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Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 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 …


Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 …


Mw 725 Primal And Folk Religions, Eunice L. Irwin Jan 2005

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 Jan 2005

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 Jan 2005

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 Jan 2005

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 Jan 2005

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


Mw 720 Mission To Muslim Peoples, Dale F. Walker Jan 2005

Mw 720 Mission To Muslim Peoples, Dale F. Walker

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Readings B 741-753 BP 1-399 BV 2625-2626 DS 35+ HQ 1170 PJ 6000+ Islamic philosophy Islam, in general Missions to Muslims Historical, geographical, and political aspects Women in Islam Arabic language and literature


Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2005

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

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REQUIRED TEXTS A History of Christian Education by Reed and Prevost The Big Little School by Robert Lynn Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless SOURCEBOOK of the Christian Faith by Robert Lay RECOMMENDED TEXT Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess


Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2004

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

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A History of Christian Education by Reed and Prevost The Big Little School by Robert Lynn Augustine and the Catechumenate byWilliam Harmless SOURCEBOOK of the Christian Faith by Robert Lay


Mw 725 Primal And Folk Religions, Eunice L. Irwin Jan 2004

Mw 725 Primal And Folk Religions, Eunice L. Irwin

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Hefner, Robert, ed. 1993 Conversion to Christianity: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives on A Great Transformation. Berkeley, University of California Press. Hiebert, Paul G., Daniel Shaw & Tite Tienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Kraft, Marguerite G. 1995 Understanding Spiritual Power: A Forgotten Dimension of Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books. Stewart, Charles and Rosalind Shaw, eds. 1994 Syncretism/ Anti-Syncretism: The politics of religious synthesis. London and New York: Routledge. 5th Required Reading (Select ONE below or propose one to instructor) Ching, Julia 1993Chinese Religions. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis …


Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2004

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

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Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, 2003. 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


Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter Jan 2004

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter

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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 (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) Recommended Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985) Brevard S. Childs, OT Theology in a Canonical Context (Philadelphia: Fortress …


Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2004

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

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A History of Christian Education by Reed and Prevost Sourcebook of the Christian Faith: Primary source readings from the history of Christian education(latest edition), edited by Robert F. Lay, Taylor Universtiy, 2003. 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


Mw 720 Mission To Muslim Peoples, Dale F. Walker Jan 2004

Mw 720 Mission To Muslim Peoples, Dale F. Walker

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Accad, Fouad Elias. Building Bridges: Christianity and Islam. Colorado Springs: Navpress, 1977. Goddard, Hugh. A History of Christian-Muslim Relations. Chicago: New Amsterdam, 2000. Miller, Roland E, Muslim Friends: Their Faith and Feeling. St Louis: Concordia, 1995. Moucarry, Chawkat, The Prophet and the Messiah. Downers Grove: IVP, 2001.


Ch 500 Turning Points In Church History, Meesaeng Lee Choi Jan 2004

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. 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\School of Theology\Lecture Power Points\Choi, Meesaeng\CH500).


St 501 Method And Praxis In Theology, Charles E. Gutenson Jan 2004

St 501 Method And Praxis In Theology, Charles E. Gutenson

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This course will be offered through mixed mode delivery—with use of ExL technology integrated into the instruction of the course, and with networking activities constituting a regular part of the course grade. Additionally, course materials as well as conferencing, web links, and a chat room will be available on-line through an icon (“PH 501- CG”) placed on each student’s desktop, using the Seminary’s FirstClass Client program. This means that every student will need access to the Seminary’s e-mail system; access is possible through use of computers available on the Wilmore or Orlando campus Media Center, through dialing into the system …


Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter Jan 2004

Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter

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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 (Grand Rapids: Wm B. Eerdmans/Livonia: Dove Book Sellers, 1997). WJ Dumbrell, Covenant and Creation: A Theology of OT Covenants (Paternoster Press, 2000 [1984]).


Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green Jan 2004

Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green

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González, Justo L. Faith and Wealth: A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990; reprint ed., Eugene: Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2002. Hamel, Gildas. Poverty and Charity in Roman Palestine, First Three Centuries C.E. University of California Press: Near Eastern Studies 23. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Wheeler, Sondra Ely. Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995.


Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green Jan 2004

Nt 655 Faith And Wealth In New Testament Perspective, Joel B. Green

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González, Justo L. Faith and Wealth: A History of Early Christian Ideas on the Origin, Significance, and Use of Money. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1990; reprint ed., Eugene: Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2002. Hamel, Gildas. Poverty and Charity in Roman Palestine, First Three Centuries C.E. University of California Press: Near Eastern Studies 23. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1990. Wheeler, Sondra Ely. Wealth as Peril and Obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans, 1995.Wuthnow, Robert. Poor Richard’s Principle: Recovering the American Dream through the Moral Dimension of Work, Business, and Money. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton …


Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone Jan 2004

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. This book reviews the history and achievements of OT Theology, but does so with a thematic and methodological concern that goes beyond a mere bibliographic survey. 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 …


Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone Jan 2003

Bt 605 Old Testament Theology, Lawson G. Stone

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Anderson, Bernhard. Contours of Old Testament Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1999. A very accessible survey of OT theology that tries to blend the historical unfolding Israel's faith with the canonical order of the OT. 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. Sailhammer, John. H., Introduction …


Cd 651 Professional Foundations Of Christian Education, Beverly C. Johnson-Miller Jan 2003

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

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Models of Religious Education: Theory and Practice in Historical and Contemporary Perspective by Harold Burgess The Big Little School by Robert Lynn Augustine and the Catechumenate byWilliam Harmless SOURCEBOOK of the Christian Faith by Robert Lay


Mw 725 Primal And Folk Religions, Eunice L. Irwin Jan 2003

Mw 725 Primal And Folk Religions, Eunice L. Irwin

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Burnett, David 2000 World of the Spirits: A Christian Perspective on Traditional and Folk Religions. London: Monarch Books. Hiebert, Paul a., Daniel Shaw & TiteTienou 1999 Understanding Folk Religion: A Christian Response to Popular Beliefs and Practices. Grand Rapids: Baker Books. Kraft, Marguerite G. 1995 Understanding Spiritual Power: A Forgotten Dimension of Cross-Cultural Mission and Ministry. Maryknoll, N. Y .: Orbis Books. 4d1 ReQuired Reading (Select ONE below or propose one to instructor) Bediako, Kwame 1994 Christianity in Africa: The Renewal of a Non- Western Religion. Maryknoll, N.Y.: Orbis Books. Ching, Julia 1993 Chinese Religions. Marykno11, N. Y.: Orbis Books. …


Mw 720 Mission To Muslim Peoples, Dale F. Walker Jan 2003

Mw 720 Mission To Muslim Peoples, Dale F. Walker

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Readings: Students are expected to read widely throughout the semester. The goal should be a minimum of 1500 pages, or approximately 110 pages per week. Some readings will be assigned; others will be chosen by the student, according to each one's interests and needs, e.g. research for the papers. Browse in the library stacks, in the following areas: B 741-753 Islamic philosophy BP 1-399 Islam, in general BV 2625-2626 Missions to Muslims DS 35+ Historical, geographical, and political aspects HQ 1170 Women in Islam PJ 6000+ Arabic language and literature Don't neglect the periodicals. Glance through, at least, Islamic Horizons, …


Ms 615 Foundations Of Church Growth, George G. Hunter Jan 2003

Ms 615 Foundations Of Church Growth, George G. Hunter

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Textbooks: The following textbooks are for students in MS 615 and ME 700. The literature, especially McGavran's Understanding Church Growth, should be perceived as the heart of the course. Class sessions will stimulate deeper reading, provide perspective, headline some themes and expand upon others, fill gaps, suggest implications and applications, and facilitate learning and strategic thinking. Class sessions may involve varied technologies, such as lectures, experiential lectures, case studies, visiting speakers, films, maps, data gener-ation, simulations, pencil and paper instruments, reports, processing of assigned readings, etc.


Ot 520 Old Testament Introduction, Sandra Richter Jan 2003

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, Covenant and Creation: A Theology of OT Covenants (Paternoster Press, 2000) Recommended Jon Levenson, Sinai & Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible (HarperSanFrancisco, 1985) David Baker & Bill Arnold, eds., The Face of Old Testament Studies (Grand Rapids: Baker Books, …