Textbook List
Please Note
Books that are designated under “Required Texts” are books that you will need for your course. “Recommended Texts” will be helpful for your assignment writing and worthwhile texts to add to your library, but won’t be needed for course reading.
Following are websites that you can order your textbooks from. You can order through the Manna Store henderson@manna.co.nz or through Manna Online. If you choose to do this, allow plenty of time for delivery.
General
Second-Hand
Theology
Counselling
Education
Electronic books: Be aware that you can often buy the books cheaper through Amazon as electronic Kindle books. To read these you can down load free software “Kindle for PC” and read them on a laptop or you can buy a Kindle e-Reader or use a tablet (ipad etc). The advantages are price (often about $10) and instant delivery. The possible downside is having to read it on a laptop.
106 Hebrew 1
Required:
Pratico, Gary D. and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, third edition. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2019.
Pratico, Gary D. and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook, third edition. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2019.
Recommended:
Van Pelt, Miles V. Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2012. (Highly recommended but not essential for the course.)
Zondervan Biblical Hebrew Study Guide (laminated sheet).
106 Hebrew 1
Required:
Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, second edition (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008). The textbook also includes a CD containing additional learning resources.
Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook, second edition (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
Recommended:
Zondervan Biblical Hebrew Study Guide (laminated sheet).
106 Hebrew 1
1) Living Biblical Hebrew: Foundations. Standard cost is USD62 (NZD 89.60 today); https://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/product/lbh1-online/
(Contact John de Jong for more details before purchasing jdejong@laidlaw.ac.nz)
2) Living Biblical Hebrew: Jonah. Standard cost USD62
https://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/product/blc-online-lbh-jonah/
(Contact John de Jong for more details before purchasing jdejong@laidlaw.ac.nz)
106 Hebrew 1
HNS DL
Required:
-The class texts are the online Living Biblical Hebrew 1&2 (LBH1&2), produced by the Biblical Language Center. Students are required to purchase these two resources (USD62 each).
These are the only required texts for the entire year (Biblical Hebrew: Introduction 1&2).
106 Hebrew 1
Required:
The online course material, Living Biblical Hebrew 1, produced by Biblical Language Centre. A link to purchase will be provided at the start of the semester.
(For distance learning it is strongly encouraged that students attend the two weekly classes (as per the Henderson Theology timetable) via Zoom to get the most out of the course.)
106 Hebrew 1
Required:
The class text is the online Living Biblical Hebrew 1, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
A link will be provided at the start of semester 1 for purchasing LBH1. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
106 Hebrew 1
Required:
The class text is the online Living Biblical Hebrew 1 (LBH1), produced by the Biblical Language Center. Students are required to purchase these resources at the start of the semester. Purchases must be made through the link provided by the lecturer for a special discounted price. This is the only required texts for Hebrew 1.
106 Hebrew 1
The class text is the online Living Biblical Hebrew 1 (LBH1), produced by the Biblical Language Center. Students are required to purchase these resources at the start of the semester.
Purchases must be made through the link provided by the lecturer for a special discounted price. This is the only required texts for Hebrew 1. A link will be provided at the start of semester 1 for purchasing LBH1. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
107 Hebrew 2
Required:
Pratico, Gary D. and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, third edition. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2019.
Pratico, Gary D. and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook, third edition. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2019.
Van Pelt, Miles V. Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2012. (Highly recommended but not essential for the course.)
Zondervan Biblical Hebrew Study Guide (laminated sheet).
107 Hebrew 2
Required:
Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, second edition (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008). The textbook also includes a CD containing additional learning resources.
Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook, second edition (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008).
Recommended:
Zondervan Biblical Hebrew Study Guide (laminated sheet).
107 Hebrew 2
HNS and Distance
Required:
1) Living Biblical Hebrew: Foundations. Standard cost is USD62 (NZD 89.60 today); https://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/product/lbh1-online/
(Contact John de Jong for more details before purchasing jdejong@laidlaw.ac.nz)
2) Living Biblical Hebrew: Jonah. Standard cost USD62
https://www.biblicallanguagecenter.com/product/blc-online-lbh-jonah/
(Contact John de Jong for more details before purchasing jdejong@laidlaw.ac.nz)
107 Hebrew 2
The course text is the online Living Biblical Hebrew 2–Jonah, produced by the Biblical Language Center. Instructions will be given to students regarding how to go about purchasing these materials.
107 Hebrew 2
(Distance learning students will have two weekly tutorials via Zoom to get the most out of the course. These take place on Mondays and Wednesday 7-9pm.)
The course text is the online Living Biblical Hebrew 2–Jonah, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
A link will be provided at the start of semester 2 for purchasing Living Biblical Hebrew 2–Jonah. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
107 Hebrew 2
Living Biblical Hebrew 2–Jonah online course, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
(A link will be provided at the start of semester 2 for purchasing Living Biblical Hebrew 2–Jonah. Please only use this link to purchase this material.)
107 Hebrew 2
The course text is the online Living Biblical Hebrew 2–Jonah, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
A link will be provided at the start of semester 2 for purchasing Living Biblical Hebrew 2–Jonah. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
108 Greek 1
The required textbook for all students is:
Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Third Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
108 Greek 1
Henderson
Required:
H. Daniel Zacharias, Biblical Greek Made Simple: All the Basics in One Semester. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018. (Either hard copy or electronically on Logos)
Logos Biblical Software Recommended Package (details TBA)
UBS5 (provided by the United Bible Society)
108 Greek 1
Distance Learning
Required:
H. Daniel Zacharias, Biblical Greek Made Simple: All the Basics in One Semester. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018. (Either hard copy or electronically on Logos)
Logos Biblical Software Recommended Package (details TBA)
UBS5 (provided by the United Bible Society)
108 Greek 1
DL
Required:
-H. Daniel Zacharias, Biblical Greek Made Simple: All the Basics in One Semester. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018. (Either hard copy or electronically on Logos)
Logos Biblical Software Academic Basic
OR
Faithlife Connect Essentials Monthly Subscription
108 Greek 1
Required:
The online course material, Living Koine Greek: An Introduction, produced by Biblical Language Centre. A link to purchase will be provided at the start of the semester.
108 Greek 1
(For distance learning it is strongly encouraged that students attend the two weekly classes (as per the Henderson Theology timetable) via Zoom to get the most out of the course.)
108 Greek 1
Required:
The class texts are the online Living Koine Greek: An Introduction, Levels A-C, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
A link will be provided at the start of semester 1 for purchasing Living Koine Greek. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
108 Greek 1
Required:
The class texts are the online Living Koine Greek: An Introduction, Levels A-C, produced by the Biblical Language Center. Students are required to purchase these resources at the start of the semester. Purchases must be made through the link provided by the lecturer for a special discounted price. This is the only required texts for Greek 1.
108 Greek 1
The class texts are the online Living Koine Greek: An Introduction, Levels A-C, produced by the Biblical Language Center. Students are required to purchase these resources at the start of the semester.
Purchases must be made through the link provided by the lecturer for a special discounted price. This is the only required texts for Greek 1.
A link will be provided at the start of semester 1 for purchasing Living Koine Greek. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
109 Greek 2
Required:
Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Decker, Rodney J. Koine Greek Reader: Selections from the New Testament, Septuagint, and Early Christian Writers. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2007.
Recommended:
Zondervan New Testament Greek Study Guide (laminated sheet).
109 Greek 2
HNS and DL
Required:
H. Daniel Zacharias, Biblical Greek Made Simple: All the Basics in One Semester. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018. (Either hard copy or electronically on Logos)
Logos Biblical Software Academic Basic
OR
Faithlife Connect Essentials Monthly Subscription
Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, 2nd edn. Stuttgart: UBS, 1994.
Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Logos ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
109 Greek 2
Required:
Metzger, Bruce M. A Textual Commentary on the Greek New Testament, 2nd edn. Stuttgart: UBS, 1994.
Wallace, Daniel B. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament. Logos ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1996.
(Both are available electronically via Logos.)
109 Greek 2
For distance learning it is strongly encouraged that students attend the two weekly classes (as per the Henderson Theology timetable) via Zoom to get the most out of the course.
The class texts are the online Living Koine Greek: An Introduction, Levels D-F, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
A link will be provided at the start of semester 2 for purchasing Living Koine Greek. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
109 Greek 2
Living Koine Greek: An Introduction online course, Levels D-F, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
(A link will be provided at the start of semester 2 for purchasing Living Koine Greek. Please only use this link to purchase this material.)
109 Greek 2
The class texts are the online Living Koine Greek: An Introduction, Levels D-F, produced by the Biblical Language Center.
A link will be provided at the start of semester 2 for purchasing Living Koine Greek. Please only use this link to purchase this material.
111 Interpreting the Bible
Recommended (but not essential) books for this course are:
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
Duvall, Scott J. & J. Daniel Hays, Grasping God’s Word: A Hands-on Approach to Reading, Interpreting and Applying the Bible. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan, 2012.
111 Interpreting the Bible
The recommended textbooks for this course are:
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Revised and Expanded Edition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009.
111 Interpreting the Bible
The required textbooks for this course are:
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Revised and Expanded Edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010.
[You can also purchase the Revised and Expanded Edition published in 2008 or 2009.]
111 Interpreting the Bible
Christchurch
Recommended:
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Revised and Expanded Edition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009.
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
111 Interpreting the Bible
Henderson
Recommended:
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Revised and Expanded Edition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009.
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
111 Interpreting the Bible
Distance Learning
Required:
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Third Edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020.
111 Interpreting the Bible
Recommended:
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Revised and Expanded Edition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009.
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
111 Interpreting the Bible
Distance Learning
Recommended:
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Revised and Expanded Edition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009.
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017.
111 Interpreting the Bible
No set text.
111 Interpreting the Bible
No set text.
Recommended books:
- Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Revised and Expanded Edition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2009. (Available as an eBook in the Laidlaw library.)
- Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. (Available as an eBook in the Laidlaw library.)
111 Interpreting the Bible
No textbook.
111 Interpreting the Bible
Gorman, Michael J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A Basic Guide for Students and Ministers. Third Edition. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2020 (e-book in Laidlaw Library)
(Recommended)
Klein, W., Blomberg, C. and R. Hubbard, Introduction to Biblical Interpretation. 3rd edition; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2017. (e-book in Laidlaw Library)
(Recommended)
115 Reading the Bible
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
The required textbook for this course is:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
Distance Learning
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
The required text for this course is:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
HNS MNK CHC DL
Required:
-Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
Distance Learning
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. (Available as an eBook in the Laidlaw library.)
115 Reading the Bible
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
115 Reading the Bible
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
(Available as an eBook in the Laidlaw library.)
115 Reading the Bible
Required:
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2024.
115 Reading the Bible
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
(Available as an eBook in the library.)
115 Reading the Bible
Bartholomew, Craig G, and Michael W. Goheen. The Drama of Scripture: Finding Our Place in the Biblical Story. 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. Available as an eBook in the library.
(Required - online, Laidlaw Library)
116 Encountering the Bible
No set text.
120 Reading the Old Testament
Recommended:
Andrew E. Hill and John H. Walton, A Survey of the Old Testament, 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
120 Reading the Old Testament
Required:
Hill, Andrew E. and John H Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan, 2009.
120 Reading the Old Testament
HNS MNK CHC
There is no compulsory textbook for this course, but all students are highly recommended to obtain:
Hill, Andrew E. and John H Walton. Old Testament Today: A Journey from Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
120 Reading the Old Testament
Distance
Required:
Hill, Andrew E. and John H Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI.: Zondervan, 2009.
120 Reading the Old Testament
Required:
John H. Walton and Andrew E. Hill, Old Testament Today (second edition) Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
(Also available on Kindle.)
120 Reading the Old Testament
There is no compulsory textbook for this course, but all students are highly encouraged to buy the following:
John H. Walton and Andrew E. Hill. Old Testament Today: A Journey from Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
Walton and Hill’s book is available as a Kindle e-book.
Alternatively,
Rolf A. Jacobson and Michael Chan. Introducing the Old Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2023 is available as an e-book in Laidlaw Library
120 Reading the Old Testament
Recommended:
John H. Walton and Andrew E. Hill. Old Testament Today: A Journey from Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.
Rolf A. Jacobson and Michael Chan. Introducing the Old Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2023. Available as an e-book in Laidlaw Library
120 Reading the Old Testament
Recommended:
John H. Walton and Andrew E. Hill. Old Testament Today: A Journey from Ancient Context to Contemporary Relevance. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.
Walton and Hill’s book is available as a Kindle e-book.
Alternatively,
Rolf A. Jacobson and Michael Chan. Introducing the Old Testament: A Historical, Literary, and Theological Survey. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2023 is available as an e-book in Laidlaw Library
120 Reading the Old Testament
Bill T. Arnold and Bryan E. Beyer, Encountering the Old Testament. 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2024.
(Recommended)
120 Reading the Old Testament
Mark S. Gignilliat and Heath A. Thomas, Reading the Old Testament as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Survey (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2025). (e-book in Laidlaw Library)
(Required)
122 Pentateuch
Required:
Wenham, G. Exploring the Old Testament: Pentateuch. London: SPCK, 2003.
Recommended:
Alexander, T. D. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012.
Vogt, Peter T. Interpreting the Pentateuch: An Exegetical Handbook. Grand Rapids: Kregal Academic, 2013.
122 Pentateuch
HNS CHC
Recommended:
Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land. An Introduction to the Main Themes of the Pentateuch. Third edition. MI: Baker Publishing, 2012.
[Available at the Laidlaw Library as an E-book]
122 Pentateuch
Distance
Required:
Wenham, G. Exploring the Old Testament: Pentateuch. London: SPCK, 2003.
Not “required” but very helpful are:
Alexander, T. D. From Paradise to the Promised Land: An Introduction to the Pentateuch. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2012. [Available at the Laidlaw Library as an E-book]
Vogt, Peter T. Interpreting the Pentateuch: An Exegetical Handbook. Grand Rapids: Kregal Academic, 2013.
122 Pentateuch
Recommended:
Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land. 3d ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2012.
122 Pentateuch
- English option students
Recommended:
T. Demond Alexander. From Paradise to the Promised Land. An Introduction to the Pentateuch. 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2022.
- Hebrew option students
Required:
Bill T. Arnold and John H. Choi, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (2nd edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Recommended:
Alexander, T. Desmond. From Paradise to the Promised Land. 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2022.
Ronald J. Williams, Williams’ Hebrew Syntax (3rd edition revised and expanded by John C. Beckman), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007.
123 Prophets
No set text.
123 Prophets
The required textbook for this course is:
Smith, Gary V. The NIV Application Commentary: Hosea/Amos/Micah. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
(Students enrolling in the Hebrew option are recommended to have the Logos Original Languages edition, but it is not essential. HALOT is also highly recommended.)
123 Prophets
Christchurch
There is no textbook for this course but students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R., “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58 at the beginning of the course.
123 Prophets
Henderson
There is no textbook for this course but students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R., “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58 at the beginning of the course.
123 Prophets
Manukau
There is no textbook for this course but students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R., “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58 at the beginning of the course.
123 Prophets
Distance Learning
Required:
Smith, Gary V. The NIV Application Commentary: Hosea/Amos/Micah. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
123 Prophets
Level 6 students:
There is no textbook for this course but at the beginning of the course L6 students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R.:
· “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58. (Will be provided on Moodle)
Level 7 students:
There is no textbook for this course but at the beginning of the course L7 students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R.:
· Amos–The Prophet and his Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos, (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002), 3–30, and
· “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58.
(Both will be provided on Moodle.)
123 Prophets
There is no textbook for this course but at the beginning of the course L6 students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R.:
- “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58. (On Moodle)
(Level 6 English option)
There is no textbook for this course but at the beginning of the course L7 students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R.:
- Amos–The Prophet and his Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos, (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002), 3–30 (on Moodle), and
- “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58.
