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SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Michael Pasquarello

REQUIRED TEXTS Richard Winter, Still Bored in Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion and Wonder Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine David Cunningham, Faithful Persuasion William H. Willimon, The Last Word: Reflections on Church and Ministry
BS 400 Bible Survey

William J. Patrick

1. HarperCollins Study Bible (NRSV), Harper San Francisco, 1993 (Hard: ISBN 0060655801) or 1997 (Soft: ISBN 0060655275). 2. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, edited by James B. Pritchard, 1997 (ISBN 0062514997).
NT 500 Concise Greek

William J. Patrick

Black, David Allen. It’s Still Greek to Me. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998). Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. (London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1989). Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1993).
OT 501 Survey of Biblical Hebrew

William J. Patrick

Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming (July 2003). Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. [IBSN 3438052229 is least expensive] Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.
CL 552 Wesleyan Polity and Discipline

Jerry G. Pence

Pence, Jerry G., Wesleyan History and Discipline Study Guide (2003) [$10.00 discounted price, WPH Item #BKB555] Barnwell, Ray E., Sr., ed., Connecting to Christ: Belonging (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2002) [$8.99 paperback, WPH Item #BKB910] The Discipline of The Wesleyan Church⎯2000 edition (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2001) [$5.99 paperback, Item #BKB482; $8.99 hardcover, WPH Item #BKB283] Haines, Lee M. and Thomas, Paul William, eds., An Outline History of The Wesleyan Church, fifth rev. ed. (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2001) [$12.99 paperback, WPH Item #BKB448] Robert’s Rules of Order: The Modern Edition (New York: Berkley Books, 1989) [$4.99 paperback, WPH Item #BKAM30]
CS 621 Hispanic/Latino/a History, Theology and Ministry

Zaida Maldonado Perez

De La Torre, Miguel and Edwin Aponte, Introducing Latino/a Theologies (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001). ISBN: 1570754004 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 Abalos, David T., The Latino Male: A Radical Definition (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2002) ISBN 1-55587-906-3 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 Students will also be assigned other readings.
DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine

Zaida Maldonado Perez

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.
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Zaida Maldonado Perez

1. Stone, Howard. W. and James O. Duke. How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. 2. A Theological Dictionary(ies) of choice. (For a small paperback version see: Grenz, Stanley J. David Guretzki, and C. F. Nordling,eds. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. Downers Grove, ILL: InterVarsity, 1999.) 3. Reading Packet available through the ATS bookstore. (See below for a list of the contents.) 4. Grenz, Stanley J. and Roger E. Olson. Who Needs Theology?: An Invitation to the Study of God. InterVarsity Press, 1996.
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Zaida Maldonado Perez

1. Stone, Howard. W. and James O. Duke. How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. 2. A Reading Packet available through Cokesbury. See below for list of readings.* 3. A Theological Dictionary(ies) of choice. (For a small paperback version see: Grenz, Stanley J., David Guretzki, and C. F. Nordling,eds. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. Downers Grove, ILL: InterVarsity, 1999.) 4. A list of other required readings (e.g. for book reviews, group work, etc.) will be handed out in class.
CS 601 Christian Ethics

Christine Pohl

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 652 Ethics of Hospitality and Contemporary Challenges

Christine Pohl

Philip Hallie, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed. NY: HarperCollins, 1979, 1994. Christine Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999 Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. Reading Packet Bernard Adeney, Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out, NY: Doubleday. Brett Webb-Mitchell, Unexpected Guests at God’s Banquet: Welcoming People with Disabilities into the Church. NY: Crossroad, 1994.
NT 614 Exegesis of the Gospel of Mark

Emerson B. Powery

1. Greek New Testament (preferably, a Nestle/Aland 26th or 27th or a UBS 3rd or 4th edition) 2. Horsley, Richard A. Hearing the Whole Story: The Politics of Plot in Mark’s Gospel. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. 3. Witherington III, Ben. The Gospel of Mark: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001.
MI 605 The Making of a Missionary in the Post Colonial Era

Kay F. Rader

Read the biographical study of E. Stanley Jones and at least three others found in Mission Legacies, Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Missionary Movement, New York, Orbis, 1993. (On reserve in Library) A one-page summary of the subject’s life and legacy and lessons to be learned is to be submitted by November 10. These readings may not be counted in with the required readings of 300 pages of material selected from the Recommended Reading list or Bibliographical Resource List.
MS 685 The Church Abroad: Cuba

Lawrence A. Rankin

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. GO Prepared. Videotape training program produced by Teams Commissioned for Christ International, Inc. 1999. Six thirty-minute sessions count as 150 pages of reading. On reserve in the Wilmore and Orlando libraries. Jatar-Hausmann, Ana Julia (1999), The Cuban Way: Capitalism, Communism and Confrontation, Kumarian Press, 184 pages. Lanier, Sarah A. Foreign to Familiar. Hagerstown, MD: McDougal Publishing, 2000. 128 pages. 800/962-3684. 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. Russell, Gary. The Role of the Short-term and Church-based Ministries. 40 minute audio tape counts as 30 pages of reading. On reserve in ATS libraries in Kentucky and Florida. Wingeier-Rayo, Philip Douglas (1998), Masters Thesis-- A Comparative Analysis Between the Wesleyan Revival in 18th Century England and the Revival in the Methodist Church in Cuba. Garrett Evangelical Theological Seminary Library. Evanston, IL. 92 pp. Available for purchase in the bookstore in Wilmore and from James Loftin’s assistant in Florida.
NT 520 Introduction to the New Testament

