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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.
IR 700 Senior Reflection Seminar

Frederick C. Van Tatenhove

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 share your spiritual journey and to celebrate with your colleagues their journey. One goal of this seminar is to help summarize your academic development and personal experiences while at seminary.
CD / YM 690 DISCIPLESHIP DEVELOPMENT THROUGH TRAIL CAMPING

Steve Venable

REQUIRED TEXTS: Hiking and Backpacking: A Complete Guide. New Edition by Karen Berger – a reference guide to remind you of crucial info while on the trail AMC Guide to Outdoor Leadership by Alex Koseff – handbook on developing leadership skills for outdoor activities Empower Your Kids to be Adults by Donald Joy – a reflection on the need for and how to’s of rites of passage Windows of the Soul by Ken Gire – a herald for hearing God in new ways
DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine

Jason E. Vickers

The texts required for this course are as follows: A- The Spirit of Early Christian Thought, by Robert Louis Wilken B- The Domestication of Transcendence, by William Placher C- By the Renewing of Your Minds: The Pastoral Function of Doctrine, by Ellen Charry D- Essentials of Christian Theology, edited by William Placher E- Rediscovering the Triune God, by Stanley Grenz
PH 501 Philosophy of Christian Religion

Jason E. Vickers

Required Texts Peterson, Michael, et al. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. -----------------------------. Reason and Religious Belief. All texts will be available from the bookstore. See the last section of this syllabus for a more detailed breakdown of specific reading assignments and the overall course calendar.
OT 619 Exegesis of 1-2 Samuel

Craig Vondergeest

Anderson , A. A. 2 Samuel. Word Biblical Commentary 11. Dallas: Word, 1989. Arnold, Bill and John Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2003 Brueggemann, Walter. First and Second Samuel. Interpretation Commentaries. Louisville: John Knox, 1990. Klein, Ralph W. 1 Samuel. Word Biblical Commentary 10. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1983. McKenzie, Steven. King David: A Biography. New York: Oxford University, 2001.
MB 610 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. Recommended: Larson, Donald A. (1998) The Story of Sam the Sojourner: Living and learning well where you don't belong. Fresno: Link Care Center. (1999), The Story of Olaf: Learning a language again – First steps in barefoot learning. Fresno: Link Care Center. (These books are available from the instructor for $20.00 per set) Lingua Links Library (on CD-ROM). (2000). Dallas: SIL International. (This CD-ROM is available on several computers in the Fisher Library. It is also recommended for home use, and for your future use too).
MW 720 Mission to Muslim Peoples

Dale F. Walker

Readings B 741-753 BP 1-399 BV 2625-2626 DS 35+ HQ 1170 PJ 6000+ Islamic philosophy Islam, in general Missions to Muslims Historical, geographical, and political aspects Women in Islam Arabic language and literature
CL 615 Cross Cultural Leadership

Russell W. West

Texts: • Marginality: The Key to Multicultural Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995. ISBN: 0-8006-2810-1 To Be Dicussed: Sep 13 • Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer. Perseus Publishing; Reprint edition (April 1990) ISBN: 0201523418 To Be Discussed: Sep 20 • Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth from Conflicting Values by Charles M. Hampden-Turner, Fons Trompenaars, David Lewis (Illustrator), Alfons Trompenaars. Yale Univ Pr; (November 2000). ISBN: 0300084978To Be Discussed: Odd Chptrs Sep 27; Even Chptrs Dec 6 • The Multicultural Leader: Developing a Catholic Personality by Dan Sheffield, Clemments Publishing, 2005. 109 pages. Be Discussed: Sep 20 • Lifting the White Veil: An Exploration of White American Culture in a Multiracial Context by Jeff Hitchcock. Crandall Dostie & Douglass Books; (January 2003). ISBN: 0971901708 To Be Discussed: Oct 11 • Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson, Christian Smith . Oxford University Press. To Be Discussed: Nov 8 Choose One ~ Responsive Reading to “Divided By Faith.” Class will form huddle groups around these texts. • 1. United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race by Curtiss Paul Deyoung, et al. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0195152158 OR 2. Grace Matters : A True Story of Race, Friendship, and Faith in the Heart of the South by Chris P. Rice. San Fran.: Jossey-Bass, 2002. ISBN: 0787957046 OR 3. Invitation to Lead: Guidance for Emerging Asian American Leaders. By Paul Tokunaga. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2003. ISBN: 0-8308-2393 4. Living in Color: Embracing God’s Passion for Ethnic Diversity. By Randy Woodley. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2001. ISBN: 0-8308-3255-6
CL 615 ML 715 Cross Cultural Leadership

