Dr. Cottrell
On Systematic Theology
Cottrell, Jack. The Faith Once for All: Bible Doctrine for Today. Joplin: College Press, 2002.
Erickson, Millard. Christian Theology. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.
Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
Other Topics
Morris, Leon. The Apostolic Preaching of the Cross. Grand Rapids: Eerdman, 1965.
Dr. North
Duffy, Eamon. Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes. London: Yale University Press, 2006.
Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Dr. Shannon
“My Top Ten”
- Robinson, Haddon W. Biblical Preaching: The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
- Davis, Henry Grady. Design for Preaching. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1958.
- Craddock, Fred. Preaching. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1985.
- Stott, John R.W. Between Two Worlds: The Art of Preaching in the Twentieth Century. Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans, 1982.
- Duduit, Michael. Handbook of Contemporary Preaching. Nashville: Broadman, 1992.
- Miller, Calvin. Preaching: The Art of Narrative Exposition. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006.
- Pitt-Watson, Ian. A Primer for Preachers. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1986.
- Sangster, William. The Craft of Sermon Construction. Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1951.
- Wiersbe, William. Preaching and Teaching with Imagination: The Quest for Biblical Ministry. Wheaton: Victor Books, 1994.
- Lowry, Eugene. The Homiletical Plot: The Sermon as Narrative Art Form. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.
Dr. Thatcher
Fee, Gordon and Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All it’s Worth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
“This book provides an excellent, practical overview of the biblical literature and basic principles of interpretation.”
Patzia, Arthur. The Making of the New Testament: Origin, Collection, Text and Cannon. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1995.
“This is a good introduction to the origins and formation of the New Testament, both the different types of documents and the canon itself, with some early church history thrown in.”
Dr. Zeise
Alter, Robert. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York: Basic, 1981.
“This volume introduced a generation of students to a close reading the text of the OT. Alter uses specific examples to demonstrate how narratives work.”
Sternberg, Meir. The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading. Bloomington: Indiana University, 1985.
“Like Alter, Sternberg approaches the text of the OT using a literary approach. However, unlike Alter, Sternberg goes beyond simple introduction to developed and detailed analysis. Read Alter first. Fasten your seat belt.”
Kitchen, K.A. On the Reliability of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2003.
“This volume presents a powerful apologetic for reading the text of the OT historically. Nobody does it better.”
Wright, N.T. The Way of the Lord: Christian Pilgrimage Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
“This is must reading for all travelers–in body and spirit!”