Fall 2021 Book List
(updated 07-22-2021)
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| Subject | Number | Section | Course Title | Professor | Textbook | Author | ISBN | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHST | 1301 | VC/CC | Introduction to Christianity | Anderson-Tellado, T. | Church History for Modern Ministers: Why Our Past Matters for Everything We Do (2016) | Hartman, Dayton | 978-1577996606 | |
| CHST | 1301 | VC/CC | Introduction to Christianity | Anderson-Tellado, T. | A Short History of Christianity (2006) | Tomkins, Stephen | 978-0-8028-3382-2 | |
| MNST | 2322 | VC/CC | Principles of Teaching in Church | Cooper, T. | Creative Bible Teaching (2020) | Richards, Larry O. and Gary J. Bredfeldt | 9780802498519 | 1998 edition is also OK |
| THEO | 6101 | OC | Theological Research and Writing | Dunn, J. | A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (2018, 9th edition) | Turabian, Kate | 9780226430577 | |
| THEO | 6101 | OC | Theological Research and Writing | Dunn, J. | How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading (2014) | Adler, Mortimer J. And Charles Van Doren | 9780671212094 | |
| THEO | 6101 | OC | Theological Research and Writing | Dunn, J. | From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research (2015) | Kibbe, Michael | 0830851313 | |
| THEO | 2355/4355 | VC/CC | World Religions | Dunn, J. | Understanding World Religions: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2018) | Hexham, Irving | 9780310598466 | |
| BIBL | 1302 | CC/CR | Old Testament Survey | Eiben, K. | The Heart of Hebrew History (2002) | Hester, H. I. | 0-8054-1217-4 | There are multiple editions of this book available. Any of them will be fine. |
| MNST | 6301 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | African American Pastoral Care (Revised edition, 2004) | Wimberly, Edward P. | 978-0-687-64949-5 | This textbook is for the Masters-level class |
| MNST | 6301 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry (Revised Edition, 2016) | Willimon, William H. | 978-1-5018-0490-8 | This textbook is for the Masters-level class |
| MNST | 6301 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | The Diary of a Country Priest (2002) | Bernanos, Georges | 978-0-78670-961-8 | This textbook is for the Masters-level class |
| MNST | 3344 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | Under the Unpredictable Plant: An Exploration in Vocational Holiness (1994) | Peterson, Eugene | 978-0-8028-0848-6 | This textbook is for the Bachelor's-level class |
| MNST | 3344 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | On Pastoring: A Short Guide to Living, Leading, and Ministering as a Pastor (2016) | Charles, H. B. | 978-0-8024-1460-1 | This textbook is for the Bachelor's-level class |
| MNST | 3344 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | Letters to a Young Pastor (2011) | Miller, Calvin | 978-0-7814-0577 | This textbook is for the bachelor's-level class |
| MNST | 2344 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | O Shepherd Where Art Thou? (2006) | Miller, Calvin | 978-0-8054-4098-0 | This textbook is for the diploma class |
| MNST | 2344 | OC | Supervised Ministry | Garcia, A. | On Being a Pastor: Understanding our Calling and Work (2013) | Prime, Derek J. & Alistair Begg | 978-0802431226 | This textbook is for the diploma class |
| MNST | 2301 | VCh/CCh | Spiritual Formation | Garcia, A. | Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth (2007) | Foster, Richard J. | 9780062803887 | Any edition will work |
| CHST | 1301 | VCh/CCh | Introduction to Christianity | Garcia, A. | Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity (2012, 3rd edition) | Noll, Mark | 978-0801039966 | Any edition is fine, but 3rd edition is preferable |
| CHST | 1301 | VCh/CCh | Introduction to Christianity | Garcia, A. | Streams of Living Water: Celebrating the Great Traditions of Christian Faith (2001) | Foster, Richard H. | 978-0060628222 | Book is sometimes titled: Streams of Living Water: Essential Practices from the Six Great Traditions of Christian Faith |
| FOUN/MNST | 2201/4301 | OC | Capstone | Gonzalez-Moreno, C. | Facing Messy Stuff in the Church: Case Studies for Pastors and Congregations. (2005) | Swetland, Kenneth L. | 0825436966 | |
| FOUN/MNST | 2201/4301 | OC | Capstone | Gonzalez-Moreno, C. | The Leader’s Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation. (2020) | Herrington, Jim, R., Robert Creech, and Trisha Taylor. | 1540960528 | |
| BIBL | 2305/4305 | VC/MC | Old Testament Wisdom Books | Gonzalez-Moreno, C. | Exploring the Old Testament: A Guide to the Psalms & Wisdom Literature (2003) | Lucas, Ernest C. | 978-0830853113 | |
| BIBL | 2305/4305 | VC/MC | Old Testament Wisdom Books | Gonzalez-Moreno, C. | Finding Favour in the Sight of God: A Theology of Wisdom Literature (2018) | Belcher Jr., Richard P. | 978-0830826476 | |
| BIBL | 1301 | VCh/MCh | Old Testament Survey | Gonzalez-Moreno, C. | Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey. ( 2015, 3rd Edition) | Arnold, Bill T. and Bryan E. Beyer. | 9780801049538 | |