(Level 7 English option)
There is no textbook for this course but at the beginning of the course students are advised to read M. Daniel Carrol R.:
- Amos–The Prophet and his Oracles: Research on the Book of Amos, (Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 2002), 3–30 (on Moodle), and
- “Twenty Years of Amos Research.” CBR 18 (2019): 32–58.
(Level 6 and 7 Hebrew option)
125 Psalms
HNS MNK CHC & DL
Recommended level 6 & 7 (Eng option):
-Tremper Longman III, Psalms (TOTC) Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2014.
Required level 6 & 7 (Heb option):
-Bill T. Arnold and John H. Choi, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (2nd edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Recommended level 6 & 7 (Heb option):
-Tremper Longman III, Psalms (TOTC) Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2014.
-Ronald J. Williams, Williams’ Hebrew Syntax (3rd edition revised and expanded by John C. Beckman), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007.
125 Psalms
English Option Students
Recommended:
- Tremper Longman III, Psalms, Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2014.
Hebrew Option Students
Required:
- Bill T. Arnold and John H. Choi, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (2nd edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
Recommended:
- Tremper Longman III, Psalms (TOTC) Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2014.
- Ronald J. Williams, Williams’ Hebrew Syntax (3rd edition revised and expanded by John C. Beckman), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007.
125 Psalms
Tremper Longman III, Psalms (TOTC) Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2014.
(Recommended - English L6 & English L7)
Bill T. Arnold and John H. Choi, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (2nd edition), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
(Required - Hebrew L6 & Hebrew L7 )
1. Tremper Longman III, Psalms (TOTC) Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2014.
2. Ronald J. Williams, Williams’ Hebrew Syntax (3rd edition revised and expanded by John C.
3. Beckman), Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2007.
(Recommended - Hebrew L6 & Hebrew L7)
126 Wisdom
Recommended:
McLaughlin, John L. An Introduction to Israel's Wisdom Traditions. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2018.
126 Wisdom
Recommended:
John L. McLaughlin, An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions (Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018).
126 Wisdom
There is no textbook but a good introduction is John L. McLaughlin, An Introduction to Israel’s Wisdom Traditions (Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2018).
(Recommended)
140 Reading the New Testament
The required textbook for this course is:
Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster. Auckland: Morphe Publishers, 2020.
Alternatives to buying hard copies are:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-new-testament-a-taster ($8.69 USD—just over $13 NZD)
https://www.amazon.in/New-Testament-Taster-Mark-Keown-ebook/dp/B082Z9FWMD ($9.23 USD—$13.95NZD)
The recommended textbooks for this course are:
Keown, Mark J. Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Vol. 1 The Gospels & Acts. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018.
Keown, Mark J. Exploring the New Testament: Paul, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Auckland: Laidlaw, 2018.
(Given as notes)
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Nottingham, Eng.: Apollos, 2004.
(Highly recommended)
140 Reading the New Testament
The required textbook for this course is:
Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster. Auckland: Morphe Publishers, 2020.
Alternatives to buying hard copies are:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-new-testament-a-taster ($8.69 USD—just over $13 NZD)
https://www.amazon.in/New-Testament-Taster-Mark-Keown-ebook/dp/B082Z9FWMD ($9.23 USD—$13.95NZD)
The recommended textbooks for this course are:
Keown, Mark J. Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Vol. 1 The Gospels & Acts. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018.
Keown, Mark J. Exploring the New Testament: Paul, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Auckland: Laidlaw, 2018.
(Given as notes)
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Nottingham, Eng.: Apollos, 2004.
(Highly recommended)
140 Reading the New Testament
The required textbook for this course is:
Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster. Auckland: Morphe Publishers, 2020.
Alternatives to buying hard copies are:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-new-testament-a-taster ($8.69 USD—just over $13 NZD)
https://www.amazon.in/New-Testament-Taster-Mark-Keown-ebook/dp/B082Z9FWMD ($9.23 USD—$13.95NZD)
The recommended textbooks for this course are:
Keown, Mark J. Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Vol. 1 The Gospels & Acts. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018.
Keown, Mark J. Exploring the New Testament: Paul, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Auckland: Laidlaw, 2018.
(Given as notes)
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Nottingham, Eng.: Apollos, 2004.
(Highly recommended)
140 Reading the New Testament
The required textbook for this course is:
Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster. Auckland: Morphe Publishers, 2020.
Alternatives to buying hard copies are:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-new-testament-a-taster ($8.69 USD—just over $13 NZD)
https://www.amazon.in/New-Testament-Taster-Mark-Keown-ebook/dp/B082Z9FWMD ($9.23 USD—$13.95NZD)
140 Reading the New Testament
The required textbook for this course is:
Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster. Auckland: Morphe Publishers, 2020.
Alternatives to buying hard copies are:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/the-new-testament-a-taster ($8.69 USD—just over $13 NZD)
https://www.amazon.in/New-Testament-Taster-Mark-Keown-ebook/dp/B082Z9FWMD ($9.23 USD—$13.95NZD)
The recommended textbooks for this course are:
Keown, Mark J. Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Vol. 1 The Gospels & Acts. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018.
Keown, Mark J. Exploring the New Testament: Paul, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Auckland: Laidlaw, 2018.
(Given as notes)
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Nottingham, Eng.: Apollos, 2004.
(Highly recommended)
140 Reading the New Testament
Christchurch
Required:
Keown, Mark J. Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Vol. 1 The Gospels & Acts. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018.
Keown, Mark J. Exploring the New Testament: Paul, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Auckland: Laidlaw, 2018. (Given as notes).
Highly recommended is:
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Nottingham, Eng.: Apollos, 2004.
140 Reading the New Testament
Henderson, Manukau, Christchurch
Required:
Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster (Auckland, NZ: Morphe, 2020).
Highly recommended
Keown, Mark J. Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Vol. 1 The Gospels & Acts. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018.
Keown, Mark J. Exploring the New Testament: Paul, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Auckland: Laidlaw, 2018. (Given as notes).
Also, highly recommended is:
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. Nottingham, Eng.: Apollos, 2004.
140 Reading the New Testament
Distance Learning
Required:
Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster (Auckland, NZ: Morphe, 2020).
For Deeper Engagement:
Keown, Mark J. Discovering the New Testament: An Introduction to its Background, Theology, and Themes. Vol. 1 The Gospels & Acts. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018.
Keown, Mark J. Exploring the New Testament: Paul, Hebrews, the General Epistles, and Revelation. Auckland: Laidlaw, 2018. (Available in Moodle).
Also Recommended:
DeSilva, David A. An Introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, Methods & Ministry Formation. 2nd Edition. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2018.
140 Reading the New Testament
HNS MNK CHC DL
Required:
-Keown, Mark J. The New Testament: A Taster, 2nd edn. Auckland: Morphe, 2021. Plus additional essays.
Option for Advanced Students:
-Keown, Mark J. Discovering the NT, 3 vols. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2018–2022.
Contact mkeown@laidlaw.ac.nz for purchase details while stocks last.
140 Reading the New Testament
Required:
Keown, Mark J. Reading the New Testament. Auckland: Morphe, 2022.
140 Reading the New Testament
Required:
Keown, Mark J. Reading the New Testament. Auckland: Morphe, 2022.
Please contact Mark Keown for purchase details: mkeown@laidlaw.ac.nz
140 Reading the New Testament
Required:
Keown, Mark J. Reading the New Testament. Auckland: Morphe, 2022.
Please contact Mark Keown for purchase details: mkeown@laidlaw.ac.nz
140 Reading the New Testament
Recommended:
N.T. Wright and M.F. Bird, The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
140 Reading the New Testament
N.T. Wright and M.F. Bird, The New Testament in Its World: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
Students are strongly encouraged to acquire this book; it is a requirement that students read extensively from it during the semester.
(Recommended)
142 New Testament: Luke
Henderson
There are no compulsory textbooks for this course, but at least one commentary is recommended. The two most highly recommended commentaries are:
Bock, D. Luke. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the NT. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1994-96.
Edwards, James R. The Gospel According to Luke. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, Eerdmans, 2015.
In addition, students will find a synopsis of the gospels helpful. Two recommended ones are:
Aland, K. (ed). Synopsis of the Four Gospels. Stuttgart: German Bible Society, 1989.
Throckmorton, Burton H. Gospel Parallels: a synopsis of the first three gospels. New York: Thomas Nelson, 1949.
143 Gospels 2 (John)
Recommended:
Colin G. Kruse. John (TOTC), London: Inter-Varsity Press, 2017.
Required for Greek option students:
Daniel B. Wallace. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.
143 Gospels 2 (John)
Required:
Carson, D.A. The Gospel According to John. Leicester: IVP, 1991.
Highly recommended:
Kruse, C.G. The Gospel According to John. Second Edition. Leicester: IVP, 2017.
Moloney, F.J. The Gospel of John. Revised Edition. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical, 2005.
143 Gospels 2 (John)
Level 6 and 7 English option students:
The recommended textbook for the course is either of the following:
- Colin G. Kruse, John. An Introduction and Commentary, rev. ed. (TNTC), Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2017.
- Edward W. Klink III, John (ECNT) Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016.
Klink’s volume is significantly larger, but also more expensive. Additional required and recommended readings are supplied on Moodle.
Level 6 and 7 Greek option students:
The required textbooks for this course are:
- Daniel B. Wallace. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.
- Frederick W. Danker et al (eds.), Greek Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press: Chicago Press, 2000.
The recommended textbook for this course is one of the following:
- Colin G. Kruse, John. An Introduction and Commentary, rev. ed. (TNTC), Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 2017.
- Edward W. Klink III, John (ECNT) Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016.
Klink’s volume is significantly larger, but also more expensive. Additional required and recommended readings are supplied on Moodle.
143 Gospels 2 (John)
Daniel B. Wallace. Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament, Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.
(Greek option Required)
Edward W. Klink III, John (ECNT) Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2016.
(Recommended English and Greek)
Frederick W. Danker et al (eds.), Greek Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, 3rd ed. University of Chicago Press: Chicago Press, 2000.
(Greek option Required)
146 Jesus and His Times
Hanson, K.C. and Douglas E. Oakman. Palestine in the Time of Jesus: Social Structures and Social Conflicts. 2nd Edition. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2008.
Hayes, John H. and Sara R. Mandell. The Jewish People in Classical Antiquity: from Alexander to Bar Kochba. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 1998.
Also highly recommended is:
Bailey, Kenneth E. Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes: Cultural Studies in the Gospels. Downers Grove, Il.: IVP, 2008.
(We will refer to a number of readings in this book but due to copyright restrictions, cannot copy them all. Therefore you may also wish to purchase a copy of this for yourself).
Feldman, Louis, H. and Meyer Reinhold. eds. Jewish Life and Thought among Greeks and Romans: Primary Readings. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1996.
(We will refer to a number of readings in this book but due to copyright restrictions, cannot copy them all. There are two hard copies available in the Dean Memorial Library, plus one ebook, but you may also wish to purchase a copy of this for yourself.)
148 New Testament: 1 Corinthians
The required textbook for this course is:
Ciampa, Roy E. and Brian S. Rosner. The First Letter to the Corinthians. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010.
The following are highly recommended, but are not compulsory:
Dunn, J.D.G. 1 Corinthians. London: T&T Clark International, 2003.
[Dunn’s book gives a good introduction to 1 Corinthians.]
Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. Rev. ed. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.
Hawthorne, Gerald F., Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove & Leicester: IVP, 1993. Or 1994 edition.
[This dictionary is a particularly important work for study of Paul. It has many articles on key topics with bibliographies.]
Marshall, Chris. Paul and Corinthian Christianity. Auckland: BCNZ, 1995.
Also, reading the introduction sections to recent commentaries gives up to date coverage of the main issues in study of 1 Corinthians.
148 New Testament: 1 Corinthians
Distance
Required:
Ciampa, Roy E. and Brian S. Rosner. The First Letter to the Corinthians. The Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2010.
The following are highly recommended, but are not compulsory:
Dunn, J.D.G. 1 Corinthians. London: T&T Clark International, 2003.
[Dunn’s book gives a good introduction to 1 Corinthians.]
Fee, Gordon D. The First Epistle to the Corinthians. Rev. ed. NICNT. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2014.
Hawthorne, Gerald F., Ralph P. Martin and Daniel G. Reid, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove & Leicester: IVP, 1993.
[This dictionary is a particularly important work for study of Paul. It has many articles on key topics with bibliographies.]
149 Epistles 1
Full course notes will be given including introductory material, verse by verse exegesis, and some thematic discussions.
Moo, Douglas J. Galatians. Baker Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.
149 Epistles 1
HNS MNK CHC
Required:
Keown, Mark J. Philippians. 2 Vols. Evangelical Exegetical Commentaries. Bellingham, WA: Lexham, 2020.
149 Epistles 1
Required:
English option (levels 6 & 7):
DeSilva, David A. The Letter to the Galatians. NICNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018.
Greek option (levels 6 & 7):
Moo, Douglas J. Galatians. BECNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.
149 Epistles 1
DeSilva, David A. The Letter to the Galatians. NICNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2018.
(Recommended English L6 & English L7)
Kruse, Colin G., The Letters of John. 2nd ed., Pillar New Testament Commentary. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020.
(Recommended English L6 & English L7)
Jobes, Karen H., 1, 2, & 3 John. ZECNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2014.
(Recommended Greek L6 & Greek L7)
Moo, Douglas J. Galatians. BECNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013.
(Recommended Greek L6 & Greek L7)
150 Gospels 1 (Synoptics)
HNS MNK CHC DL
Required:
Keown, Mark J. Understanding Mark’s Gospel: A Textbook. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2021.
Contact mkeown@laidlaw.ac.nz for purchase details while stocks last.
150 Gospels 1 (Synoptics)
Recommended:
Dale C. Allison Jr., The Sermon on the Mount. Inspiring the Moral Imagination, New York: Herder & Herder, 1999.
150 Gospels 1 (Synoptics)
Jipp, Joshua W. Reading the Gospels as Christian Scripture: A Literary, Canonical, and Theological Introduction (Baker Academic, 2024).
(Required)
152 Epistles 2
Required:
Mark J. Keown, Galatians, Revised Edition. Auckland: Morphe, 2022.
(Able to be purchased from Mark Keown later in the Semester.)
152 Epistles 2
Weima, Jeffrey A. D. 1-2 Thessalonians. BECNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014.
(Recommended)
Jobes, Karen H. 1 Peter. Second Edition. BECNT. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2022.
(Recommended)
Moo, Douglas J. The Letter of James. Second Edition. PNTC. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2021.
(Recommended)
201 Engaging Theology
The required textbook for this introductory course is:
Olson, Roger E. The Mosaic of Christian Belief: Twenty Centuries of Unity & Diversity. 2nd ed. Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic, 2016.
Please note that as well as the print version, this book is available as a Kindle edition from Amazon, which means it can be read on a Kindle device, or on a free Kindle reader download on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. Also, the Kindle edition is available to you almost immediately.
201 Engaging Theology
Required:
Ben Blackwell and R.L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology Zondervan, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
Required:
Ben Blackwell and R.L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology Zondervan, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
HNS, MNK, CHC, DL
Required:
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
Required (or strongly recommended):
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019
201 Engaging Theology
Distance Learning
Required:
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
Distance
Required:
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
Recommended:
Graham McFarlane. A Model for Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020.
201 Engaging Theology
Recommended:
Graham McFarlane. A Model for Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020. (Available as an eBook in the Laidlaw library.)
201 Engaging Theology
Recommended:
Graham McFarlane. A Model for Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020.
OR
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
Recommended:
Graham McFarlane. A Model for Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020.
OR
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
Graham McFarlane. A Model for Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020. (Recommended)
OR
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
(Recommended)
201 Engaging Theology
The recommended textbook for this introductory course is:
Graham McFarlane. A Model for Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020.
OR
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
201 Engaging Theology
Graham McFarlane. A Model for Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2020. (Recommended)
OR
Ben C. Blackwell and R. L. Hatchett, Engaging Theology: A Biblical, Historical, and practical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2019.
