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SF 503 The Life of Prayer

Reginald Johnson

- Dimensions of Prayer, Douglas Steere - The God Who Hears, Bingham Hunter - Prayer, The Heart's True Home, Richard Foster - Churches that Pray, Peter Wagner - Windows of the Soul, Ken Gire
SF 601 Spiritual Guidance

Reginald Johnson

Required Texts Sacred Companions, David Benner, IVP Soul Friend, Kenneth Leach, Harper & Row The Contemplative Pastor, Eugene Peterson, Eerdmans Introduction to the Devout Life, Francis de Sales Soulguide, Bruce Demarest, Navpress
SF 650 Comtemporary Prayer Movements

Reginald Johnson

Class Texts: • Richard Foster, Prayer, The Heart’s True Home(Harper & Row, 288 pages) • Jan Johnson, When the Soul Listens (NavPress, 187 pages)
PR 610 Servant as Proclaimer

J. Ellsworth Kalas

TEXTS: Craddock, Preaching Cantalamessa, The Mystery of God’s Word Kalas, Preaching from the Soul Long & Plantinga, A Cloud of Witnesses
PR 702 Expository Preaching

J. Ellsworth Kalas

TEXTS: Robert Alter, Genesis Kalas, Preaching from the Soul Long, Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible Lowry, The Homiletical Plot
PR 750 Preaching for Special Occasions

J. Ellsworth Kalas

Textbooks: 1. James F. Kay, Seasons of Grace 2. J. Ellsworth Kalas, Preaching the Calendar 3. Long and McCarter, Preaching In and Out of Season 4. Fleming Rutledge, Help My Unbelief
CD 560 The Ministry of Teaching

Chris Kiesling

Hermann Hesse, Beneath the Wheel. New York: Bantam, 1968. ISBN 0- 553-20858-6 Donald M. Joy, Meaningful Learning in the Church. Indianapolis: Light and Life Press, 1969, revised 1989. ISBN 0-89367-019-7 Marlene D. LeFever, Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs: David C. Cook, 1995. ISBN 0-7814-5117-5 Joseph Lowman, Mastering the Techniques of Teaching (second edition). San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 1995. ISBN 0-7879-0127-X Parker Palmer, The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1998. Learning Style Inventory - Available from the bookstore as looseleaf pages
CD 610 Moral Development

Chris Kiesling

James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni. Nurture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. Reading Packet for Moral Development (available at the bookstore, though it may be delayed beyond the first week of class). James Fowler. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. Jean Piaget, The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York, Free Press, 1965. E Stanley Jones, The Christ of the Mount. Choose one from the following: (I recommend The Great Divorce for this class, but I am open to these other substitutions if they sound more appealing) C.S. Lewis. The Abolition of Man C.S. Lewis. The Great Divorce Walter Wangerin. The Orphean Passages (Available only in manuscript form from the bookstore)
CD 610 Moral Development

Chris Kiesling

James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni. Nurture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. Reading Packet for Moral Development (available at the bookstore, though it may be delayed beyond the first week of class). James Fowler. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. Jean Piaget, The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York, Free Press, 1965. E Stanley Jones, The Christ of the Mount. Choose one from the following: (I recommend The Great Divorce for this class, but I am open to these other substitutions if they sound more appealing) C.S. Lewis. The Abolition of Man C.S. Lewis. The Great Divorce Walter Wangerin. The Orphean Passages (Available only in manuscript form from the bookstore)
CD 691 Discipleship Development Through Residential Camping

Chris Kiesling

HOW TO USE CAMPING EXPERIENCES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION by Stephen Venable and Donald Joy - a proposal for future use in recreating meaningful camping experiences 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 personal reflection paper on this devotional book that really touches the heart RECLAIMING OUR PRODIGAL SONS AND DAUGHTERS by Larson.
CM 510 Foundations of Campus Ministry

Chris Kiesling

Steve Shadrach, The Fuel and the Flame: Body Builders, 2003. Doug Fields, Purpose Driven Youth Ministry: Grand Rapids, Zondervan, 1998. Henri Nouwen. The Return of the Prodigal Son: Doubleday, 1992. Gordon MacDonald. Ordering Your Private World: Thomas Nelson, 1984. Robert Coleman. The Master Plan of Evangelism, Revell, 1994. Sharon Parks, Big Questions, Worthy Dreams: Jossey Bass, 2000. Don Everts, Jesus with Dirty Feet. Intervarsity, 1999.) Soularize CD available from the Cokesbury bookstore or directly from The Oooze.com. Reading Packet and/or electronic reserve:
CM 601 Campus Ministry Seminar

