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Welcome to the Urbana Theological Seminary Bookstore! To find books and other items for a specific class, scroll down until you find that class. Other books can be found here, too–books relating to upcoming or recent events, books by our faculty, and even faculty recommendations! So, you are more than welcome to visit our bookstore for more than just textbooks–next time you are looking for a good book to read, check us out!
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New Faculty Publications
Dr. Daly’s new book, Chasing Methuselah: Theology, the Body, and Slowing Human Aging, was just published in February 2021!
Summer 2021 Book Lists
CH 740 450: Ancient Wisdom from Early Christianity
- From Shame to Sin: The Christian Transformation of Sexual Morality in Late Antiquity by Kyle Harper, Harvard University Press, 2013
- The Ancient Church as Family by Joseph H. Hellerman, Fortress Press, 2001
- Resilient Faith: How the Early Christian “Third Way” Changed the World by Gerald L. Sittser, Brazos Press, Grand Rapids, 2019
PM 530 100: Listening with Jesus in a Pluralistic Society
Required
- Listening for Heaven’s Sake: Building Healthy Relationships with God, Self, and Others by Gary Sweeten, David Ping and Anne Clippard
- God Space: Where Spiritual Conversations Happen Naturally by Doug Pollock
- Stay Salt: The World Has Changed: Our Message Must Not by Rebecca Manley Pippert
Recommended
- Across the Street and Around the World: Following Jesus to the Nations in Your Neighborhood…and Beyond Paperback by Jeannie Marie
- A Spirituality of Listening: Living What We Hear by Keith R. Anderson
FM 740 105: Spiritual Discernment for Individuals and Groups
- Barton, Ruth Haley. Pursuing God’s Will Together: A Discernment Practice for Leadership. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2012. ISBN: 978-0-8308-3566-9.
- Liebert, Elizabeth. The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0-664-22870-5.
- Palmer, Parker J. Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2000. ISBN: 0-7879-4735-0.
- Sheldrake, Philip. Befriending Our Desires. 2d ed. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2001. ISBN: 978-1-62032-597-1.
- Thibodeaux, Mark E. God’s Voice Within: The Ignatian Way to Discover God’s Will. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-8294-2861-2.
Faculty Publications
Interested in what our faculty have been working on? Here are a few faculty titles:
- Chasing Methuselah: Theology, the Body, and Slowing Human Aging – written by Todd Daly
- The Literary Coherence of the Book of Micah: Remnant, Restoration, and Promise – written by Ken Cuffey
- Perfect Harmony: Interracial Churches in Early Holiness-Pentecostalism, 1880-1909 – written by Joe Thomas
- Bigger on the Inside: Christianity and Doctor Who – chapter contributed by Melody Green
- Religion and Human Enhancement: Death, Values, and Morality – chapter contributed Todd Daly
- Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Enhancement – chapter contributed by Todd Daly
- C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia – chapter contributed by Melody Green