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Fall 2010 Booklists    [Last update: 6/28/10]

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General Studies SEGS 501 SEGS 502        
Biblical Studies SEBO 603 SEBO 924 SEBO 970 SEBN 634 SEBN 913  
Theology SEDO 613 SEDO 833 SEDO 905      
Church History SEHS 613 SEHS 953 SEHS 962 SEHS 981    
Formative Spirituality SEPF 723 SEPF 727 SEPF 742      
Pastoral Care & Couns. SEPF 763 SEPF 765 SEPF 771 SEPF 772 SEPF 937 SEPF 966
  SEPF 976          
Pastoral Leadership SEPM 602 SEPM 653 SEPM 655 SEPM 656 SEPM 741 SEPM 980

 

SEGS 501 Introduction to Biblical Studies (Appler)

Miguel De La Torre. Reading the Bible from the Margins. Orbis Press, 2002.  ISBN-13: 978-1570754104. List Price: $20.00

Epp, Eldon Jay. Junia. The First Woman Apostle. Augsburg Fortress, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0800637712. List Price: $17.00
 

SEGS 502 Learning As Ministry (Weber)

Cetuk,Virginia Samuel. What to Expect in Seminary (Abingdon Press, 1998) ISBN-13: 978-0687017287. List Price: $24.00

Hacker, Diana. The Bedford Handbook. (Bedford/St. Martin's; Eighth Edition edition, 2009).  ISBN-13: 978-0312652685. List Price: $80.25

UP (Two-Disc Deluxe Edition + Digital Copy) (2009)  ASIN: B002LK3DUQ. List Price: $39.99

 


SEBO 603 Old Testament: Literature, Religion and Culture (Appler)

David Carr. An Introduction to the Old Testament: Sacred Texts and Imperial Contexts of the Hebrew Bible Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. ISBN-13: 978-1405184670. List Price: $39.95

Bruce Birch, Peterson, Brueggeman, Fretheim. A Theological Introduction to the Old Testament. Nashville: Abingdon, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0687066766. List Price: $44.00

Howard Cox. The Pentateuch: History or Story? University Press, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0761830962. List Price: $28.00
 

SEBO 924 Prophets: Amos and Hosea (Appler)

Bible - Any translation is acceptable (comparing translations is useful). The NRSV (in any form) is always a good choice and I recommend the Oxford Study Bible (ISBN-13: 978-0195290004, List Price: $34.99) or Harper Collins Study Bible (ISBN-13: 978-0060786854, List Price $44.99).

A Commentary of your choice to read along with the texts for each week (suggested: Anchor Bible Commentary, NIB, Old Testament Series, Hermeneaia etc.). The commentaries on Amos (Donald Gowen) and Hosea (Gale Yee) are great ones for preaching and teaching.

Philip King. Amos, Hosea and Micah. An Archaeological Commentary. St. Louis: Westminister John Knox, 1988. ISBN-13: 978-0664240776. List Price: $25.95

Weems, Renita. Battered Love. Fortress Press, 1995.  ISBN-13: 978-0800629489. List Price: $18.00 (Amazon ~$9.00)

Scanned articles on Blackboard

Recommended. We will read parts but some in the class are interested in this issue and it is a good book.

Miguel de la Torre. Trails of Hope and Terror. Testimonies on Immigration. Maryknoll: Orbis Press, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-1570757983. Retail $20.00 (Amazon ~$13.00)
 

SEBO 970 Preaching and Teaching Kings: Making Ordinary Time Count (Appler)

Bible - Any translation is acceptable (comparing translations is useful). The NRSV (in any form) is always a good choice and I recommend the Oxford Study Bible (ISBN-13: 978-0195290004, List Price: $34.99) or Harper Collins Study Bible (ISBN-13: 978-0060786854, List Price $44.99).

Sweeney, Marvin. First and Second Kings: A Commentary (Old Testament Library Series). Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0664220846. List Price: $49.95 (Amazon ~$32.95)

Brenda Brashear. Give me that Online Religion. Rutgers: Rutgers University Press, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0813534367. List Price: $22.95

Lundblad, Barbara. Marking Time. Preaching Biblical Stories. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0687046201. List Price: $17.00

Bechtel, Carol. Touching the Altar: The Old Testament for Christian Worship. Eerdmans, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0802828484. List Price: $18.00

Scanned articles on BlackBoard

Recommended but do not have to buy. I will assign parts of each.