(Recommended)
202 Christology
O'Collins, S.J. Gerald, Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
202 Christology
The required textbook for this course is:
O'Collins, S.J. Gerald, Christology: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
202 Christology
Christchurch
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
Henderson
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
Manukau
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
Distance Learning
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
HNS MNK CHC and DL
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided. However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
- Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
- Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
- Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
Distance Learning
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
- Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020
- Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007
- Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
- Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
- Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007. (Available as an eBook in the Laidlaw library.)
- Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010. (Available as an eBook in the Laidlaw library.)
202 Christology
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided. However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
- Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
- Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
- Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided. However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
- Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
- Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
- Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
202 Christology
There is no required textbook for the course, as significant and detailed lecture notes are provided.
However, students are encouraged to have access to the following:
Michael Bird, Evangelical Theology, 2nd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2020.
(Recommended)
Scott McKnight. A Community Called Atonement. Nashville: Abingdon, 2007.
(Recommended)
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Eugene, OR.: Pickwick, 2010.
(Recommended)
203 The Trinity
For Level 7 there is one required text: Young, W.P. The Shack. Los Angeles: Windblown Media, 2007.
For Level 6 there is no set textbook for this course, however access to one or more of the following is strongly recommended:
Allen, Michael and Scott R. Swain (eds). Christian Dogmatics. Grand Rapids, MI, Baker Academic, 2016.
Bird, Michael F. Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.
Van der Kooi, Cornelis and Gijsbert van den Brink, Christian Dogmatics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017.
Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013 (or another recent edition).
Horton, Michael. The Christian Faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011.
Habets, Myk. The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019.
203 The Trinity
For Level 7 there is one required text: Young, W.P. The Shack. Los Angeles: Windblown Media, 2007.
For Level 6 there is no set textbook for this course, however access to one or more of the following is strongly recommended:
Allen, Michael and Scott R. Swain (eds). Christian Dogmatics. Grand Rapids, MI, Baker Academic, 2016.
Bird, Michael F. Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.
Van der Kooi, Cornelis and Gijsbert van den Brink, Christian Dogmatics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017.
Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013 (or another recent edition).
Horton, Michael. The Christian Faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011.
Habets, Myk. The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019.
203 The Trinity
The required textbook for this course is:
Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2013.
This edition is available as an E-book from the Laidlaw Library.
203 The Trinity
Level 6 students:
There is one required text:
Young, W.P. The Shack. Los Angeles: Windblown Media, 2007.
Level 6 and 7 students:
Access to one or more of the following is strongly recommended:
Allen, Michael and Scott R. Swain (eds). Christian Dogmatics. Grand Rapids, MI, Baker Academic, 2016.
Bird, Michael F. Evangelical Theology. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2013.
Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2013 (or another recent edition)
Van der Kooi, Cornelis and Gijsbert van den Brink, Christian Dogmatics. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017.
Habets, Myk. The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019.
Horton, Michael. The Christian Faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011.
203 The Trinity
Level 6:
Recommended:
1. Habets, M. The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019.
2. Sanders, F. The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. 2nd edn. Wheaton: Crossway, 2017.
Level 7:
Required
William P. Young, The Shack, Los Angeles: Windblown Media, 2007.
Recommended:
1. Habets, M. The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019.
2. Sanders, F. The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. 2nd edn. Wheaton: Crossway, 2017.
203 The Trinity
Recommended:
Habets, M. The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019.
Sanders, F. The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. 2nd edn. Wheaton: Crossway, 2017.
203 The Trinity
Habets, M. The Progressive Mystery: Tracing the Elusive Spirit in Scripture and Tradition. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2019.
(Recommended L6 & 7)
Sanders, F. The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything. 2nd edn. Wheaton: Crossway, 2017.
(Recommended L6 & 7)
Young, W.P. The Shack, Los Angeles: Windblown Media, 2007.
(Required L7)
204 Theology: Salvation in History and Beyond
Required:
Michael F. Bird, Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2013.
205 Church: Theology and Practice
Required:
Erickson, M.J. Christian Theology. 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 2013. (The 1998 edition will also be fine for this course).
Grenz, Stanley J. Theology for the Community of God. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 1994. (Also published by Broadman and Holman in 1994, and by Eerdmans and Regent College in 2000 - any of these editions will be fine for this course.)
Highly recommended:
Ferguson, S.B. and D.F. Wright. New Dictionary of Theology. Leicester: IVP, 1988.
McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction (6th edn). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
205 Church: Theology and Practice
HNS MNK CHC
Required:
Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger. Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009.
As an alternative, you could read
Gary D. Badcock. The House Where God Lives: Renewing the Doctrine of the Church for Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
The latter is probably more challenging, but probably more interesting as well!
205 Church: Theology and Practice
Distance
Required:
Erickson, M.J. Christian Theology. 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 2013. (The 1998 edition will also be fine for this course).
Grenz, Stanley J. Theology for the Community of God. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker, 1994. (Also published by Broadman and Holman in 1994, and by Eerdmans and Regent College in 2000 - any of these editions will be fine for this course)
Please note: Both of these will be useful in any other theology studies you do as well.
Also highly recommended:
Ferguson, S.B. and D.F. Wright. New Dictionary of Theology. Leicester: IVP, 1988.
McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology: An Introduction (6th edn). Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
205 Church: Theology and Practice
Distance Learning
Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger. Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009.
As an alternative, you could read
Gary D. Badcock. The House Where God Lives: Renewing the Doctrine of the Church for Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
205 Church: Theology and Practice
Required:
Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger. Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009.
As an alternative, you could read:
Gary D. Badcock. The House Where God Lives: Renewing the Doctrine of the Church for Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
The latter is probably more challenging, but probably more interesting as well! Reading in preparation for lectures will include prescribed reading from the textbook (either the primary textbook or the alternative).
205 Church: Theology and Practice
Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger. Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009.
As an alternative, you could read:
Gary D. Badcock. The House Where God Lives: Renewing the Doctrine of the Church for Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
205 Church: Theology and Practice
Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger. Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009.
(Required)
As an alternative, you could read
Gary D. Badcock. The House Where God Lives: Renewing the Doctrine of the Church for Today. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2009.
211 Theological Ethics
Required:
Messer, Neil G. Christian Ethics. SCM Studyguide. London: SCM Press, 2006.
211 Theological Ethics
Christchurch
Required:
Messer, Neil. SCM Studyguide to Christian Ethics. London: SCM, 2006.
211 Theological Ethics
Henderson
Required:
Messer, Neil. SCM Studyguide to Christian Ethics. London: SCM, 2006.
211 Theological Ethics
Manukau
Required:
Messer, Neil. SCM Studyguide to Christian Ethics. London: SCM, 2006.
211 Theological Ethics
Distance Learning
Required:
Messer, Neil. SCM Studyguide to Christian Ethics. London: SCM, 2006.
215 Beginning Theology
The required textbook is supplied as a PDF within Moodle under Course Information. This is a book that introduces students to doing theology at an introductory university-level of study:
• Breingan, Lucienne. Beginning Theology: An Introduction for Students. Newcastle, Aus.: Lucienne Breingan, 2015.
Students are also strongly recommended to acquire the following:
• Harris, Brian. The Big Picture: Building Blocks of a Christian World View. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2015.
215 Beginning Theology
Recommended textbook is:
Harris, Brian. The Big Picture: Building Blocks of a Christian World View. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2015.
215 Beginning Theology
The required textbook is supplied as a PDF within Moodle under Course Information. This is a book that introduces students to doing theology at an introductory university-level of study:
• Breingan, Lucienne. Beginning Theology: An Introduction for Students. Newcastle, Aus.: Lucienne Breingan, 2015.
Students are also strongly recommended to acquire the following:
• Harris, Brian. The Big Picture: Building Blocks of a Christian World View. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2015.
215 Beginning Theology
The required textbook is supplied as a PDF within Moodle:
Breingan, Lucienne. Beginning Theology: An Introduction for Students. Newcastle, Aus.: Lucienne Breingan, 2015.
Students are also strongly recommended to acquire the following:
Harris, Brian. The Big Picture: Building Blocks of a Christian World View. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2015.
215 Beginning Theology
The required textbook is supplied as a PDF within Moodle:
Breingan, Lucienne. Beginning Theology: An Introduction for Students. Newcastle, Aus.: Lucienne Breingan, 2015.
Students are also strongly recommended to acquire the following:
Harris, Brian. The Big Picture: Building Blocks of a Christian World View. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2015.
215 Beginning Theology
TBA
215 Beginning Theology
Distance Learning
The required textbook is supplied as a PDF within Moodle which students will get access to on 22nd Feb:
Breingan, Lucienne. Beginning Theology: An Introduction for Students. Newcastle, Aus.: Lucienne Breingan, 2015.
Strongly recommended:
Harris, Brian. The Big Picture: Building Blocks of a Christian World View. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2015.
215 Beginning Theology
The required textbook is supplied as a PDF within Moodle. This is a book that introduces students to doing theology at an introductory university-level of study:
Breingan, Lucienne. Beginning Theology: An Introduction for Students. Newcastle, Aus.: Lucienne Breingan, 2015.
Students are also strongly recommended to acquire the following:
Harris, Brian. The Big Picture: Building Blocks of a Christian World View. Milton Keynes: Paternoster, 2015.
215 Beginning Theology
Kruger, C. B. (2003). Jesus and the undoing of Adam. Perichoresis Press.
Wright, N. T. (2013). Scripture and the authority of God. SPCK.
Smith, J. K. A. (2009). Desiring the kingdom: Worship, worldview, and cultural formation. Baker Academic.
(Recommended reading)
215 Beginning Theology
Kruger, C. B. (2003). Jesus and the undoing of Adam. Perichoresis Press.
(Recommended Text)
Wright, N. T. (2013). Scripture and the authority of God. SPCK.
(Recommended Text)
Smith, J. K. A. (2009). Desiring the kingdom: Worship, worldview, and cultural formation. Baker Academic.
(Recommended Text)
219 Ngākau Maia: Christian Confidence
Required:
Goheen, M.W. The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin's Missionary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2018.
219 Ngākau Maia: Christian Confidence
Required:
- Goheen, M.W. The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin's Missionary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2018.
An important text for this course which is not the textbook but is very much worth having access to is:
- Newbigin, Lesslie. Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt and Certainty in Christian Discipleship. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
219 Ngākau Maia: Christian Confidence
Required:
Goheen, M.W. The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin's Missionary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2018.
An important text for this course which is not the textbook but is very much worth having access to is:
Newbigin, Lesslie. Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt and Certainty in Christian Discipleship. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
219 Ngākau Maia: Christian Confidence
Goheen, M.W. The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin's Missionary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2018.
(Required)
Newbigin, Lesslie. Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt and Certainty in Christian Discipleship. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
(Recommended)
219 Ngākau Maia: Christian Confidence
Goheen, M.W. The Church and Its Vocation: Lesslie Newbigin's Missionary Ecclesiology. Grand Rapids: Baker Publishing Group, 2018.
(Required)
Newbigin, Lesslie. Proper Confidence: Faith, Doubt and Certainty in Christian Discipleship. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
(Recommended)
Liston, Gregory J. and Sarah Penwarden, eds. Hope: Growing Flourishing Church Communities That Transform and Heal People. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2025.
(Recommended - Contact gliston@laidlaw.ac.nz for purchase details (Price $50))
220 Special Topic: The Epistle to the Hebrews
Church, Philip. Never Give Up! The Message of Hebrews. Eugene OR: Wipf & Stock, 2023. The eBook is available on Amazon Kindle and Logos and physical copies can be purchased directly through Phil Church at a discount. pchurch@laidlaw.ac.nz)
271 Gospel and Culture
There is no set textbook for this course. Weekly required and recommended readings are supplied in Moodle.
271 Gospel and Culture
No set text.
271 Gospel and Culture
HNS MNK CHC
No set text.
271 Gospel and Culture
Distance
No set text.
271 Gospel and Culture
No set text.
307 History of New Zealand Christianity
PRE-VIEWING, PRE-READING, AND ESSENTIAL TEXT
View:
Stuart Lange, Te Rongopai. 200 years of the Gospel in Aotearoa, 1814-2014. Glass Eye Productions, 2014 (DVD documentary, 106 minutes). Copies are available from Laidlaw Reception, or from the New Zealand Christian Network website.
Read:
Allan Davidson, Christianity in Aotearoa: A History of Church and Society in New Zealand. Wellington: Education for Ministry, 3rd edition 2004.
Other recommended pre-reading:
Stuart Lange, “Admiring, Disdainful, or Somewhere in the Middle: Interpretations of Missionaries and Christianity among Māori, in Geoffrey Troughton and Stuart Lange, eds. Sacred Histories in Secular New Zealand. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 2016.
(The Allan Davidson text can be purchased for $43.70 (includes GST and courier) through Valda McBeth at EFM NZ. Email admin@efm.org.nz for purchase details.)
307 History of New Zealand Christianity
The required textbooks for this course are:
Davidson, Allan K., Christianity in Aotearoa: A History of Church and Society in New Zealand. Wellington: Education for Ministry, 1991, 1997 or 2004.
This book is available from Education for Ministry for $43.70 which includes GST and postage. Contact Valda McBeth for purchase details: admin@efm.org.nz.
Davidson, Allan K. and Peter J. Lineham. Transplanted Christianity: Documents Illustrating Aspects of New Zealand Church History, Fifth Edition. Whangaparoa, NZ: Kereru Publishing Ltd, 2015.
This book is available directly from Kereru Publishing Ltd as either an e-book or a Kindle download. It is not available in a paper version. To order this book, please go to www.kererupublishing.com and buy directly from there. If you use a Kindle, it will be easiest to follow the Amazon link from the kererupublishing website.
Also essential as a research tool:
Lineham, Peter J., Religious History of New Zealand: A Bibliography, 2015 Edition.
• This resource is available online at https://www.academia.edu/12323553/New_Zealand_Religious_History_Bibliography_2015_edition_
307 History of New Zealand Christianity
Distance Learning
Required:
Davidson, Allan K., Christianity in Aotearoa: A History of Church and Society in New Zealand. Wellington: Education for Ministry, 1991, 1997 or 2004.
This book is available from Education for Ministry. Contact Valda McBeth for purchase details: educationforministrynz@outlook.com
Davidson, Allan K. and Peter J. Lineham. Transplanted Christianity: Documents Illustrating Aspects of New Zealand Church History, Fifth Edition. Whangaparoa, NZ: Kereru Publishing Ltd, 2015.
This book is available directly from Kereru Publishing Ltd as either an e-book or a Kindle download. It is not available in a paper version. To order this book, please go to www.kererupublishing.com and buy directly from there. If you use a Kindle, it will be easiest to follow the Amazon link from the kererupublishing website.
Also essential as a research tool:
Lineham, Peter J., Religious History of New Zealand: A Bibliography, 2015 Edition.
This resource is available online at https://www.academia.edu/12323553/New_Zealand_Religious_History_Bibliography_2015_edition_
308 Christian History: Our Story
Required:
Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
308 Christian History: Our Story
HNS CHC
Required:
Students should choose between one of the required texts below for directed readings:
Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
Recommended:
Hill, Jonathan. The History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2007.
Available as Ebooks:
Dowley, Tim. Ed. Introduction to the History of Christianity. 2nd Ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2013.
Noll, Mark A. Turning Points. Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. 3rd Ed. Grand Rapids: Baker/Leicester: IVP, 2012.
308 Christian History: Our Story
Distance
Required:
Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
Recommended:
Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010
Hill, Jonathan. The History of Christianity, 2nd ed. Oxford: Lion Hudson, 2007.
Available as Ebooks
Dowley, Tim. Ed. Introduction to the History of Christianity. 2nd Ed. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2013.
Noll, Mark A. Turning Points. Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity. 3rd Ed. Grand Rapids: Baker/Leicester: IVP, 2012.