Russell W. West

Texts • Marginality: The Key to Multicultural Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1995. ISBN: 0-8006-2810-1 To Be Dicussed: Sep 13 • Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer. Perseus Publishing; Reprint edition (April 1990) ISBN: 0201523418 To Be Discussed: Sep 20 • Building Cross-Cultural Competence: How to Create Wealth from Conflicting Values by Charles M. Hampden-Turner, Fons Trompenaars, David Lewis (Illustrator), Alfons Trompenaars. Yale Univ Pr; (November 2000). ISBN: 0300084978To Be Discussed: Odd Chptrs Sep 27; Even Chptrs Dec 6 • The Multicultural Leader: Developing a Catholic Personality by Dan Sheffield, Clemments Publishing, 2005. 109 pages. Be Discussed: Sep 20 • Lifting the White Veil: An Exploration of White American Culture in a Multiracial Context by Jeff Hitchcock. Crandall Dostie & Douglass Books; (January 2003). ISBN: 0971901708 To Be Discussed: Oct 11 • Divided by Faith: Evangelical Religion and the Problem of Race in America by Michael O. Emerson, Christian Smith . Oxford University Press. To Be Discussed: Nov 8 Choose One ~ Responsive Reading to “Divided By Faith.” Class will form huddle groups around these texts. • 1. United by Faith: The Multiracial Congregation as an Answer to the Problem of Race by Curtiss Paul Deyoung, et al. Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN: 0195152158 OR 2. Grace Matters : A True Story of Race, Friendship, and Faith in the Heart of the South by Chris P. Rice. San Fran.: Jossey-Bass, 2002. ISBN: 0787957046 OR 3. Invitation to Lead: Guidance for Emerging Asian American Leaders. By Paul Tokunaga. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2003. ISBN: 0-8308-2393 4. Living in Color: Embracing God’s Passion for Ethnic Diversity. By Randy Woodley. Grand Rapids: IVP, 2001. ISBN: 0-8308-3255-6 Reading No. 1 ~ “A Missions Theology:” Sep 13 Reading No. 2 ~ “The Stranger by Georg Simmel:” Sep 13 Reading No. 3 ~ “Body Rituals of the Nacirema:” Sep 21 Reading No. 4~ “Cultural Constraints in Management Theories:” Sep 20 Reading No. 5 ~ “Emics & Etics: Culturally-Endorsed Models:” Sep 20 Reading No. 6 ~ “Confessions of a Banana:” Oct 11 Reading No. 7 ~ “How I Benefit from White Privilege:” Oct 11 Reading No. 8 ~ “Search for ‘White’ Skin Darkens ... Lives” Oct 11 Reading No. 9 ~ “The Prayer God Could Not Answer” Oct 11 Reading No. 10 ~ “Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Lessons” Oct 11 Reading No. 11 ~ “A Bonafide Recovering White Racist” Nov 8 Reading No. 12 ~ “Just Beneath My Skin” Nov 8 Reading No. 13 ~ “Why Do You Call Me Lord, Lord?” Nov 29 Supplemental Reading to Nos. 6-10, “Conceptualizing Intercultural Communication” Recommended Texts: ~ *A Race Is a Nice Thing to Have: A Guide to Being a White Person or Understanding the White Persons in Your Life by Janet E. Helms. Content Communications; (June 1992) ISBN: 0963303600 ~ *The Nacirema : Readings on American Culture by James P Spradley; Michael A Rynkiewich. Publisher: Boston : Little, Brown, (1975).
ML 705 Transformative Leadership Theory

