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Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

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A History of Christian Education by James E. Reed and Ronnie Prevost. Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor University. This is a book of primary documents. Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless Religious Education in the African American Tradition: A Comprehensive Introduction by Kenneth H. Hill

Cd 615 Xl Discipleship Development In The Family , Dean G. Blevins

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A study of the relationship of the church to the home in the joint enterprise of strengthening the family, nurturing children and bringing them to mature Christian discipleship. Special attention is given to the contemporary threats to family life and the emerging needs of the family.

Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi

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Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. St. Athanasius. On the Incarnation. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000. St. Benedict. The Rule of St. Benedict in English, ed. Timothy Fry. Liturgical Press, Hattaway, Paul and als. Back to Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission. Gabriel Publishing, 2003. CH500 Course Packet (ATS bookstore) Selected primary source and additional readings cited under …

Pr 703 Storytelling, Charles D. Killian

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1. We will commence class on Monday at 9 a.m.; finish by noon on Friday. 2. Bring with you three discardable magazines for the collage that we will do on Mon. 3. I will supply you with crayons, scissors, paste, and poster board. 4. Write a three page fairy tale that will be read in class; and make copies for each member of the class. You may want to wait until you get to class (we will read them on Thurs) and write them. Remember, in fairy tales, anything can happen. Please. DO NOT READ A BOOK on how to …

Ch 710 Xl Pietism In The Christian Tradition, J. Steven O'Malley

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An exploration of the variety of theological texts and traditions represented by Continental Pietism in their historical setting and in relation to American Christianity. Prerequisite: either CH501 or CH502, or CH500 for students in MA programs not requiring CH501-2.

Do 630 Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit, Stephen A. Seamands

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The purpose of this course is to provide an intensive treatment of a major Christian doctrine, namely, the person and work of Holy Spirit (Pneumatology). In our study we will draw primarily from scripture, along with insights from the Christian tradition and Christian experience, in constructing a doctrine of the Holy Spirit for Christian life and ministry in the church and the world today.

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

The "Way of Salvation" and the Methodist Ethos Beyond
Ted A. Campbell

The Preaching Ministry' The Content of Christian Preaching
R. Raniero Cantalamessa

The Sense of Scripture: Re-Examined in Light of Philosophical Hermeneutics and Recent Literay Approaches
Marcel Dumais (Translation by David Bauer)

John Wesley in Conversation wit the Emerging Church
Patrick S. Franklin

Unintended Outcomes, Curious Inventions, and Misshapen Creatures: Juxtapositions of Religious Belief and Faith-Formed Practice and the Renewed Case of the Educational Mission of the Church
Mark A. Lamport

Spreading Scriptural Holiness: Theology and Practices of Early Methodism for the Contemporary Church
Laceye Warner

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The Sense Of The Scripture: Re-Examined In Light Of Philosophical Hermeneutics And Recent Literary Approaches, Marcel Dumais, David R. Bauer Translator

The Asbury Journal

In the context of romanticism in which scientific exegesis emerged in the

nineteenth century, the psychological interpretation proposed by Schleiermacher and the positivistic postulates that characterized the theory of understanding set forth by Dilthey have influenced the concept of the literal sense of the Bible, conceived as "the sense intended by the author." But hermeneutics has undergone a decisive shift under the influence of the phenomenology of knowledge. The intrinsic and cyclic relationship between the object known and the knowing subject, explored by Heidegger, has been taken up and developed by Bultmann (preunderstanding), Gadamer (appurtenance/fusion of horizons), and Ricoeur (distanciation, …

Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone

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Sailhammer, John. H., Introduction to Old Testament Theology: A Canonical Approach. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1995. Childs, Brevard S. Bibilcal Theology: A Proposal. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002. B. W. Anderson. Contours of Old Testament Theology. Fortress. Von Balthasar, Hans Urs. The Glory of the Lord—A Theological Aesthetics: Vol. VI, Theology: The Old Covenant. San Francisco: Ignatius, 1991, orig. Germ. 1967.

Church In The Apostolic Spirit: A Strategy For Building Indigenous Apostolic Congregations In The Cultural Context Of Eastern Orthodox And Post-Communist Romania, Vasile Alexandru Talos

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Revitalization 14:1, Center For The Study Of World Christian Revitalization Movements

Revitalization

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Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

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Required Reading A History of Christian Education by James E. Reed and Ronnie Prevost. Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, 2004. (This text can only be purchased at the ATS Cokesbury bookstore.) Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of the Sunday School, by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Religious Education in the African American Tradition: A Comprehensive Introduction by Kenneth H. Hill

Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi

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REQUIRED TEXTS: Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. St. Athanasius. On the Incarnation. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000. St. Benedict. The Rule of St. Benedict in English, ed. Timothy Fry. Liturgical Press, Hattaway, Paul and als. Back to Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission. Gabriel Publishing, 2003. CH500 Course Packet (ATS bookstore) Selected primary source and additional readings …

Means Of Evangelistic Growth: The First 300 Years, J. D. Payne

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The purpose of this study is to examine the various means, by which the gospel spread across the word throughout the first three hundred years of the Church’s existence. Though some biblical texts will be referenced, the primary focus of this study is upon the post-Apostolic, pre-Constantinian years. This study is descriptive in nature. Though contemporary secondary source literature will be consulted, I will draw predominantly from the historical documents written circa A.D. 100-300 and Eusebius’ Ecclesiastical History.

