birthmark.html] � Poe, Edgar Allan, “The Premature Burial” (a copy may be found at: [http://eserver.org/books/poe/premature_burial.html] � Tolstoy, Death of Ivan Ilych (also a good translation may be found at: [http://www.geocities.com/short_stories_page/tolstoydeath.html] � Kübler-Ross, On Death & Dying � Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed � Hospice material: • “What is Hospice?” [http://www.hospicefoundation.org/what_is/] • “Debunking Myths” [http://www.americanhospice.org/griefzone/articles/debunking.htm]
CS 680 Bioethics: Christian Care and Clinical Ethics

James R. Thobaben

Lammers & Verhey, On Moral Medicine (2nd edition) [Chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,14,15,16,19] Thobaben, JR "A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life…" Christian Bioethics (3)3:222-248 [on reserve] Thobaben, JR "The Impact of Managed Care…" Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (12)1:10-20 [on reserve] Various court cases and laws [on reserve or Web; to be determined in accordance with current bioethical issues] These must be obtained on your own; NOT ordered; NOT on reserve because they are so readily available. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, “The Birthmark” (a copy may be found at: [http://www.bioethics.gov/meetings/200201/birthmark.html] Poe, Edgar Allan, “The Premature Burial” (a copy may be found at: [http://eserver.org/books/poe/premature_burial.html] Tolstoy, Death of Ivan Ilych (also a good translation may be found at: [http://www.geocities.com/short_stories_page/tolstoydeath.html] Kübler-Ross, On Death & Dying Lewis, C.S. A Grief Observed Hospice material: • “What is Hospice?” [http://www.hospicefoundation.org/what_is/] • “Debunking Myths” [http://www.americanhospice.org/griefzone/articles/debunking.htm]
CS 682 Bioethics: Creation and the Environment

James R. Thobaben

Barkey, M. (ed) Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition [a very short book, easy to read] Bradie, M. The Secret Chain: Evolution and Ethics [a fairly difficult book; try to pick up arguments without excessive concern on exactly who said what; the major “players” will be discussed in class] Moreland, J.P. & Reynolds, J., editors Three Views on Creation and Evolution [an accessible book covering three Christian positions] Ruse, M. (ed.) Philosophy of Biology (scan Chapters 12 – 15, 19 - 20, 26 – 27; read remainder) [this is a difficult book that assumes, in some chapters, a knowledge of biology; scan and try to understand, but do not be excessively concerned as basic concepts will be covered in class] Santmire, H.P. , Nature Reborn: The Ecological and Cosmic Promise of Christian Theology [introduces major theological themes, though not from a particularly evangelical position; be able to respond sympathetically to the issues raised, even if not the specific expressions in the text]
CS 682 Bioethics: Creation and the Environment

James R. Thobaben

REQUIRED Barkey, M. (ed) Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition [a very short book, easy to read] Bradie, M. The Secret Chain: Evolution and Ethics [a fairly difficult book; try to pick up arguments without excessive concern on exactly who said what; the major “players” will be discussed in class] Moreland, J.P. & Reynolds, J., editors Three Views on Creation and Evolution [an accessible book covering three Christian positions] Ruse, M. (ed.) Philosophy of Biology (scan Chapters 12 – 15, 19 - 20, 26 – 27; read remainder) [this is a difficult book that assumes, in some chapters, a knowledge of biology; scan and try to understand, but do not be excessively concerned as basic concepts will be covered in class] Santmire, H.P. , Nature Reborn: The Ecological and Cosmic Promise of Christian Theology [introduces major theological themes, though not from a particularly evangelical position; be able to respond sympathetically to the issues raised, even if not the specific expressions in the text]
BS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies I

David Loren Thompson

REQUIRED TEXTS AND COURSE MATERIALS A.Required Texts Bauer, David R. An Annotated Guide to Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. Drane, John Introducing the Old Testament. Completely revised and updated. Fortress Press, 2001. Abbreviated IOT in the syllabus. Revised Standard Version of the Bible or New American Standard Bible or some other contemporary, formal (vs. dynamic) equivalence translation with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. NRSV and NIV are also fine. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994. Gives a brief, non-technical overview of approach to “inductive biblical studies” commended by the class. (= BSTW) B. Required Access to Reference Materials: You will from time to time need to use one of the following multi-volume Bible encyclopedia sets. No substitutes are permitted. Except those in iPreach. You do not have to own these, though they are a worthy addition to your library. Often one or the other is available in public libraries. The Asbury Bookstore can facilitate purchase should you wish to do so, as well as other dealers in theological books. • The Anchor Bible Dictionary. New York: Doubleday, 1992. 6 Volumes. Also available on CD-ROM for Windows or PowerPC Macs running a Wintel emulation program. • The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised Edition. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1979-1988. 4 Volumes. In addition to these, a very fine supplementary resource is the New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis, 5 vols; ed. W. Van Gemeren, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. Acceptable Bible dictionaries and Old Testament commentaries are also available on-line in iPreach, a valuable on-line tool. Go: Information Commons(library), log in, and find iPreach in the first list headed by the “Catalog.”
NT 500 Concise Greek

Mark Trump

Texts Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to Intermediate Greek. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998. Green, Joel. Hearing the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995. Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. Wheaton, IL:Tyndale, 1993.
NT 501 Comprehensive Greek I

Mark Trump

Required Texts Bauer, et al. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2000. Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. Black, David Alan. Learning to Read New Testament Greek, rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th ed.
NT 502 Comprehensive Greek II

Mark Trump

Required Texts Bauer, et al. A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 2000. Black, David Alan. It’s Still Greek to Me. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998. Black, David Alan. Learn to Read New Testament Greek, rev. ed. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. Nestle-Aland, Novum Testamentum Graece, 27th ed.
MW 770 Contemporary Cults/ New Religious Movements

Steven Tsoukalas

Required Texts: Hexham, Irving, Stephen Rost, and John W. Morehead II, eds. Encountering New Religious Movements: A Holistic Evangelical Approach. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2004. Sire, James. Scripture Twisting: Twenty Ways the Cults Misread the Bible. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1980. Stark, Rodney, and William Sims Bainbridge. The Future of Religion: Secularization, Revival, and Cult Formation. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985. Tsoukalas, Steven. Masonic Rites and Wrongs: An Examination of Freemasonry. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1995. Tucker, Ruth. Another Gospel: Alternative Religions and the New Age Movement. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1989.
CL 610 Theology of Servant Leadership

Thomas F. Tumblin

Readings: 1. Elders and Leaders: God’s Plan for Leading the Church by Gene A. Getz (Chicago: Moody Publishers, 2003) ISBN: 080241057X (362 pages) 2. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen (NY: Crossroad/Herder & Herder, 1993) ISBN: 0824512596 (81 pages) 1 3. Being as Communion by John Zizioulis (Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1997) ISBN: 0881410292 (269 pages) 4. “The Servant as Leader” (chapter one in Servant Leadership by Robert Greenleaf. 41 pages) 5. Two of the following options: • Spiritual Leadership: Moving People on to God’s Agenda by Henry & Richard Blackaby (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001) ISBN: 0805418458 (306 pages) • Jesus on Leadership by C. Gene Wilkes (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House, 1998) ISBN: 0842318631 (251 pages) • Spiritual Leadership by Oswald Sanders (Chicago: Moody Press, 1989) ISBN: 0802482473 (210 pages) AND A Servant’s Manual: Christian Leadership for Tomorrow by Michael W. Foss (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2002) ISBN: 0800634535 (135 pages) • The Congruent Life: Following the Inward Path to Fulfilling Work and Inspired Leadership by C. Michael Thompson (San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000) ISBN: 0787950084 (300 pages) • Journey to the East by Herman Hesse (NY: Noonday Press, 1956) ISBN: 0374500363 (118 pages) OR Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity by Eugene Peterson (Grand Rapids: Eerdman’s, 1990) ISBN: 0802802656 (200 pages) • Christian Reflections on The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner (San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2004) ISBN:0787967858 (152 pages) 6. Electronic Reserve Articles (~ 250-300 pages): • Pfeffer: “On Power” (pp. 71-81, 189-206, 279-298, 337-345) • Palmer: “Leading from Within” (pp. 73-94) • Excerpts from Wesley re: Methodist Societies and Leaders • Excerpts from Jesus and the Suffering Servant edited by W. H. Bellinger and William Reuben Farmer (pp. 70-87, 125-151, 251-259, 281-298) • Excerpts from Ascension and Ecclesia by Douglas Farrow (pp. 129-164) • Excerpts from Community 101 by Gilbert Bilzekian (pp. 129-168)
CL 614 Leading Groups and Organizations

Thomas F. Tumblin

Required Reading: Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, 2nd ed. by Lee G. Bolman and Terrence E. Deal (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997) ISBN: 0787908215 (450 pages). Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey by Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem and James H. Furr. (San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2000) ISBN: 0787947652 (186 pages). Organizational Culture and Leadership, 2nd ed., by Edgar H. Schein (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997) ISBN: 0787903620 (448 pages). After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity by Miroslav Volf (GrandRapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1998) ISBN: 0-8028-4440-5 (314 pages). Articles on Electronic Reserve (see page 5) Suggested Resources: FaithQuest: A Journey Toward Congregational Transformation (Bible Study) by Dan R. Dick (Nashville: Discipleship Resources, 1998) ISBN: 0881772399 (168 pages). Making Sense of the Organization by Karl E. Weick. (Cambridge, MA: Blackwell, 2000) ISBN: 0631223193 (496 pages). Images of the Church in Mission by John Driver. (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1997) ISBN: 0836190580 (240 pages). Managing with Power: Politics and Influence in Organizations by Jeffrey Pfeffer (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1992) ISBN: 087584314X (392 pages). Birth of the Chaordic Age by Dee Hock. (NY: Berrett-Koehler, 1999) ISBN: 1576750744 (350 pages). Faith-based Management: Leading Organizations That Are Based on More Than Just Mission by Peter C. Brinckerhoff. (NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1999). ISBN: 0471315443 (272 pages) Small Group and Team Communication by Thomas E. Harris and John C. Sherblom. (Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999) ISBN: 0205289894 (271 pages). Leading and Managing a Growing Church by George C. Hunter III. (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000) ISBN: 0687024250 (160 pages)
CL 616 DM 811 Leading Change

Thomas F. Tumblin

Required Reading: Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within by Robert E. Quinn (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996), 236 pages. (ISBN: 0787902446) Diffusion of Innovations, 5th ed. by Everitt M. Rogers (New York: The Free Press, 2003), 512 pages. (ISBN: 0743222091) Leading Change by John P. Kotter (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1996), 187 pages. (ISBN: 0875847471) Leading Congregational Change by Jim Herrington, et al. (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000), 240 pages. (ISBN: 0787947652) Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, 2nd ed. by William Bridges (New York: Perseus Publishing, 2003), 144 pages. (ISBN: 0738208248) The following articles from Fast Company magazine (free): http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/94/open_change-or-die.html http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/94/open_change-or-die-fasttake1.html http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/94/open_change-or-die-fasttake2.html The following articles from Harvard Business Online (for a fee): Click on http://www.hbsp.com/relay.jhtml?name=cp&c;=c41638 to order the course materials. You will be asked to register for the “course” and will need to download a utility to receive the articles. “Radical Change, the Quiet Way” by Debra Meyerson (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition) (Product #7923) “Leading Change – Successfully” by Robert Quinn, et al. (HBR OnPoint Enhanced Edition) (Product #886X) “Leadership for Change: Enduring Skills for Change Masters” by Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Product #9-304-062) [Doctoral participants read all required texts plus at least three books selected from the bibliography below.] Suggested Resources: Beleaguered Rulers: The Public Obligation of the Professional by William F. May (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001), 286 pages. Change the World by Robert E. Quinn (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2000), 272 pages. Creating the Innovation Culture by Frances Horibe (NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2001), 253 pages. Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan (New York: Crown Business, 2002), 278 pages. Hit the Bullseye: How Denominations Can Aim the Congregation at the Mission Field by Paul D. Borden (Nashville: Abingdon, 2003), 144 pages. How to Change Your Church (Without Killing It) by Jim Mellado, et al. (Waco, TX: Word Publishing, 2000) 200 pages. How Your Church Family Works by Peter L. Steinke (Chicago: Alban Institute, 1993), 128 pages. [Adaptation of Bowen Friedman] Leading for Innovation and Organizing for Results ed. by Frances Hesselbein et al. (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2002), 300 pages. Managing Corporate Lifecycles, Rev’d. Ed. by Ichak Adizes (NY: Prentice Hall Press, 1999), 460 pages. Mastering Self Leadership by Charles Manz and Christopher Neck (New York: Prentice Hall, 2004), 176 pages. Strategies for Change by Lyle Schaller (Nashville: Abingdon, 1993), 128 pages. The Heart of Change by John P. Kotter and Dan S. Cohen (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2002), 190 pages. The Leader’s Journey by Jim Herrington, et al. (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2003), 193 pages. The Web of Women’s Leadership by Susan Wilhauck, et al. (Nashville: Abingdon Publishing, 2001), 174 pages.
DO 670 United Methodist Theology

Robert G. Tuttle

Required Texts: 1. The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church, 2000. 2. Abraham, William J. Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia: The Healing of Doctrine in The United Methodist Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. 3. Campbell, Dennis. United Methodism and American Culture, Vol. III, Doctrines and Disciplines. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. 4. Chiles, Robert E. Theological Transitions in American Methodism: 1790- 1935, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984. 5. Langford, Thomas, ed. Practical Divinity: Readings in Wesleyan Theology, Vol. 2, revised text 1999. Abingdon Press. 6. Tuttle, Robert G., Jr. Sanctity without Starch: A Layperson’s Guide to a Wesleyan Theology of Grace, Bristol House, 1992.
DO 690 Theology of John Wesley

Robert G. Tuttle

Kenneth Collins, John Wesley, A Theological Journey, Abingdon, 2003.ISBN 0-687-02788-8. Steve Harper, The Way to Heaven, Zondervan, 2003, ISBN 0-310-25260-1 Albert Outler, ed. John Wesley, Oxford, 1964, ISBN 0-19-502810-4 (paper). Robert Tuttle, Sanctity without Starch, Bristol Books, 1992, ISBN 0- 917851-19-6.
IR 700 Senior Reflection Seminar

Robert G. Tuttle

This seminar is normally taken your final semester at Asbury Theological Seminary. It seeks to integrate your seminary experiences of spiritual, intellectual and vocational formation with your personal views of ministry and your life experiences. The integration will be done through a series of discussion papers on assigned topics. This seminar is also designed to give you an opportunity to share your spiritual journey and to celebrate with your colleagues their journey. One goal of this seminar is to help 4 summarize your academic development and personal experiences while at seminary.
MS 610 The Ministry of Evangelism

Robert G. Tuttle

1. Turnaround Strategies for the Small Church, Ron Crandall (160 pp.). 2. To Spread the Power, George Hunter, III (200 pp.). 3. Becoming a Contagious Christian, Hybels and Mittelberg (221 pp.). 4. Can We Talk?, Robert Tuttle, Jr. (110 pp.). 5. Someone Out There Needs Me, Robert Tuttle, Jr., a print out book available at the Bookstore.