REL262 Intro to Christian Theology - Texts for Spr '10 & Spr '11

Here are the 3 required texts:

Bell, Rob. Velvet Elvis: Repainting the Christian Faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2006. ISBN: 0310273080 (pbk.) (Hardback is identical if you have or buy that edition).

Hanson, Bradley. Introduction to Christian Theology. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1997. ISBN: 0800629841

McLaren, Brian D; Campolo, Anthony. Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2006, 2003. ISBN: 0310267137 (pbk.) 9780310267133 (pbk.)

Fall '09 - REL382 Religion in America

3 required texts.

Albanese, Catherine, America: Religions and Religion. 4th edition. 2007. (4th edition only!)

Balmer, Randall, Thy Kingdom Come: How the Religious Right Distorts the Faith and Threatens America, an Evangelical's Lament. New York, N.Y. : Basic Books, 2006.

Sweeny, Douglas. The American Evangelical Story: A History of the Movement. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2005

REL110 Fall '09 - Intro to Biblical Studies

Required Texts:

• Hauer & Young, Introduction to the Bible: A Journey into Three Worlds, 7^th edition. 2007. ISBN 0136155308;ISBN-13: 978-0136155300 (Don't buy an older edition, there is enough new material that it won't work.)
• The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha, College Edition. 3^rd Augmented edition. 2007. (Again, the changes from previous editions are sufficient. Do NOT buy the non-Augmented 3rd edition from 2001. And even if you already have an NRSV version, there are extra articles you will be required to read that only appear in this edition.)

CEY212 Fall '09 - Foundational Issues in Youth Ministry

Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 1999.

Tony Jones, Postmodern Youth Ministry. 2001

Walt Mueller, Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture: Bridging Teen Worldviews And Christian Truth, 2006.

Mark Oestreicher, Youth Ministry 3.0: A Manifesto of Where We've Been, Where We Are & Where We Need to Go. 2008.

J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye. (1951) 2001.

Pete Ward, God at the Mall. 1997.

REL262 Intro to Christian Theology - Texts for Spr '09

Here are the 3 required texts:

Hanson, Bradley. Introduction to Christian Theology. Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 1997. ISBN: 0800629841

Jacobsen, Douglas G; Sawatsky, Rodney. Gracious Christianity: Living the Love We Profess. Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2006. ISBN: 0801031397 (pbk.) 9780801031397 (pbk.)

McLaren, Brian D; Campolo, Anthony. Adventures in Missing the Point: How the Culture-Controlled Church Neutered the Gospel. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2006, 2003. ISBN: 0310267137 (pbk.) 9780310267133 (pbk.)

REL280 History of Christianity - Texts for Spr '09 & Spr '11

Here are the 2 required texts:

Keen, Ralph. The Christian Tradition. Upper Saddle River (N.J.) : Prentice Hall, 2004. ISBN: 0130904619; 9780130904614 (NOTE: publication was transferred in July 2008 to Rowman & Littlefield. New ISBN: 0-7425-6089-9. Either edition of the text is acceptable since they are identical, with the exception that the Prentice Hall edition has color pictures, which of course, is more attractive.)

MacHaffie, Barbara J. Her Story: Women in Christian Tradition. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2006, (2nd ed.). ISBN: 0800638263 (pbk : alk. paper) 9780800638269 (pbk : alk. paper)

Fall '08 - CED214 Intro to Adolescent Culture and Ministry

Chbosky, Stephen, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. 1999.

Mike King, Presence-centered Youth Ministry: Guiding Students into Spiritual Formation, 2006.

Walt Mueller, Engaging the Soul of Youth Culture: Bridging Teen Worldviews And Christian Truth, 2006.

Pete Ward, God at the Mall, 1997.