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Co 725 Research Seminar: Theory And Design, Janet B. Dean
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
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
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, James R. Thobaben
Cs 601 Christian Ethics, James R. Thobaben
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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).
Cs 601 Christian Ethics, Christine Pohl
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.
Cs 637 Rural Community And Moral Concerns, James R. Thobaben
Cs 637 Rural Community And Moral Concerns, James R. Thobaben
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Required Texts (MUST BE READ BEFORE FIRST SESSION) Caudill, Harry M., Night Comes to the Cumberlands Ashland, KY: Jesse Stuart Foundation, 2001 (re- publication) Conley, Kevin, Stud New York NY: Bloomsbury, 2002. Covington, Dennis, Salvation on Sand Mountain New York NY: Penguin Books, 1995 Evans, Vos & Wright (ed), Biblical Holism and Agriculture Pasadena CA: William Carey Library, 2003. Jones, Loyal, Faith and Meaning in the Southern Uplands Urbana IL: University of Illinois Press, 1999. DELETE: Logsdon, Gene, The Contrary Farmer White River Junction VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 1994. [This book never arrived] Kline, David, Great Possessions: An Amish …
Mb 755 Holisitc Mission And The Use Of Business In Global Outreach, Tetsunao Yamamori
Mb 755 Holisitc Mission And The Use Of Business In Global Outreach, Tetsunao Yamamori
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TEXT BOOKS Befus, David R. Kingdom Business: The Ministry of Promoting Economic Activity. Miami, FL: Latin America Mission, 2001. Also found in: http://www.carintech.com/kb/preface.html,2002. Eldred, Ken. God Is At Work: Transforming People and Nations. Ventura, CA: Regal Books, 2005. Rundle, Steve, and Tom Steffen. Great Commission Companies: the Emerging Role of Business in Missions. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2003. Yamamori, Tetsunao, and Kenneth A. Eldred (eds.). On Kingdom Business: Transforming Missions Through Entrepreneurial Strategies. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 2003
Ms 610 Mb 710 Learning A Language And Culture, Dale F. Walker
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.
Mb 780 Cross-Cultural Christian Discipling, W. Jay Moon
Mb 780 Cross-Cultural Christian Discipling, W. Jay Moon
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*Courson, Jim 1998 “Deepening the Bonds of Christian Community: Applying Rite of Passage Structure to the Discipling Process in Taiwan.” Missiology: An International Review. 26:301-313. Eliade, Mircea [Recommended reading but not required] 1959 The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. Trans. Willard R. Trask. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. *Finn, Thomas M. 1989 “Ritual Process and the Survival of Early Christianity: A Study of the Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus.” Journal of Ritual Studies. 3:69-89. Gire, Ken 1996 Windows of the Soul: Experiencing God in New Ways. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. Padilla, C. Rene 2005 “Holistic Mission” in …
Cs 652 Ethics Of Hospitality And Contemporary Challenges, Christine Pohl
Cs 652 Ethics Of Hospitality And Contemporary Challenges, Christine Pohl
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Texts: Philip Hallie, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed. NY: HarperCollins, 1979, 1994. Amy Oden, And You Welcomed Me. Nashville: Abingdon, 2001. Christine Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999 Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. Reading Packet Bernard Adeney, Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out, NY: Doubleday. 1 Brett Webb-Mitchell, Unexpected Guests at God’s Banquet: Welcoming People with Disabilities into the Church. NY: Crossroad, 1994. Other readings will be accessed on the internet.
Cs 652 Ethics Of Hospitality And Contemporary Challenges, Christine Pohl
Cs 652 Ethics Of Hospitality And Contemporary Challenges, Christine Pohl
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Texts: Philip Hallie, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed. NY: HarperCollins, 1979, 1994. Christine Pohl, Making Room: Recovering Hospitality as a Christian Tradition. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1999 Miroslav Volf, Exclusion and Embrace. Nashville: Abingdon, 1996. Reading Packet Bernard Adeney, Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995. Henri Nouwen, Reaching Out, NY: Doubleday. Brett Webb-Mitchell, Unexpected Guests at God’s Banquet: Welcoming People with Disabilities into the Church. NY: Crossroad, 1994.
