The reading is listed in block fashion. Please note this reading list is for convenience only--the authoritative reading list is only on my.dts.edu. This list is not up to date with respect to the units but the reading is, for the most part, correct.
The reading listed by topic is required (and is finalized through the end of the semester). The reading listed under Supplemental Reading is not required. Last update: 8/15/05.
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Sin and Grace (This section is required reading) |
my.dts.edu Getting Started Guide The Effect of Sin on Human Nature, chapter 8 from Humanity and Sin Pyne's Notes, Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility Pyne and Spencer, "A Critique of Free-Will Theism, Part 1" BibSac 158 (July-Sept 2001): 259-286 Pyne and Spencer, "A Critique of Free-Will Theism, Part 2" BibSac 158 (Oct - Dec 2001): 387-405 Demarest, chapters 1-2
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Lecture Notes: ST103 Lecture Notes Effect of Sin on Humanity.pdf Lecture Notes: ST103 Free Will Class Handout.pdf
Augustine, Anti-Pelagian Writings John Calvin, Institutes of the Christian Religion, on original sin B. B. Warfield, Augustine and the Pelagian Controversy R. C. Sproul, “Augustine and Pelagius,” Leadership U. Online www.leaderu.com/theology/augpelagius.html
Abridgement of Luther’s “On the Bondage of the Will” at Reformed Reader http://www.reformedreader.org/bow.htm A Review of Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation http://www.prca.org/prtj/nov95b.html
Robert A. Pyne, "What Can We Say About Evil in Light of America's Tragedy?" (.pdf format) W. Tullian Tchividjian, “Reflections on Jonathan Edwards’ View of Free Will,” ThirdMill Magazine Online www.thirdmill.org/files/english/html/th/TH.h.Tchividjian.Edwards%20and%20Free%20Will.html
Calvinism and Arminianism A Broad Overview of the Discussion Good basic overview of the history of the debate http://www.reformed.org/calvinism/index.html Lorraine Boettner, The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination http://www.ccel.org/b/boettner/predest/default.htm Dabney on the Five Points of Calvinism: http://www.reformed.org/calvinism/5Points_Dabney.html Canons of Dort: http://www.ccel.org/creeds/canons-of-dort.html The Five Articles of the Remonstrants, 1610 The Opinions of the Remonstrants
Jonathan Edwards, The Freedom of the Will http://www.ccel.org/e/edwards/will/home.html John Owen: http://www.theocentric.com/johnowen/ “Reformation Ink” http://www.markers.com/ink/ Charles Spurgeon, All of Grace http://www.ccel.org/s/spurgeon/grace/ John Wesley: http://gbgm-umc.org/UMhistory/Wesley/
Wesleyan Center for Applied Theology: http://wesley.nnu.edu/ Works of Arminius http://www.ccel.org/a/arminius/works/ The Public Disputations of James Arminius The Apology or Defense of James Arminius Nine Questions for the Professors of Divinity to Answer
Are There Two Wills in God? (John Piper) On election out of Rom. 9: http://www.modernreformation.org/mr98/novdec/mr9806argument.html
Middle Knowledge The Heresy of Middle Knowledge Philosophy of Religion Notes: Middle Knowledge Middle Knowledge: CALVINIST-ARMINIAN Rapprochement? It May Be (Adobe PDF format)
Open Theism The Openness of God Discussion Papers from ETS 2001 Good contrast of Libertarianism (and its connection to Open Theism) and Compatibilism http://www.carm.org/open/free_will.htm The Openness of God Discussion Papers from ETS 2001
Are There Two Wills in God? (John Piper) The Heresy of Middle Knowledge Philosophy of Religion Notes: Middle Knowledge Middle Knowledge: CALVINIST-ARMINIAN Rapprochement? It May Be (Adobe PDF format)
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Sin and Grace in the OT (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "Salvation in the Old Testament" Demarest, chapter 3
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| Supplemental Reading | Sidney D. Dyer: The Salvation of Believing Israelites Prior to the Incarnation of Christ |
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The Cross of Jesus Christ (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "The Cross of Jesus Christ" J. Denny Weaver, "Violence in Christian Theology" Cross Currents, 51:2 (Summer 2001) Kim Riddlebarger, "No Ordinary Death Jesus Christ, The Propitiation For Our Sins," Modern Reformation (March-April 1996) [The above link is offline...we are working on a replacement....] I. Howard Marshall, "The Death of Jesus in Recent New Testament Study," Word & World 3:1 (1983) 12-21. Demarest, chapter 4
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Class PowerPoint handout on the Atonement (and the different models)
Matt Blackmon's thoughts on the movie "The Passion of the Christ"
"A Puritan's Mind" website John D. Hannah, "John Owen and the 'normal' Christian Life: Or Sanctification in an Era of Confusion" Don Benedetto, The Benefit of Christ Crucified J. Gresham Machen, The Atonement John Owen, A Display of Arminianism (difficult reading, but VERY profitable): Alternate source (easier to read, slower to download) is here
Charles Hodge, For Whom Did Christ Die? John Owen, The Death of Death in the Death of Christ Joseph Phelan, The Passion of Christ (with artwork) Francis Turretin, The Necessity of the Atonement
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The Nature of Conversion (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "Faith, Repentance, and Water Baptism" Pyne's Notes, "Lordship Salvation" Demarest, chapters 5-6
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Lecture Notes on Conversion Robert A. Pyne, "The Role of the Holy Spirit in Conversion" BibSac 150:598 (Apr-Jun 93):203-218.
