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NT 666 The Book of Revelation

M. Robert Mulholland

G. K. Beale, The Book of Revelation
OT 520 Old Testament Introduction

Joyce Nki

LaSor, William S., David Allan Hubbard, and Frederic Wm. Bush. Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament. 2nd ed.; Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1996. WL Bandstra, Barry L. Reading the Old Testament: An Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. 3rd ed. Belmont:Wadsworth, 2004. BB Shanks, Hershel, ed. Ancient Israel: From Abraham to the Roman Destruction of the Temple. Rev. & Exp. ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice-Hall, 1999. HS
PH 501 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

Joseph B. Onyango Okello

1. Hasker, William. Metaphysics. (Downer’s Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1983). 2. Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 3rd edition. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998). 3. Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).
PH 501 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

Joseph B. Onyango Okello

1. Hasker, William. Metaphysics (Downer’s Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press, 1983). 2. Peterson, Michael, ed. Reason and Religious Belief. 3rd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998). 3. Peterson, Michael, ed. Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings. 2nd edition (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001).
CD 665 Curricullum Theory, Development, and Selection

Miriam Olver

Harris, Maria. (1989). Fashion Me A People: Curriculum in the Church. Louisville, KY: Westminster/John Knox Press. LeFever, Marlene D. (1995). Learning Styles: Reaching Everyone God Gave You to Teach. Colorado Springs, CO: David C. Cook Publishing Co. McCarthy, Bernice. (2000). About Teaching: 4MAT® in the Classroom. Wauconda, IL: About Learning, Incorporated. Gronlund, Norman. Educational Objectives Wimberly, Anne Streaty (1994) Soul Stories: African American Christian Education.
CH 501 Church History I

J. Steven O'Malley

Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. (Oxford paperback). 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. I. (Abingdon paper ed.) A concise but insightful analysis of the history of early Christianity, through the Middle Ages, that weaves a narrative that is often compelling for the reader. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., History of the World Christian Movement (Earliest Christianity to 1453), (Maryknoll Publishers; Orbis Press, 2001). (abbreviated HWCM) 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).
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] 3 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

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

1. Jannach, Hubert, German for Reading Knowledge, 5th edition (2005) (Thomson/Heinle.) 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

Bettenson, H., ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford) Dix, Gregory, The Shape of the Liturgy (A & C Black) The Orthodox Liturgy (39 page text) Thompson, Bard, Liturgies of the Western Church (pap.) (Meridian-World Books). Wybrew, Hugh, The Orthodox Liturgy
CH 660 History and Thought of the Holiness Movement

J. Steven O'Malley

Donald Dayton, Discovering an Evangelical Heritage. Melvin Dieter, The Holiness Revival of the Nineteenth Century. Thomas Oden, ed., Phoebe Palmer
PC 510 The Servant as Pastoral Care Giver

Stuart L. Palmer

Benner, David G. (1992) Strategic Pastoral Counseling: A Short-term Structure Model. Baker Book House: Grand Rapids, MI. Frederic, Harold. (1960) The Damnation of Theron Ware. Edited by Everett Carter. (Belknap Press: Cambridge, Massachusetts). Headley, Anthony J. (1999) Achieving Balance in Ministry. Beacon Hill Press: Kansas City, Mo. Kuenning, Delores. (1987) Helping People Through Grief. Bethany House: Minneapolis, MN. Nichols, Michael P. (1995) The Lost Art of Listening: How Learning to Listen Can Improve Relationships. Guilford: New York, NY. Steinbron, Melvin J. (1997) The Lay-Driven Church: How to Empower the People in Your Church to Share the Task of Ministry. Regal: Ventura, CA Steinke, Peter L. (1993) How Your Church Family Works: Understanding Congregations as Emotional Systems. Alban Institute: New York, NY.
PC 515 Pastoral Crisis Intervention

Stuart L. Palmer

Required Course Texts: James, R. & Gilliland, B. (2001). Crisis Intervention Strategies (4th Ed.). New York: Brooks/Cole. Janoff-Bulman, R. (1992). Shattered Assumptions: Towards a New Psychology of Trauma. New York: The Free Press. Switzer, D. (1986). The Minister as Crisis Counselor. Nashville, Tn.: Abingdon Press. Required Course Readings: Dunn, R. (1993). Why Bad Things Happen to Good Christians. Christian Counseling Today. October, 16-19. Hall, M. E. & Johnson, E. L. (2001). Theodicy and Therapy: Philosophical/Theological Contributions to the Problem of Suffering. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 20 (1), 5-17. Seamands, S. A. (1995). The Cross and Human Suffering. The Asbury Herald. Summer, 10-12. Thompson, D. L. (1995). Job at the Biblical Roundtable on Suffering and Divine Justice. The Asbury Herald. Summer, 6-9. Walls, J. L. (1995). Making Sense of Evil. The Asbury Herald. Summer, 3-5.
PR 600 An Introduction to the History of Christian Preaching

