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CS 601 Christian Ethics

Charles L. Perabeau

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 621 Hispanic/Latino/a History, Theology and Ministry

Zaida Maldonado Perez

Course Texts: 1. De La Torre, Miguel and Edwin Aponte, Introducing Latino/a Theologies (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001). ISBN: 1570754004 2. Rodriguez, José David and Loida I. Martell-Otero, editors, Teología en Conjunto: A Collaborative Hispanic Protestant Theology (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1997. ISBN: 0664256651 3. Abalos, David T., The Latino Male: A Radical Definition (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2002) ISBN 1-55587-906-3 4. Rodriguez, Clara E., Changing Race: Latinos, the Census, and the History of Ethnicity in the United States (NY: New York Press, 2000) ISBN:0-8147-7547 Note: Students will also be assigned other readings.
DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine

Zaida Maldonado Perez

Required Texts: Note: The required texts books as well as other required readings are on RESERVE at the library. 1. González, Justo L. and Zaida Maldonado Pérez. Introduction to Christian Theology. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2002. 2. Grenz, Stanley J., David Guretzki, and C. F. Nordling,eds. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. Downers Grove, ILL: InterVarsity, 1999. (Or one of your choosing) 3. Harper, Steve. The Way to Heaven: The Gospel According to John Wesley. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003. ISBN: 0-310-25260-1 4. Lawson, John. Introduction to Christian Doctrine. Wilmore, KY: Francis Asbury Publishing, 1980.
CS 601 Christian Ethics

Christine Pohl

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 610 Women in Church and Society

Christine Pohl

Texts: Bauckham, Richard, Gospel Women: Studies of the Named Women in the Gospels (Eerdmans, 2002). Gallagher, Sally K., Evangelical Identity and Gendered Family Life (Rutgers Univ. Press, 2003). MacHaffie, Barbara J., ed., Readings in Her Story: Women in Christian Tradition (Fortress, 1992). Storkey, Elaine, Origins of Difference (Baker, 2001).
CS 750 Tutorial in Christian Ethics and Society

Christine Pohl

Texts: Banks, Robert. Paul’s Idea of Community, rev. ed. (Hendrickson, 1994) Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Life Together (HarperSanFrancisco, 1954) Hallie, Philip. Lest Innocent Blood be Shed (HarperPerennial, 1979, 1994) Lohfink, Gerhard. Jesus and Community (Fortress, 1984) Putnam, Robert. Bowling Alone (Simon & Schuster, 2000) Rice, Chris. Grace Matters (Jossey-Bass, 2002) Vanier, Jean. Community and Growth (Paulist, 1989)
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Christine Pohl

Required Reading: Middleton, J. Richard and Brian J. Walsh, Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age, InterVarsity Press, 1995. Plantinga, Cornelius, Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin, Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995. Snyder, Howard A., Kingdom, Church, and World: Biblical Themes for Today, Wipf and Stock, 1985, 2001. Volf, Miroslav and Dorothy C. Bass, eds., Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life, Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2002. Walker, Andrew, Telling the Story: Gospel, Mission and Culture, Wipf and Stock, 1996, 2003. Wright, N.T., The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was and Is, InterVarsity Press, 1999. “IS501 Course Packet for Small Groups” available at Cokesb
MS 661 Urban Issues: Chicago

