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CS 682 Bioethics: Creation and the Environment

James R. Thobaben

TEXTS: REQUIRED Barkey, M. (ed) Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition [a very short book, easy to read, more “liberty” oreinted] 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] Pojman, Louis P. , Environmental Ethics: Readings in Theory and Application, 4th Edition [it is what its title suggests]
BS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies I

David Loren Thompson

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)
OT 615 Minor Prophets

David Loren Thompson

A. Required Texts and Materials Note the “either-or” entries in this list. M.A. students other than M.A.B.S. see no. 8. 1. A standard contemporary English translation. Revised Standard Version of the Bible, or some other contemporary, standard (non- paraphrasing) version such as The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, New American Standard Bible, with minimal editorial clutter in the layout. 2. 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 III, editor. Zondervan, 1993, or its equivalent. 3. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1994. David L. Thompson. Do not use the 1982 edition for class! 4. An Annotated List of Biblical Resources for Ministry. Hendrickson, 2003. David R. Bauer. 5. A concordance of the Hebrew Bible Either Even-Shoshan, A New Concordance of the Old Testament, Baker, or G. V. Wigram , The New Englishman’s Hebrew Concordance, Hendrickson or BibleWorks with its concordance search capability, or the equivalent of these. 6. A lexicon of the Hebrew Bible Either M. E. J. Richardson, The Hebrew & Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Brill, 1999. or William Holladay, A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Eerdmans, or BibleWorks, with its lexical capabilities (outdated but OK for preliminary definition for this class). 7. A Syntax of Biblical Hebrew A Guide for the Perplexed or A Guide to the Syntax of Biblical Hebrew by Bill Arnold and John Choi, 2002
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 Materials 3.1. 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. 3.2. Recommended Texts Trenchard, Warren C. Student’s Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament, rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. Wallace, Daniel. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. OR Wallace, Daniel. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. For future or further study, also recommended is: Liddell and Scott. Greek English Lexicon with a revised supplement Oxford: Clarendon Press (Oxford University Press), 1996.
NT 502 Comprehensive Greek II

Mark Trump

Required Materials 3.1. 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. 3.2. Recommended Texts Trenchard, Warren C. Student’s Complete Vocabulary Guide to the Greek New Testament, rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1992. Wallace, Daniel. The Basics of New Testament Syntax. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000. OR Wallace, Daniel. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996. For future or further study, also recommended is: Liddell and Scott. Greek English Lexicon with a revised supplement Oxford: Clarendon Press (Oxford University Press), 1996.
CL 610 Theology of Servant Leadership

Thomas F. Tumblin

Readings: 1. In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen. (NY: Crossroad/Herder & Herder, 1993) ISBN: 0824512596 (81 pages). 2. Being as Communion by John Zizioulis. (Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1997) ISBN: 0881410292 (269 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)
MS 610 MB 710 Learning a Language and Culture

Dale F. Walker

Books and Materials: Required books for the course: Abbott, Edwin A. (1884; 1979) Flatland: A romance of many dimensions. NY; Dover. Agar, Michael (1994) Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of Conversation. NY: Quill. Brewster, E Thomas, and Brewster, Elizabeth S (1976) Language Learning Made Practical. Pasadena: Lingua House (This book plus cassette is available from the instructor for $21.00) Marshall, Terry (1989) The Whole World Guide to Language Learning. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press. Nida, Eugene A. (1960; 1990) Message and Mission: The communication of the Christian Faith. Pasadena: Wm Carey. Sandoz, Mari (1953; 1992) Cheyenne Autumn. Lincoln: Univ of Nebraska Press.
OT 706 Semitic Language Seminar

Dale F. Walker and Bill Arnold

Course Objectives 2.1. To provide the student with a basic understanding of Northwest Semitic grammar and particularly Classical Hebrew. 2.2. To improve student’s basic vocabulary of Classical Hebrew by exposure to cognate languages. 2.3. To demonstrate the elementary principles of comparative Semitics through comparison of Epigraphic Hebrew, Phoenician, Moabite, and Biblical Hebrew. 2.4. To provide the student with the broad linguistic, historical, and sociological contexts of the Old Testament, illustrated by these texts.
PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

Jerry L. Walls

Texts A. William Hasker, Metaphysics. B. Michael Peterson et al., Reason and Religious Belief: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, 3rd edition. C. Michael Peterson et al., Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, 2nd edition (Readings). D. Jerry L. Walls, Heaven: The Logic of Eternal Joy.
PH 510 Logic

Jerry L. Walls

Course Text Layman, C. Stephen. The Power of Logic: 3rd Edition. Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2005.
PH 615 Seminar in Philosophy: C.S. Lewis

Jerry L. Walls

Texts 1. The Abolition of Man 2. Mere Christianity 3. Miracles 4. The Four Loves 5. The Great Divorce 6. A Grief Observed 7. C.S. Lewis and Francis Schaeffer
PH 750 Nietzche

Jerry L. Walls

TEXTS (All by Nietzsche) 1. The Birth of Tragedy 2. Human, all too Human 3. Thus Spake Zarathustra 4. Beyond Good and Evil 5. The Genealogy of Morals 6. The Antichrist
CL 614 Leading Groups and Organizations

Russell W. West

Course Objectives/Module. At successful completion, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to use organizational leadership learning by conducting organizational design, diagnostics and interventions. 2. Integrate organizational leadership concepts with one’s ministry philosophy/practice. 3. Translatecriticalawarenessofleadershipreflexestoorganizationalperformance. 4. Reflectincreasingteamintelligencebycooperatingwithgroupmemberstoachieveasignificant organization-based service learning project.
CL 614 ML 714 Leading Groups and Organizations

Russell W. West

Required Texts for Course (See “Read By” Dates Below) Read By – Sep 14 • Book(s):PartIofH.TosiandN.Mero.FundamentalsofOrganizationBehavior.(FOB) • Article: J. Collins & J. Porras. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. Read By – Oct 7 • Book(s): R. Quinn. Building the Bridge As You Walk on It. • Article: R.West.“TowardaReflexTheoryofLeadershipDevelopment” Read By – Oct 28 • Book(s):PartIIofFOB;R.Kaplan,D.Norton.TheBalancedScorecard:TranslatingStrategytoAction. • Article: “Implementing a Balanced Scorecard Approach to Managing Hotel Operations” Read By – Oct 28 • Book(s):PartIIIofFOB;andP.Lencioni.FiveDysfunctionsofaTeam.Jossey-Bass. • Article:“JourneyintotheSoulofanOrganization” Read By – Oct 28 • Choose One of Four Options (Graduate Participants Only) 1. Hans Finzel. The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make. Victor Books. OR 2. TheMostEffectiveOrganizationintheU.S.:StoryoftheSalvationArmy.Crown.OR 3. Peter Block. Why Non-Profits Fail. Jossey-Bass. OR • Choose One Below: (Doctoral Participants Only) 1. Chris Grey. A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Studying Organizations. OR 2. W. Richard Scott. Organizations: Rational, Natural and Open Systems. Read By – Nov 11 • Book(s):PartIVofFOB;andB.Oshry.SeeingSystems:UnlockingtheMysteriesofOrganizationalLife.. • Article:“SubstitutesforLeadership”
ML 760 Missional Leadership Research Design

Russell W. West

Course Texts (Reading Due Dates Listed Below) Read By Feb 15: M. Neil Browne and Stuart Keeley, Asking the Right Questions: (6th Ed.) Read By Feb 22: Rost, Joseph C. Leadership for the Twenty-First Century Read By Mar 8: Colin Robson. Real World Research. Read By Mar 29: Michael Harrison. Diagnosing Organizations: Methods, Models and Processes. Read By: To be Assigned to Support Discussions: Bernard Bass. Stodgill and Bass’ Handbook of Leadership Collateral Reading • • • Peter Block. Why Non-Profits Fail: Overcoming Founder’s Syndrome, Fundphobia and Other Obstacles to Success. Jossey-Bass. [NOTE: Do Not Buy Until in Class ~ May Become Collateral Reading] Martin Chemmers. An Integrative Theory of Leadership. Yukl, Gary. Leadership in Organizations.
CL 615 MS 653 ML 715 Cross Cultural Leadership

