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List #12 - BASIC THEOLOGY FOR MINISTERS

 

Church Histories

         MARTY, Martin E. A Short History of Christianity. Fortress, 1987.

         DOWLY, Tim, ed. Eerdmans' Handbook to the History of Christianity. Eerdmans, 1977.

         GONZALVEZ, Justo L. The Story of Christianity. Harper, 1984.

         WALKER, Williston. A History of the Christian Church. Scribner, 1985.

Histories of Theology

         ALLEN, Leonard. Discovering Our Roots: The Ancestry of Churches of Christ. ACU Press, 1988.

         GARRETT, Leroy. The Stone-Campbell Movement: An Anecdotal History of Three Churches. College Press, 1981.

         GARRISON, and De Groot. The Disciples of Christ: A History. Christian Board, 1948.

         HARREL, David Edwin. Quest for a Christian America: The Disciples of Christ and American Society to 1866. Disciples of Christ Historical Society, 1966.

         HARREL, David Edwin. The Social Sources of Division in the Disciples of Christ 1865-1900. Publishing Systems, 1973.

         HUGHES, Richard T. Reviving the Ancient Faith: The Story of Churches of Christ in America. Eerdmans, 1996.

         MURCH, James DeForest. Christians Only. Standard, 1962.

         PLACHER, William C. A History of Christian Theology: An Introduction. Westminster, 1988.

         ROLLMAM, Hans. Restoration Movement site on the World-Wide Web (www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/restmov.html).

         TUCKER and McAllister. Journey in Faith: A History of the Christian Church. Christian Board, 1975 

Theological Dictionaries and Handbooks

         ALLEN, Diogenes. Philosophy for Understanding Theology. John Knox, 1985.

         CROSS and Livingstone, ed. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. Oxford, 1997.

         GUNTON, Colin E. The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine. Cambridge, 1997.

         HARVEY, Van A. A Handbook of Theological Terms. Collier, 1964.

         JOHNSON and Weber. What Christians Believe: A Biblical and Historical Summary. Zondervan, 1993.

         KEELEY,Robin, ed. Eerdmans' Handbook to Christian Belief. Eerdmans, 1982.

         McKIM, Donald K. The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. W/J.K., 1996.

         RICHARDSON, Alan, ed. and John Bowden, rev. The Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology. W/J.K., 1983

         URBAN, Linwood. A Short History of Christian Thought. Oxford, 1995.

Surveys of Contemporary Theologies

         DeGRUCHY, John. The Making of Modern Theology: Nineteenth-and Twentieth- Century Texts. Fortress, 1987-.

         FORD, David F., ed. The Modern Theologians: An Introduction to Christian Theology in the Twentieth Century. Blackwell, 1997

         GRENZ and Olsen. Twentieth Century Theology: God and The World in a Transitional Age. InterVarsity. 1992.

Introductions to Theology

         GUTHRIE, Shirley C. Christian Doctrine. W/J.K, 1994.

         MIGLIORE, Daniel L. Faith Seeking Understanding. Eerdmans, 1991.

Selected Leading Theologians

         Hauerwas, Stanely. Resident Aliens. Abingdon, 1989.

         Hauerwas, Stanely. Unleashing the Scriptures. Abingdon, 1993.

         Hauerwas, Stanely. The Peaceable Kingdom. U. Notre Dame, 1984.

         GRENZ, Stanley J. Who Needs Theology? InterVarsity, 1996.

         GRENZ, Stanley J. Created for Community. Eerdmans, 1998.

         MOLTMANN, Jürgen. The Trinity and The Kingdom. Fortress, 1993.

         MOLTMANN, Jürgen. God In Creation. Fortress, 1993.

         MOLTMANN, Jürgen. The Crucified God. Fortress.

         ODEN, Thomas C. The Transforming Power of Grace. Abingdon, 1993.

         ODEN, Thomas C. Requiem: A Lament in Three Movements. Abingdon, 1995.

         ODEN, Thomas C. Systematic Theology (3 vols). Harper-Collins, 1987-92.

         PLACHER, William C. Unapologetic Theology: A Christian voice in a Pluralistic Conversation. W/J.K., 1989.

         PLACHER, William C. The Domestication of Transcendence: How Modern Thinking About God Went Wrong. W/J.K., 1996.

         PLACHER, William C. Narratives of a Vulnerable God: Christ, Theology, and Scripture. W/J.K., 1994

         PLANTINGA, Cornelius, Jr. Not The Way It's Supposed to Be: A breviary of sin. Eerdmans, 1995.

         PLANTINGA, Cornelius, Jr. Assurances of the Heart. A Revised Edition of Beyond Doubt: Faith-Building Devotions on Questions Christians ask. Zondervan, 1993.

         WAINWRIGHT, Geoffrey. For Our Salvation: Two approaches to the work of Christ. Eerdmans, 1997.

         WAINWRIGHT, Geoffrey. Eucharist and Eschatology. Oxford, 1981.

         WAINWRIGHT, Geoffrey. Doxology: The Praise of God in Worship, Doctrine, and Life. Oxford, 1980.

         WHEELER, Sondra Ely. Wealth and obligation: The New Testament on Possessions. Eerdmans, 1995.

         WHEELER, Sondra Ely. Stewards of Life: Bioethics and Pastoral Care. Abingdon,1996.

         WOLTERSTORFF, Nicholas. Lament for a Son. Harper-Collins, 1987.

                                    A father's attempt to come to terms with his son's death in a 1989 mountain-climbing accident. This work is a must for those facing suffering and loss.

         YODER, John Howard. The Politics of Jesus. Eerdmans, 1994.

         YODER, John Howard. The Priestly Kingdom. U. of Notre Dame, 1984.

         YODER, John Howard. ed. The Royal Priesthood. Eerdmans, 1994.

                                    Yoder is from the Mennonite tradition.