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CH 501 Church History I

J. Steven O'Malley

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. (Oxford paperback, second ed.). This is a record of crucial letters and texts of official church proclamations that shaped the direction of church leadership in the history of the church. Gonzalez, Justo, The Story of Christianity, Volume I (Abingdon; paper ed.) [for use in elaborating theological developments at crucial junctures] Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., History of the World Christian Movement (Earliest Christianity to 1453), (Orbis, 2001). (abbreviated HWCM) [main secondary textbook] Kerr, Hugh T., ed. Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paper ed.). A concise collection of selected texts illustrating style and message of major writiers in the history of Christian thought (through the modern era). Note: the first and fourth texts will be used through the second semester. Collateral texts: Rand McNally Historical Atlas of the World (paperback ed.)
CH 502 Church History II

J. Steven O'Malley

Required Textbooks Bettenson, Henry, ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford paperback, second ed.). This is a record of crucial letters and texts of official church proclamations that shaped the direction of church leadership in the history of the church. Gonzalez, Justo. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2 (Abingdon paper ed., 1984) A concise, but insightful, analysis of the history of modern Christianity that weaves a narrative which is often compelling for the reader. Gonzalez, Justo. History of Christian Thought, Vol.3 (Abingdon, 1971) An in-depth treatment of theological developments. (abbreviated: HCT) Kerr, Hugh T., ed., Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paper ed ed.,1990). A concise collection of selected texts illustrating the style and message of major writers in the history of Christian thought (through the modern era). Rand-McNally Historical Atlas of the World (paperback ed., which gives geographical perspective on the global dimensions of modern Christianity).
CH 590 Theological German

J. Steven O'Malley

REQUIRED TEXTS 1. Jannach, Hubert, German for Reading Knowledge, 5th ed., (D. Van Nostrand Co.), website provides additional assistance 2. Langenscheidt’s German-English Dictionary (unabridged ed.) 3. Ziefle, H., ed., Modern Theological German
CH 651 The Sacraments in History

J. Steven O'Malley

Required text for purchase: Bettenson, H., ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford) Course packet (contains the orthodox liturgy and four other texts) Dix, Gregory, The Shape of the Liturgy (A & C Black) Thompson, Bard, Liturgies of the Western Church (pap.) (Meridian-World Books). Wybrew, Hugh, The Orthodox Liturgy
CH 755 Theology of Martin Luther

J. Steven O'Malley

TEXTBOOKS For purchase: Althaus, Paul, Theology of Martin Luther (Fortress) Bainton, Roland, Here I Stand (biography, in paper) Dillenberger, John, ed., Martin Luther (Doubleday Anchor paper) Lull, Timothy, Martin Luther’s Basis Theological Writings (Fortress, paper) Collateral text: Luther’s Letters of Spiritual Counsel, in Library of Christian Classics
MI 700 History of Christian Mission

Lalsangkima Pachuau

REQUIRED TEXTS Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Rev. ed. New York: Penguin, 1986. Bevans, Stephen B. and Roger P. Schroeder. Constants in Context: A Theology of Mission for Today. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2004. Seamands, John T. Pioneers of the Younger Churches. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2001. Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. Pachuau, Lalsangkima, ed. Ecumenical Missiology: Contemporary Trends, Issues and Themes. Bangalore: UTC, 2002. (Photocopy of relevant chapter to be made available).
MI 770 Christian Mission and Global Culture

Lalsangkima Pachuau

TEXTBOOKS Barnett, Mike & Michael Pocock, eds. The Centrality of Christ in Contemporary Missions. Pasadena: William Carey Library, 2005. Friedman, Thomas L. The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. New York: Farrar Straus and Giroux, 2005, 2006. Rifkin, Jeremy. The Age of Access: The New Culture of Hypercapitalism Where All of Life is a Paid-For Experience. Tarcher/Putnam, 2000. Schreiter, Robert J, C.PP.S. The New Catholicity: Theology between the Global and the Local. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 1997. Snyder, Howard A. EarthCurrents: The Struggle for the World’s Soul. Abingdon, 1995.
PR 620 The company of Preachers

