Booklist

This is a list of books that are required for the courses offered for Fall 2022; the titles that are optional are noted accordingly. Refer to the course reserves list available through the Eternity library webpage for titles that are available to borrow in electronic format.

Please note: the booklist spreadsheet continues for multiple pages and is searchable.

Eternity classTitle of BookAuthorProfessor
Bible Study MethodsBible Study MethodsDouglas MainDoug Mainhttps://www.aplos.com/aws/give/M3Ministries/BSMNotes
Bible Study MethodsWhat is the Bible and How Do We Understand It?Dennis R. EdwardsDoug Mainhttps://amzn.to/2Qe1mYB
Bible Study MethodsReading Scripture with the Church FathersChristopher A. HallDoug Mainhttps://amzn.to/32fgj1Y
Bible Study MethodsGrasping God's WordJ. Scott DuvallDoug Mainhttps://amzn.to/33CVAE4
Bible Study Methods(OPTIONAL) James: Zondervan Exegetical Commentary of the New TestamentZondervan: Blomberg & KovalishynDoug Mainhttps://amzn.to/2MnziAq
Bible Study Methods(OPTIONAL) Letter of JamesDouglas MooDoug Mainhttps://amzn.to/2SmL2XC
Bible Study Methods(OPTIONAL) Letter of JamesScot McKnightDoug Mainhttps://amzn.to/2PTu5me
Bible Study Methods(OPTIONAL) JamesD HiebertDoug Mainhttps://amzn.to/2rlKNB1
Foundations 1A History of Western PhilosophyC.Stephen EvansRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/35f60Mx
Foundations 1A Little Manual for KnowingEster MeekRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/2YeCULV
Foundations 1A People's History of the WorldChris HarmanRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3bOIloy
Foundations 1A Short Introduction to World ReligionsChristopher PartridgeRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/2YeYyQ7
Foundations 1Anthropological Insights for MissionariesPaul HiebertRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3bQ5NCa
Foundations 1Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative CallingAndy CrouchRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3aJOtNx
Foundations 1Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and LivingCornelius PlantingaRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3aJOtNx
Foundations 1From Jerusalem to Irian JayaRuth TuckerRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3bQ5NCa
Foundations 1Many ColorsSoong Chan RahRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3f0WnWf
Foundations 1Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of ChristOliver D. CrispRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3REuO8G
Foundations 1Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman's StoryMark Andrew RitchieRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/2W6BGQ1
Foundations 1The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical StoryCraig G. Bartholomew, Michael W. GoheenRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3aOiOe1
Foundations 1The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 1W.W. Norton & CoRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/2W3KExw
Foundations 1The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few CenturiesRodney StarkRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/3eTVQW2
Foundations 1The Story of Christianity, Volume 1Justo L. GonzalezRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/2xl770M
Foundations 1The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, 5th EditionJames W. SireRyan Dillonhttps://amzn.to/2Wc1v16
Foundations 3A History of Western PhilosophyC.Stephen EvansSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/35f60Mx
Foundations 3A People's History of the WorldChris HarmanSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3bOIloy
Foundations 3Anthropological Insights for MissionariesPaul G. HiebertSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2YeYyQ7
Foundations 3Brown Church: Five Centuries of Lantina/o Social Justice, Theology, and IdentityRobert Chao RomeroSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/31zr2ps
Foundations 3From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian MissionsRuth A. TuckerSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3bQ5NCa
Foundations 3Soul, Self, and SocietyMichael A. RynkiewichSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3cPctAu
Foundations 3The Color of CompromiseJemar TisbySarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/35feXW5
Foundations 3The Fool and the HereticJames W. SireSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3f1AdFx
Foundations 3The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 2W.W. Norton & CoSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3jDKzuk
Foundations 3The Story of Christianity, Volume 2Justo GonzalezSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2VJuNVT
Foundations 3The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, 5th EditionJames W. SireSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2Wc1v16
Foundations 3Unsettling TruthsMark Charles and Soon-Chan RahSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2VNH8sd
Foundations 5Christian Worship WorldwideCharles FarhadianSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3ftDaxD
Foundations 5The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity (Future of Christianity Trilogy)Philip JenkinsSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2Se5JHr
Foundations 5Having Nothing, Possessing EverythingMichael MatherSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2SaMsGH
Foundations 5Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily ChoicesJulie ClawsonSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3bEqSkD
Foundations 5When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... and YourselfSteve Corbett, Brian FikkertSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/37TrorL
Foundations 5Rethinking IncarcerationDominique DuBois GilliardSarah Finn
Foundations 5Culture MakingAndy CrouchSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3aJOtNx
Gospel & CultureThe Drama of ScriptureCraig Bartholomew, Michael GoheenSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3bPZ6zK
Gospel & CultureCulture MakingAndy CrouchSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3aLp328