Korean Christian Understanding Of Bok And Spiritual Maturity From Missiological Perspective, Sung Il Lee

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Alan G. Padgett, Science And The Study Of God: A Mutuality Model For Theology And Science And Nicholas Saunders, Divine Action And Modern Science, Patrick Richmond

Faith and Philosophy: Journal of the Society of Christian Philosophers

No abstract provided.

Mw 725 Primal And Folk Religions, Eunice Irwin

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Required Texts and Readings 1. Burnett, David 2000 World of the Spirits: A Christian Perspective on Traditional and Folk Religions. London: Monarch Books. 2. Hiebert, Paul G., Daniel Shaw and Tite Tienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. 3. Oleksa, Father Michael 2005 Another Culture/ Another World. Juneau, AK: Association of Alaska School Boards. 4. Select a fourth book from the list below, or propose another to the professor for approval. Choose to read a book that is compatible with your research paper. Kirwin, Michael 1994 The Missionary and the …

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter

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Textbooks: The required and recommended textbooks are on reserve in the library. The materials in the Course Packet are also on reserve at the circulation desk and may be checked out to either copy or read. Both the textbooks and the Course Packet are available for purchase at the bookstore. There will be numerous handouts for this class which will be distributed once in class, and always available on the Intranet. Required LaSor, Hubbard & Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the OT, 2nd edition (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996) James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise …

Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone

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READING B. W. Anderson. Contours of Old Testament Theology. Fortress. Greer, Rowan and J. Kugel. Early Biblical Interpretation. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1986. 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. Childs, Brevard S. Bibilcal Theology: A Proposal. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2002. A brief analysis of the current problems of OT and biblical theology combined with a fresh argument for a canonical approach. Hayes John H. & F. Prussner. Old Testament Theology: Its history and Development. Westminster/John Knox. Additional …

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 …

Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi

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REQUIRED TEXTS: Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. St. Athanasius. On the Incarnation. St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2000. St. Benedict. The Rule of St. Benedict in English, ed. Timothy Fry. Liturgical Press, Hattaway, Paul and als. Back to Jerusalem: Three Chinese House Church Leaders Share Their Vision to Complete the Great Commission. Gabriel Publishing, 2003. CH500 Course Packet (ATS bookstore)

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter

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Textbooks: The required and recommended textbooks are on reserve in the library. Both the textbooks and the Course Packet are available for purchase at the bookstore. There will be numerous handouts for this class which will be distributed once in class, and always available in the Course Icon on the Intranet. Required LaSor, Hubbard & Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the OT, 2nd edition (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1996) James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997) Roland de Vaux, Ancient Israel Its Life and Institutions in the Biblical Resource Series …

A Christian Response To Islam: Is Islam A Peaceful Religion?, Steven E. Tsoukalas

The Asbury Journal

The following is a lecture delivered on 6 October 2005 as part of the Theta Phi Lecture Series at Asbury Theological Seminary, Wilmore, Kentucky As a Christian response to Islam, it covers several topics in relatively brief fashion. In the evangelistic encounter, the goal of which is a holistic encounter, the Christian must keep in mind the social-religious dynamics ofMuslims and incorporate this knowledge into a missiologically healthy approach that is built on a sound epistemological foundation. In short, for both a Christian response to Islam and evangelism of Muslims, Christians must possess a solid epistemology as foundational to "a …

The Prayer-Driven Church Plant, David A. Slagle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Religious Publishing And Print On Demand : A Comparison Of Warner Press With Representative Religious Publishers Between 1980--2005, Steven V. Williams

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Mw 725 Primal And Folk Religions, Eunice L. Irwin

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Required Reading 2000 World of the Spirits: A Christian Perspective on Traditional and Folk Religions. London: Monarch Books. Costello, Damian 2005 Black Elk: Colonialism and Lakota Catholicism. Maryknoll, NY: Burnett, David Eliade, Mircea Orbis Books. 1959 The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. Translated by Willard R. Trask. New York, NY: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. Hiebert, Paul G., Daniel Shaw & Tite Tienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books. Niehardt, John G. 1959 [1932] Black Elk Speaks. Pocket Books. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Required …

Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi

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REQUIRED TEXTS: Noll, Mark A. Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic Books, 2000. Olson, Roger E. The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition & Reform. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999. Selected primary source and additional readings cited under each lesson (see the Course and Reading Schedule) are available in electronic and/or library reserves (Intra Address: First Class\Wilmore Campus\School of Theology\Lecture Power Points\Choi, Meesaeng\CH500).

Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller

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A History of Christian Education by Reed and Prevost is an excellent reading investment. It largely covers the history of Christian education in early centuries. Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, 2004. Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless The Big Little School: Two Hundred Years of the Sunday School, by Robert W. Lynn and Elliott Wright Recommended Reading Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess Philosophy of Education

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter

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LaSor, Hubbard & Bush, Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form and Background of the OT, 2nd edition (Grand Rapids:Eerdmans, 1996). James B. Pritchard, ed. The HarperCollins Concise Atlas of the Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1997). Roland de Vaux, Ancient Israel Its Life and Institutions in the Biblical Resource Series (Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans/Livonia: Dove Book Sellers, 1997). WJ Dumbrell, The Faith of Israel: A Theological Survey of the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002) Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985). Brevard S. Childs, OT Theology in a Canonical Context (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1985) Course …

Do 630 Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit, Stephen A. Seamands

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TEXTBOOKS Chad Owen Brand, ed., Perspectives on Spirit Baptism Raniero Cantalamessa, Come, Creator Spirit Gordon Fee, Paul, the Spirit and the People of God Craig Keener, Gift & Giver: The Holy Spirit for Today Clark Pinnock, Flame of Love