Booklist
This is a list of books that are required for the courses offered for Fall 2023; 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 class | Title of Book | Author | Professor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Issues (DISC 202) | Counseling the Hard Cases | Stuart Scott, Heath Lambert | Steven Nguyen | https://amzn.to/3AX0Re3 |
| Advanced Issues (DISC 202) | The Dynamic Heart in Daily Life | Jeremy Pierre | Steven Nguyen | https://amzn.to/3PD3jud |
| Applied Theology: Discipleship and Counseling | When People Are Big and God is Small: Overcoming Peer Pressure, Codependency, and the Fear of Man | Edward T. Welch | https://amzn.to/2KJBJwn | |
| Applied Theology: Discipleship and Counseling | Counsel from the Cross: Connecting Broken People to the Love of Christ | Elyse M. Fitzpatrick | https://amzn.to/2tEVaRh | |
| Applied Theology: Discipleship and Counseling | Loving Messy People | Scott Mehl | https://amzn.to/31wBMTf | |
| Applied Theology: Spritual Formation | You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit | James K. A. Smith | Geoff Leatherman | https://a.co/d/hQxpOSL |
| Applied Theology: Spritual Formation | Emotionally Healthy Spirituality | Peter Scazzaro | Geoff Leatherman | https://a.co/d/3ik1jYm |
| Applied Theology: Spritual Formation | Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives For Spiritual Transformation | Ruth Haley Barton | Geoff Leatherman | https://a.co/d/2Fl9VND |
| Applied Theology: Spritual Formation | Celebration of Discipline | Richard Foster | Geoff Leatherman | https://a.co/d/74nquLU |
| Applied Theology: Work and Vocation | Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God's Work | Timothy Keller | Joshua Walker | https://amzn.to/2Ro8nYD |
| Applied Theology: Work and Vocation | Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good | Steven Garber | Joshua Walker | https://amzn.to/2Ph5PsH |
| Applied Theology: Work and Vocation | Calling in Context | Susan L. Maros | Joshua Walker | https://a.co/d/70jpMno |
| Argumentative Writing & Critical Thinking | None Required | Rebecca Richie | ||
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | Bible Study Methods | Douglas Main | Doug Main | https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/M3Ministries/BSMNotes |
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | What is the Bible and How Do We Understand It? | Dennis R. Edwards | Doug Main | https://amzn.to/2Qe1mYB |
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers | Christopher A. Hall | Doug Main | https://amzn.to/32fgj1Y |
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | Grasping God's Word | J. Scott Duvall | Doug Main | https://amzn.to/33CVAE4 |
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | (OPTIONAL) James: Zondervan Exegetical Commentary of the New Testament | Zondervan: Blomberg & Kovalishyn | Doug Main | https://amzn.to/2MnziAq |
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | (OPTIONAL) Letter of James | Douglas Moo | Doug Main | https://amzn.to/2SmL2XC |
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | (OPTIONAL) Letter of James | Scot McKnight | Doug Main | https://amzn.to/2PTu5me |
| Bible Study Methods (Hermeneutics) | (OPTIONAL) James | D Hiebert | Doug Main | https://amzn.to/2rlKNB1 |
| English Writing Workshop | (OPTIONAL) The Craft of Research | Wayne C. Booth | Rebecca Richie | https://amzn.to/3sxxoCd |
| Exegesis and Application of Matthew/Mark | Four Portraits, One Jesus: A Survey of Jesus and the Gospels | Mark L. Strauss | https://amzn.to/3bBRGCo | |
| Exegesis and Application of Johannine Literature | The Letters of John (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries | John Stott | https://amzn.to/2sxUsFj | |
| Exegesis and Application of Johannine Literature | John (Tyndale New Testament Commentaries) | Colin G. Kruse | https://amzn.to/39ADk2u | |
| Exegesis and Application of Luke/Acts | A Theology of Luke and Acts | Darrell L. Bock | Matthew Jones | https://www.amazon.com/Theology-Luke-Acts-Promised-Testament/dp/0310270898/ |
| Exegesis and Application of Luke/Acts | The Message of Acts | John Stott | Matthew Jones | https://www.amazon.com/Message-Acts-Bible-Speaks-Today/dp/0830821082/ |
| Exegesis and Application of Paul's Missionary Epistles II | 1 Corinthians (Tyndale NT Commentaries) | Thomas R. Schreiner | Stephanie Lamour | https://a.co/d/im8KPvE |
| Exegesis and Application of Paul's Missionary Epistles II | 2 Corinthians (Tyndale NT Commentaries) | Colin G. Kruse | Stephanie Lamour | https://amzn.to/2RcE1YU |
| Exegesis and Application of Paul's Missionary Epistles II | 1 & 2 Thessalonians (Tyndale NT Commentaries) | Leon L. Morris | Stephanie Lamour | https://a.co/d/hI6EyUy |