308 Christian History: Our Story
HNS MNK CHC DL
Required:
Students should choose between one of the required texts below for directed readings.
-Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
-Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
308 Christian History: Our Story
Students should choose between one of the required texts below for directed readings.
- Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
- Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
308 Christian History: Our Story
Recommended:
Students should choose between one of the required texts below for directed readings.
Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
308 Christian History: Our Story
Recommended:
Students should choose between one of the required texts below for directed readings.
Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
OR
Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1 & 2: The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
308 Christian History: Our Story
Students should choose between one of the required texts below for directed readings:
- Englebrecht, Edward. A. ed. The Church from Age to Age: A History from Galilee to Global Christianity. St. Louis, MO: Concordia, 2011.
- Gonzales, J.L. The Story of Christianity. Vol.1: The Early Church to the Dawn of the Reformation; Vol. 2 The Reformation to the Present Day, Rev Edition. New York: HarperCollins, 2010.
309 A History of Evangelicalism
Required:
Mark Hutchinson and John Wolffe, A Short History of Global Evangelicalism (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012). [online, Laidlaw Library]
Recommended:
Andrew Atherstone and David Ceri Jones, eds., The Routledge Research Companion to the History of Evangelicalism (London: Routledge, 2018). [deskcopy loan, Laidlaw]
Donald M. Lewis and Richard V. Pierard, Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective (Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2014). [online, Laidlaw Library]
309 A History of Evangelicalism
Required:
Hutchinson, Mark and John Wolffe. A Short History of Global Evangelicalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. [online, Laidlaw Library]
Recommended:
Atherstone, Andrew and David Ceri Jones, eds. The Routledge Research Companion to the History of Evangelicalism. London: Routledge, 2018. [deskcopy loan, Laidlaw]
Lewis, Donald M. and Richard V. Pierard. Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2014. [online, Laidlaw Library]
309 A History of Evangelicalism
Hutchinson, Mark and John Wolffe. A Short History of Global Evangelicalism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012.
(Required - online, Laidlaw Library)
Atherstone, Andrew and David Ceri Jones, eds. The Routledge Research Companion to the History of Evangelicalism. London: Routledge, 2018.
(Recommended)
Lewis, Donald M. and Richard V. Pierard. Global Evangelicalism: Theology, History and Culture in Regional Perspective. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2014.
(Recommended)
310 Te Harinui: The History of Christianity in Aotearoa
No set text.
310 Te Harinui: The History of Christianity in Aotearoa
No textbook.
312 Ngā Hunga Hohourongo (The Gospel Peacemakers)
No textbook.
313 A History of Pacific Christianity
TBA
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Distance
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.))
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Required text:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.)
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Distance Learning
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Recommended:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
351 Research Topic 1: Christian Thought and History
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(Required)
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Distance
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.)
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Required text:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well.
https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.)
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Required text:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well.
https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.)
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Distance Learning
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Recommended:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
352 Research Topic 2: Practical Theology
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(Required)
401 Formation
There is no set textbook for this course.
401 Formation
No set text.
401 Formation
Distance Learning
No set text.
401 Formation
HNS MNK CHC DL
No set text.
401 Formation
No set text.
401 Formation
Distance Learning
No set text.
401 Formation
No set text.
401 Formation
No textbook.
403 Spirituality for Ministry
There is no set textbook for this course.
403 Spirituality for Ministry
Required:
Peter Scazzero. The Emotionally Healthy Church: A Strategy for Discipleship that Actually Changes Lives. Expanded ed.; Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.
403 Spirituality for Ministry
No set text.
403 Spirituality for Ministry
No textbook.
406 Models of Spirituality
No set text.
406 Models of Spirituality
Christchurch
No set text.
406 Models of Spirituality
Henderson
No set text.
406 Models of Spirituality
Manukau
No set text.
406 Models of Spirituality
Distance Learning
No set text.
406 Models of Spirituality
No textbook.
407 Discipling Pasifika Communities
No set text.
460 Journeying into Ministry
Wilson, Michael Todd and Brad Hoffmann. Preventing Ministry Failure: A ShepherdCare Guide for Pastors, Ministers and Other Caregivers. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
460 Journeying into Ministry
The required textbook for this course is:
Wilson, Michael Todd and Brad Hoffmann. Preventing Ministry Failure: A ShepherdCare Guide for Pastors, Ministers and Other Caregivers. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
Required Reading: Strengths Finder (Choose at least One)
Clifton, Donald O., Albert L. Winseman and Curt Liesveld. Living Your Strengths: Living Your Strengths: Discover Your God-given Talents And Inspire Your Community. New York: Gallup, 2004.
Rath, Tom and Barry Conchie. Strengths Based Leadership. New York: Gallup Press, 2009.
Rath, Tom. Strengths finder 2.0. New York: Gallup, 2007.
463 Ministry in Context
Required:
Ammerman, Nancy, Jackson Carroll, Carl Dudley, and William McKinney. eds. Studying Congregations: A New Handbook.1998
Steinke, Peter L. Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach. 2nd ed. Virginia: The Alban Institute, 2006
Highly Recommended:
Trebesch, Shelley G. Made to Flourish: Beyond Quick Fixes to a Thriving Organization. Downers Grove: IVP, 2015.
463 Ministry in Context
HNS and Distance
Required:
Ammerman, Nancy, Jackson Carroll, Carl Dudley, and William McKinney. eds. Studying Congregations: A New Handbook. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1998.
Steinke, Peter L. Healthy Congregations: A Systems Approach. Virginia: The Alban Institute, 2006.
Highly Recommended
Trebesch, Shelley G. Made to Flourish: Beyond Quick Fixes to a Thriving Organization. Downers Grove: IVP, 2015.
464 Leadership Dynamics
Cladis, George. Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
464 Leadership Dynamics
The required textbook for this course is:
Cladis, George. Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
If unavailable you can download the kindle app to your laptop/PC from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000426311 and purchase the kindle version http://www.amazon.com/Leading-Team-Based-Church-Fellowship-Publication/dp/0787941190
Additional Key Texts
Seamands, Stephen. Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service. Downers Grove: IVP, 2005.
Plueddemann, James. Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church. Downers Grove: IVP, 2009.
464 Leadership Dynamics
Henderson
Required:
Cladis, George. Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
Additional key texts:
Seamands, Stephen. Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service. Downers Grove: IVP, 2005.
Plueddemann, James. Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church. Downers Grove: IVP, 2009.
464 Leadership Dynamics
Distance Learning
Required:
Cladis, George. Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999.
Additional key texts:
Seamands, Stephen. Ministry in the Image of God: The Trinitarian Shape of Christian Service. Downers Grove: IVP, 2005.
Plueddemann, James. Leading Across Cultures: Effective Ministry and Mission in the Global Church. Downers Grove: IVP, 2009.
466 Philosophy of Ministry
No set text.
466 Philosophy of Ministry
There is no set textbook for this course.
466 Philosophy of Ministry
HNS DL
No set text. This is an integrative course; accordingly, the student will be expected to utilise the bibliographies and resources from a range of Laidlaw courses which are applicable to the student’s particular area of ministry focus.
466 Philosophy of Ministry
No set text.
466 Philosophy of Ministry
No set text.
474 Leadership Internship I
There is no set textbook for this course.
Recommended books are:
Malphurs, Aubrey. Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2003.
Wilson, Michael Todd and Brad Hoffmann. Preventing Ministry Failure: A ShepherdCare Guide for Pastors, Ministers and Other Caregivers. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
474 Leadership Internship I
Distance Learning
Recommended:
Malphurs, Aubrey. Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2003.
Wilson, Michael Todd and Brad Hoffmann. Preventing Ministry Failure: A ShepherdCare Guide for Pastors, Ministers and Other Caregivers. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2007.
474 Leadership Internship I
No set text.
474 Leadership Internship I
No set text
474 Leadership Internship I
No set text.
474 Leadership Internship I
No textbook.
475 Leadership Internship II
Recommended:
Malphurs, Aubrey. Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2003.
475 Leadership Internship II
Distance
Recommended:
Malphurs, Aubrey. Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 2003.
475 Leadership Internship II
No set text.
475 Leadership Internship II
No textbook.
476 Leadership Internship I - Full Year
No textbook.
477 Leadership Internship II - Full Year
No textbook.
478 Practicum I
No set text.
478 Practicum I
No textbook.
479 Practicum II
No set text.
479 Practicum II
No textbook.
480 Faithful Living: Intro to Reflective Practice
No set text.
480 Faithful Living: Intro to Reflective Practice
Distance Learning
No set text.
480 Faithful Living: Intro to Reflective Practice
No set text.
480 Faithful Living: Intro to Reflective Practice
No textbook.
491 Literacy and Communications Skills
There is no required textbook for this course.
492 Managing Your Learning
There is no required textbook for this course.
500 Connecting with Youth & Young Adults
Trotter, Phil and Anglican Youth (NZ). Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch, N.Z.: Phil Trotter,
2017.
This book can be purchased at Henderson Reception or through https://www.anglicanyouth.org.nz/youthministrywell
500 Connecting with Youth & Young Adults
Henderson
Required:
Trotter, Phil. Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch, N.Z.: Phil Trotter, 2017.
This book can be purchased through Anglican Youth: https://www.anglicanyouth.org.nz/youthministrywell
500 Connecting with Youth & Young Adults
Distance Learning
Required:
Trotter, Phil. Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch, N.Z.: Phil Trotter, 2017.
This book can be purchased through Anglican Youth: https://www.anglicanyouth.org.nz/youthministrywell
500 Connecting with Youth & Young Adults
HNS CHC DL
Required:
-Trotter, Phil. Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch, N.Z.: Phil Trotter, 2017.
500 Connecting with Youth & Young Adults
No textbook.
500 Connecting with Youth & Young Adults
TBC
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Recommended textbook:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
NB: Electronic copies are available for purchase on the Laidlaw website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010. NB: Electronic copies are available for a small fee.
The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Recommended textbook:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
NB: Electronic copies are available for purchase on the Laidlaw website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Recommended textbook:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
(The eBook can be purchased here: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/)
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Recommended textbook:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw College website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Christchurch:
Required:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw College website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Required:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw College website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Distance Learning
Recommended:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw College website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Recommended textbook:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw College website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
Distance
Recommended:
Dixon, Nigel. Villages without Walls: An Exploration of the Necessity of Building Christian Community in a Post-Christian World. New Zealand: Vox Humana, 2010.
The eBook is available for purchase on the Laidlaw College website: https://www.laidlaw.ac.nz/products/villages-without-walls/
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
No set text.
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
No textbook.
506 Faith in Action
The following book is recommended and gives a good overview of the praxis/pastoral cycle used in this course:
Green, Laurie. Let's Do Theology : Resources for Contextual
Theology. London ; New York: Mowbray, 2009.
511 Pastoral Care in Community
Christchurch
No set text.
511 Pastoral Care in Community
Henderson
No set text.
511 Pastoral Care in Community
Manukau
No set text.
511 Pastoral Care in Community
Distance Learning
No set text.
511 Pastoral Care in Community
Recommended:
Baab, Lynne M. Nurturing Hope: Christian Pastoral Care in the Twenty-First Century. Living with Hope. Edited by Beth Ann Gaede Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2018.
513 Pastoral Care in Life’s Crises
The required textbook for this course is:
Jacobs Michael. Swift to Hear: Facilitating Skills in Listening and Responding. 2nd ed. London: SPCK, 2000.
513 Pastoral Care in Life’s Crises
Distance
No set text.
513 Pastoral Care in Life’s Crises
No textbook.
540 Making Disciples that Last
HNS
Required:
Trotter, Phil. Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch, N.Z.: Phil Trotter, 2017.
540 Making Disciples that Last
No set text.
542 Youth Ministry Leadership
Required:
Trotter, Phil and Anglican Youth (NZ). Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch, N.Z.: Phil Trotter, 2017.
(This book can be purchased through Anglican Youth: https://www.anglicanyouth.org.nz/youthministrywell)
542 Youth Ministry Leadership
Required:
Phil Trotter. Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch: Phil Trotter, 2017.
542 Youth Ministry Leadership
Recommended:
Phil Trotter. Youth Ministry Well. Christchurch: Phil Trotter, 2017.
542 Youth Ministry Leadership
No textbook.
550 Theology & Experience of Disability
Required:
Reynolds, Thomas E. Vulnerable Communion: A Theology of Disability and Hospitality. Grand Rapids: Brazos, 2008.
Yong, Amos. The Bible, Disability, and the Church: A New Vision of the People of God. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2011.
Recommended:
Tada, Joni Eareckson, Steve Bundy, and Pat Verbal, eds. Beyond Suffering: A Christian View on Disability Ministry. Agoura Hills, CA: Christian Institute on Disability, Joni and Friends International Disability Centre, 2011.
561 Introduction to Preaching
The required textbook for this course is:
Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. 3rd ed. Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2017.
561 Introduction to Preaching
HNS and DL
Required:
Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. 3rd ed. Louisville Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016.
561 Introduction to Preaching
As part of the learning hours for this course, students are required to read the textbook (Long’s The Witness of Preaching) throughout the semester.
Required:
Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. 3rd ed. Louisville KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016.
561 Introduction to Preaching
Long, Thomas G. The Witness of Preaching. 3rd ed. Louisville KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2016.
(Required)
568 Theology as Worship
Henderson
No set text.
575 Pastoral Leadership
Not required but students are encouraged to purchase for purpose of book reflection:
Allender, Dan. Leading With a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness. Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press, 2008.
575 Pastoral Leadership
Required:
Malphurs, Aubrey. Being Leaders: The Nature of Authentic Christian Leadership. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2003.
Wright, Walter C. Relational Leadership: A Biblical Model for Leadership Service. 2nd ed.Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2009.
575 Pastoral Leadership
Required:
Allender, Dan. Leading With a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness. Colorado Springs: Waterbrook Press, 2008.
575 Pastoral Leadership
Nelson, Tom. The Flourishing Pastor: Recovering the Lost Art of Shepherd Leadership. Downers Grove: IVP, 2021.
(Required)
579 Ngā Hunga Maia (Faith-led Māori Leadership)
Required:
Katene, Selwyn. The Spirit of Māori Leadership. Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2013.
579 Ngā Hunga Maia (Faith-led Māori Leadership)
There is no set textbook for this course but students must access this book as required reading:
Katene, Selwyn. The Spirit of Māori Leadership. Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2013.
582 Evangelism 1
Keown, Mark J. Evangelism Explained (forthcoming)
(Provided on Moodle)
585 Research Topic
Required text:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 3rd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
585 Research Topic
Distance Learning
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
587 Relational and Biblical Apologetics
Christchurch:
Required:
Alister McGrath, Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and Sceptics Find Faith. London: SPCK, 2016
Ron Hay, Finding the Forgotten God: Credible Faith for a Secular Age. Auckland: Daystar Books, 2014.
587 Relational and Biblical Apologetics
Distance Learning
Required:
Alister McGrath, Mere Apologetics: How to Help Seekers and Sceptics Find Faith. London: SPCK, 2016
Ron Hay, Finding the Forgotten God: Credible Faith for a Secular Age. Auckland: Daystar Books, 2014.
587 Relational and Biblical Apologetics
McGrath, Alister E. Christian Apologetics: An Introduction. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2024.
(Required)
590 Capstone: Integrative Practice
No set text.
590 Capstone: Integrative Practice
No textbook.
603 Cultural Anthropology
Required:
Brian M. Howell, & Jenell Williams Paris. Introducing Cultural Anthropology: A Christian Perspective. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2019.
Charles H. Kraft, Worldview for Christian Witness. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library, 2008.
605 Biblical and Contemporary Theology of Mission
HNS MNK CHC DL
Required:
Wright, Christopher J.H., The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible's Grand Narrative (Downers Grove, Ill: IVP Academic, 2006).
605 Biblical and Contemporary Theology of Mission
Required:
Wright, Christopher J. H. The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. Downer Groves: Inter Varsity Press, 2006.
