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YM 610X Communicating the Gospel to Youth

Helen Musick

1. To Know as We are Known, P. Palmer 2. Shaping the Spiritual Life of Students, R. Dunn 3. How to Speak to Youth, K. Davis 4. New Direction for Small Group Ministry, Group Publishers 5. Leading Life Changing Small Groups, Willow Creek Publishers
CH 501 Church History I

J. Steven O'Malley

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS The following texts are appropriate materials, in conjunction with class lectures, through which the student can actualize the course goals: 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), (New York: Orbis Books, 2001) A engagement of Western with non-Western Christian traditions, written from the diverse perspectives of leading contemporary representatives of global Christianity. 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). Rand McNally Historical Atlas of the World (paper edition). An important resource for acquiring geographical understanding of global Christianity, in its development.
CH 501 X Church History I

J. Steven O'Malley

1. Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. (Oxford paperback). 2. Gonzalez, Justo. The Story of Christianity. Vol. I. (Abingdon paper ed.) 3. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., History of the World Christian Movement 4. Kerr, Hugh T., ed. Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paper ed.).
CH 502 Church History II

J. Steven O'Malley

1. Bettenson, Henry, ed., Documents of the Christian Church (Oxford paperback, l963). 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. 2. 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. 3. Gonzalez, Justo. History of Christian Thought, Vol.3 (Abingdon, 1971) An in-depth treatment of theological developments. (abbreviated: HCT) 4. Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, History of the World Christian Movement, Volume II (New York: Orbis Books, publication in 2003) Kerr, Hugh T., ed., Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paped 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). 5. Rand-McNally Historical Atlas of the World (paperback ed., which give geographical perspective on the global dimensions of modern Christianity).
CH 590 Theological German

J. Steven O'Malley

1. Jannach, Hubert, German for Reading Knowledge, 4th ed., 1998 (D. Van Nostrand Co.) 2. Langenscheidt’s German-English Dictionary (unabridged ed.) 3. Ziefle, H., ed., Modern Theological German
CH 660 History and Thought of the Holiness Movement

J. Steven O'Malley

1. Donald Dayton, Discovering an Evangelical Heritage. 2. Melvin Dieter, The Holiness Revival of the Nineteenth Century. 3. Thomas Oden, ed., Phoebe Palmer
CH 756 The Theology of John Calvin

J. Steven O'Malley

1) J.T. McNeill, ed., Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion; Library of Christian Classics Edition, vols 1 and 2=vols 20-21 (Westminster) 2) F. Wendel, John Calvin (Baker reprint) Collateral: Elsie A. McKee, ed, Calvin: Writings in Pastoral Piety (Paulist) 3) J.T. McNeill, The History and Character of Calvinism (Oxford) (can substitute for Wendel as biography to purchase and read) 4) D. Steinmetz, Calvin in Context (Oxford) RESERVE: 5) A. K. Rowe, Calvin Bibliography B. Calvin’s Commentaries C. Calvin: Reply to Sadoleto
CO 601 Counseling Theories and Techniques

Stuart L. Palmer

(1) Corsini, R. & Wedding, D. (2000). Current Psychotherapies. (6th Edition). Itasca: IL: Peacock Publishers. (2) Jones, S. L. & Butman, R. E. (1991). Modern psycho-therapies. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press.
CO 605 Treating the Chronic Mentally Ill: Treatment Modalities and Referral Coordination

Stuart L. Palmer

(1) Marsh, D. (Ed.). (1994). New directions in the psychological treatment of serious mental illness. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. (2) Benner, D. (1998). Care of souls: Revisioning Christian nurture and counsel. Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker.
CO 655 Counseling Relations: Process and Skills

Stuart L. Palmer

(1) Egan, G.(2000). The skilled helper, 7th ed., Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co. (2) Hill, C. E., & O’Brien, K. M. (1999). Helping skills: Facilitating exploration, insight, and action. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
CO 660 Crisis Counseling: Theory and Application

Stuart L. Palmer

1) James, R. K. & Gilliland, B. E. (2001). Crisis intervention strategies (4th Ed.). New York: Brooks/Cole. 2) Janoff-Bulman, R. (1992). Shattered assumptions: Towards a new psychology of trauma. New York: Free Press. 3) Cooper, B. (1988). Why, God? Atlanta: John Knox Press.
IS 502 Vocation of Ministry

Stuart L. Palmer

(1) Chilcote, P.W. (1986) John Wesley Speaks on Christian Vocation. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock Publishers. (2) Grenz, S. & Bell, R. (1995). Betrayal of Trust: Sexual Misconduct in the Pastorate. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. (3) Guiness, O. (1998). The Call: Finding and Fulfilling the Central Purpose of Your Life. Waco,TX: Word. (4) Smith, G. (1997). Listening to God in Times of Choice, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. (5) Smith, J. B. & Graybeal, L. (1991). A Spiritual Formation Workbook: Small-group Resources for Nurturi
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