| CHST | 6302 | VC/CC | Baptist Heritage and Thought | Hugghins, K. | The Challenge of Being Baptist (2010) | Leonard, Bill J. | 978-1-60258-306-1 | Graduate students must buy this book in addition to the others required |
| CHST | 5099/6302 | VC/CC | Baptist Heritage and Thought | Hugghins, K. | In Search of the New Testament Church: The Baptist Story (2008) | Weaver, C. Douglas | 978-0-88146-105-3 | |
| CHST | 5099/6302 | VC/CC | Baptist Heritage and Thought | Hugghins, K. | The Baptist Identity: Four Fragile Freedoms (1993) | Shurden, Walter B. | 978-1880837207 | |
| CHST | 5099/6302 | VC/CC | Baptist Heritage and Thought | Hugghins, K. | Readings in Baptist History: Four Centuries of Selected Documents (2008) | Early, Joseph Jr. | 978-0-8054-4674-6 | |
| BIBL | 6341 | VC/CC | Interpreting the OT I | Lyles, R. | An Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and Christian Imagination (2nd edition, 2012) | Brueggemann, Walter and Tod Linafelt | 978-0-664-23458-4 | |
| BIBL | 6341 | VC/CC | Interpreting the OT I | Lyles, R. | Encountering the Old Testament: A Christian Survey (3rd edition, 2015) | Arnold, Bill T. and Bryan E. Beyer | 978-0-8010-4953-8 | |
| HEBR | 5099/6301 | VC/CC | Biblical Hebrew I | Moore, D. | Biblical Hebrew: Text and Workbook (2nd edition, 2004) | Kittel, Bonnie Pedrotti, Victoria Hoffer, and Rebecca Abts Wright | ||
| THEO | 1301 | OC | Introduction to Christian Thought | Nichols, K. | Theology: The Basic Readings (ANY EDITION) | McGrath, Alister | 9781119158158 | There are two textbooks for this class. You may purchase ANY EDITION of "The Basic READINGS. |
| THEO | 1301 | OC | Introduction to Christian Thought | Nichols, K. | Theology: The Basics (2017, 4th edition) | McGrath, Alister | 9781119158080 | There are two textbooks for this class. You MUST have the 4th edition of "The Basics. |
| THEO | 1301 | CC | Introduction to Christian Thought | Nichols, K. | Theology: The Basic Readings (ANY EDITION) | McGrath, Alister | 9781119158158 | There are two textbooks for this class. You may purchase ANY EDITION of "The Basic READINGS. |
| THEO | 1301 | CC | Introduction to Christian Thought | Nichols, K. | Theology: The Basics (2017, 4th edition) | McGrath, Alister | 9781119158080 | There are two textbooks for this class. You MUST have the 4th edition of "The Basics. |
| THEO | 1102 | VC/CC | Theological Research and Writing | Nichols, K. | A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (2018, 9th edition) | Turabian, Kate | 9780226430577 | |
| THEO | 1102 | MC | Theological Research and Writing | Pagayon, P. | A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (2018, 9th edition) | Turabian, Kate | 9780226430577 | |
| BIBL | 1304 | MC | Methods in Biblical Interpretation | Pagayon, P. | How to Read the Bible for All its Worth (2014, Fourth Edition) | Gordon D. Fee and Douglas K. Stuart | 9780310517825 | This book is recommended but not required. |
| BIBL | 1304 | MC | Methods in Biblical Interpretation | Pagayon, P. | Grasping God's word (2020, Fourth Edition) | J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays | 9780310109174 | The latest (4th) Edition is the required textbook |
| BIBL | 1302 | VCh/MCh | New Testament Survey | Pagayon, P. | Introducing the New Testament: A Short Guide to Its History and Message (2010) | Carson, D. A. And Douglas J. Moo | 9780310291497 | |
| BIBL | 1302 | VCh/MCh | New Testament Survey | Pagayon, P. | The New Testament in Antiquity (2020, 2nd edition) | Burch, Gary M., Lynn H. Cohick, and Gene L. Green | 9780310531326 | |
| BIBL | 1304 | VC/CC | Methods in Biblical Interpretation | Pinson, G. | Grasping God's word (2020, Fourth Edition) | J. Scott Duvall and J. Daniel Hays | 9780310109174 | The latest (4th) Edition is the required textbook. Do not buy the workbook. |
| MNST | 2301 | BT | Spiritual Formation | Quintanilla, N. | Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth (2007) | Foster, Richard J. | 9780062803887 | |
| THEO | 6305 | CC/MC | Justice: Theology and Ethics | Rempel B. | The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism (2020) | Tisby, Jemar | 978-0-310-59726-1 | |
| THEO | 5099/6304 | CC/MC | History of Christian Apologetics | Rempel B. | Five Views on Apologetics (2000) | Cowan, Steven B. | 9780310224761 | |
| THEO | 6305 | CC/MC | Justice: Theology and Ethics | Rempel B. | Fault Lines: The Social Justice Movement and Evangelicalism’s Looming Catastrophe (2021) | Baucham, Voddie T. | 978-1-68451-180-8 | |
| MNST | 6101 | OC | Capstone | Rempel B. | The Minister as Moral Theologian: Ethical Dimensions of Pastoral Leadership (2017) | Wheeler, Sondra | 978-0801097843 | |
| BIBL | 5312/6312 | OC | Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels | Rempel B. | Four Portraits, One Jesus: An Introduction to Jesus and the Gospels (2020, 2nd edition) | Strauss, Mark L. | 978-0310528678 | You MUST purchase the second edition |
| LEAD | 2301 | OC | Christian Ethics for Leadership | Stapper, C. | Servant of All: Reframing Greatness and Leadership through the Teachings of Jesus (2019) | Enlow, Ralph | 978-1683592976 | |
| MNST | 2380 | VC/CC | Foundations of Youth Ministry | Stapper, C. | A Biblical Theology of Youth Ministry (2019) | McGarry, Michael | 978-1614840961 |
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