Davis, Ellen. Scripture, Culture, and Agriculture. An Agrarian Reading of the Bible. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0521732239. List Price: $24.99

Blount, Brian and Lenora Tisdale Tubbs, eds. Making Room at the Table. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0664222024. List Price: $29.95
 

SEBN 634 The Gospels and Acts in a Global Context (Luckritz Marquis)

Required:
Kurt Aland, editor. Synopsis of the Four Gospels. American Bible Society, 2010.  ISBN-13: 9781585169429. List Price: $49.99  [check www.bibles.com, the American Bible Society website]

and one of the following
Raymond E. Brown. An Introduction to the New Testament.  New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 1997.  ISBN: 0300140169. List Price: $60.00 (but usually discounted heavily)
Or
Luke Timothy Johnson. The Writings of the New Testament.  3rd edition.  Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 2010.  ISBN: 0800663616.  List price: $46.00 [Or an earlier edition.]

Recommended:
Harold W. Attridge, editor. The HarperCollins Study Bible: Revised and Updated.  San Francisco: HarperOne, 1996.  ISBN: 0061228400.  List Price: $32.99
 

SEBN 913 Introduction to New Testament Greek

Required:
N. Clayton Croy.  A Primer of Biblical Greek.  Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 2007.  ISBN: 0802860001.  $29.00

Recommended:
Eberhard Nestle and Kurt Aland, editors.  Novum Testamentum Graece.  27th edition.  American Bible Society, 1997.  ISBN-13: 9783438051004.  List Price: $40.99, student discount for $24.59 at www.bibles.com (as of 5/26).
 
 


SEDO 613 Intro to Christian Theology (Barnett)

Daniel L. Migliore, Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology, 2nd Edition (Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2004). ISBN-13: 9780802827876. List Price: $27.00

William C. Placher (editor), Essentials of Christian Theology (Westminster John Knox Press, 2003). ISBN-13: 9780664223953. List Price: $39.95
 

SEDO 833 Credo (Simmons)

Clayton, Philip. Transforming Christian Theology for Church and Society. Fortress Press, 2009. ISBN-13: 978-0800696993. List Price: $16.00

McGrath, Alister. The Christian Theology Reader, 3d edition. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1405153584. List Price: $59.95
 

SEDO 905 Doctrine of the Trinity (Barnett)

REQUIRED TEXTS:

William G. Rusch, The Trinitarian Controversy (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980). ISBN-13: 9780800614102. List Price: $21.00

Leonardo Boff, Holy Trinity, Perfect Community, trans. Phillip Berryman(Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2000). ISBN-13: 9781570753329. List Price: $16.00

Veli-Matti Karkkainen, The Trinity: Global Perspectives (Louisville and London: Westminster John Knox Press, 2007). ISBN-13: 9780664228903. List Price: $39.95

Jurgen Moltmann, The Trinity and the Kingdom: The Doctrine of God, trans. Margaret Kohl (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1993). ISBN-13: 9780800628253. List Price: $23.00

Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics Study Edition 2 (T&T Clark International, 2010). ISBN-13: 9780567610270. List Price: $34.95
This is a new edition set to be released on Aug. 23, 2010.    

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

Augustine, The Trinity, trans. Edmund Hill (Hyde Park, NY: New City Press, 1991). ISBN: 0911782966. List Price: $29.95
This can be accessed in its entirety for free online; we are only going to read selections.

 


SEHS 613 Christian Story (Atwood)

Dale T. Irvin and Scott W. Sunquist, History of the World Christian Movement, vol. 1: Earliest Christianity to 1453 (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2001) ISBN: 1570753962. List Price: $34.00

John Coakley and Andrea Sterk, Readings in World Christian History, vol. 1 Earliest Christianity to 1453 (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis, 2004) ISBN-13: 978-1570755200. List Price: $34.00

Mary T. Malone, Women & Christianity: The First Thousand Years (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis) ISBN: 1570753660. List Price: $20.00

Julian of Norwich, Showings, Classics of Western Spirituality series (Paulist Press, 1977). ISBN-13: 978-0809120918. List Price: $22.95

Augustine of Hippo, Confessions, tr. Gary Willis (Penguin Classics, 2008). ISBN-13: 978-0143105701. List Price: $16.00

Martin Luther, Three Treatises (Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1990) ISBN-13: 978-0800616397. List Price: $18.00

Peter Marshall, The Reformation: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford Univ. Press, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-0199231317. List Price: $11.95
 

SEHS 953 Christianity and Islam: Confrontation and Dialogue (Wagner)