Archibald Alexander: “A Practical View of Regeneration” http://www.markers.com/ink/aaregeneration.htm A. A. Hodge, “Regeneration” http://www.markers.com/ink/aabbregen.htm John Piper: “Are There Two Wills in God?” http://www.desiringgod.org/Online_Library/OnlineArticles/Subjects/DoctrinesGrace/2wills.htm Martin Luther: Sermon “On Faith and Coming to Christ” http://www.markers.com/ink/mlonfaith.htm The Homepage of the Grace Evangelical Society http://www.faithalone.org/
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Justification by Faith (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "Justification by Faith" The Lutheran/Catholic Joint Declaration http://www.cin.org/users/james/files/jddj.htm Ted Dorman, "The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification" JETS 44, no. 3 (Sept 2001): 421-434 Calvin on Justification http://homepage.mac.com/shanerosenthal/reformationink/jcjustif.htm Demarest, chapters 9-10
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Robert Pyne, "The 'Seed,' the Spirit, and the Blessing of Abraham" BibSac 152:606 (Apr 95): 211-222.
Richard Hooker, “Learned Discourse on Justification” http://www.ccel.org/h/hooker/just/discourse_justification.txt Martin Luther, “A Sermon on Christian Righteousness” http://www.markers.com/ink/mlrighteousness.htm John Owen, The Nature of Justification by Faith http://www.ccel.org/o/owen/just/justification.txt Arthur W. Pink, The Doctrine of Justification http://www.ccel.org/p/pink/awpjstf/htm/TOC.htm
Avery Dulles,
"Two
Languages of Salvation: The Lutheran–Catholic Joint Declaration" First
Things 98 (December 1999): 25-30. Catholic Resources Catechism of the Catholic Church Searchable by topic Catholic Encyclopedia Searchable by topic Thomas Aquinas Summa Theologica His Magnum Opus
Biblical Evidence for Catholicism (David Armstrong's Main Page) Some Interaction with David Armstrong (Author of A Biblical Defense of Catholicism) More current than the above, but better? You tell me. Justification and Sanctification Links (Catholic Perspective: David Armstrong) Just enough to put you over the edge
Eastern Orthodox Resources An Exact Exposition on the Orthodox Faith (St. John Damascene) On the Incarnation (Athanasius) Soteriology in Athanasius of Alexandria (.pdf format) Fundamental Teachings of Orthodoxy Orthodox Christian Information Center
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Regeneration (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "The Indwelling Spirit as the Promised Breath of Life" Demarest, chapters 7-8
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Archibald Alexander, A Practical View of Regeneration A. A. Hodge, Regeneration
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The Indwelling of the Spirit (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "The Baptism of the Spirit and Pentecostal Soteriology"
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| Supplemental Reading |
J. Rodman Williams on the Baptism of the Spirit (Pentecostal view): http://home.regent.edu/rodmwil/tp05.html
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Perseverance and Eternal Security (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "The Eternal Security of the Believer" Demarest, chapters 11-12
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Jonathan Edwards, Religious Affections http://www.ccel.org/e/edwards/affections/religious_affections.html
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Salvation in Modern Theology (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "Salvation in Modern Theology"
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John B. Cobb, "North American Theology in the Twentieth Century" John B. Cobb, "Theology in the Twenty-First Century"
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Salvation in Other Religions (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "Salvation in Selected Religious Movements"
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Apologetics Resources: http://www.gospelcom.net/apologeticsindex/cpoint10-2.html Christian Research Institute: http://www.equip.org/ Watchman Fellowship: http://www.watchman.org/watchman.htm
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Pluralism, Exclusivism, and (This section is required reading) |
Pyne's Notes, "What's the Truth about Jesus?" Charles Hodge: “Christianity Without Christ” http://homepage.mac.com/shanerosenthal/reformationink/chnochrist.htm John Hick, “Is Christianity the only true religion, or one among others?” : http://www.johnhick.org.uk/article2.shtml
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J. A. Di Noia, “Jesus and the World Religions” http://www.firstthings.com/ftissues/ft9506/dinoia.html Interfaith Resources: http://www.interfaith-center.org/resource.htm
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General Sites for
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Catechism of the Catholic Church http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm Christian Classics Ethereal Library: http://www.ccel.org/ Internet Christian Library: http://www.iclnet.org/ Medieval Sourcebook: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/sbook.html New Advent (Catholic Resources, with Catholic Encyclopedia): http://www.newadvent.org/ Phil Johnson’s Bookmarks: http://www.gty.org/~phil/bookmark.htm Wabash Center: http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/front.htm
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