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ML 705 Transformative Leadership Theory

Russell W. West

Texts: • Newstrom and Pierce. Leaders and the Leadership Process. McGraw-Hill. • Ket DeVries. Leaders, Fools and Imposters. • Clemens. The Classic Touch: Lessons in Leadership through the Ages. Contemporary Press. • Movies to Manage By: Lessons in Leadership from Great Films~ Articles: • “Nothing is as Practical as a Good Theory” • “Emics and Etics: Culturally-Endorsed Implicit Leadership Theories” • “Not Just a Mickey Exercise: Using Disney’s Lion King to Learn Leadership Lessons.” • 6 Hartwick Case Studies: Norma Rae, 12 Angry Men, Glory, Hitler, Ghandi~ Film Clips:• “12 Angry Men” • “A Face in the Crowd” • “A Man for All Seasons “ • “Citizen Kane” • “Dead Poet Society” • “Executive Decision” • “Ghandi” • “Glory” • “Henry V” • “Hitler: Rise of Evil” • “Homer’s “The Odyssey” • “Hoosiers” • “King Lear” • “Lion King”• “Lord of the Flies” • “Norma Rae” • “Martha, Inc.” • “Orpheus,Real World” • Patch Adams • “Remember, Titans” • “Romero” • “Crouching Tiger, Sleeping Dragon” • “The Great Santini” • “The Road to Freedom” • “Twelve O’Clock High” • “U-571” • “The West Wing” • “Wizard of Oz”
ML 720 Leading Ministries as Organizations

Russell W. West

Required Texts Manning, The Art of Leadership. Bielhl, Bobb. Masterplanning: The Complete Guide to Building a Strategic Plan. Gerber, Michael. E-Myth: Why Most Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About it. Yin, Robert. Case Study Research Design and Methods (3rd Edition).
MB 700 MS 671 Anthropology for Christian Mission

Darrell L. Whiteman

Melanesians and Missionaries Customs and Cultures by Eugene Nida Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective, fifth edition by Gary Ferraro Anthropology and Christian Mission: A Reader, Darrell Whiteman (ed.)
MB 800 Research Methods in Missiology

Darrell L. Whiteman

1. Barzun and Graff (1992) The Modern Researcher, 5th ed. 2. Booth, Colomb, & Williams (1995) The Craft of Research. 3. Emerson, Fretz, & Shaw (1995) Writing Ethographic Field Notes. 4. Paul Leedy (2001) Practical Research: Design and Planning, 7th ed. 5. Rudestam & Newton (2001) Surviving Your Dissertation 2nd ed.
BT 660 New Testament Theology

Ben Witherington

Witherington, Ben. Jesus, Paul, and the End of the World, (Downers Grove:InterVarsity P, 1992). Witherington, Ben Paul’s Narrative Thought World, Dunn, J.D.G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle, Witherington, Ben The Paul Quest. The Search for the Jew of Tarsus,
BT 660 NT Theology

Ben Witherington

Witherington, Ben The Paul Quest. The Search for the Jew of Tarsus, (Downers Grove: Inter Varsity Press, 1998) pb. This book should be read first as a general orientation to Pauline studies. Witherington, Ben. Jesus, Paul, and the End of the World, (Downers Grove: InterVarsity P, 1992). This book should also be read first in order to gain an Ben Witherington • BT660 NT Theology • Page 3 of 4 understanding of the eschatological framework out of which Paul operates. Witherington, Ben Paul’s Narrative Thought World, (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1994), pb. This book should be read second, to give an overview of Pauline theology in its various topics. Dunn, J.D.G. The Theology of Paul the Apostle, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998). Read 500 pages in this volume, your choice of which ones.
BT 660 NT Theology

Ben Witherington

Ice, Laura and B. Witherington, The Shadow of the Almighty, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000). This text initiates the discussion of the use of Father language for God in the NT. Witherington, Ben The Many Faces of the Christ (N.Y. Crossroad, 1998). This is the basic textbook on the Christological portion of the course. Witherington, Ben. Jesus, Paul, and the End of the World, (Downers Grove: 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. Joel B. Green _ BT660 WITERINGTON _ Page 3 of 4 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 520 New Testament Introduction

Ben Witherington

1) J. Drane, Introducing the New Testament, San Francisco: Harpers, 1990, (pb). An excellent readable basic introduction. If this is too simple for you, you may want to try J.B. Green, M. Meye Thompson, and P. Achtemeier’s NT Intro (Eerdmans).. 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. EXTRA CREDIT– H. Shanks and B. Witherington, The Brother of Jesus (San Francisico: Harper, 2003).
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 620 Exegesis of the Acts of the Apostles

Ben Witherington

1) The Dictionary of the Later New Testament eds. R.P. Martin and P. Davids, (Downers Grove: Intervarsity Press, 1997) hb 2) B. Witherington, III, The Acts of the Apostles: a Socio-Rhetorical Commentary (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997) pb. 3) J. Jervell, The Theology of the Acts of the Apostles, (Cambridge: C.U. Press, 1996 ), pb. 4) B. Witherington, III History, Literature and Society in the Book of Acts (Cambridge: C.U. Press, 1996) [n.b. this volume is recommended not required and can provide extra credit reading or term paper material]
NT 750 Exegesis 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.
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 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. Selected Readings on the Library Reserve Shelf.
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 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. Selected Readings on the Library Reserve Shelf.
DO 690 John Wesley's Theology for Today