Recommended:
Yeh, Allen. Polycentric Missiology: Twenty-First Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2016.
605 Biblical and Contemporary Theology of Mission
Wright, Christopher J.H., The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative. Downers Grove, Ill: Intervarsity Press Academic, 2006.
Yeh, Allen. Polycentric Missiology: Twenty-First Century Mission from Everyone to Everywhere. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2016.
607 Christianity and Other Religions
No set text.
607 Christianity and Other Religions
No textbook.
607 Christianity and Other Religions
For level 6 students:
D. Halverson, (gen ed). The Illustrated Guide to World Religions. Bloomington, MIN: Bethany House, 2003.
(Recommended)
For level 7 students:
W. Corduan, Neighbouring Faiths: A Christian Introduction to World Religions. Downers Grove: IVP, 1998.
(Recommended)
Both L6 & 7:
R. Pierce Beaver et al (eds). A Lion Handbook: The World’s Religions. Oxford: Lion Publishing, 1994 or 2005. (Recommended)
OR
Irving Hexham. Concise Dictionary of Religion. Downers Grove: IVP, 1993.
(Recommended)
608 Survey of Islam
For level 6 the required textbook is:
Riddell P. & Cotterell, P., Islam in Context, Grand Rapids: Baker, 2003 [Recommend e-book 2012; available from amazon.com]
For level 7 the required textbook is:
Rippin, Andrew, Muslims: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, London: Routledge, 3rd edn. 2005
611 Intercultural Studies
Required:
Wright, Christopher J H. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission.Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.
611 Intercultural Studies
Required:
Wright, Christopher J H. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.
611 Intercultural Studies
HNS MNK CHC DL LL
Required:
Wright, Christopher J H. The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the Church’s Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2010.
612 Majority World Theology
Required:
Bevans, Stephen B. Models of Contextual Theology: Revised and Expanded Edition. (Maryknoll:Orbis, 2002).
Jeffrey P. Greenman & Gene L. Green. Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the
Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012).
612 Majority World Theology
Dyrness, W A (ed). Emerging Voices in Global Christian Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003.
Tennent, Timothy C. Theology in the Context of World Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007.
612 Majority World Theology
HNS CHC
Required:
Bevans, Stephen B. Models of Contextual Theology: Revised and Expanded Edition. (Maryknoll: Orbis, 2002).
Jeffrey P. Greenman & Gene L. Green. Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012).
612 Majority World Theology
Distance
Recommended:
Dyrness, W A (ed). Emerging Voices in Global Christian Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003.
Tennent, Timothy C. Theology in the Context of World Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007.
612 Majority World Theology
Bevans, Stephen B. Models of Contextual Theology: Revised and Expanded Edition. (Maryknoll: Orbis, 2002).
Jeffrey P. Greenman & Gene L. Green. Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012).
612 Majority World Theology
Bevans, Stephen B. Models of Contextual Theology: Revised and Expanded Edition. (Maryknoll: Orbis, 2002).
(Required)
Jeffrey P. Greenman & Gene L. Green. Global Theology in Evangelical Perspective: Exploring the Contextual Nature of Theology and Mission (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2012).
(Required)
Dyrness, W A (ed). Emerging Voices in Global Christian Theology. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2003.
(Required)
Tennent, Timothy C. Theology in the Context of World Christianity. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007.
(Required)
617 Mercy, Justice, and Social Transformation
The required textbook for this course is:
Myers, Bryant L. Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices Of Transformational Development, Revised and Expanded edition. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011.
617 Mercy, Justice, and Social Transformation
Required:
Myers, Bryant L. Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices Of Transformational Development, Revised and Expanded edition. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011.
617 Mercy, Justice, and Social Transformation
Christchurch
Required:
Myers, Bryant L. Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices Of Transformational Development, Revised and Expanded edition. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011.
617 Mercy, Justice, and Social Transformation
Henderson
Required:
Myers, Bryant L. Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices Of Transformational Development, Revised and Expanded edition. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011.
617 Mercy, Justice, and Social Transformation
Distance Learning
Required:
Myers, Bryant L. Walking With the Poor: Principles and Practices Of Transformational Development, Revised and Expanded edition. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2011.
617 Mercy, Justice, and Social Transformation
No set text.
649 Whakapapa o te Atuatanga (Genealogy and God)
No set text.
650 Māori Church/Community Leadership
Henderson
Required:
Katene, Selwyn., The Spirit of Māori Leadership. Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2013.
652 Tikanga-a-tangata
HNS
Recommended:
Barlow, Cleve. Tikanga Whakaaro: Key Concepts in Māori Culture. Melbourne, South Australia:
Oxford University Press, 1991. ISBN 0-19-558212-8
Mead, Hirini Moko. Tikanga Māori. Living by Māori Values. Wellington: Huia Publishers, 2016.
653 Tikanga Rangahau
No set text.
653 Tikanga Rangahau
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.)
653 Tikanga Rangahau
Required text:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.)
653 Tikanga Rangahau
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020. [2013 edition available online at Kinder Library]
653 Tikanga Rangahau
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
653 Tikanga Rangahau
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(Required)
653 Tikanga Rangahau
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
740 Te Ao Taiohi Context of Young People
TBC
741 Youth Work Fundamentals Practicum A
Ara Taiohi. Code of Ethics for Youth Work in Aotearoa. Korowai Tupu, 2019.
(Required)
742 Youth Work Applied Fundamentals Practicum B
TBC
850 Practicum 1: Reflective Practices
No set text.
Hill, M., and Thrupp, M. (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand. (6th ed). Cengage Learning [recommended]
850 Practicum 1: Reflective Practices
McGregor, D., and Cartwright, L. (2011). Developing reflective practice: a guide for beginning teachers. Open University Press.
850 Practicum 1: Reflective Practices
McGregor, D., and Cartwright, L. (2011). Developing reflective practice: a guide for beginning teachers. Open University Press.
The Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2017). Our code our standards. https://educationcouncil.org.nz/content/our-code-our-standards
850 Practicum 1: Reflective Practices
McGregor, D., and Cartwright, L. (2011). Developing reflective practice: a guide for beginning teachers. Open University Press.
(Recommended reading)
The Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2017). Our code our standards. https://educationcouncil.org.nz/content/our-code-our-standards
(Available online)
850 Practicum 1: Reflective Practices
McGregor, D., and Cartwright, L. (2011). Developing reflective practice: a guide for beginning teachers. Open University Press.
(Recommended reading)
The Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2017). Our code our standards. https://educationcouncil.org.nz/content/our-code-our-standards
(Available online)
850 Practicum 1: Reflective Practices
(No required texts)
850 Practicum 1: Reflective Practices
No textbook required
851 Innovative Teaching
Recommended textbooks are:
Alaniz, K., Sikora, J., & Wilson, D. K. (2017). Digital media in today’s classrooms: the potential for meaningful teaching, learning, and assessment. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
Starkey, L. (2012). Teaching and learning in the digital age. New York, NY: Routledge.
Starkey, L. (2012). Teaching and learning in the digital age. New York, NY: Routledge.
851 Innovative Teaching
Alaniz, K., Sikora, J., & Wilson, D. K. (2017). Digital media in today’s classrooms: the potential for meaningful teaching, learning, and assessment. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield.
Starkey, L. (2012). Teaching and learning in the digital age. New York, NY: Routledge.
851 Innovative Teaching
No set text
851 Innovative Teaching
Alaniz, K., Sikora, J., & Wilson, D. K. (2017). Digital media in today’s classrooms: the potential for meaningful teaching, learning, and assessment. Rowman & Littlefield.
(Recommended reading)
Starkey, L. (2012). Teaching and learning in the digital age. Routledge.
(Recommended reading)
851 Innovative Teaching
Alaniz, K., Sikora, J., & Wilson, D. K. (2017). Digital media in today’s classrooms: the potential for meaningful teaching, learning, and assessment. Rowman & Littlefield.
(Recommended Text)
Starkey, L. (2012). Teaching and learning in the digital age. Routledge.
(Recommended Text)
851 Innovative Teaching
Abbiss, J., Samu, T., & Thrupp, M. (2025). The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand.
(Recommended reading)
Alaniz, K., Sikora, J., & Wilson, D. K. (2017). Digital media in today’s classrooms: the potential for meaningful teaching, learning, and assessment. Rowman & Littlefield.
(Recommended reading)
Starkey, L. (2012). Teaching and learning in the digital age. Routledge.
(Recommended reading)
852 Developing Numeracy
No set text.
852 Developing Numeracy
Jorgensen, R. & Dole, S. (2011). Teaching mathematics in primary school. Allen & Unwin.
852 Developing Numeracy
Jorgensen, R. & Dole, S. (2011). Teaching mathematics in primary school. Allen & Unwin.
852 Developing Numeracy
Jorgensen, R. & Dole, S. (2011). Teaching mathematics in primary school. Allen & Unwin.
(Recommended reading)
Ministry of Education Professional Development Numeracy booklets.
(Supplied in class)
852 Developing Numeracy
Jorgensen, R. & Dole, S. (2011). Teaching mathematics in primary school. Allen & Unwin.
(Recommended reading)
Ministry of Education Professional Development Numeracy booklets.
(Supplied in class)
852 Developing Numeracy
Boaler, Jo, (2009) The Elephant in the Classroom. London, UK: Souvenir Press.
(Required)
Boaler, J. (2015). Mathematical mindsets: Unleashing students’ potential through creative math, inspiring messages and innovative teaching. John Wiley & Sons.
(Required)
852 Developing Numeracy
Boaler, Jo, (2009) The Elephant in the Classroom. London, UK: Souvenir Press.
(Recommended reading)
Boaler, J. (2015). Mathematical mindsets: Unleashing students' potential through creative math, inspiring messages and innovative teaching. John Wiley & Sons.
(Recommended reading)
853 Developing Literacy
Eggleton, J. (2010). Lighting the literacy fire. Scholastic.
853 Developing Literacy
No set text.
853 Developing Literacy
No required textbook. See CADO for recommended reading.
853 Developing Literacy
Eggleton, J. (2010). Lighting the literacy fire: Practical ideas for the organisation and implementation of comprehensive literacy teaching. Scholastic Australia.
(Recommended reading)
Clay, M. M. (2014). By different paths to common outcomes: Literacy learning and teaching(Revised edition 2014). Global Educations Systems (GES) Ltd.
(Recommended reading)
Kuby, C. R. (2013). Critical literacy in the early childhood classroom: Unpacking histories, unlearning privilege. Teachers College Press.
(Recommended reading)
853 Developing Literacy
Eggleton, J. (2010). Lighting the literacy fire: Practical ideas for the organisation and implementation of comprehensive literacy teaching. Scholastic Australia.
(Recommended reading)
Clay, M. M. (2014). By different paths to common outcomes: Literacy learning and teaching(Revised edition 2014). Global Educations Systems (GES) Ltd.
(Recommended reading)
Kuby, C. R. (2013). Critical literacy in the early childhood classroom: Unpacking histories, unlearning privilege. Teachers College Press.
(Recommended reading)
853 Developing Literacy
(No textbooks required)
853 Developing Literacy
No textbook required
855 Inclusive Education
Recommended textbook is:
Berman, J., Graham, L., & Bellert, A. (2015). Sustainable learning: inclusive practices for 21st century classrooms. Port Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press.
855 Inclusive Education
Berman, J., Graham, L., & Bellert, A. (2015). Sustainable learning: inclusive practices for 21st century classrooms. Cambridge University Press.
(Recommended reading)
855 Inclusive Education
Berman, J., Graham, L., & Bellert, A. (2015). Sustainable learning: inclusive practices for 21st century classrooms. Cambridge University Press.
855 Inclusive Education
Berman, J., Graham, L., & Bellert, A. (2015). Sustainable learning: inclusive practices for 21st century classrooms. Cambridge University Press.
(Recommended Text)
855 Inclusive Education
Berman, J., Graham, L., & Bellert, A. (2015). Sustainable learning: inclusive practices for 21st century classrooms. Cambridge University Press.
(Recommended Text)
855 Inclusive Education
Graham, L., Berman, J., & Bellert, A. (2015). Sustainable learning: Inclusive practices for the 21st century. University of Cambridge Press.
(Recommended reading)
857 Human Development
Required textbook is:
Drewery, W. & Clairborne, L. (2014). Human Development: Family, Place, Culture (2nd edition). North Ryde: McGraw Hill.
Recommended textbook is:
Balswick, J., King, P., and Reimer, K. (2016). The Reciprocating Self. Westmont: IVP.
857 Human Development
Drewery, W., & Clairborne, L. (2014). Human development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
857 Human Development
Drewery, W., & Claiborne, L. (2014). Human development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
Balswick, J. O., King, P. E., & Reimer, K. S. (2016). The reciprocating self: Human development in theological perspective (2nd ed). InterVarsity Press.
(Recommended reading)
857 Human Development
Drewery, W., & Claiborne, L. (2014). Human development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
Balswick, J. O., King, P. E., & Reimer, K. S. (2016). The reciprocating self: Human development in theological perspective(2nd ed). InterVarsity Press.
(Recommended reading)
857 Human Development
Drewery, W., & Claiborne, L. (2014). Human development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
Balswick, J. O., King, P. E., & Reimer, K. S. (2016). The reciprocating self: Human development in theological perspective (2nd ed). InterVarsity Press.
(Recommended reading)
857 Human Development
Drewery, W., & Claiborne, L. (2014). Human development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
(Required)
857 Human Development
Balswick, J. O., King, P. E., & Reimer, K. S. (2016). The reciprocating self: Human development in theological perspective (2nd ed). InterVarsity Press.
(Recommended reading)
Drewery, W., & Claiborne, L. (2014). Human development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
(Recommended reading)
857 Human Development
Drewery, W., & Claiborne, L. (2014). Human development: Family, place, culture (2nd ed.). McGraw Hill.
(Required)
861 Critical Mathematics Education
Recommended textbook is:
Gutstein, Eric (Rico). (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Towards Pedagogy of Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge.
861 Critical Mathematics Education
Gutstein, Eric (Rico). (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Towards Pedagogy of Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge.
861 Critical Mathematics Education
Gutstein, Eric (Rico). (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Towards Pedagogy of Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge. [textbook].
861 Critical Mathematics Education
Gutstein, E. (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Toward a Pedagogy for Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge.
(Recommended Text - e-book available)
861 Critical Mathematics Education
Gutstein, E. (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Toward a Pedagogy for Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge.
(Recommended Text - e-book available)
Gutstein, E. (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Toward a Pedagogy for Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge.
(Recommended Text - e-book available)
861 Critical Mathematics Education
Gutstein, E. (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Toward a Pedagogy for Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge.
(Recommended Text - e-book available)
861 Critical Mathematics Education
Gutstein, Eric (Rico). (2006). Reading and Writing the World with Mathematics: Towards Pedagogy of Social Justice. New York and London: Routledge.
862 Teaching and Learning English
Required textbooks are:
Cameron, S. and Dempsey, L. (2015). The Writing Book: A practical guide for teachers. Auckland: S&L Publishing.
Cameron, S. and Dempsey, L. (2016). The Oral Language Book: A practical guide for teachers. Auckland: S&L Publishing
Cameron, S. (2011). Teaching Reading Comprehension Strategies: A practical classroom guide. Auckland: Pearson.
862 Teaching and Learning English
Cameron, S., & Dempsey, L. (2015). The writing book: A practical guide for teachers. S&L Publishing.
Cameron, S., & Dempsey, L. (2016). The oral language book: A practical guide for teachers. S&L Publishing.
Cameron, S. (2011). Teaching reading comprehension strategies: A practical classroom guide. Pearson.
862 Teaching and Learning English
Cameron, S., & Dempsey, L. (2015). The writing book: A practical guide for teachers. S&L Publishing.
(Recommended Text)
Cameron, S., & Dempsey, L. (2016). The oral language book: A practical guide for teachers. S&L Publishing.