Cs 654 Morality At The End Of Modernity, James R. Thobaben
Cs 654 Morality At The End Of Modernity, James R. Thobaben
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Cs 681 Bioethics: Technology, Culture And The Future, James R. Thobaben
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
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 …
Cs 682 Bioethics: Creation And The Environment, James R. Thobaben
Cs 682 Bioethics: Creation And The Environment, James R. Thobaben
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TEXTS: REQUIRED Barkey, M. (ed) Environmental Stewardship in the Judeo-Christian Tradition [a very short book, easy to read, more “liberty” oreinted] Bradie, M. The Secret Chain: Evolution and Ethics [a fairly difficult book; try to pick up arguments without excessive concern on exactly who said what; the major “players” will be discussed in class] Moreland, J.P. & Reynolds, J., editors Three Views on Creation and Evolution [an accessible book covering three Christian positions] Pojman, Louis P. , Environmental Ethics: Readings in Theory and Application, 4th Edition [it is what its title suggests]
Me 770 Ms 635 Renewing The Church For Mission, Howard A. Snyder
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
Mb 810 Advanced Missiological Anthropology, Michael A. Rynkiewich
Mb 810 Advanced Missiological Anthropology, Michael A. Rynkiewich
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Texts: problems and to make and execute mission plans. COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1. Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues – Paul Hiebert (1994) 2. Anthropological Theory 2nd ed. (2000) - R. J. McGee and R. L. Warms (eds.) 3. The Church and Cultures: New Perspectives in Missiological Anthropology (1988) – Louis J. Luzbetak 4. Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Third Edition (paperback). 2002. –H. Russell Bernard. AltaMira Press. ISBN 0-7591-0148-5
Mb 750 Mc 672 Values And Ethics In Cross-Cultural Perspective, Steven Ybarrola
Mb 750 Mc 672 Values And Ethics In Cross-Cultural Perspective, Steven Ybarrola
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Required Texts: Achebe, Chinua, Things Fall Apart Adeney, Bernard, Strange Virtues: Ethics in a Multicultural World Ritchie, Mark Andrew, Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman’s Story Smith, Christian, Moral, Believing Animals: Human Personhood and Culture Wentzel Wolfe, Regina and Christine Gudorf, Ethics and World Religions: Cross-Cultural Case Studies
Me 820 Seminar In Evangelization: Applied Historical Perspectives, George G. Hunter
Me 820 Seminar In Evangelization: Applied Historical Perspectives, George G. Hunter
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Course Readings Asbury’s bookstore has ordered the following sources for us: 1. Michael Green. Evangelism in the Early Church, rev. ed. (Eerdmans, 2003) 2. Rodney Stark. The Rise of Christianity (Harper-Collins p. b., 1997. 3 Richard Fletcher. The Barbarian Conversion: From Paganism to Christianity (University of California Press, 1999). 4. Smith, Stout, and Minkema, Eds. A Jonathan Edwards Reader (Yale University Press p. b., 2003) 5. C. H. Spurgeon. The SoulWinner Whitaker House, 1995) 6. Alcoholics Anonymous, fourth edition.
Mb 770 The Indigenous Church, Steven Ybarrola
Mb 770 The Indigenous Church, Steven Ybarrola
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Required Texts: David Hesselgrave and Edward Rommen, Contextualization: Meanings, Methods, and Models Lalsangkima Pachuau, Ethnic Identity and Christianity Lamin Sanneh (1989) Translating the Message Robert Schreiter (1985) Constructing Local Theologies
Me 630 Planting New Churches, Ronald K. Crandall
Me 630 Planting New Churches, Ronald K. Crandall
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READING REQUIREMENTS (25% of Grade) The following are required texts and a 1 and 1/2 to 2 page single spaced reading report must be completed on each: 1. 2. 2. Stuart Murray, Church Planting: Laying Foundations, 2001 (250 pages). Reading report due on October 3rd. Tom Jones, ed., Church Planting from the Ground Up, 2004 (350 pages). Reading report due on October 24th. Ed Stetzer, Planting Missional Churches, 2006 (350 pages). Reading report due on November 7th.
Do 501 Basic Christian Doctrine, Allan Coppedge
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 620 The Person And Work Of Christ, Stephen A. Seamands
Do 620 The Person And Work Of Christ, Stephen A. Seamands
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TEXTBOOKS Paul Beasley-Murray, The Message of the Resurrection David Bryant, Christ is All! Gerrit Dawson, Jesus Ascended Jurgen Moltmann, The Way of Jesus Christ Stephen Seamands, Wounds that Heal John Stott, The Cross of Christ Philip Yancey, The Jesus I Never Knew
Do 501 Basic Christian Theology, Stephen A. Seamands
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 620 The Emotions, Feelings, And Passion, Lawrence W. Wood
Do 620 The Emotions, Feelings, And Passion, Lawrence W. Wood
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REQUIRED TEXTS: Frank Lake, Clinical Theology (See www.emethpress.com, 2005 reprint). Frank Lake offers a brilliant synthesis of psychotherapy, theology, and philosophy. Clinical Theology is one of the few best books ever written. His case-study approach to pastoral theology demonstrates how emotionally scarring events in one’s life affect one capacity to relate to others and to God. This is a “must read” book for appreciating the significance of the affective dimensions of religious belief and practice.
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Lawrence W. Wood
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Lawrence W. Wood
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REQUIRED TEXTS 1. L. Wood,The Meaning of Pentecost in Early Methodism, Rediscovering John Fletcher As John Wesley’s Vindicator and Designated Successor (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2002). Chapters 11-16, pp. 223-385. Pneumatology has been a central focus of Asbury Theological Seminary since its very beginning. This corresponds to its emphasis upon Christian perfection. This book shows that the baptism with the Spirit and Pentecostal terminology were widely used in 19th Century American Methodism. The last chapters of this book explore this theme in Methodist history since Wesley. The first half of this book is about John Fletcher “pentecostalizing” John Wesley’s theology …
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Stephen A. Seamands
Do 670 United Methodist Theology, Stephen A. Seamands
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Textbooks: William Abraham, Waking from Doctrinal Amnesia Ted Campbell, Methodist Doctrine: The Essentials Thomas Langford, Practical Divinity, vol 1. Thomas Schmidt, Straight and Narrow: Compassion and Clarity in the Homosexuality Debate By Water and the Spirit (download at http://www.gbod.org/worship/articles/water_spirit/) Stephen Seamands, Holiness of Heart and Life
Do 660 The Christian Doctrine Of Holiness, Allan Coppedge
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
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 690 Theology Of John Wesley, Allan Coppedge
Do 690 Theology Of John Wesley, Allan Coppedge
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Textbooks A. Required: John Wesley, Wesley’s Fifty-two Standard Sermons, ed. N. Burwash. (other editions acceptable) __________, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection. Kenneth Collins, The Scripture Way of Salvation. Harold Lindstrom, Wesley and Sanctification. Kenneth Collins, A Theological Journey. B. Recommended: Allan Coppedge, Shaping The Wesleyan Message. Kenneth Collins, A Faithful Witness. C. Requested: The Holy Bible (English Standard Version recommended) in class.