Russel W. West

Required Texts for Course (CRIB Notes Due on “Read By” Dates Below) Read By – Sep 12 • Book(s):TheMulticulturalLeader:DevelopingaCatholicPersonality.DanSheffield,ClemmentsPublishing,2005. • Article(s)“BodyRitualsoftheNacerima”and“MindlessnessinAmerica” Read By – Oct 10 • Book(s):LiftingtheWhiteVeil:AnExplorationofWhiteAmericanCultureinaMultiracialContext.JeffHitchcock. Crandall Dostie & Douglass, 2003. • Article(s): “HowIBenefitfromWhitePrivilege,”“JustBeneathMySkin,”“APrayerGodCouldNotAnswer” Read By – Oct 24 • Book(s): Riding The Waves of Culture: Understanding Diversity in Global Business. F. Trompenaars. McGraw-Hill, 1998. • Article(s):“EmicsandEticsofCulturallyImplicitLp.Theories”and“CulturalConstraintsinMgmtTheories” Read By – Nov 10 • Book(s):DividedbyFaith:EvangelicalReligionandtheProblemofRaceinAmerica.M.Emerson,C.Smith.Oxford,2001. • Article(s):“HarderthanAnyoneCanImagine”and“God’sNewCommunity:TheChallengesandHopesfor Multi-racial Churches in America” Read By – Nov 17 • Choose 1 of 4 Options (Graduate Participants) 1. United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation As an Answer to the Problem of Race DeYoung et al. 2. Marginality: Key to Multicultural Theology J. Y. Lee 3. Grace Matters: A Memoir of Faith, Friendship, and Hope in the Heart of the South, Chris P. Rice 4. Invitation to Lead: Guidance for Emerging Asian American Leaders. Paul Tounaga 5. Living in Color: Embracing God's Passion for Ethnic Diversity. Randy Woodley, John Dawson • Choose 1 of 5: (Doctoral Participants) 1. TheGreatTurning:FromEmpiretoEarthCommunityDavidC. Korten. 2. BasicConceptsinInterculturalCommunication:SelectedReadings Milton Bennett. 3. CulturesInfluenceonBehaviorRichardBrislin. 4. ARaceIsaNiceThingtoHave:AGuidetoBeingaWhite Person or Understanding the White Persons in Your Life Janet E. Helms. Content Communications, 1992 5. TheNacirema:ReadingsonAmericanCultureJamesP Spradley; Michael A Rynkiewich. Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, 1975. Read By – Nov 28 • Book(s): Robert Fuller, All Rise: Somebodies, Nobodies, and the Politics of Dignity. Berrett-Koehler, 2006. • Article(s): “Why Do You Call Me Lord, Lord?” and “Is a Leader's Character Culture-Bound or Culture- Free?”
BT 660 New Testament Theology

Ben Witherington

Ice, Laura and B. Witherington, The Shadow of the Almighty, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,2000). ThistextinitiatesthediscussionoftheuseofFatherlanguage for God in the NT. Witherington, Ben The Many Faces ofthe Christ (N.Y. Crossroad, 1998). This is the basic textbook on the Christological portion of the course. Witherington,Ben. Jesus,Paul,andtheEndoftheWorld,(DownersGrove: InterVarsity P, 1992). This book should also be read first in order to gain an understanding of the eschatological framework out of which several NT figures operate. Witherington, Ben Paul’s Narrative Thought World, (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1994), pb. This book gives an overview of Pauline theology in its various topics.
NT 614 Exegesis of the Gospel of Mark

Ben Witherington

The Gospel of Mark is one of the most fascinating documents in the NT canon, and as the earliest Gospel written it provides a unique window into the life of Jesus and his earliest disciples, written up in the form of an ancient biography with some rhetorical skill, but reflecting the Jewish apocalyptic mindset and eschatology so prevalent in that era amongst early Jews. In this course we will seek to do justice to both the Jewish content and Greco-Roman form of this Gospel which is addressed to Christians under duress in Rome shortly before the fall of Jerusalem in A.D. 70.
NT 617 Exegesis of Johannine Literature

Ben Witherington

Peterson, Eugene, Reversed Thunder, (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988) pb. Marshall, I.H., The Epistles of John, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1978). Witherington, Ben, John's Wisdom, (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1994) pb. Witherington, Ben, Jesus the Seer, (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999), hb. (N.B. The proofs of my new Revelation commentary will be on reserve)
NT 650 Tutorial in the Book of Revelation

Ben Witherington

Peterson, Eugene, Reversed Thunder, (San Francisco: Harper and Row, 1988) pb. Witherington, Ben, The Revelation of John, (Cambridge: CUP, 2003), in proofs. Witherington, Ben, Jesus the Seer, (Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999), hb. Koester, Craig, Revelation and the End of All Things, (Eerdmans, 2001), pb.
NT 722 Exegesis of Romans

Ben Witherington

J.D.G. Dunn’s two volume work in the Word Biblical Commentary Series, Romans 1-8 , and Romans 9-16 (Dallas: Word, 1988). D. Moo, The Epistle to the Romans, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996). B. Witherington and D Hyatt, The Letter to the Romans, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003). Available February 15, 2004.
NT 725 Exegetical Studies in Galatians

Ben Witherington

1. B. Witherington, III, Paul’s Narrative Thought World, (Westminster, 1994). 2. R. N. Longenecker, Galatians, (Word, 1990). 3. B. Witherington, III, Grace in Galatia: A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary, Grand Rapids, (Eerdmans, 1998). 4. John Barclay, Obeying The Truth, (Westminster Press, 1995( (pb). 5. B. Witherington, III, The Paul Quest, (InterVarsity, 1996) pb
DO 620 The Emotions, Feelings, and Passion

Lawrence W. Wood

REQUIRED TEXTS: Frank Lake, Clinical Theology (See www.emethpress.com, 2005 reprint). Frank Lake offers a brilliant synthesis of psychotherapy, theology, and philosophy. Clinical Theology is one of the few best books ever written. His case-study approach to pastoral theology demonstrates how emotionally scarring events in one’s life affect one capacity to relate to others and to God. This is a “must read” book for appreciating the significance of the affective dimensions of religious belief and practice.