Christine Pohl
SF 550 Spiritual Disciplines

Ruth C. Rambo

1. Dallas Willard, “Spiritual Disciplines, Spiritual Formation, and the Restoration of the Soul,” Journal of Psychology and Theology 26:1 (1998): 101-109. [Course Center > 01 Module > Willard.pdf] 2. Dallas Willard, The Spirit of theDisciplines (San Francisco: Harper, 1988), Preface and Chapters 1-3. 3. Kent Ira Groff, Active Spirituality: A Guide for Seekers and Ministers (NYC: Alban Institute, 1993), pgs. 1-45. 4. M. Robert Mulholland, Jr., Shaped by the Word ( Nashville: The Upper Room, 1985), pgs. 112-116. 5. Nancy Beach, “Heart Check: Test Your Spiritual Vital Signs,” Leadership (Winter, 2001) 105-110 (Course Center>01 Module> Beach pdf)6. Donald Whitney, Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health (Colorado Springs:NavPress, 2001.1. Joseph D. Driskill. Protestant Spiritual Exercises:Theology, History and Practice (Harrisburg, PA: Morehouse Publishing, 1999), pgs. 111-2. 2. Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines (San Francisco: Harper, 1988), Chapters 4-6. 3. Dallas Willard. “Spiritual Formation.” Spiritual Formation Conference, First Annual Conference. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 1999. 4. Groff, Kent Ira. Active Spirituality: A Guide for Seekers and Ministers (NYC: Alban Institute,5. Kenneth Woodward, “Overcoming Sin,” Newsweek 21 May 2001: 36-7.1. Kent Ira Groff, Active Spirituality:A Guide for Seekers and Ministers (NYC:The Alban Institute, 1993), pgs. 73-98. 2. Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives (NY: Harper Collins, 1988), chapters 7,8 (“Exercise unto Godliness in the Spiritual Gymnasium”) 3. Bernard Groeschl Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development (NY: Crossroad, 1992), pgs. 77,83. 4. M.Robert Mulholland, Jr. Shaped by the Word (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1985), 5. Stanley B. Hauerwas and William H. Willomon. Resident Aliens: Life in the Christian Colony (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989). 6. Bob Benson, Sr. and Michael W. Benson Disciplines for the Inner Life (TN: Deeper1. Kenneth J. Collins, “Abiding in the Kingdom of God: The Disciplines of the Liberated Life” The Asbury Herald (109:2): 3-6. 2. James Davison Hunter, The Death of Character: Moral Education in an Age without Good or Evil (New York: Basic Books, 2000) p. 226. 3. Lewis H. Smedes, “What Are We Talking About?” Issue on Character, Theology News and Notes (October, 1988):5-8. 4. Gary L. Thomas, The Glorious Pursuit: Embracing the Virtues of Christ (Colorado:Navpress, 1998). Note this resource for Thomas: CENTER FOR EVANGELICAL SPIRITUALITY P.O. Box 29417 Bellingham, WA 98228-1417 www.garythomas.com 5. Kent Ira Groff, Active Spirituality: A Guide for Seekers and Ministers (NYC:Alban Institute, 1993) pgs. 101-128. 6. Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines (San Francisco: Harper, 1988), pgs. 156-192.1. Dietrich Bonhoffer, Life Together (San Francisco:Harper, 1954), pgs. 103-130. 2. Kent Ira Groff, Active Spirituality: A Guide for Seekers and Ministers (NYC: Alban Institute, 1993), pgs. 131-161. 3. Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines (San Francisco:Harper, 1988), pgs. 193-250. 4. Jeff Imbach, The River Within: Loving God, Living Passionately (CO: Navpress, 1998), pgs. 142-3. 5. Stanley B. Hauerwas and William B. Willomon, Resident Aliens:Life in the Christian Colony1. Martin Luther Faith Alone (Grand Rapids, MI: Word, 1998.) October 31 2. Parker Palmer Let Your Life Speak (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2000.) SF550 SYLLABUS RUTH RAMBO, D.MIN., ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, 204 N. LEXINGTON AVE., WILMORE, KY 40390 O: 859.858.0995 E: RRAMBO@ASBURYSEMINARY.EDU 37 3. Kent Ira Groff Active Spirituality: A Guide for Seekers and Ministers (NY: The Alban Institute, 1993.) pgs.169-74. 4. Harry R. Moody and David Carroll The Five Stages of the Soul: Charting the Spiritual Passages That Shape Our Lives (New York: Doubleday, 1997.) 5. Benedict Groeschl Spiritual Passages: The Psychology of Spiritual Development (New York: Crossroads, 1996.) 1. Frederick Buechner, The Sacred Journey 2. Dennis and Matthew Linn, Healing of Memories (New York: Paulist Press, 1984). 3. Kent Ira Groff, Active Spirituality (NYC: Alban Institute, 1993), p. 78, Appendix. 4. Kenneth Boa Conformed to His Image Grand Rapids: MI: Zondervan, 2001). 5. Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith, Disciplines of the Inner Life (Spiritual Formation Workbook), (San Francisco, CA: Harper Collins, 1993.) 6. Daniel Helminiak, Spiritual Development (Chicago,IL: Loyola University Press, 1987), pgs. 72-87. 7. Dallas Willard, The Spirit of the Disciplines (San Francisco, CA: Harper, 1988), p. 251. 8. Michael Wells Sidetracked in the Wilderness 9. J.I. Packer, Klaus Gockmuehl and James Houston Classics of the Christian Faith
BS 502 Introduction to Biblical Studies

