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Spring 2006 Commencement - The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin, The University Of Texas Permian Basin May 2006

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Co 725 Research Seminar: Theory And Design, Janet B. Dean Jan 2006

Co 725 Research Seminar: Theory And Design, Janet B. Dean

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Required Texts: • Kumar, R. (1996). Research methodology: A step-by-step guide for beginners. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. • Locke, L. F., Silverman, S. J., & Spirduso, W. W. (2004). Reading and understanding research (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. • Course articles, available through library. • Course lecture outlines, available on ATS intranet (go to: Firstclass, Wilmore Campus, Student Info, Lecture Power Points, Dean, CO725) • Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.).


Co 730 Advanced Issues In Cross-Cultural Counseling, Tapiwa N. Mucherera Jan 2006

Co 730 Advanced Issues In Cross-Cultural Counseling, Tapiwa N. Mucherera

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Readings: Required Dwairy, Marwan Adeeb, Cross-cultural Counseling: the Arab-Palestinian case, New York: Haworth Press, 1998 Pedersen, Paul et al. Counseling Across Cultures. California: Sage Publications, 2001 Sue and Sue, Counseling the Culturally Diverse New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2002. Mucherera, Tapiwa N. Pastoral Care From a Third World Perspective: A Pastoral Theology of Care from an Urban Contemporary Shona in Zimbabwe New York: Peter Lang, 2001


Cs 625 Black History, Theology And Mission, Richard Gray Jan 2006

Cs 625 Black History, Theology And Mission, Richard Gray

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REQUIRED READING: Bennett, Lerone., Before the Mayflower. New York: Penguin Books, 1982. Moses, Wilson Jeremiah., The Golden Age of Black Nationalism, 1850-1925. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Wilmore, Gayraud S., Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An Interpretation of the Religious History of Afro-American People. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1986. Robinson, Randall., The Debt. New York: Dutton Books, 2000.


Cs 601 Christian Ethics, Christine Pohl Jan 2006

Cs 601 Christian Ethics, Christine Pohl

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Texts: Boulton, Wayne G., Thomas D.Kennedy, and Allen Verhey, eds., From Christ to the World: Introductory Readings in Christian Ethics (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994). Dayton, Donald W., Discovering an Evangelical Heritage (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988). Hollinger, Dennis, Choosing the Good: Christian Ethics in a Complex World (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002). Miles, Rebekah L., The Pastor as Moral Guide (Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999). Selected readings in CS601 Packet for sale in bookstore; others on internet and electronic reserve.


Ms 610 Mb 710 Learning A Language And Culture, Dale F. Walker Jan 2006

Ms 610 Mb 710 Learning A Language And Culture, Dale F. Walker

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Books and Materials: Required books for the course: Abbott, Edwin A. (1884; 1979) Flatland: A romance of many dimensions. NY; Dover. Agar, Michael (1994) Language Shock: Understanding the Culture of Conversation. NY: Quill. Brewster, E Thomas, and Brewster, Elizabeth S (1976) Language Learning Made Practical. Pasadena: Lingua House (This book plus cassette is available from the instructor for $21.00) Marshall, Terry (1989) The Whole World Guide to Language Learning. Yarmouth: Intercultural Press. Nida, Eugene A. (1960; 1990) Message and Mission: The communication of the Christian Faith. Pasadena: Wm Carey. Sandoz, Mari (1953; 1992) Cheyenne Autumn. Lincoln: Univ of Nebraska Press.


