Textbook List
Summer 2026/2027
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.
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. 3rd Edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2014. Available as an eBook in the library.
(Required - online, Laidlaw Library)
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
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:
Bird, Michael. Evangelical Theology, 2nd ed. Zondervan Academic, 2020.
(Recommended)
McKnight, Scott. A Community Called Atonement. Abingdon, 2007.
(Recommended)
Habets, Myk. The Anointed Son: A Trinitarian Spirit Christology. Pickwick, 2010.
(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 - used as the subject of the first assessment)
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))
401 Formation
No textbook.
480 Faithful Living: Intro to Reflective Practice
No textbook.
505 Christian Leadership & Mission
No textbook.