Michael Pasquarello

Required Texts: I am very enthused about the reading and discussion that we will be doing together this semester! Augustine, The Confessions. Augustine’s theological narration of his life, conversion and ministry provides wonderful insight into what I will call the “preaching life.” That is, the preaching life describes the kind of person God desires to make of us so that we will be capable of hearing and speaking the Word of Christ in a manner that is truthful, inviting and life-changing through the work of the Spirit. Michael Pasquarello, Sacred Rhetoric. This book provides an overview of the “preaching life” from Augustine through John Calvin. It attempts to re-unite what has been divided by modern theological education: exegesis, doctrine, tradition, worship, spirituality and pastoral care in the person and work of the preacher. Ellen Charry, By the Renewing of Your Minds. Charry’s book demonstrates how, during the first sixteen centuries of the Church, doctrine was life-shaping wisdom, not merely “beliefs” or “ideas.” She demonstrates that the history of doctrine serves a significant pastoral purpose in turning our attention to know, love and enjoy the Triune God. This book will help us recover preaching as a Christian practice that primarily has to do with the God and derivatively about ourselves. Robert Wilken, The Spirit of Early Christian Thought. This is one of the most outstanding books that I have read in many years. Wilken’s comprehensive picture of Patristic wisdom will provide a place for us to stand in our thinking about preaching within a larger and more compelling theological, ecclesial, and pastoral vision than that created by modern forms of Christianity. Thomas Long, The Witness of Preaching. Although a contemporary work, Long’s book will enable us to make good connections with the other texts that we are reading. His emphasis on the importance of pastoral witness, exegesis for proclamation, and the pastor’s location within a theological tradition will provide us with a perspective by which we will better appreciate the wisdom of the “company of preachers” and our place within it.
PR 670 An Introduction to the History of Christian Preaching

Michael Pasquarello

Required Textbooks: Robert Wilken, The Spirit of Early Christianity, Michael Pasquarello, Sacred Rhetoric: Preaching as a Theological and Pastoral Practice of the Church, Simon Tugwell, The First Dominicans, Jean Leclercq, The Love of Learning and Desire for God, T.H.L. Parker, Calvin’s Preaching. In addition, students are encouraged to consult, The Reading and Preaching of Scripture in the Worship of the Christian Church Vols. I-V, The Biblical, Patristic, Medieval, Reformation and Early Modern Periods (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999-2005). Each student will also be required to research selected sermons from the tradition for discussion in class and the final paper.
IS 501 Kingdom, Church, and World

Michael Pasquerello

Required Reading: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Life Together. Rodney Clapp, A Peculiar People. Ralph Wood, Contending For the Faith. Vincent Donovan, Christianity Rediscovered. Dorothy Day, A Long Loneliness. IS501 Small Group Packet (Wesley Readings). Available at Cokesbury.
DC 5 Wesleyan Polity and Discipline

Jerry G. Pence

REQUIRED TEXTS: Pence, Jerry G., Wesleyan History and Discipline Study Guide (2003) [$12.99 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2004 edition (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2001) [$6.99 paperback, Item #BKB482; $9.99 hardcover with CD, 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]
IT 601 Advanced Video Production

Douglas Penix

Readings: Doug Penix Director of Production Services - Information Technology Office: BC 409 Phone: 858-2165 Email: doug_penix@asburyseminary.edu Office Hours: by appointment Due to the quantity of projects and seminars during the class, the readings are limited to the main textbook and handouts. Students are required to have set lab times for editing and group work. Shyles, Leonard. Video Production Handbook. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998
CH 501 Church History I

Zaida Maldonado Perez

Required Texts: González, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation. San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1984. Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. 2nd edition Oxford University Press, 1967.
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). Selected readings in CS601 Packet for sale in bookstore; others on internet and electronic reserve.
CS 652 Ethics of Hospitality and Contemporary Challenges