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: The New Testament (RSV or NRSV or a similar translation) Bauer, David. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Nappanee, IN: Evangel, 1995. DeSilva, David An Introduction to the New Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004. Thompson, David. Bible Study that Works. Nappanee, IN: Evangel, 1994. Willimon, William. Shaped by the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. Recommended Reading: Achtemeier, Paul J. Inspiration and Authority: Nature and Function of Christian Scripture. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999.
BS 502 Introduction to Biblical Studies

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: The New Testament (RSV or NRSV or a similar translation) Bauer, David. Biblical Resources for Ministry. Nappanee, IN: Evangel, 1995. DeSilva, David An Introduction to the New Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004. Thompson, David. Bible Study that Works. Nappanee, IN: Evangel, 1994. Willimon, William. Shaped by the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. Recommended Reading: Achtemeier, Paul J. Inspiration and Authority: Nature and Function of Christian Scripture. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999.
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Bartholomew, Craig G and Michael W. Goheen, The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story. Baker, 2004. Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings: Christian Trespasses on Popular Culture and Public Affairs. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2000. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon, Resident Aliens, Abingdon, 1989. Volf, Miroslav and Dorothy C. Bass, Practicing Theology:Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. Eerdmans, 2002. Walsh, Brian and Sylvia Keesmaat. Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire. IVP, 2005. Wesley Reading Packet available at Cokesbury
IS 501 Kingdom, Church, and World

Ruth Anne Reese

Bartholomew, Craig G and Michael W. Goheen, The Drama of Scripture: Finding our Place in the Biblical Story. Baker, 2004. Clapp, Rodney. Border Crossings: Christian Trespasses on Popular Culture and Public Affairs. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2000. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon, Resident Aliens, Abingdon, 1989. Volf, Miroslav and Dorothy C. Bass, Practicing Theology:Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life. Eerdmans, 2002. Walsh, Brian and Sylvia Keesmaat. Colossians Remixed: Subverting the Empire. IVP, 2005. Wesley, John. Selected Readings (available in the Course Center under Supplemental Texts).
NT 640 Exegesis of General Epistles

Ruth Anne Reese

Chester, Andrew and Ralph Martin. The Theology of the Letters of James, Peter, and Jude. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Letter of James. Anchor Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1995. Maynard-Reid, Pedrito U. Poverty and Wealth in James. Reprinted Wipf & Stock, 2004. First published, Orbis, 1987. (only available from the Asbury bookstore) Reese, Ruth Anne. Jude, 2 Peter. Unpublished manuscript available in the Course Center. Reading Material Posted in the Course Center
NT 740 Exegesis of General Epistles

