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CSL Course Booklists: Practical

This guide provides the information students need for finding their textbooks for each semester

PRA507: Bakhou, Fritsche, Prieto - Finalized

PRA546: Studies in Congregational Song - Vieker

Summary Collection of 38 hymns and chants widely credited to Martin Luther. Includes piano accompaniment and brief notes about the origin of each hymn.

PRA567: Christology in Muslim-Christian Debates - Bakhou

PRA312: Formation Lab II - Biermann, Dost, Maxwell, Vieker, Bond

PRA511: Homiletics - Pietsch, Peter, Meyer, Nafzger - Finalized

Books Recommended for Course:

PRA515: Reading and Preaching - Wilson/Golden, Meyer/Seifrid, Scholl/Saleska

Book Lists for Sections taught by Wilson/Golden:

Book Lists for Sections taught by Meyer/Seifrid:

 

PRA543: Confirmation - Nafzger

Note from Professor

Choose One of the Following:

Students are required to choose ONE of these books to read, compose a review, and participate in a structured discussion about the book they choose to read.

Root, Andrew. Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of

Incarnation. IVP, 2007.

                        Dean, Kenda Creasy. Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers Is Telling the American

Church. Oxford University Press, 2010.

Hontz Drury, Amanda. Saying Is Believing: The Necessity of Testimony in Adolescent Spiritual

Development. IVP, 2005.

                        Crouch, Andy. The Techwise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place.

Baker Books, 2017.

                        Sutton, Trevor and Brian Smith. Redeeming Technology. CPH, 2021.

Recommended books for the Course (not required):

PRA941A: Culture and Communications - Nielsen - Finalized

PRA951A: Theology and Arts Part A - Scholl - Finalized

Required Books:

Optional:

PRA6003: Theological Foundations - Okamoto - Finalized

PRA585: Crisis Intervention - Marrs - Finalized

PRA521: Pr in a Postmod Cont - Nafzger

PRA514: Pastoral Care - Marrs, Rockenbach

Items Accessed through Blackboard

Students will be required to purchase the SYMBIS on-line training module.

CTCR Documents that will be made available in the Blackboard course room:

(2012) Response to Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust.

(1981) Human Sexuality: A Theological Perspective.

(1999) The Pastor-Penitent Relationship: Privileged Communication. 

(2018) Confession and Absolution

Schmitt, David Preaching Christ at Particular Occasions.

PRA517: Pastoral Lead and Theology - Thompson, Pietsch - Finalized

PRA712: Spiritual Care Women - Bond

PRA801A: Theological Research and Writing A - Scholl/Hoeltke - Finalized

Optional Items:

PRA6101: Current Trends in Homiletics - Nafzger

PRA6104: Cross Cultural Context - Thormodson - Finalized

Please contact Professor Thormodson directly for information about textbooks.

PRA6107: Theory/Prac:Counsel - Rockenbach - Finalized


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