(Recommended Text)
Cameron, S. (2011). Teaching reading comprehension strategies: A practical classroom guide. Pearson.
(Recommended Text)
862 Teaching and Learning English
No textbook
863 Arts Education
No set text.
863 Arts Education
Ukelele
(To be purchased instead of a textbook)
Sinclair, C., et al. (Eds). Education in The Arts (3rd ed). Oxford.
(Recommended reading)
863 Arts Education
IMPORTANT
It is a requirement of this course that students purchase the following instead of a textbook: Ukulele
Sinclair, C., et al. (Eds). Education in The Arts (3rd ed). Oxford.
(Recommended Reading)
863 Arts Education
Ukelele (all students)
A3 sketchbook (Christchurch students only)
Sinclair, C., et al. (Eds). Education in The Arts (3rd ed). Oxford
(Recommended reading)
Te Whāriki Online https://tewhariki.tki.org.nz/
(Available online)
863 Arts Education
Ukelele (all students)
A3 sketchbook (Christchurch students only)
Sinclair, C., et al. (Eds). Education in The Arts (3rd ed). Oxford
(Recommended reading)
Te Whāriki Online https://tewhariki.tki.org.nz/
863 Arts Education
Ukelele and A3 sketchbook
(Required)
Sinclair, C., et al. (Eds). Education in The Arts (3rd ed). Oxford
(Recommended)
863 Arts Education
Sinclair, C., et al. (Eds). Education in The Arts (3rd ed). Oxford
(Recommended reading)
864 Learning and the Body
Recommended textbook:
Dudley, D., Telford, A., Peralta, L., Stonehouse, C., & Winslade, M. (2018). Teaching quality health & physical education. South Melbourne: Cengage.
864 Learning and the Body
No set text
864 Learning and the Body
No textbook
865 Practicum 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Required textbook:
Hill, M., and Thrupp, M. (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand. (6th ed). South Melbourne, Australia: Cengage Learning.
865 Practicum 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.), (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Available as library e-book)
865 Practicum 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.), (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Available as library e-book)
865 Practicum 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Hill, M. (2020).The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.), (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Available as library e-book)
865 Practicum 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Hill, M. (2020).The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Recommended Text)
865 Practicum 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Hill, M. (2020). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Recommended Text)
865 Practicum 2: Literacy and Numeracy
Abbiss, J.; Samu, W.; & Thrupp, M. (2025). The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Recommended reading)
866 Practicum 3: Curriculum and Community
No set text.
Hill, M. and Thrupp, M. (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand. (6th ed). Cengage Learning. [recommended]
866 Practicum 3: Curriculum and Community
Hill, M. & Thrupp M. (2019). The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (6th ed). Cengage.
866 Practicum 3: Curriculum and Community
Hill, M. & Thrupp M. (2019). The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
866 Practicum 3: Curriculum and Community
Hill, M. & Thrupp M. (2019). The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
866 Practicum 3: Curriculum and Community
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Required)
866 Practicum 3: Curriculum and Community
Abbiss, J., Samu, T. W., & Thrupp, M. (2025). The professional practice of teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand (7th ed.). Cengage.
(Textbook)
867 Learning about Science and Technology
No set text.
867 Learning about Science and Technology
No set text.
Skamp, K., & Preston, C. (2018). Teaching primary science constructively. (6th ed). Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
(Recommended reading)
867 Learning about Science and Technology
Skamp, K., & Preston, C. (2018). Teaching primary science constructively. (6th ed). Cengage.
867 Learning about Science and Technology
Skamp, K., & Preston, C. (2018). Teaching primary science constructively (6th ed). Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
(Recommended reading)
867 Learning about Science and Technology
Skamp, K., & Preston, C. (2018). Teaching primary science constructively. (6th ed). Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
Newbigin, L. (1996). Proper confidence : faith, doubt, and certainty in Christian discipleship. U.S.A. William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
867 Learning about Science and Technology
Skamp, K., & Preston, C. (2018). Teaching primary science constructively (6th ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
(Recommended)
Newbigin, L. (1996). Proper confidence: Faith, doubt, and certainty in Christian discipleship. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
(Recommended)
867 Learning about Science and Technology
Newbigin, L. (1996). Proper confidence: Faith, doubt, and certainty in Christian discipleship. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
(Recommended reading)
Skamp, K., & Preston, C. (2018). Teaching primary science constructively (6th ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
(Recommended reading)
869 Mahi Tahi: Relational Approaches to Learning
Recommended textbook:
McDonald, T. (2013, 2019). Classroom management: engaging students in learning. Melbourne, Aus: Oxford University Press.
869 Mahi Tahi: Relational Approaches to Learning
McDonald, K. (2013). Classroom management: engaging students in learning. Oxford University Press.
869 Mahi Tahi: Relational Approaches to Learning
McDonald, K. (2013). Classroom management: engaging students in learning. Oxford University Press.
(Recommended reading)
869 Mahi Tahi: Relational Approaches to Learning
McDonald, K. (2013). Classroom management: engaging students in learning. Oxford University Press.
(Recommended Text)
869 Mahi Tahi: Relational Approaches to Learning
McDonald, K. (2013). Classroom management: engaging students in learning. Oxford University Press.
(Recommended Text)
869 Mahi Tahi: Relational Approaches to Learning
McDonald, T. (2013). Classroom management: engaging students in learning. Oxford University Press.
(Recommended reading)
873 Learning about People and Place
Reynolds, R. (2014). Teaching the humanities and the social sciences in the Primary school. (ed. 3). Oxford: Oxford University Press. [textbook].
873 Learning about People and Place
No set text.
873 Learning about People and Place
Reynolds, R. (2014). Teaching the humanities and the social sciences in the Primary school. (ed. 3). Oxford University Press.
(Recommended reading)
873 Learning about People and Place
No required textbook. See CADO for recommended reading.
873 Learning about People and Place
Aitken, G., & Sinnema, C. (2008). Effective pedagogy in social sciences. Ministry of Education.
(Recommended reading)
Harcourt, M., Wood, B., & Milligan, A. (Eds.). (2016). Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZCER.
(Recommended reading)
Ministry of Education. (2008). Building conceptual understandings in the social sciences: Approaches to social inquiry. Learning Media.
(Recommended reading)
Reynolds, R. (2014). Teaching the humanities and the social sciences in the primary school (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
(Recommended reading)
873 Learning about People and Place
Aitken, G., & Sinnema, C. (2008). Effective pedagogy in social sciences. Ministry of Education.
(Recommended reading)
Harcourt, M., Wood, B., & Milligan, A. (Eds.). (2016). Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZCER.
(Recommended reading)
Ministry of Education. (2008). Building conceptual understandings in the social sciences: Approaches to social inquiry. Learning Media.
(Recommended reading)
Reynolds, R. (2014). Teaching the humanities and the social sciences in the primary school (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
(Recommended reading)
873 Learning about People and Place
Aitken, G., & Sinnema, C. (2008). Effective pedagogy in social sciences. Ministry of Education.
(Recommended)
Harcourt, M., Wood, B., & Milligan, A. (Eds.). (2016). Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZCER Press.
(Recommended)
Ministry of Education. (2008). Building conceptual understandings in the social sciences: Approaches to social inquiry. Learning Media.
(Recommended)
Reynolds, R. (2014). Teaching the humanities and the social sciences in the primary school (3rd ed.). Oxford
University Press.
(Recommended)
873 Learning about People and Place
Aitken, G., & Sinnema, C. (2008). Effective pedagogy in social sciences. Ministry of Education.
(Recommended reading)
Harcourt, M., Wood, B., & Milligan, A. (Eds.). (2016). Teaching social studies for critical, active citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand. NZCER Press.
(Recommended reading)
Ministry of Education. (2008). Building conceptual understandings in the social sciences: Approaches to social inquiry. Learning Media.
(Recommended reading)
Reynolds, R. (2014). Teaching the humanities and the social sciences in the primary school (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press.
(Recommended reading)
876 Practicum 4: Responsive Practices
Required textbook:
Hill, M. & Thrupp, M. (Eds.). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.), [chap 9&10]. South Melbourne, Victoria: Cengage Learning.
876 Practicum 4: Responsive Practices
No set text
876 Practicum 4: Responsive Practices
Abbis, J., Samu, W., & Thrupp, M. (2025). The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand (7th Ed). Cengage.
(Recommended reading)
877 Practicum 5: Inquiring Practices
No set text.
Hill, M. & Thrupp, M. (Eds.). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.), Cengage Learning. [recommended]
877 Practicum 5: Inquiring Practices
The required reading will be made available on Moodle.
877 Practicum 5: Inquiring Practices
Hill, M. & Thrupp M. (2019). The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
877 Practicum 5: Inquiring Practices
Hill, M. & Thrupp M. (2019). The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
877 Practicum 5: Inquiring Practices
Sinnema, C., & Aitken, G. (2019). Teaching as inquiry. In M. Hill & M. Thrupp (Eds.), The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed., pp. 133–150).
Cengage.
(Required)
877 Practicum 5: Inquiring Practices
Sinnema, C., & Aitken, G. (2019). Teaching as inquiry. In M. Hill & M. Thrupp (Eds.), The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed., pp. 133–150). Cengage.
(Recommended reading)
878 Mātauranga Māori
He Reo Tupu, He Reo Ora. Accessed from: http://hereoora.tki.org.nz.
878 Mātauranga Māori
Hemara, W. (2011). Māori pedagogies: A view from the literature. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
(Recommended reading)
The Raupo Dictionary of Modern Māori (Revised Edition), P.M. Ryan.
(Recommended reading)
878 Mātauranga Māori
Hemara, W. (2011). Māori pedagogies: A view from the literature. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
(Recommended reading)
The Raupo Dictionary of Modern Māori (Revised Edition), P.M. Ryan.
(Recommended)
878 Mātauranga Māori
Barlow, C. (1991). Tikanga Whakaaro: Key Concepts in Māori Culture. Auckland, New Zealand: Oxford University Press.
Edited by Michael Reilly, S. D. (2018). Te Koparapara: An introduction to the Māori World. Auckland: Auckland University Press.
Hemara, W. (2011). Māori pedagogies: A view from the literature. Wellington: New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
Mead, H. M. (2016). Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values (Revised ed.). Auckland: Huia Publishers.
878 Mātauranga Māori
Sinnema, C., & Aitken, G. (2019). Teaching as inquiry. In M. Hill & M. Thrupp (Eds.), The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed., pp. 133–150). Cengage.
(Recommended)
Hemara, W. (2011). Māori pedagogies: A view from the literature. New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
(Recommended)
Mead, H. M. (2016). Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori values (Revised ed.). Huia Publishers.
(Recommended)
Reilly, M., Duncan, S., Carter, L., Paterson, L., & Ratima, M. (Eds.). (2018). Te koparapara: An introduction to the Māori world. Auckland University Press.
(Recommended)
878 Mātauranga Māori
Barlow, C. (1991). Tikanga whakaaro: Key concepts in Māori culture. Oxford University Press.
(Recommended reading)
Hemara, W. (2011). Māori pedagogies: A view from the literature. New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
(Recommended reading)
Mead, H. M. (2016). Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori values (Revised ed.). Huia Publishers.
(Recommended reading)
Reilly, M., Duncan, S., Carter, L., Paterson, L., & Ratima, M. (Eds.). (2018). Te koparapara: An introduction to the Māori world. Auckland University Press.
(Recommended reading)
880 Contextualising Education: The Stories We Teach Within
Required textbook:
Wink, J. (2011). Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the Real World 4th ed. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.
Recommended textbook:
Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum.
880 Contextualising Education: The Stories We Teach Within
Wink, J. (2011). Critical Pedagogy: Notes from the real world (4th ed.). Pearson.
Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Continuum.
(Recommended reading)
880 Contextualising Education: The Stories We Teach Within
Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed. Continuum.
(Recommended reading)
880 Contextualising Education: The Stories We Teach Within
Volf, M. (1996). Exclusion and embrace: A theological exploration of identity, otherness, and reconciliation.
(Recommended Text)
Sensoy, O. & DiAngelo, R. (2017). Is everyone really equal?: An introduction to key concepts in social justice education. Teachers College Press.
(Recommended Text)
880 Contextualising Education: The Stories We Teach Within
Volf, M. (1996). Exclusion and embrace: A theological exploration of identity, otherness, and reconciliation.
(Recommended reading)
Sensoy, O. & DiAngelo, R. (2017). Is everyone really equal?: An introduction to key concepts in social justice education. Teachers College Press.
(Recommended reading)
881 Research and Inquiry
No set text.
881 Research and Inquiry
Timperley, H., Kaser, L. & Halbert, J. (2014). A framework for transforming learning in schools: Innovation and the spiral of inquiry. Centre for Strategic Education Seminar Series Paper 234.
Sinnema, C., & Aitken, G. (2019). Teaching as inquiry. In M. Hill and M. Thrupp (Eds.) The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). (pp. 133-150). Cengage.
(Don't need to purchase, will be made available on Moodle. )
881 Research and Inquiry
Sinnema, C., & Aitken, G. (2019). Teaching as inquiry. In M. Hill and M. Thrupp (Eds.) The Professional Practice of Teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). (pp. 133-150). Cengage.
(Recommended Text - e-book available)
Timperley, H., Kaser, L. & Halbert, J. (2014). A framework for transforming learning in schools: Innovation and the spiral of inquiry. Centre for Strategic Education Seminar Series Paper 234.
(Recommended Text)
881 Research and Inquiry
No textbook
882 Tūmanako: Theology and Education
No set text.
882 Tūmanako: Theology and Education
No required textbook.
882 Tūmanako: Theology and Education
(No textbooks required)
882 Tūmanako: Theology and Education
No textbook required
883 Ethics and Education
Freire, P. (2001). Pedagogy of freedom: Ethics, democracy and civic courage. Rowman and Littlefield.
883 Ethics and Education
Freire, P., Clarke, P., Macedo, D. P., & Aronowitz, S. (2001). Pedagogy of freedom: Ethics, democracy and civic courage. Rowman & Littlefield.
(Recommended reading)
883 Ethics and Education
Freire, P., Clarke, P., Macedo, D. P., & Aronowitz, S. (2001). Pedagogy of freedom: Ethics, democracy and civic courage. Rowman & Littlefield.
(Recommended Reading)
883 Ethics and Education
Freire, P., Clarke, P., Macedo, D. P., & Aronowitz, S. (2001).Pedagogy of freedom: Ethics, democracy and civic courage. Rowman & Littlefield.
(Recommended reading)
883 Ethics and Education
Lovin, R. (2011). An introduction to Christian Ethics: goals, duties and virtues. Abingdon Press.
883 Ethics and Education
Lovin, R. W. (2011). An introduction to Christian ethics: Goals, duties and virtues. Abingdon Press.
(Recommended)
883 Ethics and Education
Lovin, R. W. (2011). An introduction to Christian ethics: Goals, duties, and virtues. Abingdon Press.
(Recommended reading)
891 Praxis 1
Required textbook:
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
891 Praxis 1
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
891 Praxis 1
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Recommended text)
891 Praxis 1
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Recommended Text)
891 Praxis 1
Abbis, J., Samu, W., & Thrupp, M. (2025). The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand (7th Ed). Cengage
(OR Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.)
Recommended reading)
892 Praxis 2
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
892 Praxis 2
Fraser, D. and Hill, M. (Eds) The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand. Cengage.
Content specific book from the Routledge Learning to Teach in the Secondary School series.
(Contact Kate of Yvonne for further information)
892 Praxis 2
Abbiss, J., Samu, T. W., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.). (2024.). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand. Cengage Learning Australia.
(Recommended)
892 Praxis 2
Abbiss, J., Samu, T. W., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.). (2024.). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand. Cengage Learning Australia.
(Required)
893 Ako: Incarnational teaching and learning practices for secondary
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds). (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). South Melbourne, Australia: Cengage.
