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Fall 2020 Book Lists
BI 620 300: God’s Call to Justice, Equity, and Hope: The Message & World of the 8th Century Prophets
BI 501 100: Old Testament Survey
CT 740 300: There and Back Again: The Work of J.R.R. Tolkien
- Tolkien, J. R. R. The Lord of the Rings. One Volume. ISBN: 978-0618640157
- Tolkien, J. R. R. The Silmarillion. ISBN: 978-0544338012
- Tolkien, J. R. R. The Tolkien Reader. ISBN: 978-0345345066
- Tolkien, J. R. R. The Hobbit. ISBN: 978-0547928227
CT 510 100: Christian Ethics
- Allman, Mark J. Who Would Jesus Kill? War, Peace, and the Christian Tradition. Winona, MN: St. Mary’s Press, 2008. ISBN: 978-0884899846
- Boulton, Wayne G., Thomas D. Kennedy, and Allen Verhey, eds. From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans, 1994. ISBN: 978-0802806406
- Hauerwas, Stanley. The Peaceable Kingdom: A Primer in Christian Ethics. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1983. ISBN: 978-0268015541
- Reuschling, Wyndy Corbin. Reviving Evangelical Ethics: The Promises and Pitfalls of Classic Models of Morality. Grand Rapids, MI: Brazos Press, 2007. ISBN: 978-1587431890
CT 501 100: Theology I
- Barth, Karl. Evangelical Theology: An Introduction. Translated by Grover Foley. Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans, 1992. ISBN: 978-0802818195
- McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction. Sixth Edition. London: Wiley-Blackwell, 2017. ISBN: 978-1118869574
- Migliore, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology. Third Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans, 2014. ISBN: 978-0802871855
- Thielicke, Helmut. A Little Exercise for Young Theologians. Translated by Charles L. Taylor. Grand Rapids, MI: W. B. Eerdmans, 1962. ISBN: 978-0802874153
CH 501 100: History of World Christianity I: Early and Medieval
- The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries
Rodney Stark
Harper San Francisco, 1997 - The Spirit of Early Christian Thought: Seeking the Face of God
Robert Louis Wilken
Yale University Press, 2003 - Confessions
Augustine
Translated by R. S. Pine-Coffin
Penguin Classics, 1961 - The Rule of Saint Benedict
St. Benedict (Thomas Moore, Foreward)
Vintage, 1998 - Religion and the Rise of Western Culture
Christopher Dawson
Image Books, Doubleday, 1991 - How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Heroic Role From the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe
Thomas Cahill
Anchor, 1996 - The Age of Reform, 1250-1550: An Intellectual and Religious History of Late Medieval and Reformation Europe
Steven Ozment
Yale University, 1980
PM 615 100: Christian Civic Engagement and Witness
PM 760 600: On Mission: Across the Street and Around the World
Required Books
- Mangalwadi, Vishal & Ruth. The Legacy of William Carey: A model for the transformation of a culture. Crossway Books. 1999. ISBN 1-58134-112-1
- Marie, Jeannie. Across the Street and Around the World: Following Jesus to the nations in your neighborhood and beyond. Thomas Nelson. 2018. ISBN 978-1-4002-0713-5
- Newell, Marvin J. Crossing Cultures in Scripture: Biblical Principles for Mission Practice. IVP. 2016. ISBN 978-0-8308-7333-3
- Willis, Avery. The Biblical Basis of Missions: Your mission as a Christian. Convention Press. Nashville, TN. 1992.
Recommended Books
- Tucker, Ruth A. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. Zondervan Academic. 2nd Edition. ISBN 9780310239376
FM 502 100: Spiritual Formation and Discipleship
- Boa, Kenneth. Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001. ISBN: 978-0-310-23848-5.
- Richard J. Foster. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. 3rd ed. San Francisco: Harper, 1998. ISBN: 978-0-0606-2839-0 (any edition is OK).
- Malphurs, Aubrey. Strategic Disciple Making: A Practical Tool for Successful Ministry. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-8010-9196-4.
- Mulholland, M. Robert. Invitation to a Journey: A Road Map for Spiritual Formation. Expanded by Ruth Haley Barton. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 2016. ISBN: 978-0-8308-4617-7.
- Willard, Dallas. Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the Character of Christ. 10th Anniversary Edition. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-6152-1632-1.
Faculty Publications
Interested in what our faculty have been working on? Here are a few faculty titles:
- The Literary Coherence of the Book of Micah: Remnant, Restoration, and Promise
- Perfect Harmony: Interracial Churches in Early Holiness-Pentecostalism, 1880-1909
- Bigger on the Inside: Christianity and Doctor Who
- Religion and Human Enhancement: Death, Values, and Morality
- Transhumanism and Transcendence: Christian Hope in an Age of Technological Enhancement
- C.S. Lewis: The Chronicles of Narnia