Cs 681 Bioethics: Technology, Culture And The Future, James R. Thobaben Jan 2006

Cs 681 Bioethics: Technology, Culture And The Future, James R. Thobaben

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TEXTS: REQUIRED: Teays, Wanda & Purdy, Laura, Bioethics, Justice, and Health Care Section 3: Medical Experimentation Section 4: The Body as Property Section 4: Individual Decision Making Section 6: Abortion & Birth Control Section 7:Reproductive Tech & Surrogacy Section 8: Genetics & Cloning Peterson, James C. Genetic Turning Points Chia, Cooper, Thobaben, Fergusson, and Kilner, Bioethics: Obstacle or Opportunity for the Gospel Lausanne Occasional Paper No.58 based on Pattaya, Thailand Meeting 2004, Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, 2004. Hauerwas, Stanley, “Abortion: Theologically Understood” [http://www.lifewatch.org/abortion.html] Durham Declaration [http://www.lifewatch.org/durham.html] President’s Council on Bioethics, Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology & the Pursuit of Happiness [http://www.bioethics.gov/reports/beyondtherapy/beyond_therapy_final_report_pcbe.pdf] …


Cs 680 Bioethics: Christian Care And Clinical Ethics, James R. Thobaben Jan 2006

Cs 680 Bioethics: Christian Care And Clinical Ethics, James R. Thobaben

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TEXTS & ARTICLES: Lammers & Verhey, On Moral Medicine (2nd edition) [Chapters: 1,2,3,4,5,6,8,9,14,15,16,19] Chia, Cooper, Thobaben, Fergusson, and Kilner, Bioethics: Obstacle or Opportunity for the Gospel Lausanne Occasional Paper No.58 based on Pattaya, Thailand Meeting 2004, Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization, 2004. Thobaben, JR "A United Methodist Approach to End-of-Life..." Christian Bioethics (3)3:222-248 [under course icon] Thobaben, JR "The Impact of Managed Care..." Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation (12)1:10-20 [under course icon] Various court cases and laws [on Web; to be determined in accordance with current bioethical issues] These must be obtained on your own; NOT ordered; NOT on reserve …


Me 770 Ms 635 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder Jan 2006

Me 770 Ms 635 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder

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Complete the assigned readings as listed on the schedule. The following are required texts: The Community of the King, rev. ed. (2004), by Howard Snyder Emerging Churches: Creating Christian Community in Postmodern Cultures, by Eddie Gibbs and Ryan K. Bolger The Other Six Days, by R. Paul Stevens Churches That Make a Difference, by Ronald Sider, Philip Olson, and Heidi Rolland Unruh The following books are recommended: God’s Transforming Spirit: Black Church Renewal, by Preston Washington Signs of the Spirit: How God Reshapes the Church, by Howard Snyder Natural Church Development, by Christian Schwarz


Do 501 Basic Christian Doctrine, Allan Coppedge Jan 2006

Do 501 Basic Christian Doctrine, Allan Coppedge

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TEXTBOOKS 1. Required: Thomas Oden, The Living God. ________, The Word Of Life. ________, Life In The Spirit. John Oswalt, Call To Be Holy. Mildred Wynkoop, Foundations of Wesleyan-Arminian Theology. 2. Recommended: Copies of all these are available through the Barnabas Foundation Allan Coppedge, Portraits of God. Allan Coppedge, The Promise of Something More. Allan Coppedge, When the Holy Spirit Comes. Allan Coppedge, “Triune Theism” (in mss. form). Allan Coppedge, “Relational Life,” (in mss. form). 3. Requested in class: The Holy Bible: English Standard Version recommended.


Do 501 Basic Christian Theology, Stephen A. Seamands Jan 2006

Do 501 Basic Christian Theology, Stephen A. Seamands

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TEXTS: Thomas Oden, The Living God The Word of Life Life in the Spirit Gregory Boyd & Paul Eddy, Across the Spectrum Stephen Seamands, Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service


Do 660 The Christian Doctrine Of Holiness, Allan Coppedge Jan 2006

Do 660 The Christian Doctrine Of Holiness, Allan Coppedge

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Textbooks 1. Available from bookstore: Allan Coppedge & William Ury, In His Image: A Workbook of Scriptural Holiness Allan Coppedge, Portraits of God John Oswalt, Call to be Holy Dennis Kinlaw, Let’s Start with Jesus. 2. Available from the Barnabas Foundation: Allan Coppedge, Holy Living (ms) Allan Coppedge, Relational Life (ms) 3. The Holy Bible in every class. The English Standard Version is recommended. The student should count themselves present for class when accompanied by the hard copy (as opposed to computer copy).


