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| CH111 |
Access
to Biblical Hebrew |
Winter
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Learn
Biblical Hebrew |
John
H. Dobson |
9780801031021 |
GO |
| Biblical
Hebrew Laminated |
Gary
Pratico, Miles van Pelt
|
9780310262954
|
GO |
| Biblica
Hebraica Stuttgartensia |
K.
Elliger & W. Rudolph, eds.
|
9781598561630 |
GO |
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| CH161 |
Orientation
to the Older Testament |
Fall
2013 |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| An
Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and
Christian Imagination |
Brueggemann,
Walter
|
9780664234584 |
|
| Reverberations
of Faith: A Theological Handbook of Old Testament
Themes |
Brueggemann,
Walter |
9780664222314 |
|
Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner's Handbook, 3rd edition
|
John
H. Jays and Carl R. Holladay
|
9780664227753 |
|
| The
New Oxford Annotated Study Bible with the Apocrypha,
New Revised Standard Version * |
(Oxford
Study Bible) Fourth Edition |
9780195289602 |
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| Course
Pack |
Purchase
Info TBA |
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| Women's
Bible Commentary, Third edition |
Carol
Newsom, Sharon Ringe and Jacqueline Lapsley |
9780664237073 |
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| *
Note: students need the Oxford Version of the NRSV
either the 4th edition or 3rd Augmented. If you
have the Jewish Study Bible or the Harper Collins
NRSV you need to petition the instructor for approval
not to get the Oxford NRSV. |
|
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| CH161-on |
Orientation
to the Older Testament (online) |
Fall
2013 |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| An
Introduction to the Old Testament: The Canon and
Christian Imagination |
Walter
Brueggemann
|
9780664234584
|
|
Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner's Handbook, 3rd edition
|
John H. Hays and Carl R. Holladay
|
9780664227753 |
|
| The
New Oxford Annotated Study Bible with the Apocrypha,
New Revised Standard Version
* |
(Oxford
Study Bible) Fourth Edition |
9780195289602 |
|
| Women's
Bible Commentary, Third edition |
Carol
A. Newsom, Sharon Ringe and Jacqueline Lapsley |
9780664237073 |
|
| Course
Pack |
Purchase
info TBA |
|
|
| *
Note: Students need the Oxford
Version of the NRSV, either the 4th edition or 3rd
augmented. If you have the Jewish Study Bible or
the Harper Collins NRSV you may petition the instructor
for approval not to get the Oxford NRSV. |
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| CH162 |
Older
Testament in the Life of the Church |
Spring
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Introduction
to the Old Testament: A Liberation Perspective |
Ceresko,
Anthony R. |
9781570753480 |
GO |
| Women's
Bible Commentary: Third Edition |
Newsom,
Carol A. |
9780664237073 |
GO |
| An
Introduction to the Old Testament: Canon and the
Christian Imagination, Second Edition |
Brueggemann,
Walter and Todd Linafelt |
9780664234584 |
GO |
| This
Much I Can Tell You |
Minnesota
Council of Churches |
9781592984107 |
GO |
| Supplemental |
| Eerdman's
Dictionary of the Bible |
Freedman
et.al |
97806642291081 |
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| Engaging
the Bible in a Gendered World |
Pressler,
Carolyn |
9780664229108 |
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| CH212 |
Justice
& Peace: New Testament Perspectives |
Fall
2013 |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Booklist
is under construction - additional books TBA |
| Liberating
Paul |
Neil
Elliott |
9780800623791 |
|
| The
People's Bible NRSV |
|
9780806656250 |
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|
Women in the Acts of the Apostles |
Ivonia
Richter Reimer |
9780800628406 |
|
| Preaching
Without Contempt |
Marilyn
Salmon |
9780800638214 |
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| CH261 |
Newer
Testament Texts in Context |
Spring
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Can
I Get A Witness? |
Blount,
Brian |
9780664228699 |
|
| Jesus,
Judaism & Christian Anti-Judaism: Reading the
New Testament After the Holocaust |
Fredriksen
and Reinhartz, eds. |
9780664223281 |
|
| The