Ruth Anne Reese

The New Testament (RSV or NRSV; however, the use of multiple translations is recommended) DeSilva, David A. Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity: Unlocking New Testament Culture. Downers Grove: IVP, 2000. Green, Joel B., ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 1995. Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Writings of the New Testament: An Introduction. 2nd ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999. Longenecker, Bruce W. The Lost Letters of Pergamum. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003. Theissen, Gerd. The Shadow of the Galilean. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1987. Veyne, The Roman Empire. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1997.
NT 641 Exegesis of Hebrews

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Greek New Testament (Nestle-Aland for comprehensive students or an interlinear for concise students). DeSilva, David. Despising Shame: The Social Function of the Rhetoric of Honor and Shame in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1996. Lindars, Barnabas. The Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Required: Purchase One Attridge, Harold W. Hebrews. Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1989. Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Hebrews. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. DeSilva, David. Preserverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. Lane, William L. Hebrews 1-8. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991. —. Hebrews 9-13. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991.
NT 641 Exegesis of Hebrews

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Greek New Testament (Nestle-Aland for comprehensive students or an interlinear for concise students). Coljin, Brenda, "Let Us Approach" (in the "Readings" folder in the Course Center). DeSilva, David. Despising Shame: The Social Function of the Rhetoric of Honor and Shame in the Epistle to the Hebrews. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1995. Lindars, Barnabas. The Theology of the Letter to the Hebrews. New Testament Theology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1991. Buy TWO of the following commentaries (Hints below) Attridge, Harold W. Hebrews. Hermeneia: A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1989. Bruce, F. F. The Epistle to the Hebrews. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. DeSilva, David. Perseverance in Gratitude: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on the Epistle 'to the Hebrews.'" Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000. Lane, William L. Hebrews 1-8. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991. —. Hebrews 9-13. Word Biblical Commentary. Dallas: Word, 1991.
IS 501 Christian Formation: Kingdom, Church, and World

Ruth Anne Reese and Ronald R. Crandall

Donovan, Vincent. Christianity Rediscovered. Orbis Books, 2003. Hart, Trevor. Faith Thinking: The Dynamics of Christian Theology. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 1995. Hauerwas, Stanley and William Willimon, Resident Aliens, Abingdon, 1989. McLaren, Brian D. The Story We Find Ourselves In. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. Snyder, Howard. Kingdom, Church, and World. Wipf and Stock, 2001. Wesley Reading Packet available at Cokesbury
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Sandra Richter

REQUIRED: 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, Covenant and Creation: A Theology of OT Covenants (Paternoster Press, 2000 [1984]).
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Sandra Richter

Required 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) Recommended 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)
OT 752 Biblical Archaeology

Sandra Richter

Required Textbooks: Currid, John D. Doing Archaeology in the Land of the Bible: A Basic Guide. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Mazar, Amihai. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible: 10,000-586 BCE. The Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 1990. Hoerth, A.J. and G. L. Mattingly, E. Yamauchi, eds. Peoples of the Old Testament World. Grand Rapids: Baker books, 1994. The HarpersCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, ed. James B. Pritchard. HarperSanFrancisco, 1997. The Ancient Near East, vol. 1, ed. James B. Pritchard. Princeton University Press, 1958/Arnold, B. and Beyer, B. Readings from the ANE. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002 Recommended Textbooks: Borowski, Oded. Daily Life in Ancient Israel/Stager, L. and King, P. Life in Biblical Israel. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001 Dever, Wm. G. What Did the Biblical Writers Know & When Did They Know It? Grand Rapids:Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2001. King, Philip and Lawrence Stager, Life in Biblical Israel. Library of Ancient Israel. Westminster: John Knox Press, 2001. Redford, Donald B. Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times. Princeton University Press, 1992. Stern, Ephraim. Archaeology of the Land of the Bible, vol. 2. The Anchor Bible Reference Library. New York: Doubleday, 2001.
OT 753 Summer Archaeology Program

Sandra Richter

James Monson, Regions on the Run: Introductory Map Studies in the Land of the Bible. Biblical Backgrounds, Inc. 1998 ($19.95) Israel. Insight Guide Series. American Map Company. 2000 (ISBN #0887291570) ($22.95) The Bible (most translations are acceptable, paraphrases are unacceptable)
CO 625 Recognizing and Treating Addictive Disorders

George R. Ross

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: (1) list eight fundamental elements of an effective program for treating addictive disorders, (2) explain a sound rationale for conceptualizing the problem of an addictive disorder (3) depict a framework for addressing an addictive disorder, (4) list goals and objectives for treating an addictive disorder, (5)identify strategies for treating an addictive disorder, (6) define an addictive disorder from a cognitive-behavioral perspective, (7) list the four stages of an addictive disorder, (8) identify the attitudes underlying the personality structure of an addictive disorder, (9) identify the elements of an effective clinical assessment of an addictive disorder, (10) explain three important aspects of a healthy treatment environment , (11) list four distinct plateaus of recovery, (12) describe the change process, (13) define co-dependent enabling behavior, (14) outline the attributes and requisite skills of an effective addiction's counselor, (15) list the steps and principles of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) and explain their Christian origin. (16) evaluate secular and Christian treatment approaches (17) apply spiritual growth principles and procedures to their own lives.
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

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 for the Perplexed": Hebrew Syntax for Pastors and Students. Unpublished text but forthcoming through Oxford University Press. Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament Based upon the Lexical Work of Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. Seow, C. L. A Grammar