In an effort to help students keep their educational costs to a minimum, we encourage our online students to utilize competitively-priced online sources to minimize their textbook expense, keeping in mind that used books may also be an option. NNU recommends, but does not require, students to use the links provided on this website. Students must take responsibility for the acquisition of their texts and will be held accountable for timely completion of their course work, even if their particular text supplier is late in delivering their book/s.

Students will receive an email notice at least one month prior to their course start date confirming their text list. Students who desire to order their books well in advance should contact the program administrator at gtoe(at)nnu.edu before ordering since text selections can change due to their availability from the publisher or the professor’s discretion.

Logos Bible Software

Master of Divinity students are required to purchase the Scholar's Library Gold. This extensive digital library produced by Logos Bible Software contains more than 700 titles, with a great number of helpful resources for biblical and language studies in particular.

Master of Arts students may also wish to take advantage of NNU's academic discounts. They will be expected to use this resource in their Bible courses throughout their time in the program and are encouraged to utilize the wide variety of other resources in the library for other courses as well.

Since the Scholar's Library Gold is a required research tool in the M.Div., students may be able to include the cost of the library in their student loans. Logos Bible Software also offers students a monthly payment plan.

For more information on enrolling in NNU's academic pricing with Logos, go to https://www.logos.com/Academic/nnu/MDivfall2008.

Please note that textbooks are in descending order by course descriptor. Please check the schedule for your particular learning community when purchasing texts for your next class.

BL 521 Introduction to Biblical Studies (Richard Thompson)

• Callen, Barry L. and Richard P. Thompson, eds.  Reading the Bible in Wesleyan Ways:  Some Constructive Proposals.  Kansas city, MO:  Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 2004.  (ISBN 0834120488)
• Childs, Brevard. Introduction to the Old Testament as Scripture. Minneapolis:  Fortress Press, 1982 (1979). (ISBN 0800605322)
• Brown, Raymond. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1997. (ISBN 0385247672)
• Soulen, Richard and R. Kendall. Handbook of Biblical Criticism. 3rd edition. Louisville: Westminster, 2001. (ISBN 0664223141)

BL 522 Biblical Theology (George Lyons)

• Scobie, Charles H. H.  The Ways of Our God:  An Approach to Biblical Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.  (ISBN 0802849504)
  
  The following dictionary is a highly recommended, but not required, optional text:
• Alexander, T. Desmond, Brian S. Rosner, D.A. Carson, Graeme Goldsworthy and Steve Carter, eds.  New Dictionary of Biblical Theology.  Downers Grove:  InterVarsity, 2000.  ISBN 0830814388  
  Note:  You can find this for sale on the Internet for about $32. However, the professor recommends that students consider spending a bit more and getting this in digital format as a part of The Essential IVP Reference Collection:  The Complete Electronic Bible Study Resource (CD-ROM, Windows Version using the Libranix [Logos] search engine).  This is the form the professor personally owns.  This will work as a stand-alone, even if you do own any other Logos software.  The ISBN for the software is 0830814353.  You can find it for around $117 at Half.com by searching http://www.campusi.com using the ISBN number.
  Why spend the extra money?  Other dictionaries and single-volume commentaries are included in the pacakge:  Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, Dictionary of the Later New Testament and It's Developments, Dictionary of New Testament Background, IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, New Bible Dictionary, New Bible Commentary, Hard Sayings of the Bible, Dictionary of Biblical Imagery, New Bible Atlas, and New Dictionary of Theology.  These are all useful reference works (some quite good quality) that you should have in your library anyway.  All together, they would cost you hundreds of dollars if you purchased them separately in the print editions.

CE 515 Christian Educational Ministries (Mark Maddix/Clair Budd)

• Downs, Perry G. Teaching for Spiritual Growth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994. (ISBN 0310593700)
• Everist, Norma Cook. The Church As Learning Community. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2002. (ISBN 0687045002)
• Foster, Charles R. Educating Congregations: The Future of Christian Education. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1994.  (ISBN 0687002451)
• Matthaei, Sondra Higgins. Making Disciples: Faith Formation in the Wesleyan Tradition. Nashville: Abingdon, 2000. (ISBN 0687024757)
• Palmer, Parker J. The Courage to Teach. Indianapolis: Jossey-Bass, 1998. (ISBN 0787910589)

CH 531 History of Christianity I (Kristina LaCelle-Peterson)

• Hinson, E. Glenn.  The Early Church: Origins to the Dawn of the Middle Ages. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1996. (ISBN 0687006031)
• Petroff, Elizabeth Alvida. Medieval Women's Visionary Literature. Oxford: Oxford University, 1986. (ISBN 019503712X)
• Placher, William C. ed. Readings in the History of Christian Theology Vol. I: From its Beginnings to the Eve of the Reformation. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1988.  (ISBN 0664240577)
• Volz, Carl A.  The Medieval Church: From the Dawn of the Middle Ages to the Eve of the Reformation. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1997. (ISBN 068700604X)