HarperCollins Study Bible, NRSV |
Student
edition |
9780061228407 |
|
| A
Master of Surprise: Mark Interpreted |
Juel,
Donald |
9780800625948 |
|
| Paul:
The Man and the Myth |
Roetzel,
Calvin |
9780800631734 |
|
| The
World that Shaped the New Testament |
Roetzel,
Calvin |
9780664224158 |
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| Supplemental: |
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| Biblical
Exegesis |
Hayes
and Holladay |
9780664227753 |
|
| Preaching
Without Contempt: Overcoming Unintended Anti-Judaism |
Salmon,
Marilyn |
9780800638214 |
|
| Gospel
Parallels: 5th Edition |
Throckmorton,
ed. |
9780840774842 |
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| CH262 |
Synoptic
Gospels |
Fall
2013 |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
The
HarperCollins Study Bible, NRSV |
Paperback
Hardcover |
9780061228407
9780060786854 |
|
| Gospel
Parallels NRSV |
Throckmorton,
ed. |
9780840774842 |
|
| Luke-Acts
and the Jews: Conflict, Apology, Conciliation |
Robert
Brawley |
9781555401269 |
|
| Preaching
Without Contempt: Overcoming Unintended Anti-Judaism |
Salmon,
Marilyn |
9780800638214 |
|
| Provoking
the Gospel of Luke |
Richard
Swanson |
9780829816891 |
|
| Caiaphas
the High Priest |
Adele
Reinhartz |
9780800699406 |
|
| Why
Jesus Died |
Gerard
Sloyan |
ASIN:
B002G9U2QU |
|
| Supplemental: |
| The
Parables of Jesus |
Luise
Schottroff |
9780800636999 |
|
| The
Jewish Annotated New Testament |
Levine
and Brettler, eds |
9780195297706 |
|
| Recommended: |
Biblical Exegesis: A Beginner's Handbook, 3rd edition
|
John H. Hays and Carl R. Holladay
|
9780664227753 |
|
|
|
| CH310 |
United
Church of Christ History & Polity I |
Fall
2013 |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Confessing
Our Faith |
Roger
Shinn, |
9780829808667 |
|
| Hidden
Histories in the United Church of Christ, Vol. 1 |
Barbara
Brown Zikmund, ed. |
9780829807042 |
|
| Hidden
Histories in the United Church of Christ, Vol. 2 |
Barbara
Brown Zikmund, ed. |
9780829807530 |
|
| The
Shaping of the United Church of Christ: An Essay
in the History of American Christianity |
Louis
Gunnemann |
9780829813456
|
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| The
Heidelberg Catechism |
Christian Reformed Church |
9780930265854
|
|
|
The Evangelical Catechism |
Pilgrim
Press |
9780829807615
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| The
Evolution of a UCC Style: Essays in the History,
Ecclesiology, and Culture of the United Church of
Christ |
Randi Jones Walker |
9780829814934 |
|
| On
the Heels of Freedom |
Joyce Hollyday |
9780824523480 |
|
| Highly
recommended |
| New
Ecclesiology and Polity: The United Church of Christ |
Clyde
Steckel |
9780829818574 |
|
| Living
Theological Heritage of the United Church of Christ,
7 volumes |
Barbara
Brown Zidmund |
Flash
drive available through United Church Resources |
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| CH311 |
United
Church of Christ History & Polity II |
Spring
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Theology
and Identity: Traditions, Movements, and Polity
in the United Church of Christ, rev. expanded ed. |
Johnson,
Daniel and Charles Hambrick-Stowe |
9780829817720 |
|
| New
Ecclesiology & Polity: The United Church of
Christ |
Steckel,
Clyde |
9780829818574 |
|
| The
Constitution and Bylaws of the United Church of
Christ |
UCC
Resources |
OGMCB10 |
|
|
Manual on Ministry United Church of Christ |
UCC
Resources |
OCLMOM86 |
|
| Patterns
of Polity: Varieties of Church Governance |
Long,
Edward LeRoy, Jr. |
9780829814446 |
|
| Covenant |
Hoffman,
Jane Fisler |
9780829817942 |
|
|
Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry |
World
Council of Churches |
9782825407097 |
|
| The
Evolution of a UCC Style: Essays in the History,
Ecclesiology, and Culture of the United Church of
Christ |
Walker, Randi Jones |
9780829814934 |
|
| Recommended: |
| Book
of Worship: United Church of Christ: Looseleaf |
UCC
Office for Church Life and Leadership |
9780940615007 |
|
| Book
of Worship, United Church of Christ: Pocket |
UCC
Office for Church Life and Leadership |
9780940615014 |
|
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| CH320 |
United
Methodist Church Polity |
Spring
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Book