| Foundations 1 | A History of Western Philosophy | C.Stephen Evans | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/35f60Mx |
| Foundations 1 | A Little Manual for Knowing | Ester Meek | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/2YeCULV |
| Foundations 1 | A People's History of the World | Chris Harman | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3bOIloy |
| Foundations 1 | A Short Introduction to World Religions | Christopher Partridge | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/2YeYyQ7 |
| Foundations 1 | Anthropological Insights for Missionaries | Paul Hiebert | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3bQ5NCa |
| Foundations 1 | Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling | Andy Crouch | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3aJOtNx |
| Foundations 1 | Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living | Cornelius Plantinga | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3aJOtNx |
| Foundations 1 | From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya | Ruth Tucker | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3bQ5NCa |
| Foundations 1 | Many Colors | Soong Chan Rah | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3f0WnWf |
| Foundations 1 | Approaching the Atonement: The Reconciling Work of Christ | Oliver D. Crisp | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3REuO8G |
| Foundations 1 | Spirit of the Rainforest: A Yanomamo Shaman's Story | Mark Andrew Ritchie | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/2W6BGQ1 |
| Foundations 1 | The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story | Craig G. Bartholomew, Michael W. Goheen | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3aOiOe1 |
| Foundations 1 | The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 1 | W.W. Norton & Co | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/2W3KExw |
| Foundations 1 | The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries | Rodney Stark | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/3eTVQW2 |
| Foundations 1 | The Story of Christianity, Volume 1 | Justo L. Gonzalez | Ryan Dillon | https://amzn.to/2xl770M |
| Foundations 1 | The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, 6th Edition | James W. Sire | Ryan Dillon | https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Next-Door-Worldview-Catalog-dp-0830849386/dp/0830849386/ref=dp_ob_title_bk |
| Foundations 3 | A History of Western Philosophy | C.Stephen Evans | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/35f60Mx |
| Foundations 3 | A People's History of the World | Chris Harman | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3bOIloy |
| Foundations 3 | Anthropological Insights for Missionaries | Paul G. Hiebert | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2YeYyQ7 |
| Foundations 3 | Brown Church: Five Centuries of Lantina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity | Robert Chao Romero | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/31zr2ps |
| Foundations 3 | From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions | Ruth A. Tucker | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3bQ5NCa |
| Foundations 3 | Soul, Self, and Society | Michael A. Rynkiewich | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3cPctAu |
| Foundations 3 | The Color of Compromise | Jemar Tisby | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/35feXW5 |
| Foundations 3 | The Fool and the Heretic | James W. Sire | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3f1AdFx |
| Foundations 3 | The Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 2 | W.W. Norton & Co | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3jDKzuk |
| Foundations 3 | The Story of Christianity, Volume 2 | Justo Gonzalez | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2VJuNVT |
| Foundations 3 | The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog, 5th Edition | James W. Sire | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2Wc1v16 |
| Foundations 3 | Unsettling Truths | Mark Charles and Soon-Chan Rah | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2VNH8sd |
| Foundations 5 | Christian Worship Worldwide | Charles Farhadian | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3ftDaxD |
| Foundations 5 | The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity (Future of Christianity Trilogy) | Philip Jenkins | Sarah Finn | https://a.co/d/bGB0ZYK |
| Foundations 5 | Having Nothing, Possessing Everything | Michael Mather | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2SaMsGH |
| Foundations 5 | Everyday Justice: The Global Impact of Our Daily Choices | Julie Clawson | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3bEqSkD |
