www.etseminary.edu 313.831.5200 Ecumenical Theological Seminary 2930 Woodward Avenue Detroit, MI 48201 Ecumenical Theological Seminary 2018 Spring Course Book List Instructor Course Text Books Waddell B6010-Paul the Apostle Dewey, Arthur J. The Authentic Letters of Paul: A New Reading of Paul s Rhetoric and Meaning. Salem, OR: Polebridge, 2010. Meeks, Wayne A. The First Urban Christians: The Social World of the Apostle Paul. Second edition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. Roetzel, Calvin. The Letters of Paul: Conversations in Context. Fifth edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2009. Michael J. Gorman. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Rev. expanded ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010. (ISBN-10 0801046408) (ISBN-13 978-0801046407) The New Oxford Annotated Bible. New Revised Standard Version With the Apocrypha. An Ecumenical Study Bible. Fully Revised Fourth Edition. Michael E. Coogan, editor. Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, and Pheme Perkins, Associate Editors. New York: Oxford UP,2010. (ISBN-10 0195289552) (hdbk) (ISBN-13 978-0195289558) (hdbk) Grafius BS7005-Psalms Bernhard W. Anderson, with Steven Bishop. Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak For Us Today. Third Ed., revised and expanded. Atlanta: WJK, 2000. (ISBN 0664258390000). $30.00 Brown, William P. Seeing the Psalms: A Theology of Metaphor. Atlanta: WJK, 2002. (ISBN 978-0664225025). $30.00.
Grafius BS7005-Psalms Brueggemann, Walter. From Whom No Secrets Are Hid: Introducing the Psalms. Atlanta: WJK, 2014. (ISBBN 978-0664259716). $30.00. Reid, Stephen Breck. Listening In: A Multicultural Reading of the Psalms. Nashville: Abingdon, 1997. (ISBN 978-0687011940). $22.99. Waddell BS7103-Gospel of Matthew R.T. France. The Gospel of Matthew. The New International Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2007. (ISBN-10 080282501X) (ISBN-13 978-0802825018) Leon Morris.The Gospel according to Matthew. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992. (ISBN-10 0802836968) (ISBN-13 978-0802836960) Michael J. Gorman. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Rev. expanded ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2010. (ISBN-10 0801046408) (ISBN-13 978-0801046407) The New Oxford Annotated Bible. New Revised Standard Version With the Apocrypha. An Ecumenical Study Bible. Fully Revised Fourth Edition. Michael E. Coogan, editor. Marc Z. Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, and Pheme Perkins, Associate Editors. New York: Oxford UP, 2010. (ISBN-10 0195289552) (hdbk) (ISBN-13 978-0195289558) (hdbk) Roberts Perkinson BLK6100-Biblical Greek Exegesis N/A SYS 6004- Theology, Ecology, Abram, David. 2010. Becoming Animal: An Earthly Cosmology. New York: Vintage Books. and Spirituality (ISBN-10: 0375713697) (ISBN-13: 978-0375713699). Berry, Thomas.1988. The Dream of the Earth. San Francisco: Sierra Book Club. (ISBN-10: 1578051355) (ISBN-13: 9781578051359). Corbett, Jim. 2005. A Sanctuary for All Life: the Cowbalah of Jim Corbett. Englewood, CO: Howling Dog Press. (ISBN: 1882863739). Perkinson, James W. 2013. Messianism Against Christology: Resistance Movements, Folk Arts, and Empire. New York: Palgrave Macmillan (get paperback from Palgrave website) Santmire, H. Paul. 2000. Nature Reborn: The Ecological and Cosmic Power of Christian Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press. (ISBN: 0800632346).