Do 690 Theology Of John Wesley, Kenneth J. Collins Jan 2006

Do 690 Theology Of John Wesley, Kenneth J. Collins

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Texts: Required: Burwash, Rev N. Wesley's Fifty Two Standard Sermons. Salem, Ohio: Schmul Publishing Co., 1967. Note: All Sermons Must Be Read. Collins, Kenneth J. John Wesley: A Theological Journey. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press, 2003. Collins, Kenneth J. The Scripture Way of Salvation: The Heart of John Wesley’s Theology (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997). Collins, Kenneth J., and John H. Tyson. Conversion in the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001. Collateral: Collins, Kenneth J. A Faithful Witness: John Wesley’s Homiletical Theology (Wilmore, Kentucky: Wesley Heritage Press, 1993). Coppedge, Allan. John Wesley in Theological Debate (Wilmore, KY: Wesley Heritage Press, 1988). Lindstrom, …


Do 691 Readings In Wesley, Allan Coppedge Jan 2006

Do 691 Readings In Wesley, Allan Coppedge

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Textbooks A. Required: John Wesley, Wesley’s Fifty-Two Standard Sermons, ed. N. Burwash. __________, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Kenneth Collins, The Scripture Way of Salvation. Harold Lindstrom, Wesley and Sanctification. Richard Heitzenrater, Wesley and the People Called Methodist. B. Recommended: Thomas Oden, John Wesley’s Scriptural Christianity. Kenneth Collins, A Faithful Witness. C. If all the required and recommended readings have been completed, an additional reading list may be developed with the professor.


Is 502 Vocation Of Ministry, Stephen A. Seamands, James Hampton Jan 2006

Is 502 Vocation Of Ministry, Stephen A. Seamands, James Hampton

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Required Texts Foster, R. (1978) Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper Collins. Foster, R. (1983) Study Guide for Celebration of Discipline. San Francisco: Harper Collins. Smith, G. (1999). Courage and Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. Stevens, P. (1999). The Other Six Days: Vocation, Work and Ministry. Rediger, L. (2003). Beyond the Scandals: A Guide to Healthy Sexuality for Clergy. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press. Woodley, R. (2001). Living in Color: Embracing God’s Passion for Diversity. Grand Rapids, MI: Chosen Books. Choose one of the following: Clouse, B. and R. (1989). Women in Ministry: Four Views. Downers …


Is 501 Kingdom, Church, And World, Christine Pohl Jan 2006

Is 501 Kingdom, Church, And World, Christine Pohl

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Required Reading: Middleton, J. Richard and Brian J. Walsh, Truth Is Stranger Than It Used to Be: Biblical Faith in a Postmodern Age, InterVarsity Press, 1995. Plantinga, Cornelius, Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin, Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1995. Snyder, Howard A., Kingdom, Church, and World: Biblical Themes for Today, Wipf and Stock, 1985, 2001. Volf, Miroslav and Dorothy C. Bass, eds., Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life, Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2002. Walker, Andrew, Telling the Story: Gospel, Mission and Culture, Wipf and Stock, 1996, 2003. Wright, N.T., The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who …


Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone Jan 2006

Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone

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READING Greer, Rowan and J. Kugel. Early Biblical Interpretation. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. Miller, P. D. The Religion of Ancient Israel. Louisville: Westminster/John Knox, 2000. No discussion of the OT theology is adequate without a serious analysis of the actual religious life of ancient Israel. This book is the best current summary of that field. Childs, Brevard S. Old Testament Theology in a Canonical Context. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1985. A survey of the theology of the OT that procedes by topics rather than historically or in canonical order. Rendtorff, Rolf. The Canonical Hebrew Bible: A Theology of the Old Testament. Leiden: Deo …