Christine Pohl

Texts: 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.
CS 652 Ethics of Hospitality and Contemporary Challenges

Christine Pohl

Texts: Philip Hallie, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed. NY: HarperCollins, 1979, 1994. Amy Oden, And You Welcomed Me. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001. 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. 1 Brett Webb-Mitchell, Unexpected Guests at God’s Banquet: Welcoming People with Disabilities into the Church. NY: Crossroad, 1994. Other readings will be accessed on the internet.
IS 501 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 Cokesbury.
BS 502 Introduction to Biblical Studies - 3

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: The New Testament (RSV or NRSV or a similar translation) DeSilva, David An Introduction to the New Testament. Downers Grove: IVP, 2004. Willimon, William. Shaped by the Bible. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990.
NT 520 Introduction to the New Testament

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: The New Testament (RSV or NRSV; however, multiple translations are 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. Rev ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999. Recommended Reading: Achtemeier, Paul J. Inspiration and Authority: Nature and Function of Christian Scripture. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1999.
NT 640 Exegesis of General Epistles

Ruth Anne Reese

Required Reading: Reese, Ruth Anne. Jude and 2 Peter. [This will be available via the Intranet, details to be provided in class.] Johnson, Luke Timothy. The Letter of James. Anchor Bible. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1995 (Wipf & Stock). Maynard-Reid, Pedrito U. Poverty and Wealth in James. Wipf & Stock.
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Sandra Richter

Textbooks: The required and recommended textbooks are on reserve in the library. The materials in the Course Packet are also on reserve at the circulation desk and may be checked out to either copy or read. Both the textbooks and the Course Packet are available for purchase at the bookstore. There will be numerous handouts for this class which will be distributed once in class, and always available on the Intranet. 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)
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Sandra Richter

Textbooks: The required and recommended textbooks are on reserve in the library. Both the textbooks and the Course Packet are available for purchase at the bookstore. There will be numerous handouts for this class which will be distributed once in class, and always available in the Course Icon on the Intranet. 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)
OT 630 Exegesis of Isaiah

Sandra Richter

PRESENTLY REQUIRED Everyone must have: Soulen, Richard N. Handbook of Biblical Criticism, 2nd Ed. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1981. Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis: A Handbook for Students and Pastors. 3rd Edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. Ernst Würthwein, The Text of the Old Testament. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995. Reading and Preaching the Book of Isaiah, ed. Christopher R. Seitz. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988. Choose from the following commentaries covering the entire Book of Isaiah : Childs, Brevard. Isaiah. The Old Testament Library. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001 Oswalt, John. The Book of Isaiah, 2 vols. The New International Commentary on the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1986, 1998. Joseph Blenkinsopp. Isaiah: A New Translation and Commentary, 3 vols. Anchor Bible. New York: Doubleday, 2000-2003.
OT 651 Intermediate Hebrew

Sandra Richter

Textbooks: Required BHS Rudolph, W. and H.P. Ruger, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, 2nd edition. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1984. BDB/HALOT Brown, Francis. The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew-English Lexicon. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 1979 OR Koehler, L., W. Baumgarner, and J.J. Stamm, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Leiden: Brill, 2001 (this is the lexicon from which Holladay is written). Lambdin/Seow EITHER Seow, C.L., A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995 OR Lambdin, Thomas O., Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. NY: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1971. Landes, George M. Building Your Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary: Learning Words by Frequency and Cognate. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2001. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkeley, CA: BIBAL Press, 1987 (or most recent). Wurthwein, Ernst. The Text of the Old Testament. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995.
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 Bennett, B.E., et. al., (1990). Professional liability and risk management. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.. (128 pages) Nagy, T.E., (2000). Ethics in plain English: An illustrative textbook for psychologists. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.. (260 pages) ------, (2005) Reading Packet, available from the bookstore (100 pages)