Perkinson SYS 6004-Theology, Ecology and Spirituality Edwards, Denis. 2011. Ecology at the Heart of Faith: the Change of Heart that Leads to a New Way of Life. Maryknoll: Orbis Books. (ISBN-10: 1570756651) (ISBN-13: 9781570756658). Perkinson ETH6000-Church and Society Quinn, Daniel. 1992. Ishmael. New York: Bantam Books. (ISBN: 978-0553375404). $18 Albrecht, Gloria. 1995. The Character of Our Communities: Toward An Ethic of Liberation for the Church. Nashville, Abingdon Press. (ISBN: 978-0687002832). $20 Cone, James. 1997 (1975). God of the Oppressed. Maryknoll: Orbis Press. (ISBN: 978-1570751585). $20 Perkinson, James W. 2004. White Theology: Outing Supremacy in Modernity. New York: Palgrave Press. (ISBN: 978-140396584-4). $34 Rasmussen, Larry. 1997.(Earth Community, Earth Ethics). Maryknoll: Orbis Press. ISBN: 978-1-57075-186-8. $30 Boggs, & Kurashige, 2011. The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty- First Century. Berkeley: University of California Press. (ISBN-10: 0520272595), (ISBN-13: 978-0520272590). $18 Lidums TPM 5001- Church Leadership for the 21 st Century Wheatley, Margaret J. Leadership and the New Science (2006 Edition) San Francisco; Berrett- Koehler Publishers, 2006. (readily available through Amazon) Shawchuck, N. & Henser, R. Leading the Congregation; Caring for Yourself while Serving the People (Revised Edition) Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2010 (ISBN: 978-1-4267-1139-8) Hybels, Bill. Courageous Leadership; Field Tested Strategy for the 360 (degree) Leader Zondervon paperback, 2009 (ISBN: 978-0-310-49595-6) Bradberry, Travis & Greaves, Jean. Leadership 2.0 (Learn The Secrets of Adaptive Leadership) TalentSmart, San Diego, CA, 2012 (ISBN: 978-0-9743206)
Lidums Henry TPM 7003 Church Leadership for the 21st Century TPM6002-Introduction to Preaching Important Note: be sure to get the current copy that has (at the end) a passcode insert that allows you to take the computerized self-assessment (according to the 360 degree model); which we will employ and discuss in class. Galindo, Israel. The Hidden Lives of Congregations; Discerning Church Dynamics An Alban Institute Book, Rowman & Littlefield paperback, 2014 (ISBN: 978-1-56699-307-4) Morris, Robert Corin. Wrestling With Grace; A Spirituality for the Rough Edges of Daily Life Upper Room Books, Nashville, 2003 (ISBN: 0-358-0985-4) order it as soon as you can Longs, Thomas: The Witness of Preaching, third edition. Longs,Thomas: A Chorus of Witnesses and Mike Graves' What's the Matter with Preaching Today. Henderson TPM6004- Introduction to Pastoral Care and Counseling Clinebell, Howard. Basic Types of Pastoral Care and Counseling: Resources for the Ministry of Healing and Growth. Second Edition Abingdon Press, 2011. (ISBN-10:0687663806) (ISBN-13:978-0687663804). Pyle, William T. and Mary Alice Seals. Experiencing Ministry Supervision: A Field-Based Approach. Nashville: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 1995. (ISBN 0805411631) McMickle, Marvin A. and J. Dwight Stinnett. Caring Pastors, Caring People: Equipping Your Church for Pastoral Care. Judson Press, 2011. (ISBN: 978-0817017002). Henry TPM 6110- Advanced Preaching Long, Thomas. The Witness of Preaching (2nd edition). Westminster John Knox Press, 2005. (ISBN: 978-0664229436). Wilson, Paul Scott. The Four Pages of the Sermon. Abingdon Press, 1999.(ISBN: 978-0687023950). Allen, Ron. Patterns of Preaching: A Sermon Sampler. Christian Board of Education. (ISBN: 978-0827229532).
Henry TPM 6110-Advanced Preaching Graves, Mike. What s the Matter with Preaching Today. Westminster John Knox Press, 2004. (ISBN: 978-0664226329). Howard UM 103- Hebrew Scripture: Old Testament Larue, Cleophus. I Believe I ll Testify. Westminster John Knox Press, 2011. (ISBN: 978-0664236779). Arnold, Bill T. Introduction to the Old Testament 1st edition (ISBN: 0521705479) (ISBN-13: 9780521705479) Sinnott UM107-Theology in Context Thislethwaite, Susan Brooks and Engel, Mary Potter, ed. Lift Every Voice: Constructing Christian Theologies from the Underside. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 1991, 1998. Sinnott PM6000-Tradition and Trends in Ministry Mission Statement Ecumenical Theological Seminary provides a multi-confessional Christian theological education within an urban context, while initiating interfaith engagement. Our approach creates spiritual leadership through personal transformation, social responsibility, critical reflection and academic rigor. ETS graduates are prepared to lead communities of faith while sharing God s compassion in relationship to various ecumenical, interfaith, political, social, economic, and cultural contexts. Ecumenical Theological Seminary is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, and the following degree programs are approved: MDiv, MA, MA in Pastoral Ministry, DMin.