893 Ako: Incarnational teaching and learning practices for secondary
Capel, S., Leask, M., & Younie, S. (2019). Learning to teach in the secondary school: A companion to school experience. Routledge. Chapter 3: Classroom interactions and managing pupils.
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.), (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Available as library e-book )
Freire, P. (2014). Pedagogy of hope. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury.
(Recommended reading)
893 Ako: Incarnational teaching and learning practices for secondary
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.), (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
Capel, S., Leask, M., & Younie, S. (2019). Learning to teach in the secondary school: A companion to school experience. Routledge. Chapter 3: Classroom interactions and managing pupils.
(Recommended text)
893 Ako: Incarnational teaching and learning practices for secondary
Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.), (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage.
(Textbook)
Capel, S., Leask, M., & Younie, S. (2019). Learning to teach in the secondary school: A companion to school experience. Routledge. Chapter 3: Classroom interactions and managing pupils.
(Recommended Text)
893 Ako: Incarnational teaching and learning practices for secondary
Abbis, J., Samu, W., & Thrupp, M. (2025). The Professional Practice of Teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand (7th Ed). Cengage
(OR Hill, M., & Thrupp, M. (Eds.), (2019). The professional practice of teaching in New Zealand (6th ed.). Cengage. )
Capel, S., Leask, M., & Younie, S. (2019). Learning to teach in the secondary school: A companion to school experience. Routledge. Chapter 3: Classroom interactions and managing pupils.
(Recommended reading)
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.
Mearns, D., & Thorne, B. & McLeod. J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action. (4th ed.) London, United Kingdom: SAGE.
Merry, T. & Lusty, B. (2015). Learning and being in person-centred counselling, (2nd ed.) (Recommended) Monmouth, United Kingdom: PCCS Books
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.). SAGE.
Mearns, D., Thorne, B., & McLeod, J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action (4th ed.). SAGE.
Merry, T., & Lusty, B. (2015). Learning and being in person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). PCCS Books.
(Recommended reading)
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.).
Mearns, D., Thorne, B., & McLeod, J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action (4th ed.). Sage
Merry, T., & Lusty, B. (2020). Learning and being in person-centred counselling (3rd ed.). PCCS Books.
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Sage
Mearns, D., Thorne, B., & McLeod, J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action (4th ed.). Sage
Merry, T., & Lusty, B. (2020). Learning and being in person-centred counselling (3rd ed.). PCCS Books.
(Recommended reading)
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Mearns, D., Thorne, B., & McLeod, J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action (4th ed.). Sage
(Required Text)
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Sage
(Required Text)
Merry, T., & Lusty, B. (2020). Learning and being in person-centred counselling (3rd ed.). PCCS Books.
(Recommended Text)
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Mearns, D., Thorne, B., & McLeod, J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action (4th ed.). Sage
(Required Text)
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Sage
(Required Text)
Merry, T., & Lusty, B. (2020). Learning and being in person-centred counselling (3rd ed.). PCCS Books.
(Recommended Text)
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Sage
(Required Text)
Mearns, D., Thorne, B., & McLeod, J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action (4th ed.). Sage
(Required Text)
Merry, T., & Lusty, B. (2020). Learning and being in person-centred counselling (3rd ed.). PCCS Books.
(Recommended Text)
900 Foundations of Relational Practice A
Tolan, J. (2017). Skills in person-centred counselling and psychotherapy (3rd ed.). Sage
(Required text)
Mearns, D., Thorne, B., & McLeod, J. (2013). Person-centred counselling in action (4th ed.). Sage
(Required text)
Merry, T., & Lusty, B. (2020). Learning and being in person-centred counselling (3rd ed.). PCCS Books.
(Recommended reading)
901 Foundations of Relational Practice B
Mearns, D. and M. Cooper (2017). Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Sage.
Mearns, P. D. (2003). Developing person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). Sage.
901 Foundations of Relational Practice B
Mearns, D. and M. Cooper (2018). Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Recommended reading)
Mearns, P. D. (2003). Developing person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Recommended reading)
901 Foundations of Relational Practice B
Mearns, D. and M. Cooper (2018). Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Recommended text)
Mearns, P. D. (2003). Developing person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Recommended text)
901 Foundations of Relational Practice B
Mearns, D. and M. Cooper (2018). Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Sage.
Mearns, P. D. (2003). Developing person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). Sage.
901 Foundations of Relational Practice B
Mearns, D. and M. Cooper (2018). Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Sage.
Mearns, P. D. (2003). Developing person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). Sage.
901 Foundations of Relational Practice B
Mearns, D. and M. Cooper (2018). Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Required)
Mearns, P. D. (2003). Developing person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Required)
901 Foundations of Relational Practice B
Mearns, D. and Cooper, M. (2018). Working at relational depth in counselling and psychotherapy (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Textbook)
Mearns, P. D. (2003). Developing person-centred counselling (2nd ed.). Sage.
(Textbook)
902 Relational Theories and Practice A
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. Los Angeles, CA: CreateSpace
902 Relational Theories and Practice A
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(available from lecturer)
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended reading)
Morgan, A. (2000). What is narrative therapy? Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended reading)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended reading)
902 Relational Theories and Practice A
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended text)
Morgan, A. (2000). What is narrative therapy? Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended text)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended text)
902 Relational Theories and Practice A
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Required Text)
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended Text)
Morgan, A. (2000). What is narrative therapy? Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended Text)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended Text)
902 Relational Theories and Practice A
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Required text.
Can be purchased from https://www.twoislandsandaboat.com/)
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended reading)
Morgan, A. (2000). What is narrative therapy? Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended reading)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended reading)
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
No set text.
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Available from lecturer)
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre. Publications
(Recommended reading)
Morgan, A. (2000). What is Narrative Therapy? Dulwich Centre Publications
(Recommended reading)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. W.W. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended reading)
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Available from lecturer)
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre. Publications
(Recommended reading)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. W.W. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended reading)
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended Text)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. W.W. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended Text)
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Available online and at Laidlaw reception)
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended reading)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. W.W. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended reading )
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Available from https://www.twoislandsandaboat.com/shop)
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended reading)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. W.W. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended reading)
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Required)
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Required)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. W.W. Norton Professional Books.
(Required)
903 Relational Theories and Practice B
Denborough, D. (2014). Retelling the stories of our lives: Everyday narrative therapy to draw inspiration and transform experience. Dulwich Centre Publications.
(Recommended reading)
McMenamin, D. (2018). Two islands and a boat: Finding and following a vision. CreateSpace.
(Recommended reading)
White, M. (2007). Maps of narrative practice. W.W. Norton Professional Books.
(Recommended reading)
904 Integrated Practice A
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S. & Hunt, S. (Eds.). (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Eugene, Or: Wipf & Stock.
904 Integrated Practice A
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S., & Hunt, S. (Eds.). (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
(available from lecturer)
904 Integrated Practice A
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S., & Hunt, S. (Eds.). (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
904 Integrated Practice A
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S., & Hunt, S. (Eds.). (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
(Required Text - e-book available)
904 Integrated Practice A
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S., & Hunt, S. (Eds.). (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
(Required Text - e-book available)
904 Integrated Practice A
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S., & Hunt, S. (Eds.). (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
(Required Text, e-book available)
905 Integrated Practice B
McMillan, L., S. Penwarden and S. Hunt (Eds.) (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
905 Integrated Practice B
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S. & Hunt, S. (Eds.) (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
905 Integrated Practice B
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S. & Hunt, S. (Eds.) (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
(Required)
905 Integrated Practice B
McMillan, L., Penwarden, S. & Hunt, S. (Eds.) (2017). Stories of therapy, stories of faith. Wipf & Stock.
(Recommended reading. Ebook in library.)
906 Personhood, Relationality and Faith
Olthuis, J. (2006). The beautiful risk: A new psychology of loving and being loved. Eugene, Oregon, Wipf & Stock Publishers.
Level 7 only
Hui, E. C. (2002). At the Beginning of Life: Dilemmas in Theological Bioethics. Downers Grove Illinois, InterVarsity Press.
906 Personhood, Relationality and Faith
Olthuis, J. (2006). The beautiful risk: A new psychology of loving and being loved. Wipf & Stock Publishers.
906 Personhood, Relationality and Faith
Olthuis, J. (2006). The beautiful risk: A new psychology of loving and being loved. Wipf & Stock Publishers.
(Required Text)
Hui, E. C. (2002). At the Beginning of Life: Dilemmas in Theological Bioethics. Downers Grove Illinois, InterVarsity Press.
(Required Text - Level 7 only)
906 Personhood, Relationality and Faith
No textbook
907 Bicultural Relationships: Tikanga Kawenata
No set text.
907 Bicultural Relationships: Tikanga Kawenata
Culpitt, I. (1994). Bicultural fragments: A Pakeha perspective. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2, 48–62.
(Recommended reading)
Orange, C. (2013). The story of a Treaty. Bridget Williams Books.
(Recommended reading)
Ritchie, J., & Rau, C. (2006). Whakawhanaungatanga: Partnerships in bicultural development in early childhood care and education. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative.
(Recommended reading)
907 Bicultural Relationships: Tikanga Kawenata
Orange, C. (2013). The story of a Treaty. Bridget Williams Books. (Recommended text)
Ritchie, J., & Rau, C. (2006). Whakawhanaungatanga: Partnerships in bicultural development in early childhood care and education. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative. (Recommended text)
907 Bicultural Relationships: Tikanga Kawenata
Culpitt, I. (1994). Bicultural fragments: A Pakeha perspective. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2, 48–62.
(Recommended Text)
Orange, C. (2013). The story of a Treaty. Bridget Williams Books.
(Recommended Text - e-book available)
Ritchie, J., & Rau, C. (2006). Whakawhanaungatanga: Partnerships in bicultural development in early childhood care and education. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative.
(Recommended Text)
907 Bicultural Relationships: Tikanga Kawenata
Reese, A. (2024). He Tatau Pounamu: The Treaty of Waitangi: A Covenant of Reconciliation. Venn Foundation.
(Textbook)
Culpitt, I. (1994). Bicultural fragments: A Pakeha perspective. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2, 48–62.
(Recommended Text)
Ritchie, J., & Rau, C. (2006). Whakawhanaungatanga: Partnerships in bicultural development in early childhood care and education. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative.
(Recommended Text)
907 Bicultural Relationships: Tikanga Kawenata
Reese, A. (2024). He Tatau Pounamu: The Treaty of Waitangi: A Covenant of Reconciliation. Venn Foundation.
(Required text)
Culpitt, I. (1994). Bicultural fragments: A Pakeha perspective. Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, 2, 48–62.
(Recommended reading)
Ritchie, J., & Rau, C. (2006). Whakawhanaungatanga: Partnerships in bicultural development in early childhood care and education. Teaching and Learning Research Initiative.
(Recommended reading)
908 Counselling and Diversity
No set text.
908 Counselling and Diversity
Pohl, C. (1999). Making room: Recovering hospitality as a Christian tradition. Eerdmans.
(Recommended text)
Sue, D., Sue D., Neville, H., Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally Diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Son.
(Recommended text)
Volf, M. (2019). Exclusion and Embrace. Abingdon.
(Recommended text)
908 Counselling and Diversity
Volf, M. (2019). Exclusion and Embrace. Abingdon.
(Required text)
Pohl, C. (1999). Making room: Recovering hospitality as a Christian tradition. Eerdmans.
(Recommended text)
Sue, D., Sue D., Neville, H., Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally Diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Son.
(Recommended text)
908 Counselling and Diversity
Volf, M. (2019). Exclusion and Embrace. Abingdon.
(Required Text)
Pohl, C. (1999). Making room: Recovering hospitality as a Christian tradition. Eerdmans.
(Recommended Text)
Sue, D., Sue D., Neville, H., Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally Diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Son.
(Recommended Text)
908 Counselling and Diversity
Volf, M. (2019). Exclusion and Embrace. Abingdon.
(Required Text)
Pohl, C. (1999). Making room: Recovering hospitality as a Christian tradition. Eerdmans.
(Recommended Text)
Sue, D., Sue D., Neville, H., Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally Diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Son.
(Recommended Text)
908 Counselling and Diversity
Volf, M. (2019). Exclusion and embrace, revised and updated: A theological exploration of identity, otherness, and reconciliation. Abingdon.
(Required text)
Pohl, C. (1999). Making room: Recovering hospitality as a Christian tradition. Eerdmans.
(Recommended reading)
Sue, D., Sue D., Neville, H., Smith, L. (2019). Counseling the culturally Diverse: Theory and practice. John Wiley & Son.
(Recommended reading)
910 Relational Psychology A
No set text.
910 Relational Psychology A
No set text.
No set text.
910 Relational Psychology A
No set text.
910 Relational Psychology A
No textbook.
910 Relational Psychology A
(No textbook required)
910 Relational Psychology A
No textbook required
911 Relationships and Family
Madsen, W. (2007). Collaborative therapy with multi-stressed families: From old problems to new futures. New York, NY: Guildford Press.
911 Relationships and Family
Madsen, W. (2007). Collaborative therapy with multi-stressed families: From old problems to new futures. New York, NY: Guildford Press.
(Required Text - e-book available)
911 Relationships and Family
Madsen, W. (2007). Collaborative therapy with multi-stressed families: From old problems to new futures. New York, NY: Guildford Press.
(Required Text - ebook available)
911 Relationships and Family
Balswick, J., Balswick, J., Frederick, T. (2021). The family: A Christian perspective on the
contemporary home. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker
(Textbook)
Madsen, W. (2007). Collaborative therapy with multi-stressed families: From old problems to new futures. New York, NY: Guildford Press.
(Required Text - ebook available)
911 Relationships and Family
Balswick, J., Balswick, J., Frederick, T. (2021). The family: A Christian perspective on the contemporary home. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker
(Required text)
913 Counselling Children and Young People
Geldard, K. & Geldard, D. (2008) Counselling children: A practical introduction. (3rd Edition). London, United Kingdom: Sage.
Sharry, J. (2004). Counselling children, adolescents and families. London, United Kingdom: Sage.
White, M. & Morgan, A. (2006). Narrative therapy with children and their families. Adelaide: Australia: Dulwich Centre publications.
913 Counselling Children and Young People
Geldard, K., Geldard, D., & Foo, R. Y. (2018). Counselling children: A practical introduction (5th ed.). Sage.
Sharry, J. (2004). Counselling children, adolescents and families. Sage.
White, M., & Morgan, A. (2006). Narrative therapy with children and their families. Dulwich Centre publications.
Tucker, C., & Smith-Adcock, S. (2016). Counselling children and adolescents: connecting theory, development, and diversity. Los Angeles: SAGE.
(Recommended reading)
913 Counselling Children and Young People
Geldard, K., Geldard, D., & Foo, R. Y. (2018). Counselling children: A practical introduction (5th ed.). Sage.
(Required Text)
Sharry, J. (2014). Counselling children, adolescents and families: A strengths-based Approach. Sage
(Required Text)
Tucker, C., & Smith-Adcock, S. (2016). Counselling children and adolescents: connecting theory, development, and diversity. Los Angeles: SAGE
(Recommended Text)
White, M., & Morgan, A. (2006). Narrative therapy with children and their families. Dulwich Centre publications.
(Recommended Text)
913 Counselling Children and Young People
Geldard, K., Geldard, D., & Foo, R. Y. (2018). Counselling children: A practical introduction (5th ed.). Sage.
(Required text)
Sharry, J. (2014). Counselling children, adolescents and families: A strengths-based Approach. Sage.
(Required text)
Tucker, C., & Smith-Adcock, S. (2016). Counselling children and adolescents: connecting theory, development, and diversity. Los Angeles: Sage.
(Recommended reading)
White, M., & Morgan, A. (2006). Narrative therapy with children and their families. Dulwich Centre publications.
(Recommended reading)
914 Relational Psychology B
No set text.