Russell W. West

Texts: ~ Leadership : Theory and Practice by Peter G. Northouse, SAGE, 2001. ~ Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive through Dangers of Leading by Heifetz, Ronald A. and Marty Linksy. Harvard Business School, 2002. ~ Certain Trumpets : The Call of Leaders by Garry Wills. Touchstone Books, 1995. ISBN: 0684801388 ~ Leaders, Fools & Imposters: Essays on the Psychology of Leadership by Manfred F.R.Kets De Vries. Jossey Bass Wiley, November 1993. ISBN: 1555425623 ~ Order One: Hartwick Case Study (Your Choice: Matrix or Master and Commander)
ST 650 Science and Christian Faith

David Wilkinson

Ian Barbour, When Science Meets Religion: Enemies, Strangers or Partners? (London, SPCK, 2000) Richard Dawkins, A Devil's Chaplain (London: Weidenfeld & Nicholson, 2003) Malcolm A. Jeeves and R. J. Berry. Science, Life and Christian Belief: A Survey of Contemporary Issues. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 1998). John C. Polkinghorne, Belief in God in an Age of Science (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1998) Christopher Southgate (ed.) God, Humanity and Cosmos: A Textbook in Science and Religion (Harrisburg, PA, Trinity, 1999) David Wilkinson, God, Time and Stephen Hawking (Kregel, 2002). David Wilkinson, Alone in the Universe? Aliens, the X-Files & God. (Illinois: Inter Varsity Press, 1998) David Wilkinson, Creation (Illinois, IVP, 2002)
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

Ben Witherington

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS. 1) B.Witherington, The New Testament Story (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004). 2) B. Witherington, New Testament History, (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001) pb. 3) B. Malina’s The New Testament World, 2nd ed. (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1998) pb. 4) J.B. Green et. al. eds The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb) 5) G.F Hawthorne et al. eds. The Dictionary of Paul and his Letters, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb). These two dictionaries are excellent reference tools. If you already have these and are look for more detail try the Anchor Bible Dictionary (multiple volumes). The latter is done by authors that range from conservative to liberal, while the I-V dictionaries are done by Evangelicals.
NT 520 New Testament Introduction

Ben Witherington

1) B. Witherington, The New Testament Story (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004). 2) B. Witherington, New Testament History, (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001) pb. 3) B. Malina, The New Testament World, 2nd ed. (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1998) pb. 4) J.B. Green et. al. eds The Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb) 5) G.F Hawthorne et al. eds. The Dictionary of Paul and his Letters, Downers Grove: I-V Press, 1993 (hb). These two dictionaries are excellent reference
NT 621 Exegesis of Romans

Ben Witherington

Texts: C. Bryan’s A Preface to Romans: Notes on the Epistle and its Literary and Cultural Setting, (Oxford: O.U. Press, 2000). J.D.G. Dunn’s two volume work in the Word Biblical Commentary Series, Romans 1-8 , and Romans 9-16 (Dallas: Word, 1988) (one may read either Dunn or Moo). 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. B. Witherington, The Paul Quest, (Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 1998).
DO 670 United Methodist Theology

Lawrence W. Wood

REQUIRED TEXTS 1. David L. Smith, A Handbook of Contemporary Theology (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2000). This book provides a brief survey of the major current theological movements. 2. L. Wood,The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As John Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002). Chapters 11-16, pp. 223-385. Pneumatology has been a central focus of Asbury Theological Seminary since its very beginning. This corresponds to its emphasis upon Christian perfection. This book shows that the baptism with the Spirit and Pentecostal terminology were widely used in 19th Century American Methodism. The last chapters of this book explore this theme in Methodist history since Wesley. The first half of this book is about John Fletcher “pentecostalizing” John Wesley’s theology and it serves as a text in DO690. An assumption of this book is that spiritual vitality in United Methodism depends upon an adequate theology of the Holy Spirit, which can be preached and lived. 3. Doctrine and Theology in the United Methodist Church, ed. Thomas A. Langford (Nashville: Kingswood Books, 1991). Selected chapters. 4. Optional readings are recommended. Many of these readings are by United Methodists and are intended to supplement the readings in A Handbook of Contemporary Theology.
DO 690 John Wesley's Theology Today