Gospel & CultureEngaging God's WorldCornelius Plantinga Jr.Sarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/35dXCwR
Gospel & CultureThe 3D GospelJayson GeorgesSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/35dee7O
Historical Theology IHistorical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian ThoughtAlister McGrathChris Kottrehttps://amzn.to/2P5pdZl
Historical Theology IThe Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition ReformRoger OlsonChris Kottrehttps://amzn.to/2sDVcII
Historical Theology IThe Apostolic Fathers in EnglishMichael W. HolmesChris Kottrehttps://amzn.to/33G0tMD
Historical Theology IA History of Christian ThoughtJusto GonzalezChris Kottrehttps://amzn.to/3PK6fEQ
Applied Theology: Discipleship and CounselingWhen People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of ManEdward T. Welchhttps://amzn.to/2KJBJwn
Applied Theology: Discipleship and CounselingCounsel from the Cross: Connecting Broken People to the Love of ChristElyse M. Fitzpatrickhttps://amzn.to/2tEVaRh
Applied Theology: Discipleship and CounselingLoving Messy PeopleScott Mehlhttps://amzn.to/31wBMTf
Exegesis and Application of Luke/ActsThe Acts of the Apostles: A Socio-Rhetorical CommentaryBen WitheringtonMatthew Joneshttps://amzn.to/2OX9soN
Exegesis and Application of Luke/ActsThe Gospel of LukeJoel B. GreenMatthew Joneshttps://amzn.to/2PlvyAh
Exegesis and Application of Matthew/MarkFour Portraits, One Jesus: A Survey of Jesus and the GospelsMark L. StraussMatthew Swaneyhttps://amzn.to/3bBRGCo
Missional ChurchTotal Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and CommunityTim ChesterMatt Moorehttps://amzn.to/3ouDzE5
Exegesis and Application of Paul's Missionary Epistles II1 Corinthians (Tyndale NT Commentaries)Leon L. MorrisStephanie Lamourhttps://amzn.to/2LfNXx3
Exegesis and Application of Paul's Missionary Epistles II2 Corinthians (Tyndale NT Commentaries)Colin G. KruseStephanie Lamourhttps://amzn.to/2RcE1YU
Exegesis and Application of Paul's Missionary Epistles II1&2 Thessalonians (Tyndale NT Commentaries)Leon L. MorrisStephanie Lamourhttps://amzn.to/2P4S0xb
Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New TestamentChristianity in the Greco-Roman World: A Narrative IntroductionMoyer V. HubbardMatthew Halstedhttps://amzn.to/2Pg3z4Y
Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New TestamentIntroducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and SignificanceDavid A. deSilvaMatthew Halstedhttps://amzn.to/3zat8gf
Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New TestamentJudaism Before Jesus: The Events and Ideas That Shaped the New Testament WorldAnthony J. TomasinoMatthew Halstedhttps://amzn.to/34V1bak
Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New TestamentNRSV Apocrypha Text EditionBaker Publishing GroupMatthew Halstedhttps://amzn.to/2s0QdRQ
Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New TestamentThe Lost Letters of Pergamum: A Story from the New Testament WorldBruce W. LongeneckerMatthew Halstedhttps://amzn.to/2PfGzms
Hebrew Bible: All Modules (Torah, Former Prophets, Latter Prophets 1)The Hebrew BibleRobert AlterMatthew Halstedhttps://amzn.to/30Cgsgu
Hebrew Bible 1A: Exegesis and Appilcation of the TorahThe Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient ContextJohn H. WaltonMatthew Halstedhttps://amzn.to/2LsB2rz
Hebrew Bible 1B: Exegesis and Appilcation of the Former Prophets(OPTIONAL) The Lost World of the Israelite Conquest: Covenant, Retribution, and the Fate of the CanaanitesJohn H. WaltonNate Bradshawhttps://amzn.to/33Wv7S2
Hebrew Bible 1B: Exegesis and Appilcation of the Former ProphetsThe Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical InterpretationCharlie TrimmNate Bradshawhttps://amzn.to/3GQ2L0I
Hebrew Bible 1C: Exegesis and Appilcation of the Latter Prophets 1Isaiah for EveryoneJohn GoldingayAmber Dillonhttps://amzn.to/38ewejA
Old Testament Overview IThe King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New TestamentsThomas R. SchreinerGeoff Leathermanhttps://amzn.to/2qznR0P
Theology of Christian MissionThe Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand NarrativeChristopher J. H. WrightTim Hardyhttps://amzn.to/2SC3FXP
Theology of Christian MissionA Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical StoryMichael W. GoheenTim Hardyhttps://amzn.to/2Q88aaO
Theology of Christian MissionMission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the NationsWalter C. Kaiser Jr.Tim Hardyhttps://amzn.to/2MFQoJO
Worldview & ApologeticsTotal Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural CaptivityNancy PearceySarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2QpOXAx
Worldview & ApologeticsThe Reason for God: Belief in an Age of SkepticismTimothy KellerSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/357MEaq
Worldview & ApologeticsLiving at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian WorldviewMichael W. Goheen and Craig G. BartholomewSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/2MDPJbV
Worldview & ApologeticsUrban ApologeticsEric MasonSarah Finnhttps://amzn.to/3ye4bg5
Exegesis and Application of Johannine LiteratureThe Letters of John (Tyndale New Testament CommentariesJohn StottIan McDougallhttps://amzn.to/2sxUsFj
Exegesis and Application of Johannine LiteratureJohn (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries)Colin G. KruseIan McDougallhttps://amzn.to/39ADk2u
Advanced Issues (DISC 202)Counseling the Hard CasesStuart Scott, Heath LambertScott Mehlhttps://amzn.to/3AX0Re3
Advanced Issues (DISC 202)The Dynamic Heart in Daily LifeJeremy PierreScott Mehlhttps://amzn.to/3PD3jud
English Writing Workshop(OPTIONAL) The Craft of ResearchWayne C. BoothRebecca Richiehttps://amzn.to/3sxxoCd
Applied Theology: Work and VocationGod at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of LifeGene Edward Veith Jr.Joshua Walkerhttps://amzn.to/2rXgIYw
Applied Theology: Work and VocationEvery Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's WorkTimothy KellerJoshua Walkerhttps://amzn.to/2Ro8nYD
Applied Theology: Work and VocationVisions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common GoodSteven GarberJoshua Walkerhttps://amzn.to/2Ph5PsH