Atlantic School of Theology
Course Textbooks for Fall Term 2016
(updated August 12)
AST students have the option to Special Order course textbooks through Saint Mary’s University Bookstore
(copies of textbooks will not be automatically ordered). If you would like to purchase textbooks through
SMU Bookstore, please complete the Special Order form on the AST website and fax or email the
completed form to the Bookstore. Please allow a 2-3 week lead time for Special Orders (the earlier the
better). Course packs will be available for purchase from the SMU Bookstore; no Special Order form is
required. AST encourages students to purchase books from SMU Bookstore when possible.
BF1001 Biblical Foundation: Hebrew Bible (D. Driver)
Required Texts
Title: The Hebrew Bible for Beginners: A Jewish and Christian Introduction
Author: Joel S. Kaminsky and Joel N. Lohr
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Edition: 2015
ISBN: 978-1426775635
Title: The Sabbath
Author: Abraham Joshua Heschel
Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux (FSG Classics)
Edition: 2005
ISBN: 978-0374529758
Title: On the Apostolic Preaching
Author: Irenaeus of Lyon (author) and John Behr (translator)
Publisher: St Vladimir’s Seminary Press
Edition: 1997
ISBN: 978-0881411744
Title: New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha: NRSV
Author: Michael D. Coogan et al (eds)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 4th ed. (2010)
ISBN: 978-0195289602
Note: The NRSV is the standard academic and ecumenical Bible translation. Students may
already have a copy of it, but if not they should acquire this 4th edition of the NOAB in paperback
(listed) or another binding (hardback or leather are also available).
CH 2105(Int) United Church History (R. Bartlett)
Required Texts
Title: The United Church of Canada: A History
Author: Don Schweitzer
Publisher: Wilfred Laurier
ISBN: 9781554583317
Title: A Church with the Soul of Nation
Author: Phyllis Airhart
Publisher: McGill-Queen’s
ISBN: 9780773542488
HB3109 The Book of Isaiah (W. Eisener)
Required Texts
Title: Isaiah (Old Testament Library)
Author: Brevard S. Childs
Publisher: W-JKP, 2000
ISBN: ISBN 978-0664221430
Title: NRSV study bible
Publisher: OUP
Edition: 3rd or 4th edition
**Students should already have this from foundations courses
GS 3000A Graduate Project and Seminar (J. Clarke)
Required Texts
Title: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches
Author: John W. Creswell
Publisher: Sage
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 978-1-4129-1607-3
Title: Ethnography as a Pastoral Practice: An Introduction
Author: Mary Clark Moschella
Publisher: Pilgrim Press
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-0-8298-1774-4
Title: Qualitative Research
Author: Sharan Merriam
Publisher: Jossey Bass
ISBN: 978-0470283547
GS 3000B(Int) Graduate Project and Seminar (S. Willhauck)
Required Texts
Title: Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing among Five Approaches
Author: John W. Creswell
Publisher: Sage
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 978-1-4129-1607-3
Title: Ethnography as a Pastoral Practice: An Introduction
Author: Mary Clark Moschella
Publisher: Pilgrim Press
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 978-0-8298-1774-4
Title: Qualitative Research
Author: Sharan Merriam
Publisher: Jossey Bass
ISBN: 978-0470283547
GTRS 6000 Theory and Methods in Theology and Religious Studies (D. Deane)
Readings will be made available online
HB/NT 3101 The Deuterocanonical Books (D. MacLachlan)
Required Texts
Title: Introducing the Apocrypha. Message, Context, and Significance
Author: David A. deSilva
Publisher: Baker Academic, Grand Rapids Michigan, 2001
Edition: Paperback, 2004
ISBN:0-8010-3103-6
NT 3112 The Corinthian Correspondence (D. MacLachlan)
Required Texts
Title: Conflict and Community. A Socio-Rhetorical Commentary on 1 and 2 Corinthians
Author: Ben Witherington III
Publisher: Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1995
Edition: Paperback
ISBN: 0-8028-0144-7
NT3118 The Parables of Jesus (J. Campbell)
Required Texts
Title: Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus.