CH 532 History of Christianity II (Tom Umbel)

• Bebbington, David W.  The Dominance of Evangelicalism:  The Age of Spurgeon and Moody (History of Evangelicalism).  Downer's Grove:  InterVarsity Press, October 2005.  (ISBN 0830825835)
• Gonzalez, Justo L.  The Story of Christianity:  The Early Church to the Present Day (Complete in one volume).  Prince Press, 1999.  (ISBN:  1565635221)  NOTE:  Another option for students is to purchase Volume Two of the text:  The Story of Christianity:  Volume Two -- The Reformation to the Present Day.  HarperOne; 1st ed edition, January 1985 (ISBN:  0060633166)
• Hastings, Adrian, ed.  A World History of Christianity. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000. (ISBN 0802848753)
• Jenkins, Philip. The New Faces of Christianity:  Believing the Bible in the Global South. Oxford University Press, 2006. (ISBN 0195300653 or 9780195300659)
  (*Note:  this book by Jenkins is now available in paperback ISBN 0195188307X which is less expensive.)
• Metcalf, Janine.  Ablaze with Love: The Living Legacy of our Nazarene Foremothers.  Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press. (NOTE:  Video Resource; buy from publisher) 

PL 551 Philosophical Foundations of Ministry (Ed Crawford)

• No textbooks required; all reading is included in course.

PT 501 Program Orientation (Kathy Bynum)

• Stone, Howard W. and James O. Duke.   How to Think Theologically. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. (ISBN 0800629671)
• Harvey, Van A. A Handbook of Theological Terms. New York: Collier Books, 1964. (ISBN 0684846446)
• Tracy, Wes & Stan Ingersol.  What is a Nazarene? Understanding Our Place in the Religious Community. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 1998. (ISBN 0834115999)
• Brown, Michael Joseph. What They Don't Tell You: A Survivor's Guide to Biblical Studies.  Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2000. (ISBN 066422220X)

PT 516 Missiology & Contextualization (Howard Culbertson)

• Parker, J. Fred, Jerald D. Johnson.  Mission to the World:  A History of Missions in the Church of the Nazarene Through 1985.  Nazarene Publishing House, 1988.  (ISBN:  0834117940)
• Winter, Ralph and Steven Hawthorne (editors).  Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.  William Carey Library Publishers; 3rd edition, 1999.  (ISBN 0878082891)

PT 517 Pastoral Leadership (Phil Hamner)

• Bass, Richard.  Leadership in Congregations.  The Alban Institute, 2006. (ISBN-13: 978-1566993340)
• Carroll, Jackson W.  God's Potters:  Pastoral Leadership and the Shaping of Congregations.  Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006.  (ISBN-13: 978-0802863201)
• Jones, L. Gregory and Kevin R. Armstrong.  Resurrecting Excellence:  Shaping Faithful Christian Ministry.  Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2006.  (ISBN-10: 0802832342, 13: 978-0802832344)
• Lathrop, Gordon W.  The Pastor:  A Spirituality.  Fortress Press; 1 edition, 2006.  (ISBN-13:  978-0800638016)
• Schnase, Robert.  Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations.  Abingdon Press, 2007.  (ISBN-13:  978-0687645404)
• The Manual, Church of the Nazarene, 2005-2009.  Kansas City:  Nazarene Publishing House, 2006.  (NOTE:  For students who are not members of the Church of the Nazarene, please substitute your denominational guidebook for the Nazarene Manual). (ISBN 0834122537 Buy Publisher)
• Weems, Jr., Lovett H.  Take the Next Step:  Leading Lasting Change in the Church.  Abingdon Press, 2003.  (ISBN-13:  978-0687020843)

PT 518 Ministry Formation (WAS 515 Christian Practices of Ministry) (Ralph Neil)

• Berry, Carmen Renee. When Helping You is Hurting Me, Revised & Updated:  Escaping the Messiah Trap. Crossroad 8th Ave, April 25, 2003. (ISBN 0824521080)
• Christensen, Bernhard. The Inward Pilgrimage: An Introduction to Christian Spiritual Classics. Revised Ed. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1996. (ISBN 0806620366)
• Hull, Jerry and Hull, Larry. Fully Alive: Discovering the Adventure of Healthy and Holy Living.  Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press, 1998. (ISBN 0834117266) *Note:  Best if you order directly from publisher.  See link above.
• Oden, Thomas C.  Pastoral Theology:  Essentials of Ministry.  Harper Collins, S.F. 1983.  ISBN 0060663537)
• Richardson, Ronald, W. Creating a Healthier Church. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996. ISBN 0800629558)