Wagner, Walter. Opening the Qur'an. Introducing Islam's Holy Book. University of Notre Dame Press, 2008.
Hardcover ISBN-13: 978-0-268-04415-2. List Price: $45.00; Paperback ISBN: 978-0-268-04422-0. List Price: $30.00

Ayoub, Mahmoud and I. A. Omar. A Muslim View of Christianity. Orbis, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-1-57075-690-0. List Price: $28.00

Ali, Abdullah Yusuf. The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Amana, 2001. Hardcover ISBN: 0-915957-76-0. List Price: $25.75;
Paperback ISBN: 0-915957-32-9. List Price: $14.95
 

SEHS 962 Ancient Unity (Atwood)

Comenius, John Amos. The Labyrinth of the World and Paradise of the Heart. Tr. Andrea Sterk and Howard Louthan. New York: Paulist Press, 1998. ISBN-13: 9780809137398. List Price: $16.95

Crews, C. Daniel. Faith, Love, Hope: A History of the Unitas Fratrum (Winston-Salem, NC: Moravian Archives, 2008) ISBN-13: 9780971941137. List Price: $29.95

Atwood, Craig D. The Theology of the Czech Brethren from Hus to Comenius (Penn State Univ. Press, 2009) ISBN-13: 978-0-271-03532-1. List Price: $80.00
 

SEHS 981 History of the United Methodist Church (Lawfer)

Heitzenrater, Richard P. The Elusive Mr. Wesley. 2nd edition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0687074617. List Price: $39.00

Heitzenrater, Richard P. Wesley and the People Called Methodists. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1995. ISBN: 0-687-44311-3. List Price: $28.00

McEllhenney, John G., Editor. United Methodism in America: A Compact History. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1992. ISBN: 0-687-43170-0. List Price: $14.00

Rowe, Kenneth E. United Methodist Studies: Basic Bibliographies. 4th edition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998. ISBN: 0-687-24994-5. List Price: $17.00

Schmidt, Jean Miller. Grace Sufficient: A History of Women in American Methodism, 1760-1939. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999. ISBN: 0-687-15675-0. List Price: $31.50

Yrigoyen, Charles Jr., John G. McEllhenney and Kenneth Rowe. United Methodism at Forty: Looking Back, Looking Forward. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0687651290. List Price: $17.00
 


SEPF 723 Spiritual Formation (Williams)

Carolyn Jane Bohler, God the What? What Our Metaphors for God Reveal About Our Beliefs in God   ISBN-13: 978-1-59473-251-5
ISBN-10: 1-59473-251-5. List Price: $16.99

Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline  ISBN: 0-06-062831-6. List Price: $14.95

Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation  ISBN: 0-8112-0099-X . List Price: $14.95
 

SEPF 727 Individual Spiritual Direction I (Kraybill-Greggo, Martell, Wallace)

Klein, D. (2000). Journey of the soul. Lanham, MD:  Sheed & Ward. ISBN: 1-58051-112-0. List Price: $31.95
 

SEPF 742 Discernment (Martell)

Mueller, Joan. Faithful Listening: Discernment in Everyday Life. Sheed & Ward. ISBN-13: 978-1556129001. List Price: $15.95

Liebert, Elizabeth. The Way of Discernment: Spiritual Practices for Decision Making. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN-13: 978-0664228705. List Price: $16.95
 


SEPF 763  Peer Group and Group Dynamics I (Kraybill-Greggo)

Corey, M. S., & Corey, G. (2006).  Groups: Process and practice (7th Ed.).  Monterey, CA: Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 0534 60795 0, ISBN-13: 978-0534607951. List Price: $120.95

Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, Fifth Edition by Irvin D. Yalom; Basic Books Publisher: (July 5, 2005) ISBN-13: 978-0-465-09284-0. List Price: $55.00

Practicing the Sacred Art of Listening, by Kay Lindahl, Skylight Paths Publishing  ISBN:1893361-85-3. List Price: $16.95
 

SEPF 765  Counseling Supervision I (Williams)

Jeffrey Kottler On Being a Therapist  ISBN-13: 978-0-470-56547-6. List Price: $25.00

Pamela Cooper-White  Many Voices: Pastoral Psychotherapy in Relational and Theological Perspective  ISBN: 0-8006-3957-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-8006-3957-0. List Price: $35.00
 

SEPF 771 Integration of Psychology and Spirituality (Lichner)

REQUIRED READING:  These books should be purchased and weekly readings from them will be assigned on the course syllabus.