Author: Klyne R. Snodgrass
Publisher: Eerdmans
Edition: 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8028-4241-1
NT3120 Meeting Jesus in the Fourth Gospel (J. Campbell)
Required Texts
Title: John: A Commentary (The New Testament Library)
Author: Marianne Meye Thompson
Publisher: Louisville: John Knox Press
Edition: 1st (2015)
ISBN: 978-0-664-22111-9
NT3125 (Int) Mark: The Forgotten Gospel (J. Campbell)
Required Texts
Title: The Gospel of Mark: A Commentary
Author: Francis J. Moloney
Publisher: Baker Academic
Edition: 2012
ISBN: 970-0-8010-4841-8 (paperback)
PF 1001 Pastoral Foundations (J. Clarke)
Required Texts
Title: Dynamics of Faith
Author: Paul Tillich
Publisher: HarperCollins Canada
ISBN-10: 0060937130,
ISBN-13: 978-0060937133
Edition: 2001 (Original in 1958)
Title: Congregational Leadership in Anxious Times,
Author: Peter L. Steinke
Publisher: Alban Institute
ISBN 10: 1-56699-328-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-56699-328-9,
Edition: 2006
Title: The Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach
Author: Carrie Doehring
Publisher: Westminister John Knowx Press
ISBN-10: 0664226841
ISBN-13: 9780664226848
Edition: 2006
Title: Braided Selves: Collected Essays on Multiplicity, God and Person
Author: Pamela Cooper White
Publisher: Wipf & Stock
ISBN 10 160686685
ISBN 13 160686681
PT/HB/NT 2102(Int) The Bible and Spiritual Formation (S. Willhauck)
Please Note: There are no textbooks or course packs required for this course. All readings will
be posted online by the professor during the course.
PT2141 (Hyb) Pastoral Understanding for the New Evangelization (C. Coffin)
Required Texts
Title: The Name of God Is Mercy
Author: Pope Francis
Publisher: Random House
Edition: 2016
ISBN: 978-0-399-58863-1
PT2143 Leadership and Change Theory (D. Csinos)
Required Texts
Title: Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation
Author: Parker Palmer
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Edition:
ISBN: 978-0787947354
Title: In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership
Author: Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher: Crossroad
Edition:
ISBN: 978-0824512590
Title: Congregations in Transition: A Guide for Analyzing, Assessing, and Adapting in Changing
Communities
Author: Carl S. Dudley and Nancy T Ammerman
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Edition:
ISBN: 978-0787954222
Title: Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory
Author: Tod Bolsinger
Publisher: InterVarsity
Edition:
ISBN: 978-0830841264
Title: Strategic Leadership for a Change: Facing Our Losses, Finding Our Future
Author: Kenneth J. MaFayden
Publisher: Alban
Edition:
ISBN: 978-1566993920
PT3410(Int) Relational Practices with Families in Oncology & Palliative Care (J. Clarke)
No textbooks required for this course. Coursepacks will be available from Dalhousie University.
RM 1000 Research Methods and Practices (R. Martel)
Required Texts
Title: Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation
Author: Merriam, Sharan and Elizabeth Tisdell
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2015
Edition: 4th ed. San Francisco
ISBN: 978-1-119-00361-8
Optional Texts
Title: Blueprints 2: Composition Skills for Academic Writing
Author: Keith S. Folse, M. Kathleen Mahnke, Elena Vestri Solomon, Lorraine Williams
Publisher: Heinle or Houghton Mifflin Co
Edition: 2002 or 2003
ISBN: ISBN-10: 0618144102; ISBN-13: 978-0618144105
Title: Quick Coach Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism with 2009 MLA and APA Update
Author: Rosemarie Menager-Beeley, Lyn Paulos
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Edition: 2010
ISBN: ISBN-10: 1111342466; ISBN-13: 978-1111342463
Online Booksellers such as Chapters and Amazon are good sources for these texts.