of Discipline of The United Methodist Church |
|
9780687647859
|
|
| Book
of Resolutions of The United Methodist Church |
|
9780687648214
|
|
| The
Methodist Experience in America Volume 1 |
Richey,
Russell E. |
9780687246724 |
|
| The
Methodist Experience in America Volume 2 |
Richey,
Rowe, Schmidt |
9780687246731 |
|
| Polity,
Practice, and the Mission of the United Methodist
Church |
Frank, Thomas E. |
9780687335312 |
|
| Recommended |
| The
Methodist Conference in America |
Richey,
Russell E. |
9780687021871 |
|
| Mirror
and Beacon: The History of Mission of the Methodist
Church 1939-1968 |
Gesling,
Linda |
9781890569754 |
|
| Perspectives
on American Methodism: Interpretive Essays |
Richey,
Rowe, Schmidt |
9780687307821 |
|
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| CH330 |
Presbyterian
Church USA Polity |
Spring
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| Book
of Common Worship |
The
Theology and Worship Ministry Unit |
9780664219918 |
|
| Constitution
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): Part II: Book
Order, 2011-2013 |
Office
of the General Assembly |
OGA11-001 |
|
| Presbyterian
Polity for Church Officers, Fourth Edition |
Gray,
Joan S, Joyce C. Tucker & Cynthia Bolbach |
9780664503154 |
|
|
A Brief History of the Presbyterians |
Smylie,
James H. |
9780664500016 |
|
| Supplemental |
| Constitution
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.): Part I: The
Book of Confessions, Study Edition |
Office
of the General Assembly, PCUSA |
9780664500122 |
|
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| CH440 |
Reformed
Confessional Tradition |
Spring
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| The
Book of Confessions (Study Edition) |
|
|
|
| The
Age of Reform |
Steven
Ozment |
|
|
| Introduction
to the Reformed Tradition |
John
Leith |
|
|
| The
History and Character of Calvinism |
John
T. McNeill |
|
|
| A
Commentary on the Confession of 1967 and an Introduction
to the Book of Confessions |
Edward
A. Dowey |
|
|
| Grace
and Gratitude: The Eucharistic Theology of John
Calvin |
B.
A. Gerrish |
|
|
| Women,
Freedom, and Calvin |
Jane
Dempsey Douglas |
|
|
| The
Theology of John Calvin |
Karl
Barth |
|
|
| Liberating
Reformed Theology |
John
DeGruchy |
|
|
| Christian
Faith as Religion: A Study in the Theologies of
Calvin and Schleiermacher |
Paul
E. Capetz |
|
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| CH461 |
Historical
Theology I |
Fall
2013 |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| A
Handbook of Theological Terms |
Van
A. Harvey |
9780684846446 |
|
| Creeds
of the Churches |
John
H. Leith |
9780804205269
|
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| On
the Incarnation |
Athanasius |
9780881414271 |
|
|
Confessions |
Augustine,
trans. Pine-Coffin |
9780140441147
|
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| Enchiridion
on Faith, Hope, and Love |
Augustine |
9780895267030 |
|
| Martin
Luther: Selections from His Writings |
Martin Luther, John Dillenberger, ed. |
9780385098762 |
|
| A
Reformation Debate |
John Calvin and Jacopo Sadoleto |
9780801023903 |
|
| Historical
Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian
Thought |
Alister
McGrath |
9780631208440 |
|
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| CH462 |
American
Religious Histories |
Spring
2014 |
| WARNING!
The textbook list is given as an example.
Changes in the list for the current term are possible.
Please wait to purchase textbooks until the instructor's
current textbook list is published. |
| Required |
TITLE |
AUTHOR |
ISBN |
AMAZON |
| By
the Hand of Mormon |
Givens,
Terryl L. |
9780195168884 |
|
| America:
Religions and Religion |
Albanese,
Catherine L. |
9780534627393 |
|
| The
Age of Reason |
Paine,
Thomas |
9781585092130 |
|
| The
Madonna of 115th Street |
Orsi,
Robert A. |
9780300091359 |
|
| The
Lost-Found Nation of Islam in America |
Marsh,
Clifton E. |
9781578860081 |
|
| Fundamentalism
and American Culture |
Marsden,
George |
9780195300475
|
|
| Women
in the Church of God in Christ |
Butler,
Anthea D. |
9780807858080 |
|
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| CH474 |
Intro to Modern Theology and Modern Religious Thought |
Spring
2014 |
| Textbook List TBA |
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