914 Relational Psychology B
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Author.
(Recommended text)
Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (Eds.). (2000). Constructions of disorder: Meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy (1st ed.). American Psychological Association.
(Recommended text)
914 Relational Psychology B
Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (Eds.). (2000). Constructions of disorder: Meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy (1st ed.). American Psychological Association.
914 Relational Psychology B
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.).
(For reference only)
Bansal, P. (2024). Re-envisioning psychology. Routledge.
(Required)
Neimeyer, R. A., & Raskin, J. D. (Eds.). (2000). Constructions of disorder: Meaning-making frameworks for psychotherapy (1st ed.). American Psychological Association
(Required)
NiaNia, W., Bush, A., & Epston, D.. (2025). Nga kuaha: Voices and visions in Māori healing and psychiatry. Routledge.
(Required)
914 Relational Psychology B
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Author.
(Available online)
Bansal, P. (2024). Re-envisioning psychology. Routledge.
(Recommended reading)
NiaNia, W., Bush, A., & Epston, D. (2025). Nga kuaha: Voices and visions in Māori healing and psychiatry. Routledge.
(Recommended reading)
921 Theology of Suffering & Hope
Swinton, J. (2007). Raging with Compassion: Pastoral responses to the problem of evil. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
Wright, N. T. (2008). Surprised by hope: Rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church. New York, NY: HarperOne. (n.b. any printing of this book eg. 2011, 2018 is fine)
921 Theology of Suffering & Hope
Swinton, J. (2007). Raging with Compassion: Pastoral responses to the problem of evil. Eerdmans.
Wright, N. T. (2008). Surprised by hope: Rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church. HarperOne.
(NB: any printing of this book e.g. 2011, 2018 is fine)
921 Theology of Suffering & Hope
Swinton, J. (2007). Raging with Compassion: Pastoral responses to the problem of evil. Eerdmans.
Wright, N. T. (2008). Surprised by hope: Rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church. HarperOne. (NB: any printing of this book e.g. 2011, 2018 is fine.)
921 Theology of Suffering & Hope
Swinton, J. (2007). Raging with Compassion: Pastoral responses to the problem of evil. Eerdmans.
Wright, N. T. (2008). Surprised by hope: Rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church. HarperOne.
(NB: any printing of this book e.g. 2011, 2018 is fine.)
921 Theology of Suffering & Hope
Swinton, J. (2007). Raging with Compassion: Pastoral responses to the problem of evil. Eerdmans.
(Required)
Wright, N. T. (2008). Surprised by hope: Rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church. HarperOne. (NB: any printing of this book e.g. 2011, 2018 is fine.)
(Required)
921 Theology of Suffering & Hope
Swinton, J. (2007). Raging with Compassion: Pastoral responses to the problem of evil. Eerdmans.
(Recommended reading. Ebook in library)
Wright, N. T. (2008). Surprised by hope: Rethinking heaven, the resurrection, and the mission of the church. HarperOne.
(Recommended reading. Ebook in library. NB: any printing of this book e.g. 2011, 2018 is fine.)
922 Special Focus in Counselling
(No textbook required)
922 Special Focus in Counselling
No textbook required
930 Professional Practice A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., Cornforth, S. (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Auckland, New Zealand: Dunmore Press.
New Zealand Association of Counsellors. (2016). Code of ethics. Hamilton, New Zealand: Author.
New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association. (2018). Code of ethics. Auckland, New Zealand: Author.
930 Professional Practice A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Press.
New Zealand Association of Counsellors. (2016). Code of ethics. Author.
New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association. (2018). Code of ethics. Author.
930 Professional Practice A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Press.
(Required Text)
New Zealand Association of Counsellors. (2020). Code of ethics. Author.
(Required Text)
New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association. (2018). Code of ethics. Author.
(Required Text)
930 Professional Practice A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Press.
(Required text)
New Zealand Association of Counsellors. (2020). Code of ethics. Author.
(Required text)
New Zealand Christian Counsellors Association. (2018). Code of ethics. Author.
(Required text)
931 Professional Practice B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
931 Professional Practice B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
931 Professional Practice B
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing Ltd.
931 Professional Practice B
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
931 Professional Practice B
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing Ltd.
931 Professional Practice B
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing Ltd.
(Required)
931 Professional Practice B
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing Ltd.
(Textbook)
932 Practicum A
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.) (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Wellington, New Zealand: Dunmore Publishing.
932 Practicum A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
932 Practicum A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
(Required Text)
932 Practicum A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
(Required Text)
932 Practicum A
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
(Required text)
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.) (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.) (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M., & Cornforth, S. (Eds.). (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing.
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.) (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.) (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.) (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing
(Required)
933 Practicum B
Crocket, K., Agee, M. & Cornforth, S. (Eds.) (2011). Ethics in practice: A guide for counsellors. Dunmore Publishing
(Textbook)
R102 Genesis
HNS
Required:
J. Daryl Charles (ed.), Reading Genesis 1-2. An Evangelical Conversation, Peabody: Hendrickson, 2013.
R115 As We Forgive Others: Interpersonal Forgiveness in the Scripture
HNS
Required:
You will need one of these volumes some five weeks before the first teaching block in order to complete the first assignment: due 13 August.
Anthony Bash, Forgiveness. A Theology, Eugene: Wipf and Stock, 2015.
Graham Benyon, Emotions. Living life in colour, Nottingham: Inter-Varsity Press, 2017.
R121 Old Testament Narrative: Its Message and Method
No textbook.
R140 The Gospel and its Proclamation
No set text.
R147 The Theology of Luke Acts
Bock, Darrell L. A Theology of Luke and Acts: God’s Promised Program Realized for All Nations. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2012.
R149 Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires
Required:
Mark J. Keown, Jesus in a World of Colliding Empires: Mark’s Jesus from the Perspective of Power and Expectations. 2 Volumes. Eugene: OR: Wipf and Stock, 2018.
(Can be purchased from Mark Keown in hardcopy or alternatively from Logos, or as an E-book)
R155 Romans
TBA
R155 Luke-Acts and the Contemporary Evangelistic Challenge
Keown, Mark J. Luke-Acts and the Evangelistic Challenge. Draft, 2025.
R155 Romans
Bird, Michael F. Romans. SGBC. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2016.
(Required)
R215 Theologian in Context
No set text.
R215 Theologian in Context
Required:
Milbank, John. Theology and Social Theory: Beyond Secular Reason. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2006.
Smith, James K. A. Introducing Radical Orthodoxy: Mapping a Post-Secular Theology. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2004.
R216 Third Article Theology
HNS
Required:
Third Article Theology: A Pneumatological Dogmatics. Edited by Myk Habets. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2016.
In addition, the following textbooks are not mandatory but highly recommended:
Myk Habets, The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Princeton Theological Monograph Series 129. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2010.
Greg Liston, The Anointed Church: Toward a Third Article Ecclesiology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2015.
R222 Humanity Fully Alive
No set text.
R233 Spirit Christology and Models of Sanctification for Ministry
Required:
Leopoldo A. Sánchez M., Sculptor Spirit: Models of Sanctification from Spirit Christology. Downers Grove: IVP, 2019.
You will need to purchase your own copy of this book. It is a very helpful textbook and future resource.
In addition, the following textbooks are not mandatory but highly recommended:
Raniero Cantalamessa, The Holy Spirit in the Life of Jesus: The Mystery of Christ’s Baptism. Trans. Alan Neame. Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 1994.
Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. T&T Clark Introduction to Spirit Christology. London: Bloomsbury T&T Clark, 2021. [Abbreviated as ISC]. Note: The first chapter of this book will be discussed during the 12 August Tutorial (via Zoom).
R234 Advanced Ecclesiology
Bender, Kimlyn J., and D. Stephen Long, eds. T&T Clark Handbook of Ecclesiology. New York: T & T Clark, 2020.
Harper, Brad, and Paul Louis Metzger. Exploring Ecclesiology: An Evangelical and Ecumenical Introduction. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2009.
Kärkkäinen, Veli-Matti. An Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecumenical, Historical and Global Perspectives. Downers Grove: IVP Academic, 2002.
R236 Biblical Theology
No required textbook.
Alexander, Desmond T. From Eden to the New Jerusalem: An Introduction to Biblical Theology. Kregel Academic, 2008.
(Recommended)
Beale, G. K. Handbook on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament: Exegesis and Interpretation. Baker Academic, 2012.
(Recommended)
Goldsworthy, Graeme. Gospel-Centered Hermeneutics: Foundations and Principles of Evangelical Biblical Interpretation. IVP Academic, 2006.
(Recommended)
Hays, Richard B. Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel Witness. Baylor University Press, 2014.
(Recommended)
Treier, Daniel J. Introducing Theological Interpretation of Scripture: Recovering a Christian Practice. Baker Academic, 2008.
(Recommended)
Vanhoozer, Kevin J. Mere Christian Hermeneutics: Transfiguring What It Means to Read the Bible Theologically. Zondervan Academic, 2024.
(Recommended)
R236/25 Ethics
Recommended:
Scott B. Rae. Moral Choices: An Introduction to Ethics. 3rd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009.
Christopher R.J. Holmes, Ethics in the Presence of Christ. London: T&T Clark, 2012.
Todd Speidell, Fully Human in Christ: The Incarnation as the End of Christian Ethics. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2016.
W. Ross Hastings. Pastoral Ethics: Moral Formation as Life in the Trinity. Bellingham: Lexham Press, 2022).
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: for students of religion and theology; 3rd edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014).
The book will not be systematically utilised through the course, but is an excellent resource for academic writing and thesis development.
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: for students of religion and theology; 3rd edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014.
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
TBA
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
HNS
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: for students of religion and theology; 3rd edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014).
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
HNS and DL
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: for students of religion and theology; 3rd edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2014).
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(This book is available on Logos Software as well. https://www.logos.com/product/187847/quality-research-papers-for-students-of-religion-and-theology-4th-ed.)
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
(Optional, but highly recommended: Writers Workshop 24th - 25th March 9am-5pm)
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: for students of religion and theology; 4th edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020).
Copies are on reserve at the Laidlaw library but you are advised to purchase your own copy. The book will not be systematically utilised through the course, but is an excellent resource for academic writing and thesis development.
(Also useful preparation for the second Block Course are:
Sword, Helen Stylish Academic Writing (Harvard: Harvard University Press, 2012).
Booth, Wayne & Gregory G. Colomb The Craft of Research (Chicago: University of Chicago, 2008).)
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: for students of religion and theology; 4th edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020).
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020).
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Vyhmeister, Nancy Jean, and Terry Robertson. Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology. 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
(Copies are on reserve at the Laidlaw library, and a single-user ebook is also available, but you are advised to purchase your own copy. The book will not be systematically utilised through the course, but is an excellent resource for academic writing and thesis development. )
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020).
(The book will not be systematically utilised through the course, but is an excellent resource for academic writing and thesis development.)
R351 Postgraduate Research and Writing
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020).
(The book will not be systematically utilised through the course, but is an excellent resource for academic writing and thesis development.)
R352 BTh(Hons) Special Topic
No set text.
R352 BTh(Hons) Special Topic
No textbook.
R352 BTh(Hons) Special Topic
No set textbook. The core textbooks and other resources will vary depending on what is agreed with the supervisor.
R352 BTh(Hons) Special Topic
No textbook.
R361 Research Paper
No set text.
R361 Research Paper
No textbook.
R361 Research Paper
No textbook.
R361 Research Paper
No textbook.
R362 BTh(Hons) Research Project
Required:
Nancy Jean Vyhmeister and Terry Robertson, Your Guide to Writing Quality Research Papers: For Students of Religion and Theology; 4th edn. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2020.
R362 BTh(Hons) Research Project
No set text.
R362 BTh(Hons) Research Project
No textbook.
R362 BTh(Hons) Research Project
No set textbook. The core textbooks and other resources will vary depending on what is agreed with the supervisor.
R362 BTh(Hons) Research Project
No textbook.
R404 Narrative Approaches to Spiritual Care
HNS
No set text.
R405 Mental Health and Human Flourishing
Key texts (both available as eBooks via the Laidlaw library):
Swinton, John. Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Life of Christians with Mental Health Challenges. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Ltd, 2020.
Webb, Marcia. Towards a Theology of Psychological Disorder. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017.
R405 Mental Health and Human Flourishing
Swinton, John. Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Life of Christians with Mental Health Challenges. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Ltd, 2020.
(Available as an eBook via the Laidlaw library)
Webb, Marcia. Towards a Theology of Psychological Disorder. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2017.
(Available as an eBook via the Laidlaw library)
R504 Living out the Call: rising to the challenge of being a vocational leader in God's church today
Beasley-Murray, Paul. Living out the Call: 1. Living to God’s Glory; 2/ Leading God’s Church; 3. Reaching out to God’s World; 4. Serving God’s World. Feed-a-Read revised edition 2016.
Beasley-Murray, Paul. This Is My Story: a story of life, faith and ministry. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2018.
R505 Studies in Public and Contextual Theology
Bevans, Stephen B. Models of Contextual Theology. Maryknoll: Orbis Books, 2002.
Guy, Laurie. Shaping Godzone: Public Issues and Church Voices in New Zealand 1840-2000. Wellington, N.Z.: Victoria University Press, 2011.
R506 Restorative Justice
Students are expected to have access to and read during the course the following key texts:
Marshall, C.D. Beyond Retribution: A New Testament Vision for Justice, Crime and Punishment Grand Rapids, Mich: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2001. 342pp
Marshall, C.D. Compassionate Justice: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue with Two Gospel Parables on Crime, Law, and Restorative Justice Eugene, Or.: Cascade Books, 2012. 372pp
Also highly recommended:
Marshall, C.D. The Little Book of Biblical Justice: A Fresh Approach to the Bible’s Teaching on Justice Intercourse PA.: Good Books, 2005. 74pp
Zehr, H. Little Book of Restorative Justice Intercourse PA.: Good Books, 2002. 80pp
R507 Anointed Ministry
Required:
Buxton, Graham. Dancing in the Dark: The Privilege of Participating in the Ministry of Christ. Carlisle: Paternoster, 2001.
Recommended:
Purves, Andrew. Reconstructing Pastoral Theology: A Christological Foundation. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2004.
R508 Reflective Practice for Ministry
No set text.
R512 Foundations of Ministry Supervision
Leach, Jane and Michael Paterson. Pastoral Supervision: A Handbook. 2nd ed. London, UK: SCM Press, 2015.
R512 Foundations of Ministry Supervision
Leach, Jane and Michael Paterson. Pastoral Supervision: A Handbook. 2nd ed. London, UK: SCM Press, 2015.
(Required)
R513 Developing a Ministry Supervision Practice
No textbook.
R513 Developing a Ministry Supervision Practice
No textbook.
R525 Leading Organisational Change
Required books for this course: (you will need to purchase your own copies – both are available on Kindle).
Grenny, Joseph, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler. Crucial Influence: Leadership Skills to Create Lasting Behavior Change Third ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2023.
Morse, MaryKate. Making Room for Leadership: Power, Space and Influence. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP, 2008.
R540 Foundations in Vocational Theology
Henderson
There is no set textbook for this course, however two required introductory readings are:
Garber, Steven, Visions of Vocation: Common Grace for the Common Good (Downers Grove, 2014).
Stackhouse, John, Need to Know: Vocation as the Heart of Christian Epistemology (Oxford, 2014).
R608 Engaging Islam
Azumah, John & Riddell, Peter. Islam and Christianity on the Edge: Talking Points in Christian-Muslim Relations into the 21st Century. Melbourne: Acorn Press, 2013.
R612 The Church for Others
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Sanctorum Communio: A Theological Study of the Sociology of the Church. Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 1. Edited by Clifford J. Green. Translated by Reinhard Krauss and Nancy Lukens. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1998.
R801 Theological Foundations for Education in Aotearoa
No textbook.