SFE 2001 Supervised Field Education (S. MacAlpine-Gillis)
Required Texts
Title: The Competent Pastor
Author: Ronald Sisk
Publisher: Alban Institute
Edition: 2005
ISBN-1566993040
Textbooks for this course will be available in class on the first day of class.
ST/CH 3106 Anglican Theology: Roots and Branches (P. Friesen)
Required Texts
Title: Sources of the Media: Anglican Theological Texts (Coursepack)
Author: ed. Paul Friesen
Publisher: St. Mary’s University (RICOH, Print Centre)
Edition: 2016
Title: Scripture, Tradition and Reason: A Selective View of Anglican Theology through the Ages.
Author: William Marshall
Publisher: Columbia
Edition: 2010
ISBN: 9781856077002
Title: The Vocation of Anglican Theology
Editor: Ralph McMichael
Publisher: SCM
Edition: 2014
ISBN: 9780334029731
ST3120 Jesus in Text and Image (A. Faber)
Required Texts
Title: The Testament of Mary
Author: Colm Tóibín
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Edition: 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7710-8414-0
Title: Christ on Trial: How the Gospel unsettles our judgement
Author: Rowan Williams
Publisher:Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, Michigan; ABC Publishing: Toronto, ON
Edition: 2003
ISBN:1-55126-409-9
Title: Jesus the Savior: The Meaning of Jesus Christ for Christian Faith
Author: William C. Placher
Publisher: Westminster John Knox
Edition: 2001
ISBN:978-0-664-22391-5
Title: Christ the Key
Author: Kathryn Tanner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Edition: 2010
ISBN: 978-0-521-73277-2
Note: All texts available through Bookmark or Amazon.ca
ST/CH 3100 The Holy Spirit: The Theology of the Transforming God (D. Deane)
Required Texts
Title After the Spirit: A Constructive Pneumatology from Resources outside the Modern West
Author: Eugene F. Rogers, Jr.
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Edition: 2005
ISBN: 10: 0802828914
In addition, a series of readings, both articles and classic texts available in the public domain
(such as Basil’s Against Eunomius) will be available for download from a folder on box.net.
Please email me at davidwcdeane@gmail.com and I will send you an invite to this folder. From
here the texts can be read or downloaded.
ST/ET 2103 Violence and Theological Ethics (A. Farber)
Required Texts
Title: Celia’s Song
Author: Lee Maracle
Publisher: Cormorant Books
Edition: 2015
ISBN-13: 978-1-77086-451-1
Title: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil
Author: Hannah Arendt
Publisher: Penguin Books
Edition: 2006, with introduction by Amos Elon
ISBN:978-0-14-303988-4
Title: Disgrace
Author: J.M. Coetzee
Publisher: Vintage Books
Edition: 2000
ISBN: 978-0-099-28952-4
Available through Abe.com
Title: Introducing Christian Ethics
Author: Samuel Wells & Ben Quash
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Edition: 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4051-5276-1
Note: All texts available through Bookmark or Amazon.com
TF 1000 Theological Foundations (D. Deane)
Required Texts
Title: Christian Theology an Introduction
Author: Alister McGrath
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
Edition: Ideally 5th Edition but 3rd and 4th will work
ISBN: 10: 1444335146
Note: The page numbers in the syllabus will be drawn from the 5th edition
Title:, From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research (Illinois: IVP Academic, 2016)
Author: Michael Kibbe
Publisher: Illinois: IVP Academic, 2016
Edition:
ISBN: 10: 0830851313
TF1000 (Int.) Theological Foundations (D. Deane)
Required Texts
Title: Christian Theology an Introduction
Author: Alister McGrath
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell
Edition: Ideally 5th Edition but 3rd and 4th will work
ISBN: 10: 1444335146
Note: The page numbers in the syllabus will be drawn from the 5th edition
Title: From Topic to Thesis: A Guide to Theological Research (Illinois: IVP Academic, 2016)
Author: Michael Kibbe
Publisher: Illinois: IVP Academic, 2016
Edition:
ISBN: 10: 0830851313