Books For An Introduction To Studying Bible and Theology
My housemate Chase and I were having lunch the other day and we started talking about important books that we would use if we were going to teach Bible and Theology students. Now granted we’re both from more of an Evangelical stream of Christianity so I recognize that some of these books may not appeal to all flavors of Christianity but this list does represent a number of viewpoints and would a number of individuals on here would certainly have a lot of critique for Evangelicalism (so don’t write it off either way).
Ecclesiology:
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2. Community of Character – Stanley Hauerwas (Anglican)
Philosophy:
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2. Reasoning and Rhetoric in Religion – Nancey Murphy (anabaptist)
Ethics:
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2. African American Ethics – Samuel Roberts
Old Testament:
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2. Old Testament Theology: Israel’s Gospel – John Goldingay (Anglican)
3. Israel’s Scripture Traditions – Willard Swartley – (Mennonite)
New Testament:
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2. Politics of Jesus – John Howard Yoder
General history:
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Church history:
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2. A History of Christianity in the United States – Mark Noll
3. Scandal of the Evangelical Mind – Mark Noll
Spiritual Formation:
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2. John Woolman’s Journal – John Woolman (Quaker)
Theology:
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2. Doctrine Systematic Theology – James McClendon
Culture:
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2. Hidden Power of Electronic Media – Shane Hipps
Well this might be a bit ambitious for one class, but if we’re thinking introductions for a first year it might be a bit more attainable.
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