Bt 660 New Testament Theology, Ben Witherington Jan 2006

Bt 660 New Testament Theology, Ben Witherington

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Ice, Laura and B. Witherington, The Shadow of the Almighty, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,2000). ThistextinitiatesthediscussionoftheuseofFatherlanguage for God in the NT. Witherington, Ben The Many Faces ofthe Christ (N.Y. Crossroad, 1998). This is the basic textbook on the Christological portion of the course. Witherington,Ben. Jesus,Paul,andtheEndoftheWorld,(DownersGrove: InterVarsity P, 1992). This book should also be read first in order to gain an understanding of the eschatological framework out of which several NT figures operate. Witherington, Ben Paul’s Narrative Thought World, (Louisville: Westminster/J. Knox, 1994), pb. This book gives an overview of Pauline theology in its various topics.


Cd 660 Ym 660 Teaching The Whole Bible To Youth And Adults, Ellen L. Marmon Jan 2006

Cd 660 Ym 660 Teaching The Whole Bible To Youth And Adults, Ellen L. Marmon

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Required Textbooks 1. Jones, Tony. (2003). read, think, pray, live. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS. ISBN: 1-57683-453-0 2. McBride, Neal F. How To Lead Small Groups. Colorado Springs: NAVPRESS. ISBN: 08910-93036 3. McIntosh, Gary L. (2004). One Church, Four Generations: Understanding and Reaching All Ages in Your Church. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Brothers. ISBN: 0-8010-9137-3 4. Pearcey, Nancy. (2004). Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books. ISBN: 1-58134-458-9 5. Willimon, William H. (1990). Shaped By The Bible. Nashville: Abingdon Press. ISBN: 0-687-12656-8 6. Yount, William R. (1999). Called to Teach: An Introduction to the Ministry of Teaching. …


Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2006

Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

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REQUIRED TEXTS Basics of Christian Education by Karen B. Tye The Younger Evangelicals by Robert Webber John Wesley’s Class Meeting: A model for making disciples by Michael Henderson Making All Things New: An Invitation to the Spiritual Life by Henri Nouwen The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of The Sunday School by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Growing in the Life of Faith: Education and Christian Practices by Craig Dykstra *On Reserve - Leading the Congregation: Caring for Yourself While Serving the People by Norman Shawchuck and Roger Heuser Christian Religious Education: Sharing Our Story and Vision by …


Cd 610 Moral Development, Chris Kiesling Jan 2006

Cd 610 Moral Development, Chris Kiesling

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TEXTBOOKS James C. Wilhoit and John M. Dettoni. Nurture that is Christian: Developmental Perspectives on Christian Education. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1995. James Fowler. Faithful Change: The Personal and Public Challenges of Postmodern Life. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. Jean Piaget, The Moral Judgment of the Child. New York, Free Press, 1965. E Stanley Jones, The Christ of the Mount.


Bs 501 Introduction To Biblical Studies I, Lawson G. Stone Jan 2006

Bs 501 Introduction To Biblical Studies I, Lawson G. Stone

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COURSE REQUIRED TEXTS Drane, John. Introducing the Old Testament. Completely Revised and Updated edition. Minneapolos: Fortress, 2001. Klein, W., Craig L. Blomberg and R. L. Hubbard, Jr. Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. Dallas: Word Publishing, REVISED EDITION. Thompson, David L. Bible Study That Works. Revised edition. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, 1994. A Contemporary, but "Formal-Equivalent" translation of the Bible. Examples include: Revised Standard Version or New American Standard Bible, New Revised Standard Version, New International Version. Examples of what not to use for this class incluse: The Message, the New Living Translation and others like them. These are excellent translations, but …


Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, R. Dale Hale Jan 2006

Cd 511 The Pastor And Christian Discipleship, R. Dale Hale

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Required Reading Consult the Course Schedule for dates by which sections of the reading should be completed. Introducing Christian Education:Foundations for the Twenty-first Century, Michael J. Anthony, ed. John Wesley's Class Meeting: A Model for Making Disciples, D. Michael Henderson. Disciple Making Teachers, Josh Hunt Creative Ministry, Henri Nouwen Patterns in Moral Development, Catherine M. Stonehouse. "Learning from Gender Differences," Catherine M. Stonehouse Selected readings from the Web