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Chester, Andrew and Ralph Martin. The Theology of the Letters of James, Peter, and Jude. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Letter of James. Anchor Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1995. Maynard-Reid, Pedrito. Poverty and Wealth in James. Orbis Books, 1987. Reese, Ruth Anne. Jude and 2 Peter. [This will be available via the Intranet, details to be provided in class.]
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). WJ Dumbrell, The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002) Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985). Brevard S. Childs, OT Theology in a Canonical Context (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985) Course packet is available through our bookstore and is necessary to the course.
MS 685 The Church Abroad: Cuba

Armando J. Rodriguez

READING: Required Resources and Course Texts. The Required Resources are to be read BEFORE the trip. The balance of the pages due can be read after the trip. Additional reading resources in Spanish are available upon request. Braum, Theodore A. (1999), Perspectives on Cuba and its People, Friendship Press, National Council of Churches, NY. 138 pages. 800/889-5733. Cañizares, Raúl. Cuban Santería. Inner Traditions Intl Ltd; ISBN: 0892817623. 160 pages Updated edition (March 1, 1999). Cuba/Florida Covenant Task Force, Florida Conference United Methodist Church (revised 2003) Guidelines for the Cuba/Florida Covenant Task Force, 73 pages. Available for purchase in the bookstore in Wilmore and from James Loftin’s assistant in Florida. Jatar-Hausmann, Ana Julia (1999), The Cuban Way: Capitalism, Communism and Confrontation, Kumarian Press, 184 pages. New World Outlook Magazine. May-June 2004, 1-800-305-9857, stock # 3505 Open Doors. Cuba for Christ: The Amazing Revival. A Sovereign World International Booklet published in co-operation with Open Doors, 1999. 40 pages. 800/659-5965. Ramos, Marcos A. Protestantism and Revolution in Cuba. Miami: The University of Miami, North-South Center for the Research Institute for Cuban Studies, 1989. ISBN 0935501177. 168 pp. Wingeier-Rayo, Philip Douglas. Cuban Methodism: The Untold Story of Survival and Revival. Dolphins&OrchidsPublishing,2004. ISBN:0965067335.128pages.
CO 610 Ethical and Legal Issues in Counseling

George R. Ross

Required Readings Herlihy, B. & Corey, G., (1996). ACA ethical standards casebook. American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA. (326 pages) Sanders, Randolph K., (1997). Christian counseling ethics: A handbook for therapists, pastors and counselors, Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. (404 pages) Moline, M.E., Williams, G.T., & Austin, K.M., (1998). Documenting psychotherapy: Essentials for mental health practitioners. Sage, London. (189 pages) _____, (1998). AACC Christian counseling code of ethics. American Association of Christian Counseling, Forest, VA. (20 pages) available to down load at www.AACC.net
CO 610 Ethical and Legal Issues In Counseling

George R. Ross

Herlihy, B. & Corey, G., (1996). ACA ethical standards casebook. American Counseling Association, Alexandria, VA. (326 pages) Sanders, Randolph K., (1997). Christian counseling ethics: A handbook for therapists, pastors and counselors, Intervarsity Press, Downers Grove, IL. (404 pages) Moline, M.E., Williams, G.T., & Austin, K.M., (1998). Documenting psychotherapy: Essentials for mental health practitioners. Sage, London. (189 pages) _____, (1998). AACC Christian counseling code of ethics. American Association of Christian Counseling, Forest, VA. (20 pages) Recommended Reading:
CO 625 Recognizing and Treating Addictive Disorders

George R. Ross

REQUIRED READINGS Ross, G.R. (1994). Treating adolescent substance abuse: Understanding the fundamental elements, Boston: Allyn & Bacon. (214 pages) Meyer, J.S. and Quenzer,LF (2005)Psychopharmacology: Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, MA. (490 pages) McGee, R.S. (1998). The search for significance, Pasadena, TX: Robert S. McGee. (339 pages) McGee, R.S. & McCleskey, D. W. (1994) Conquering chemical dependency: A Christ-centered 12 step process, Roashville, TN: Lifeway Press. (224 pages) Weinberg, J.R. & Kosloske, D. (1977) Fourth step guide: Journey into growth, Minneapolis, MN: Comp Care Publishers. (46 pages)
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Brian D. Russell