Michael Pasquarello

Required Textbooks: Hugh Old, The Reading and Preaching of Scripture in the Worship of the Christian Church Vols. II-IV. The Patristic, Medieval, and Reformation Periods. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1999-2002). In addition, selected sermons and homiletic treatises will be placed on library reserve.
SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Michael Pasquarello

REQUIRED TEXTS Richard Winter, Still Bored in Culture of Entertainment: Rediscovering Passion and Wonder Augustine of Hippo, On Christian Doctrine David Cunningham, Faithful Persuasion William H. Willimon, The Last Word: Reflections on Church and Ministry
BS 400 Bible Survey

William J. Patrick

1. HarperCollins Study Bible (NRSV), Harper San Francisco, 1993 (Hard: ISBN 0060655801) or 1997 (Soft: ISBN 0060655275). 2. HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible, edited by James B. Pritchard, 1997 (ISBN 0062514997).
NT 500 Concise Greek

William J. Patrick

Black, David Allen. It’s Still Greek to Me. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1998). Cotterell, Peter and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. (London: S.P.C.K.; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity, 1989). Douglas, J.D., ed. The New Greek-English Interlinear New Testament. (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1993).
OT 501 Survey of Biblical Hebrew

William J. Patrick

Arnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Forthcoming (July 2003). Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967-77. [IBSN 3438052229 is least expensive] Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1971. Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkley, Calif.: BIBAL, 1987. Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.
CL 552 Wesleyan Polity and Discipline

Jerry G. Pence

Pence, Jerry G., Wesleyan History and Discipline Study Guide (2003) [$10.00 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⎯2000 edition (Indianapolis, IN: Wesleyan Publishing House, 2001) [$5.99 paperback, Item #BKB482; $8.99 hardcover, 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]
CS 621 Hispanic/Latino/a History, Theology and Ministry

Zaida Maldonado Perez

De La Torre, Miguel and Edwin Aponte, Introducing Latino/a Theologies (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001). ISBN: 1570754004 Rodriguez, José David and Loida I. Martell-Otero, editors, Teología en Conjunto: A Collaborative Hispanic Protestant Theology (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1997. ISBN: 0664256651 Abalos, David T., The Latino Male: A Radical Definition (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 2002) ISBN 1-55587-906-3 Rodriguez, Clara E., Changing Race: Latinos, the Census, and the History of Ethnicity in the United States (NY: New York Press, 2000) ISBN:0-8147-7547 Students will also be assigned other readings.
DO 501 Basic Christian Doctrine

Zaida Maldonado Perez

1. González, Justo L. and Zaida Maldonado Pérez. Introduction to Christian Theology. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2002. 2. Grenz, Stanley J., David Guretzki, and C. F. Nordling,eds. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. Downers Grove, ILL: InterVarsity, 1999. (Or one of your choosing) 3. Harper, Steve. The Way to Heaven: The Gospel According to John Wesley. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003. ISBN: 0-310-25260-1 4. Lawson, John. Introduction to Christian Doctrine. Wilmore, KY: Francis Asbury Publishing, 1980.
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Zaida Maldonado Perez

1. Stone, Howard. W. and James O. Duke. How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. 2. A Reading Packet available through Cokesbury. See below for list of readings.* 3. A Theological Dictionary(ies) of choice. (For a small paperback version see: Grenz, Stanley J., David Guretzki, and C. F. Nordling,eds. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. Downers Grove, ILL: InterVarsity, 1999.) 4. A list of other required readings (e.g. for book reviews, group work, etc.) will be handed out in class.
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Zaida Maldonado Perez

1. Stone, Howard. W. and James O. Duke. How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. 2. A Theological Dictionary(ies) of choice. (For a small paperback version see: Grenz, Stanley J. David Guretzki, and C. F. Nordling,eds. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. Downers Grove, ILL: InterVarsity, 1999.) 3. Reading Packet available through the ATS bookstore. (See below for a list of the contents.) 4. Grenz, Stanley J. and Roger E. Olson. Who Needs Theology?: An Invitation to the Study of God. InterVarsity Press, 1996.
CS 601 Christian Ethics

Christine Pohl

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).
CS 652 Ethics of Hospitality and Contemporary Challenges

Christine Pohl

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.