Cd 552 A Adult Education Seminar Multiply Your Ministry: Moving From Sitting To Serving, Ellen L. Marmon Jan 2006

Cd 552 A Adult Education Seminar Multiply Your Ministry: Moving From Sitting To Serving, Ellen L. Marmon

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Required Texts: • The Equipping Church Guidebook, by Sue Mallory • Fresh Faith, by Jim Cymbala


Cd 655 Ministering With Children Through The Church, Catherine Stonehouse Jan 2006

Cd 655 Ministering With Children Through The Church, Catherine Stonehouse

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Reading PRE SEMESTER DRAFT CCatherine Stonehouse, Ph.D. Professor of Christian Education Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, KY 40390 CD 655 - Ministering with Children through the Church Syllabus Spring 2006 Three Hours Examines the potential and needs of children in contemporary society, biblical perspectives on children and how they are to be involved in the faith community, and characteristics of the child's physical, emotional, cognitive, moral, and faith development. Explores the ministries a church can provide to involve children in the faith community, meeting their needs, nurturing wholeness and faith. Course Objectives Having completed this course with competence, the student will: …


Ch 502 Church History Ii, Meesaeng Lee Choi Jan 2006

Ch 502 Church History Ii, Meesaeng Lee Choi

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REQUIRED TEXTS 1. Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day, vol. 2. San Francisco: Harper/Collins Publishers, 1985. (390p) 2. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition and Reform. InterVarsity Press, 1999 (Beginning from Part VII, 369-613). (240p) 3. Noll, Mark A., ed. Confessions and Catechisms of the Reformation. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991. (200p) 4. Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: the Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford University Press, 2002. (70p)


Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley Jan 2006

Ch 501 Church History I, J. Steven O'Malley

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REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS Bettenson, Henry. Documents of the Christian Church. (Oxford paperback, second ed.). 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, Volume I (Abingdon; paper ed.) [for use in elaborating theological developments at crucial junctures] Irvin, Dale, and Sunquist, Scott, eds., History of the World Christian Movement (Earliest Christianity to 1453), (Orbis, 2001). (abbreviated HWCM) [main secondary textbook] Kerr, Hugh T., ed. Readings in Christian Thought. (Abingdon paper ed.). A concise collection of selected texts illustrating …


Ch 755 Theology Of Martin Luther, J. Steven O'Malley Jan 2006

Ch 755 Theology Of Martin Luther, J. Steven O'Malley

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TEXTBOOKS For purchase: Althaus, Paul, Theology of Martin Luther (Fortress) Bainton, Roland, Here I Stand (biography, in paper) Dillenberger, John, ed., Martin Luther (Doubleday Anchor paper) Lull, Timothy, Martin Luther’s Basis Theological Writings (Fortress, paper) Collateral text: Luther’s Letters of Spiritual Counsel, in Library of Christian Classics


Ch 502 Church History Ii, Kenneth J. Collins Jan 2006

Ch 502 Church History Ii, Kenneth J. Collins

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Texts: The following texts are appropriate materials, in conjunction with class lectures, through which the student can actualize the course goals: Gonzalez, Justo L. The Story of Christianity, Vol. 2. San Francisco: Harper/Collins Publishers, 1985. Collins, Kenneth J. The Evangelical Moment: The Promise of an American Religion. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2005. Kerr, Hugh T. ed. Readings in Christian Thought. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1989. Walton, Robert C. Chronological and Background Charts of Church History. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1986.


Co 680 Career Counseling, Anthony J. Headley Jan 2006

Co 680 Career Counseling, Anthony J. Headley

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REQUIRED READINGS Hardy, L. (1990). The fabric of this world: inquiries into calling, career choice, and the design of human work. Grand Rapids, Mich.: W.B. Eerdmans Brown, D (2003). Career Information, Career Counseling and Career Development. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon