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Recommending Reading
Wondering what you should read during vacation? Looking to add to your library? Want to brush up on theological resources before attending seminary? Check out what books faculty recommend that you read. As they continue to research, write, and lecture, suggested reading will be updated so be sure to check back. Happy reading!
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What They Don’t Tell You: A Survivor’s Guide to Biblical Studies, Michael Joseph Brown, (WJK, 2000) Recommended by Dr. Dale C. Allison Jr., Errett M. Grable Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Early Christianity |
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The Heidelberg Catechism Recommended by the Rev. Dr. John P. Burgess, James Henry Snowden Professor of Systematic Theology |
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Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture, Jaroslav Pelikan (Yale University Press,1999) Recommended by the Rev. Dr. William Carl III, President and Professor of Homiletics |
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God and World in the Old Testament: A Relational Theology of Creation, Terence Fretheim (Abingdon Press, 2005) |
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For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy, Alexander Schmemann (St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1997) Recommended by Dr. Edith M. Humphrey, William F. Orr Professor of New Testament |
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Studies in Matthew: Interpretation Past and Present, Dale Allison (Baker Academic, 2005) Recommended by the Rev. Dr. Susan Kendall, Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program |
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The Trinitarian Faith: The Evangelical Theology of the Ancient Catholic Faith, Thomas F. Torrance (T&T Clark Int'l, 2000) Recommended by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Purves, Professor of Reformed Theology |
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Listening for the Soul: Pastoral Care and Spiritual Direction, Jean Stairs (Fortress Press, 2000) Recommended by Dr. Martha Robbins, Joan Marshall Associate Professor of Pastoral Care |
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The Bible Recommended by the Rev. Dr. Audrey D. Thompson, Assistant Professor of Homiletics |
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Sinai and Zion: An Entry into the Jewish Bible, Jon Levenson (HarperOne, 1987) Recommended by the Rev. Dr. Steven Tuell, James A. Kelso Associate Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament |
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Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx, Heidi Neumark (Beacon Press, 2004) Recommended by the Rev. Dr. Edwin Chr. van Driel, Assistant Professor of Theology |
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The Theology of John Calvin, Charles Partee (WJK, 2008) Recommended by the Rev. Dr. John Wilson, P.C. Rossin Professor of Church History |