PT 523 - 1L (Pastoral Ministry Cohort 3) Preaching and Worship (Jim Fitzgerald)

• Brueggemann, Walter. Texts Under Negotiation: The Bible and Postmodern Imagination. Minneapolis: Fortress P, 1993. (ISBN 0800627369)
• Long, Thomas G. Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress P, 1989. (ISBN 0800623134)
• Webber, Robert. Worship Is a Verb. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1992. (ISBN 1565632427)
• Taylor, Barbara Brown . The Preaching Life. Cambridge, MA: Cowley, 1993. (ISBN 156101074X)
• Wilson, Paul Scott. The Four Pages of a Sermon: A Guide to Biblical Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon P, 1999. (ISBN 0687023955)

PT 523 - 2L (Pastoral Ministry Cohort 5) Preaching and Worship (Brook Thelander)

• Bass, Dorothy C.  Receiving the Day:  Christian Practices for Opening the Gift of Time. San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass, 2000.  (ISBN-13: 9780747956479; ISBN-10:  0787956473)
• Farris, Stephen.  Grace:  A Preaching Commentary.  Nashville:  Abingdon, 2003.  (ISBN-13:  9780687090464; ISBN-10:  0687090466)
• Long, Thomas G. Preaching and the Literary Forms of the Bible. Philadelphia: Fortress P, 1989. (ISBN-13:  9780800623135; ISBN-10: 0800623134)
• Webber, Robert. Worship Is a Verb. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1992. (ISBN-13:  9781565632424; ISBN-10: 1565632427)
• Wilson, Paul Scott. The Four Pages of a Sermon: A Guide to Biblical Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon , 1999. (ISBN-13:  9780687023950; ISBN-10: 0687023955)

TH 541 Christian theology I (Eric Severson)

Required Texts:

• Barth, Karl.  Church Dogmatics (selections).  Westminster JN Press, 1994.  (ISBN 0664255507)
• Bonhoeffer, Dietrich.  The Cost of Discipleship.  Touchstone (1st Touchstone ed edition), 1995. (ISBN 0684815001)
• Gutierrez, Gustavo.  A Theology of Liberation.  Orbis Books, 1988.  (ISBN 0883445425)
• Jones, Serene.  Feminist Theory and Christian Theology; Cartographies of Grace.  Augsburg Fortress Press, 2000.  (ISBN 080062694X)
• Moltmann, Jurgen.  The Crucified God:  The Cross of Christ As the Foundation and Criticism of Christian Theology.  Augsburg Fortress Publishers; 1st Fortress Press ed edition, 1993.  (ISBN 0800628225)
• Severson, Eric R.  The Least of These. Cascade Books, 2007.  (ISBN 9781556351068)

Recommended Textbooks:

• Descartes, Rene.  Discourse on Method and Meditatioins.  Hackett Publishing Co., 1999.  (ISBN 9780872204201)
• Dunning, H. Ray.  Grace, Faith and Holiness.  Beacon Hill Press, 1988.  (ISBN 0834112191)
• Luther, Martin.  Three Treatises.  Augsburg/Fortress, 1970.  (ISBN 9780800616397)
• Schleiermacher, Friedrich.  On Religion; Speeches to Its Cultured Despisers.  Cambridge University Press, 1988.  (ISBN 0521357896)
• Tillich, Paul.  The Courage to Be.  Yale University Press, 2000.  (ISBN 0300084714)

TH 542 Christian theology II (Brent Peterson)

Required:

• Oord, Thomas J., Michael Lodahl.  Relational Holiness:  Responding to the Call of Love.  Kansas City, MO:  Beacon Hill, 2005.  (ISBN 0834121824)
• Quanstrom, Mark R.  A Centruy of Holiness Theology:  The Doctrine of Entire Sanctification in the Church of the Nazarene.  Kansas City, MO:  Beacon Hill Press, 2004.  (ISBN 0834121166)
• Vanhoozer, Kevin J., ed.  The Cambridge Companion to Postmodern Theology.  Cambridge University Press, 2003.  (ISBN 0521793955)

Recommended:

• Harvey, Van A. A Handbook of Theological Terms. New York: Collier Books, 1964. (ISBN 0684846446)
• Smith, James K. A.  Introducing Radical Orthodoxy.  Grand Rapids:  Baker, 2004.  (ISBN-10: 0801027357; ISBN-13: 978-0801027352)  One is a paperback edition.
• Wynkoop, Mildred Banks.  A Theology of Love:  The Dynamic of Wesleyanism.  Kansas City, MO:  Beacon Hill Press, 1972.  (ISBN 0834120003)

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