Lawrence W. Wood

Texts and Readings Assignments 1. Kenneth Cain Kinghorn, John Wesley ond Christian Beliefs, The Standard Sermons in Modern English, Volume 1, Sermons 1-20 (Abingdon Press, 2002. Dr. Kinghorn has updated the 18th century idioms and phrases in the sermons of John Wesley. This is not a paraphrased version of Wesley’s sermons, but a transcription of eighteenth-century English for contemporary readers. This transcription helps one to understand Wesley’s precise meanings. This work comes in three volumes, including all of the standard sermons of John Wesley, and students are encouraged to buy all thee volumes for their personal use and reference. As pastors, you will find that this contemporary transcription of Wesley’s sermons will help lay people to have easier access to Wesley’s ideas. For scholarly use, students should employ the original sermons as contained in Albert C. Outler and Richard P. Heitzenrater, John Wesley's Sermons: An Anthology (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1991). This work is now available on CD from Abingdon Press. 2. Read these additional sermons: “The Scripture Way of Salvation,” “Catholic Spirit,” "On Patience," "Of the Church," "On Zeal," "The More Excellent Way," "The Danger of Riches," “The Mystery of Iniquity,” “On Perfection,” “On Faith,” and "The General Spread of the Gospel.” Each of these sermons is based on the Thomas Jackson edition and can be downloaded from the Internet. For scholarly citations, you should refer to Outler’s critical edition of these sermons, which are not available online but are now available on CD from Abingdon. Here are the websites for the Jackson edition: http://wesley.nnu.edu/JohnWesley/sermons/tjnum.htm (first choice website) http://www.ccel.org/w/wesley/sermons/index-name.html (usually dates the sermons) http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/Wesley/jwesley3.html (numeric index) http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/sermons (title index) 3. L. Wood,The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002). [Winner of the Smith-Wynkoop 2003 Book of the Year Award presented by the Wesleyan Theological Society]. 4. Required Collateral Reading a. Leon Hynson, Through Faith to Understanding (Emeth Press, 2005). When the Board of Ordained Ministry in Nashville, TN, first set up the denominational requirements for this course in consultation with us, they were concerned that we would not just teach Wesley’s theology in a historical perspective. Rather, they wanted it to be related to today. This book by Hynson (a seasoned Wesley scholar and who also taught here at Asbury Theological Seminary) provides contemporary reflection on Wesley’s theology. b. Ken Collins, John Wesley: A Theological Journey (Abingdon Press, 2003) as required collateral reading for those who will receive 3 credit hours.
DO 690 John Wesley's Theology Today

Lawrence W. Wood

1. Kenneth Cain Kinghorn, John Wesley on Christian Beliefs, The Standard Sermons in Modern English, Volume 1, Sermons 1-20 (Abingdon Press, 2002. 2. Read these additional sermons: “The Scripture Way of Salvation,” “Catholic Spirit,” "On Patience," "Of the Church," "On Zeal," "The More Excellent Way," "The Danger of Riches," “The Mystery of Iniquity,” “On Perfection,” “On Faith,” and "The General Spread of the Gospel.” Here are the websites for the Jackson edition: http://wesley.nnu.edu/JohnWesley/sermons/tjnum.htm (first choice website) 2 http://www.ccel.org/w/wesley/sermons/index-name.html (usually dates the sermons) http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/Wesley/jwesley3.html (numeric index) http://gbgm-umc.org/umhistory/wesley/sermons (title index) 3. L. Wood, The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002). [Received the Smith-Wynkoop 2003 Book of the Year Award presented by the Wesleyan Theological Society]. 4. Lyon Hynson, Through Faith to Understanding (Emeth Press, 2005). Required Collateral Reading..