T. D. Alexander. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch. 2nd ed. Carlisle and Grand Rapids: Paternoster Press and Baker Academic, 2002. FPPL Dillard, R. B. and Trempor Longman, An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. IOT Iain Provan, V. Philips Long, and Tremper Longman III. A Biblical History of Israel. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2003 BHI James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997). ATLAS
OT 611 Exegesis of Exodus

Brian D. Russell

A. Required specifically for OT 611. John I. Durham. Exodus. WBC. Waco: Word, 1987. Terrence E. Fretheim. Exodus. Interpretation. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1991. Michael Walzer. Exodus and Revolution T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker. Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship. Downer’s Grove: InterVarsity, 2002. B. Required in previous courses (OT 501). Arnold, Bill and John Choi. Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge University Press, 2003. If you don’t have this text, you definitely need to purchase it. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.
OT 612 Psalms

Brian D. Russell

1. RSV, NRSV, NIV, or some other non-paraphrased version of the Bible. The best Bible for IBS is one that contains only the text without paragraph headings, study notes, etc. I found it profitable to buy a completely unmarked "pew" bible to use exclusively for IBS. 2. David L. Thompson. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. 3. Patrick D. Miller, Jr. Interpreting the Psalms. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. 4. James Luther Mays. Psalms. Interpretation. Louisville: WJK, 1994. 5. Achtemeier, Elizabeth. Preaching from the Old Testament. Louisville: WJK, 1989. 6. Richard J. Clifford. Psalms 1-72 and Psalms 73-150. Nashville: Abingdon, 2002-03.
WO 520 The History of Christian Worship

Lester Ruth

1. The course DVD set (to be sent by ExL staff). Contact ExL support (type that in the address line of an email in First Class) if you have any difficulties running these. They will run in DVD players attached to TVs or on computers with the right software. Please note that these DVDs are the property of the seminary and must be returned at the end of the semester. Copyrighted materials on the DVDs (and website) are only for your use as a student in this course. They should not be distributed more widely. 2. These 4 books: 1) Robin Parry, Worshipping Trinity (Paternoster; ISBN 1- 84227-347-7); 2) Alistair Stewart-Sykes, Hippolytus: On the Apostolic Tradition (St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2001; ISBN 0-88141-233-3; 3) John Baldovin, Liturgy in Ancient Jerusalem (Grove Books, 1989; ISBN 1-85174-107-0); 4) James F. White, A Brief History of Christian Worship (Abingdon; ISBN 0-687- 03414-0) 3. A course packet to be purchased from the Cokesbury bookstore on the Wilmore campus. 4. Additional module materials to be found on electronic format either on the course website or in the course center folder in the course’s First Class folder. Please remember that this material is only for your use in this course. 5. Materials to keep a prayer/devotional journal on the Wesley hymns (on the website under the “General & Miscellaneous” link) and historic worship texts (both on the website and in the course packet). See Grading and Assessment: Portfolio Part 3 below for more information. 6. Occasionally materials for practicing Communion and baptism in class as described below in the module situational overviews (modules 3-7).
MB 730 The Change Agent in Mission

Michael A. Rynkiewich

Required Reading 1. Diffusion of Innovations, 4th edition. 1995 Everett M. Rogers. 2. Applied Anthropology, 3rd edition. 1993 John van Willigen. 3. Change Across Cultures: A Narrative Approach to Social Transformation. 2002 Bruce Bradshaw. 4. The Church in Response to Human Need. 1987 Vinay Samuel & Chris Sugden. (WIPF reprint) 5. The Good News of the Kingdom Coming. 1997 Andrew Kirk. (WIPF reprint)