The Kingdom Within: The Inner Meaning of Jesus’ Sayings, John A. Sanford, HarperSanFrancisco, 1987. ISBN: 0-06-067054-1 (Revised Edition). List Price: $14.99

Friedman’s Fables, Edwin H. Friedman, The Guilford Press, New York, 1990. ISBN: 0-89862-440-1. List Price: $27.95

The Man Who Wrestled With God: Light from the Old Testament on the Psychology of Individuation, John A. Sanford, Paulist Press, New York, 1987. ISBN: 0-8091-2937-X (Revised & Updated Version). List Price: $11.95

Will & Spirit: A Contemplative Psychology, Gerald G. May, M.D., Harper & Row, San Francisco, 1982. ISBN: 0-06-250582-3. List Price: $22.00

Sleeping With Bread: Holding What Gives You Life, Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn, Matthew Linn, Paulist Press, New York, 1995. ISBN:0-8091-3579-5. List Price: $12.95

SUPPLEMENTAL READINGS and REFERENCE MATERIAL:

A Primer of Jungian Psychology, Calvin S. Hall & Vernon J. Nordby, A Mentor Book, New York, 1973. Library of Congress Catalog Card #: 72-96011. ISBN: 0800865545. List Price: $7.95

Soul Friend, Kenneth Leech, Harper & Row, San Francisco, 1977. ISBN: 0-06-065225-X (Chapter 3 only). Copies will be on reserve in library.

Spirituality and Personal Maturity, Joann Wolski Conn, University Press of America, New York, 1989.  ISBN: 0-8191-9569-3 (chapter 5). Copies will be on reserve in library.

Presence, An International Journal of Spiritual Direction, Vol. 15, No. 2, June, 2009, “Spiritual Direction and Psychological Theory and Practice: Two Paradigms”, Patricia Brown, p. 43. Copies will be on reserve in library.
 

SEPF 772 Clinical Assessment (Lewis)

DSM IVtr, American Psychiatric Association. ISBN-13: 978-0890420256. List Price: $99.00

Seligman, Linda. Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Counseling, 3rd Ed.  Kluwer Academic Publ. N.Y.  2004. ISBN-13: 978-0306484728. List Price: $69.95

Oates, Wayne E..  Behind The Masks, Westminister Press, 1987. ISBN-13: 978-0664240288. List Price: $24.95
 

SEPF 937 Human Sexuality (Johanson)

REQUIRED TEXTS:

Carroll, Janell L (2004) Sexuality Now Embracing Diversity. Belmont, California: Wadsworth/Learning. ISBN 0-15-506767-2. List Price: $86.95

Heirman, Julia R. and Lopiccolo, Joseph (1976) Becoming Orgasmic. New York: Prentice Hall Press. ISBN 0-13-072711-3. List Price: $15.00

Kaplan, H.S. (1974) New Sex Therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazer. ISBN 0-8129-0502-4. List Price: $30.00 (hardcover list price)

Nelson, J.B. (1978) Embodiment. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Augsburg Publishing House. ISBN 0-8066-1701-2. List Price: $23.00

(PDM) Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006). Maryland: Published by the Alliance of Psychoanalytic Organization. ISBN 0976775824. List Price: $35.00

RECOMMENDED TEXTS:

Akerley, Ben Edward (1998) The X-Rated Bible. Venice, California: Feral House. ISBN: 0-922915-55-5. List Price: $14.95

Joannides, Paul. (1999) The Guide to Getting it On. West Hollywood, Ca.; Goofy Foot Press. ISBN: 1-885535-00-7. List Price: $19.95

Nelson, J. B. (1983) Between Two Gardens. New York: The Pilgrim Press. ISBN 0-8298-0681-4. List Price: $13.00

Schnarch, David M. (1991) Constructing the Sexual Crucible: An Integration of Sexual and Marital Therapy. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN 0-393-70102-6. List Price: $49.00

Zilbergeld, B. (1992) The New Male Sexuality. New York: Bantam Books. ISBN 0-553-08253-1. $25.00
 

SEPF 966 Ministries with People with Disabilities and their Families (Gaventa)

Required book for everyone

Carter, E. (2007) Including People with Disabilities in Communities of Faith: A Guide for Service Providers, Families, and Congregations. Baltimore: Brookes Publishing Company. ISBN-13: 9781557667434. List Price:$24.95

Students will also have to pick one of these to read and review:

Betcher, S.(2007) Spirit and the Politics of Disablement. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. ISBN-13: 9780800662196. List Price: $23.00

Eiesland, N.  (1994) The Disabled God: Toward a Liberatory Understanding of Disability. Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN-13: 978-0687108015. List Price: $19.00

