The Gory Details

So here, for all who are interested, are the nitty-gritty details of which my academic life consists these days. 

Introducing Christian Worship and the Anglican Liturgical Tradition
MWF 8:30 - 9:20
Texts: 

• The Bible
• Enriching Our Worship I
• The Book of Common Prayer (online) throughout its various English, Scottish and American editions
• Alabadle - Hispanic Christian Worship, Justo Gonzalez
• For the Life of the World, Alexander Schmemann
• Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, Faith and Order Paper no.111, World Council of Churches
• The Prayer Book Through the Ages, William Sydnor
• Praying Shapes Believing, Leonel L. Mitchell

History and Hermeneutics I
MWF 10:30 - 11:20
Texts:

• The Oxford Annotated Bible, NRSV
• Early Judaism:  The Exile to the Time of Jesus,  Frederick J. Murphy
• In the Shadow of Empire:  Reclaiming the Bible as a History of Faithful Resistance, Richard A. Horsley
• Resurrection:  The Power of God for Christians and Jews, Kevin J. Madigan and Jon D. Levinson
• Understanding the Old Testament, Bernhard W. Anderson, Steven Bishop (my professor!), and Judith H. Newman

Biblical Greek for Preaching and Teaching
Th 8:30 - 9:20
Texts:

• Greek New Testament
• Greek for Preachers, Joseph Webb and Robert Kysar

Text and Context:  Explorations in Formation and Experiential Learning (this is the overall title for things like field education and CPE, though for this semester it is actually a regular class)
Tues. Thur. 10:15-11:30
Texts:

• Praying Shapes Believing, Leonel L. Mitchell
• Film: Stranger than Fiction
• SSW Handbook for Contextual Theology for Ministry

Formative Traditions in U.S. American Christianity
Tues. Thur. 2:00-3:15
Texts:

• The Democratization of American Christianity, Nathan O. Hatch
• A Brief History of the Episcopal Church, David L. Holmes
• Sources of Christian Theology in America, Mark G. Toulouse and James O. Duke
• American Women in Mission:  A Social History of Their Thought and Practice, Dana L. Robert
• America's Religions:  From Their Origins to the Twenty-First Century, Peter Williams

Spiritual Formation for the Person
Fri. 1:00 - 2:15
Texts:

• On Our Way, Christian Practices for Living a Whole Life, Dorothy Bass and Susan R. Briehl
• Called to Question:  A Spiritual Memoir, Joan Chittister
• A Many Colored Kingdom:  Multicultural Dynamics for Spiritual Formation, Elizabeth Conde-Frazier, Steve S. Kang, and Gary A. Parrett
• Sidewalks in the Kingdom:  New Urbanism and the Christian Faith, Eric O. Jacobsen
• The Source of Life:  The Holy Spirit and the Theology of Life, Jurgen Moltmann

Introduction to Theological Research and Writing
Mon. 3:00 - 3:50
Texts:

• The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
• The Moral Vision of the New Testament, Richard B. Hays
• A Manual for Writers, Kate L. Turabian

Liturgical Music
Mon. 1:30 - 2:20
no required texts

Hope that covers it!  Feel free to ask me about any of these, and if you want to read any along with me, send me an e-mail and I'll let you in on the reading schedule.