The reading is listed in block fashion. The reading listed by topic is required (and is finalized through the end of Unit 1). The reading listed under Supplemental Reading is not required. Last update: February 4, 2007.
These links are all external and are outside our control. Sometimes links move or go offline. We try to update this site frequently but the Required Reading never has additions after the first day of class.
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Required Reading for Unit 1 The Church |
The Unity of the Church Read Cyprian, “The Unity of the Catholic Church” http://www.ccel.org/fathers2/ANF-05/anf05-111.htm#P6832_2190664
Models of Church Government Read Paul V. Harrison, "Pastoral Turnover and the Call to Preach," JETS 44:1 (March 2001):87-105 http://www.robertpyne.com/pyne/turnover.pdf
The Church and the World Read the Barmen Declaration: http://www.german-lutherans-melbourne.asn.au/en/16330e_barmend.shtml
The Role of Women and the Church Read “Men, Women, and Biblical Equality” by Christians for Biblical Equality
Read the Danvers Statement from the Council for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. http://www.cbmw.org/about/danvers.php
The Church and the Parachurch Read Pyne, "The Church and the Parachurch" http://www.robertpyne.com/pyne/The Church and the Parachurch.pdf Read Martin Murphy, "Return to Your Roots" http://www.robertpyne.com/pyne/murphy.pdf
Sacraments and Ordinances Read Calvin’s Institutes, Book IV, chapters 15-18 (here again is the link to the full text of the Institutes--you just need to read the appropriate part--you must scroll to it!): Chapter 15 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iv.iv.xvi.html Chapter 16 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iv.iv.xvii.html Chapter 17 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iv.iv.xviii.html Chapter 18 http://www.ccel.org/ccel/calvin/institutes.iv.iv.xix.html
Worship in the Church "Worship for Postmodern Times” by J. Marva Dawn http://www.elca.org/postm.html
The Emerging Church Blog post about posting sermons online http://words-in-sand.blogspot.com/2007/01/comedy-entertainment-or-pets_17.html Read "Emerging Church Movement" wikipedia article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emerging_Church The Emerging Church by D. A. Carson Modern Reformation Magazine, "Faith a La Carte?" (July / August 2005 Issue, Vol. 14.4) Essential Concerns about the Emerging Church http://www.mattblackmon.com/Essential_Concerns_About_the_Emerging_Church.pdf
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Supplemental Resources and Reading
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Clarence Larkin’s charts: http://members.citynet.net/morton/charts.htm A critique of Dispensationalism with kind of fun graphics: http://www.geocities.com/pvrosman/Dispensationalism_Pseudo_Christian_Cult_Contents.html Byron Borger's devastating review of John Eldredge's Wild at Heart http://www.ccojubilee.org/minexfolder/minex2002/june2002/Borger_June02.html
"Critical Review of the Book, Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge" by Daryl Wingerd http://www.ccwonline.org/wild.html or http://www.ccwonline.org/wild.pdf
Putting an End to the Worship Wars by Elmer Towns http://elmertowns.com/books/online/worship_wars/PuttinganEndtoWorshipWars%5BETowns%5D.pdf
Another review of Wild at Heart http://blogspy.com/contend/bookWild.html |
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Required Reading for Unit 2 The Future |
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Supplemental Resources and Reading for Unit 2 The Future
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