| Foundations 5 | When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor... and Yourself | Steve Corbett, Brian Fikkert | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/37TrorL |
| Foundations 5 | Rethinking Incarceration | Dominique DuBois Gilliard | Sarah Finn | |
| Foundations 5 | Culture Making | Andy Crouch | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3aJOtNx |
| Gospel & Culture 1 | The Story of Christianity, Volume 1 | Justo L. Gonzalez | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2xl770M |
| Gospel & Culture 1 | The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story | Craig G. Bartholomew, Michael W. Goheen | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3aOiOe1 |
| Gospel & Culture 1 | The Rise of Christianity: How the Obscure, Marginal Jesus Movement Became the Dominant Religious Force in the Western World in a Few Centuries | Rodney Stark | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3eTVQW2 |
| Gospel & Culture 1 | Engaging God's World: A Christian Vision of Faith, Learning, and Living | Cornelius Plantinga | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3aJOtNx |
| Hebrew Bible 1A: Exegesis and Appilcation of the Torah | The Lost World of the Torah: Law as Covenant and Wisdom in Ancient Context | John H. Walton | Matthew Halsted | https://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 Canaanites | John H. Walton | https://amzn.to/33Wv7S2 | |
| Hebrew Bible 1B: Exegesis and Appilcation of the Former Prophets | The Destruction of the Canaanites: God, Genocide, and Biblical Interpretation | Charlie Trimm | https://amzn.to/3GQ2L0I | |
| Hebrew Bible 1C: Exegesis and Appilcation of the Latter Prophets 1 | Isaiah for Everyone | John Goldingay | https://amzn.to/38ewejA | |
| Hebrew Bible: All Sections (Torah, Former Prophets, Latter Prophets 1) | The Hebrew Bible | Robert Alter | Matthew Halsted | https://amzn.to/30Cgsgu |
| Historical Theology I | Historical Theology: An Introduction to the History of Christian Thought | Alister McGrath | Chris Kottre | https://amzn.to/2P5pdZl |
| Historical Theology I | The Story of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of Tradition Reform | Roger Olson | Chris Kottre | https://amzn.to/2sDVcII |
| Historical Theology I | The Apostolic Fathers in English | Michael W. Holmes | Chris Kottre | https://amzn.to/33G0tMD |
| Historical Theology I | A History of Christian Thought Vol. 1: From the Beginnings to the Council of Chalcedon in A.D. 451 | Justo Gonzalez | Chris Kottre | https://amzn.to/3PK6fEQ |
| Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New Testament | The New Testament in Its World | N. T. Wright | Matthew Halsted | https://amzn.to/3slyaRn |
| Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New Testament | Introducing the Apocrypha: Message, Context, and Significance | David A. deSilva | Matthew Halsted | https://amzn.to/3zat8gf |
| Jewish and Greco-Roman Backgrounds of the New Testament | NRSV Apocrypha Text Edition | Matthew Halsted | https://a.co/d/ihWxvjA | |
| Missional Church | Total Church: A Radical Reshaping around Gospel and Community | Tim Chester | Matt Moore | https://amzn.to/3ouDzE5 |
| Old Testament Overview I | The King in His Beauty: A Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments | Thomas R. Schreiner | Geoff Leatherman | https://amzn.to/2qznR0P |
| Theology of Christian Mission | The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative | Christopher J. H. Wright | Tim Hardy | https://amzn.to/2SC3FXP |
| Theology of Christian Mission | A Light to the Nations: The Missional Church and the Biblical Story | Michael W. Goheen | Tim Hardy | https://amzn.to/2Q88aaO |
| Theology of Christian Mission | Mission in the Old Testament: Israel as a Light to the Nations | Walter C. Kaiser Jr. | Tim Hardy | https://amzn.to/2MFQoJO |
| Worldview & Apologetics (BABCE Students only) | Total Truth: Liberating Christianity from Its Cultural Captivity | Nancy Pearcey | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2QpOXAx |
| Worldview & Apologetics (BABCE Students only) | The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism | Timothy Keller | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/357MEaq |
| Worldview & Apologetics (BABCE Students only) | Living at the Crossroads: An Introduction to Christian Worldview | Michael W. Goheen and Craig G. Bartholomew | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/2MDPJbV |
| Worldview & Apologetics (BABCE Students only) | Urban Apologetics | Eric Mason | Sarah Finn | https://amzn.to/3ye4bg5 |
| Missional Leadership | The Mission of God's People: A Biblical Theology of the Church's Mission | Christopher J.H. Wright | Gray | https://amzn.to/2YrqXjZ |
| Missional Leadership | Uncommon Leadership: Servant Leadership in a Power-Based World | Robert D. Kuest | Gray | https://amzn.to/2RpakUL |