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.
SP 550 The Ministry of Writing

Roger C. Palms

1. Effective Magazine Writing, Roger C. Palms, Harold Shaw Publishers, 2000. 2. On Writing Well, William Zinsser. Harper Perennial, Sixth Edition, 1998.
PR 610 Servant as Proclaimer

Michael Pasquarello

Working the Angles, Eugene Peterson Shaped by the Bible, William H. Willimon Homiletics, Karl Barth Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible Form the Housetops, Bruce Shields
PR 610 Servant as Proclaimer

Michael Pasquarello

Pastor: William H. Willimon The Formation on Christian Understanding: Charles Wood Calendar: Lawrence Stookey The Bible and the New York Times: Fleming Rutledge Unfettered Hope: A Call to Faithful Living in an Affluent Society, Marva Dawn.
SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Michael Pasquarello

David S. Cunningham, Faithful Persuasion G. Robert Jacks, Getting the Word Across: Speech Communication for Pastors and Lay Leaders Duane Litfin, Public Speaking
SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Michael Pasquarello

David S. Cunningham, Faithful Persuasion Augustine of Hippo, Teaching Christianity Duane Litfin, Public Speaking
SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Michael Pasquarello

David S. Cunningham, Faithful Persuasion Augustine of Hippo, Teaching Christianity Duane Litfin, Public Speaking
SP 501 Communication for Christian Leaders

Michael Pasquarello

David S. Cunningham, Faithful Persuasion Augustine of Hippo, Teaching Christianity Duane Litfin, Public Speaking
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). Dobson, John H. Learn ew Testament Greek. (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 1993) Douglas, J.D., ed. The ew Greek-English Interlinear ew Testament. (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale, 1993).
NT 511 The Gospel of Mark

William J. Patrick

A. Revised Standard Version. Any edition that gives an uncluttered text will do. NRSV can also be used. Also, the GNT can be used according to the level of one’s ability. B. Traina, Robert A. Methodical Bible Study. Grand Rapids: Zondervan/Francis Asbury Press, 1985. C. Bauer, David R. (ed.). Biblical Resources for Ministry. Revised edition. Evangel Press, 1995. D. Secondary Resources (recommended but not required; see BRM above for more extensive bibliography) Achtemeier, Paul J. Mark. 2nd ed. Proclamation Commentaries. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. Anderson, Hugh. The Gospel of Mark. New Century Bible Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1976. Guelich, Robert A. Mark 1-8:26. Word Biblical Commentary. Waco, TX: Word, 1989. Gundry, Robert H. Mark: A Commentary in His Apology for the Cross. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1993. Hooker, Morna D. The Gospel According to St. Mark. Black’s New Testament Commentary. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1991. Lane, William L. Commentary on the Gospel of Mark. New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1974. Schweizer, Eduard. The Good News According to Mark. Atlanta: John Knox, 1970. Taylor, Vincent. The Gospel of St. Mark: The Greek Text with Introduction, Notes, and Indexes. London: Macmillan, 1952.
DO 501 Basic Christian Theology

Zaida Maldonado Perez

Gonzalez, Justo L. and Zaida Maldonado Perez. Introduction to Christian Theology. Nashville, TN: Abingdon, 2002. Grenz, Stanley J., David Guretzki, and C. F. Nordling,eds. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. Downers Grove, ILL: InterVarsity, 1999. Other required readings are on reserve at the library.
ST 501 Method and Praxis in Theology

Zaida Maldonado Perez

“Why am I doing what I am doing the way I am doing it (and not another way)?” In the 12th century, Anselm of Canterbury expressed the desire to deepen his knowledge and therefore also his relationship to God as “faith seeking understanding.” Others have stated it by asking “what would Jesus do?” or, “how can I be faithful in this time and place?” All of these questions have a key common denominator--a conscious effort to understand in order to better our service and our relationship to God, to our communities, to the world. This conscious effort demands that we explore the variety of methods that have often led to very different responses to the same question. These responses, articulated in the corpus of Christian doctrine, reflect the differing theologies that not only vie for our attention but point to the role of reflection, understanding and judgment in the task of theology. In this sense, the title of our course may be somewhat misleading as it suggests that there might be one method or praxis in theology. Our various readings covering a variety of topics and methods in the Christian faith will prove that this is not the case. Though questions may remain the same, our differing contexts and historical situations may call for a reexamination of previous responses and often, a reformulation of the very questions themselves. In short, the task of theology is not a finished process. It is our calling as leaders and ministers to attend to this process with the utmost diligence and prayer. As stated in the catalog, this is an introductory course that will help prepare you for all course offerings in theology.