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Reserve readings guide - Fall 2024: DC reserves

Where to Find Readings (by Course)

WASHINGTON, D.C. CAMPUS

This list is a guide for you to locate required readings for Fall 2024 courses at RTS (note: this does not apply to RTS-Global courses).


If you have questions, contact the Library staff at your campus.

Course Name
(Professor)
Book Title
Author
EBOOK Database?
(EBSCO or ProQuest)
Other Online Source?
(Link)

Anglican Theology

(Dr. John Frederick)

The Faith We Confess: An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles Bray CCEL.ORG
Knots Untied: Being Plain Statements on Disputed Points in Religion, From the Standpoint of an Evangelical Churchman Ryle   ARCHIVE.org
First Book of Homilies: The Church of England's Official Sermons in Modern English Gattis (ed.)  

Bioethics: Biblical Principles and Ministry Application

(Dr. Paige Comstock Cunningham)

Evangelium Vitae John Paul II   Vatican.va
Creation and Christian Ethics Hollinger    
Bioethics and the Christian Life: A Guide to Making Difficult Decisions VanDrunen
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (U.S. 2022)     Constitution Center
  LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine (Ala. 2024)     RickerLaw.com
  Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Best    
   Embryo: A Defense of Human Life, 2nd ed George et.al.    
  The Image of God, Personhood, and the Embryo MacKellar    
  Dignity & Dying: A Christian Appraisal Kilner et.al.    
  Ethics as Worship Liederbach EBSCO  
  What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics Snead    
  Matters of Life and Death: Human Dilemmas in the Light of the Christian Faith Wyatt    
  “Artificial Intelligence: More Than Byte-Sized Issues,” in  Intersections Matthew   CBHD.org
  Love Thy Body Pearcey    
   “No Other Options,” in The New Atlantis Raikin   The New Atlantis
  “Coronavirus Vaccine Ethics,” in CBHD Zeiger   CBHD.org

Christ, Culture, and Contextualization

(Gray Sutanto, Irwyn Ince, Mike Park)

 Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction Brock et. Sutanto  
Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World Hurtado
  Political Visions and Illusions: A Survey and Christian Critique of Contemporary Ideologies (2nd ed.) Koyzis EBSCO  
Reading While Black McCaulley EBSCO
Telling a Better Story: Talking about God in a Skeptical Age Chatraw
Cultural Intelligence: Improving Your CQ to Engage Our Multicultural World Livermore
How to Reach the West Again Keller

Christian Thought and Philosophy

(Dr. N Gray Sutanto)

 A History of Western Philosophy: From the Pre-Socratics to Postmodernism Evans    
  Christian Worldview Bavinck    
  Christianity and Science Bavinck EBSCO  
   Neo-Calvinism: A Theological Introduction Brock et. Sutanto    
  Reduction of the Arts to Theology Bonaventure    
  “Toward Intellectually Virtuous Discourse: Two Vicious Fallacies and the Virtues that Inhibit them,” in Intellectual Virtues and Education: Essays in Applied Virtue Epistemology Garcia et. King ProQuest  
  Thinking Through Creation Watkin    

CHURCH POLITY

(Dr. David V. Silvernail, Jr.)

Book of Church Order of the PCA   PCAAC
Who Runs the Church: Four Views on Church Polity Engle et.al. EBSCO
Robert’s Rules Simplified

Lewis et. al.

 

What is Church Government

Lucas  
  Is Church Membership Biblical? McGraw EBSCO  
  The Uniqueness of PCA Polity Taylor   PCAHISTORY
  The Presbyterian Church in America Non-hierarchal Presbyterianism Taylor   PCAHISTORY
  Handbook of Church Discipline Adams    
  Book of Church Order of the PCA     PCAAC
  Two Offices (Elders/Bishops, and Deacons) and Two Orders of Elders Preaching/Teaching Elders, and Ruling Elders): A New Testament Study Knight   PCAHISTORY
  Three Offices: Minister, Elder, Deacon Rayburn   CPCPCA
  How Jesus Runs the Church Waters    

Classics of Personal Devotion

(Dr. Rufus T Burton)

Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices Brooks  
  The Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life Calvin    
  Confessions Augustine EBSCO  

Communications 1

(Dr. Paul S. Jeon)

On Preaching Better Jeon Internet Archive
Preaching the Whole Bible as Christian Scripture Goldsworthy
Preaching: Communicating in an Age of Skepticism Keller EBSCO
Simplicity in Preaching Ryle  
Between Two Worlds: The Challenge of Preaching Today Stott EBSCO

Effective Compassion

(Rev. Chris Sicks)

When Helping Hurts:  How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor…and Yourself Corbett et. Fikkert    
  Tangible: Making God Known Through Deeds of Mercy and Words of Truth Sicks    

GOSPELS

(Dr. Thomas Keene)

Jesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey, Second Edition Blomberg    
  A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the New Testament: The Gospel Realized Kruger EBSCO  
  The Coming of the Kingdom Ridderbos    
   Echoes of Scripture in the Gospels Hays    

HEBREW 1

(Dr. Peter Lee)

 Beginning Biblical Hebrew Futato EBSCO

HEBREWS TO REVELATION

(Dr. Thomas Keene)

Letters to the Church: A Survey of Hebrews and the General Epistles Caird    
  “The Exegetical Method of the Epistle to the Hebrews.” Canadian Journal of Theology Williams    
  “Christ, Our High Priest in Heaven.” Kerux. Gaffin   Kerux
  “Perseverance and Assurance: A Survey and a Proposal.” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology Schreiner   SBTS
  “Perfection and Eschatology in Hebrews.” Westminster Theological Journal Silva EBSCO  
  Wisdom of James, Disciple of Jesus the Sage Bauckham ProQuest  
  The Practical Calvinist McCartney    
  Reading 1-2 Peter and Jude: A Resource for Students Mason et. Martin (Edited) ProQuest  
  Theology and Ethics in 1 Peter: Paraenetic Strategies for Christian Character Formation Dryden    
   “The Hermeneutics of Jude and 2 Peter: The Use of Ancient Jewish Traditions.” JETS Dunnett    
  The Theology of the Book of Revelation  Bauckham    
  An Approach to Apocalyptic Literature: A Primer for Preachers Helm    
  “Counterfeiting in the Book of Revelation as a Perspective on Non-Christian Culture.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society Poythress   Frame-Poythress.org
  “Genre and Hermeneutics in Rev 20:1-6.” Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society     Frame-Poythress.org

 

The History of Christianity I

(Dr. Rufus T. Burton)

The Story of Christianity, vol. 1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the  Reformation Gonzalez     
Readings in Christian Thought, 2nd edition

Kerr

On Christian Teaching Augustine EBSCO
Anselm of Canterbury: the Major Works Anselm

Introduction to Pastoral and Theological Studies

(Dr. Scott Redd)

Theology in Three Perspectives: A Guide to Triperspectivalism and Its Significance Frame EBSCO  
  The Wholeness Imperative: How Christ Unifies Our Desires, Identity, and Impact in the World Redd    
  Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation Smith    
  The Creedal Imperative Trueman EBSCO  

OLD TESTAMENT POETS

(Dr. Peter Y. Lee)

Interpreting the Psalms: An Exegetical Handbook Futato  
The Messiah and the Psalms Belcher EBSCO
How to Read Proverbs Longman
The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes Kidner    
  A Biblical-Theological Introduction to the Old Testament: Gospel Promised Van Pelt (Edited)    

Preaching Lab I

(Rev. Joel St. Clair.)

N/A      

ST: Christology, Soteriology, Eschatology

(Dr. Scott R. Swain)

Grounded in Heaven: Recentering Christian Hope and Life on God Allen    
  Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 3 Bavinck    
  Reformed Dogmatics, Volume 4 Bavinck    
  The Paradox of Sonship: Christology in the Epistle to the Hebrews Jamieson    
  On God and Christ: The Five Theological Orations and Two Letters to Cledonius Gregory of Nazianzus    
  “The Work of Christ Applied.”  Gaffin   Canvas
  “For Whom Did Christ Die? Particularism and Universalism in the Pauline Epistles.” Gibson   Canvas
  “The Glorious, Indivisible, Trinitarian Work of God in Christ: Definite Atonement in Paul’s Theology of Salvation.” Gibson   Canvas
  “The Wrath of God as an Aspect of the Love of God.” Lane   Canvas
   “Covenant of Redemption.” Swain   Canvas
  “The Spirit of Life, Effectual Calling, and Regeneration.” Swain   Canvas
  “Redemption Accomplished: Atonement.” Vanhoozer   Canvas

ST: Scripture, Theology Proper, Anthropology

(Dr. N. Gray Sutanto)

Reformed Dogmatics (Vol. 1-2)  Bavinck    
  The Imputation of Adam’s Sin Murray    
  Institutes of Elenctic Theology Turretin    
  The Trinity: A Short Introduction Swain    
  “Herman Bavinck on the Image of God and Original Sin,” International Journal of Systematic Theology  Sutanto    
  Black Scholars in White Space Bradley (Edited)    
  Philosophia Bogardus    

Theological Dutch I

(Dr. Michael J. Douma)

“Delftse Methode – Het Groene Boek" (the Delft Method, the Green Book)     Link to Purchase

Theological Research & Writing

(Dr. Stephanie DiMaria)

From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research Kibbe    

 

The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person’s Guide to Writing in the 21st Century Pinker   Canvas
  The Elements of Style Strunk    
  A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers Kate et. al.