Lawrence W. Wood

Kenneth Cain Kinghorn, John Wesley on Christian Beliefs, The Standard Sermons in Modern English, Volume 1, Sermons 1-20 L. Wood, The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002).
DO 690 John Wesley’s Theology Today

Lawrence W. Wood

Texts and Readings Assignments 1. Kenneth Cain Kinghorn, John Wesley on Christian Beliefs, The Standard Sermons in Modern English, Volume 1, Sermons 1-202. 2. Also, 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.” 3. L. Wood, The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor
DO 691 Readings in Wesley

Lawrence W. Wood

Each student is expected to read sermons 54-141 (Jackson’s numbering). They represent, for the most part, Wesley’s later sermons and were widely read as they were originally published in The Arminian Magazine.
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Lawrence W. Wood

Donald Thorsen, The Wesleyan Quardrilateral (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990). L. Wood, Faith, History, and Hermeneutics: A Post-Critical Interpretation. L. Wood, “Does God the Know the Future? Can God Be Mistaken? A Reply to Richard Swinburne,” The Asbury Theological Journal. 56.2-57.1 (Fall 2001 – Spring 2002):
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Lawrence W. Wood

Donald Thorsen, The Wesleyan Quardrilateral (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1990), pp. 125-225. L. Wood, Faith, History, and Hermeneutics: A Post-Critical Interpretation.
Missions Appendix

John V. York

Missions theology begins with God's stated plan for history--the mission of God1--and may be traced by following the major statements of divine intention using the diachronic methodology of biblical theology.2 In this article, the mission of God is viewed as the blessing of all peoples through Jesus Christ. God's method to accomplish this mission is by His outbreaking presence among a covenant people. Covenant people are referred to as a Kingdom under God with a mission to bless the nations. This mission of God stands as the foundation for a missions theology.
MB 780 Cross-Cultural Christian Discipling

A. H. Mathias Zahniser

The books can be purchased at the bookstore and the articles will be found in the packet for this course also at the bookstore. Courson, Jim 1998 “Deepening the Bonds of Christian Community: Applying Rite of Passage Structure to the Discipling Process in Taiwan.” Missiology: An International Review. 26:301-313. Eliade, Mircea 1959 The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. Trans. Willard R. Trask. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. Finn, Thomas M. 1989 “Ritual Process and the Survival of Early Christianity: A Study of the Apostalic Tradition of Hippolytus.” Journal of Ritual Studies. 3:69-89. Roach, Elizabeth M. 1988 “Transformation of the Christian Ritual in the Pacific: Samoan White Sunday.” Missiology: An International Review. 16:173-182. Turner, Victor 1977[1969] The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press Zahniser, A.H. Mathias 1997 Symbol and Ceremony: Making Disciples across Cultures. Monrovia, CA: MARC Publications.
MW 622 Varieties of Islam and Christian Mission

A. H. Mathias Zahniser

John L. Esposito. Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam. New York, NY and Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2002 (172 pages, including notes and a glossary). Suzanne Haneef. What Everyone Should Know about Islam and Muslims. Chicago: Kazi Publications, 1982 (192 pages, including annotated bibliography and a glossary). Charles Kurzman. Liberal Islam: A Sourcebook. New York, NY and Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1998 (330 pages, including a glossary). Selected readings. The World of Islam: Resources for Understanding. CD-ROM, version 1.0. Global Mapping International, 2000. Selected readings. Thousands of pages. A video from CSPan of a Christian-Muslim dialogue in Washington, DC.
NT 501 X Comprehensive Greek I

Kevin L. Anderson

This is the first of a two-course sequence (NT501 and NT502) designed to introduce participants to all of the rudimentary elements of New Testament Greek. Particular emphasis is given to the mastery of basic Greek vocabulary, morphology, and syntax. After the completion of these twin courses, students should be able to engage in the necessary lexical, grammatical, and translational spadework for faithful exegesis of the Greek New Testament (GNT).
NT 620 The Acts of the Apostles

Kevin L. Anderson

Cadbury, Henry Joel. The Making of Luke-Acts. 2d ed. With a New Introduction by Paul N. Anderson. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson, 1999. Penney, John Michael. The Missionary Emphasis of Lukan Pneumatology. Journal of Pentecostal Studies Supplement 12. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1994. Seim, Turid Karlsen. The Double Message: Patterns of Gender in Luke and Acts. Nashville: Abingdon, 1994.
OT 610 A Exegesis of Genesis

Bill T. Arnold

1. Course description This course explores selected exegetical issues in the Book of Genesis, and provides students with opportunities to apply original-language tools to the book’s strategic passages. The focus will be on developing appropriate interpretive skills for the pastoral ministry.
OT 706 Semitic Language Seminar

Bill T. Arnold

Required: Gogel, Sandra Landis. A Grammar of Epigraphic Hebrew. Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998. Recommended: Parker, Simon B. Stories in Scripture and Inscriptions: Comparative Studies on Narratives in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions and the Hebrew Bible. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Garr, W. Randall. Dialect Geography of Syria-Palestine, 1000-586 B.C.E. University of Pennsylvania Press, 1985.