Reinders, H. (2008) Receiving the Gift of Friendship: Profound Disability, Theological Anthropology and Ethics. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans Publishing. ISBN-13: 978-0802862327. List Price: $36.00

Reynolds, T. (2007) Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press. ISBN-13: 9781587431777. List Price: $24.99

Yong, A. (2007) Theology and Down Syndrome: Reimagining Disability in Late Modernity. Waco: Baylor Press. ISBN-13: 9781602580060 List Price: $39.95

Young, Frances (2007) Brokenness and Blessing: Towards a Biblical Spirituality. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic. ISBN-13: 9780801035043. List Price: $20.00
 

SEPF 976 Professional Ethics and Counseling Practice (Johanson)

Peterson, Marilyn R (1992). At Personal Risk: Boundary Violations in Professional-Client Relationship. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. ISBN-13: 978-0393701388. List Price: $24.00

Pope, Kenneth S. and Melba J.T. Vasquez (2007, 3rd Edition). Ethics in Psychotherapy & Counseling. Jossey-Bass. ISBN-13: 978-0787994006. List Price: $50.00

Rave, Elizabeth J. and Carolyn C. Larsen, Editors (1995), Ethical Decision Making in Therapy: Feminist Perspectives. New York: The Guilford Press. ISBN-13: 978-0898620894. List Price: $45.00
 


SEPM 602 Rhythms of the Church Year (Weber)

Clayton, Paul C.  Letters to Lee: Mentoring the New Minister.  (Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute.  1999).  ISBN-13: 978-1566992121. List Price: $14.95

Sisk, Ronald D.  The Competent Pastor: Skills and Self-knowledge for Serving Well.  (Herndon, VA: The Alban Institute.  2005).  ISBN-13: 978-1566993043. List Price: $18.00
 

SEPM 653 The Teaching Ministry (Beckwith)

Everist, Norma Cook.  The Church as Learning Community: A Comprehensive Guide to Christian Education.  Abingdon, 2002. ISBN-13: 9780687045006. List Price: $31.00

Krych, Margaret et al. The Ministry of Children’s Education: Foundations, Contexts, and Practices.  Fortress, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0800636364. List Price: $22.00
 

SEPM 655 Exploring Ministry in the Smaller Congregation (DeRemer)

David R. Ray, The Indispensable Guide for Smaller Churches, Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 2003. ISBN-13: 9780829815078. List Price: $24.00

Anthony G. Pappas, ed. Inside the Small Church, Alban Institute, 2002. ISBN-13: 9781566992510. List Price: $20.00
 

SEPM 656 Alternative Worship Practicum (Weber)

Holes (2003) ASIN: B00009XUM5. List Price: $14.99

Long, Thomas. Beyond the Worship Wars.  (Herndon, VA: Alban Institute, 2001) ISBN-13: 978-1566992404. List Price: $16.00
 

SEPM 741 Homiletics (Beckwith)

Childers, Jana, ed.  Purposes of Preaching.  St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press. 2004. ISBN-13: 9780827229976. List Price: $21.99

Wilson, Paul Scott.  The Practice of Preaching.  Nashville: Abingdon, 2007. ISBN-13: 9780687645275. List Price: $29.00
 

SEPM 980 Moravian Polity (Crouch)

Texts and Other Resources

Book of Order, Moravian Church—Northern Province (available online at http://www.mcnp.org/documents.asp)

Book of Order, Moravian Church—Southern Province (available online at http://www.mcsp.org/resources/res_book_of_order.htm)

Church Order, Unitas Fratrum (available at the Church Center)

“Expectations of the Provincial Elders’ Conferences, North and South to Insure Readiness for Ordination” (Blackboard)

“For the Service of God and the Good Order of the Church” (Blackboard)

“A Guide for Elders and Trustees of Churches Seeking a Minister” (handout)

Resolutions of the Moravian Church, Northern Province, on Social Issues (Blackboard)

Atwood, Craig.  Jesus Still Lead On: An Introduction to Moravian Belief (available at the Church Center)

Atwood, Craig.  “Understanding Moravian Church Government” (Blackboard)

Crews, Dan. Confessing Our Unity in Christ. (available at the Church Center)

Crews, Dan. This We Most Certainly Believe (available at the Church Center)

Nicholas, Steve, The Moravian Way of Evangelism (available at the Church Center)

Shawe, Clarence H. The Spirit of the Moravian Church (revised by Edwin Kortz) (handout)

 

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