Chris Kiesling

Divided by Faith - Michael Emerson and Christian Smith (Oxford University Press, 2000), chapter 1 (and ch 8 if available on the icon) Gospel-Centered Spirituality - Allan Sager (Augsburg Fortress, 1990), chapter 2 (26 pages) How Christian Faith Can Sustain the Life of the Mind - Richard Hughes (Eerdmans, 2001), chapter 4 (39pp) Fabric of Faithfulness - Steve Garber (InterVarsity Press, 1996), Intro and chapter 1 (26pp) Uncommon Decency - Richard Mouw (InterVarsity Press, 1992), chapters 4-7 (74 pages) Plus, ONE of the following four choices: Mentoring for Mission - Caroline Simon et al (Eerdmans, 2003), chapters 1 and 2 (36pp) God of Surprises - Gerard Hughes (Cowley Publications, Boston, 1993), chaps 1-3 (41pp) Spiritual Mentoring, Keith Anderson and Randy Reese (InterVarsity Press, 1999), chaps 1-2 (44pp)
IS 502 Christian Formation: Vocation of Ministry

Chris Kiesling and Stuart L. Palmer

Chilcote, P.W. (1986) John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. Foster, R. (1978) Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper Collins. Foster, R. (1983) Study Guide for Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper Collins. Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Groothuis, R.M. (1997). Good News for Women: A Biblical Picture of Gender Equality, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker. Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. Sire, J.W. (2000). Habits of the Mind: Intellectual Life as a Christian Calling. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
CD 551 Christian Education Seminar: Children’s Ministry

Phyllis Kilbourn

Children in Crisis: A New Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, Ed. Healing the Children of War: A Handbook for Ministry to Children Who Have Suffered Deep Traumas, Phyllis Kilbourn, Ed.
CD 551 Christian Education Seminar: Children’s Ministry

Phyllis Kilbourn

Children in Crisis: A New Commitment, Phyllis Kilbourn, Ed. Healing the Children of War: A Handbook for Ministry to Children Who Have Suffered Deep Traumas, Phyllis Kilbourn, Ed.
PR 703 Storytelling and Preaching

Charles D. Killian
PR 703 Storytelling and Preaching

Charles D. Killian

Reading 1200 pages from suggested bibliography (available from professor) or other sources about narrative preaching, storytelling; this might include tapes, films, etc. equivalent to time required for reading;
SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Charles D. Killian

Course Text Duane Litfin, PUBLIC SPEAKING: A HANDBOOK FOR CHIRSTIANS, 2nd Edition, Grand Rapids, Baker Book House, 1992
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

-Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. -Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. -Rowe, Kenneth E., United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies, Third edition, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992.
CH 600 History of Methodism

Kenneth C. Kinghorn

Kinghorn, Kenneth, The Heritage of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. Norwood, Frederick A., The Story of American Methodism, Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1974. Those students who have read either of these books can arrange to read alternate materials.
PH 501 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

Kevin Paul Kinghorn

(1) Hasker, William. Metaphysics. (Downer's Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1983). (2) Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 3rd edition. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003) (3) Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).
PH 600 Suffering, Tragedy and Christian Faith

Kevin Paul Kinghorn

(1) Peterson, Michael, ed. The Problem of Evil: Selected Readings (University of Notre Dame Press, 1992). (2) Swinburne, Richard. Providence and the Problem of Evil (Oxford University Press, 1998) (3) Adams, Marilyn Horrendous Evils and the Goodness of God (Cornell University Press, 1999).
CH 502 Church History II

William Kostlevy

Justo Gonzalez, The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. (1985). Roland H. Bainton and Jaroslav Pelikan, The Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (1985). Hugh T. Kerr, editor. Readings in Christian Thought (1990). Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson, 20th CenturyTheology: God and the World in Transtition (1992).
DO 501 Basic Christian Theology

William Kostlevy

Alister E. McGrath, Christian Theology: An Introduction 3rd edition (2001). John Howard Yoder, Preface To Theology: Christology and Theological Method (2002). Barry L. Callen and William C. Kostlevy, eds. Heart of the Heritage (2001). Bud Robinson, Bees in Clover (1921).
CO 650 Play Therapy: Theory, Techniques and Theology

Reo N. Leslie

a. Play Therapy: Virginia M. Axline (1947/1969), New York, Ballantine Books, ISBN 0-345-30335-0 b. The Healing Power of Play: Working with Abused Children: Eliana Gil (1991), New York, Guilford Press c. The Play Therapy Primer: Kevin O’Connor (2000), New York, ISBN-0- 471-24873-8 d. 101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques: Heidi G. Kaduson and Charles Schaefer (ed.) (2001) e. “A Theology of Play Therapy:” Reo N. Leslie, Jr. (unpublished paper) f. Play Therapy with Children in Crisis: Individual, Group, and Family Treatment(2nd Ed.) Nancy Boyd Webb (ed.) (1999), New York, Guilford, ISBN 1-57230-485-5