Introduction to Theology

Required Reading

Grudem, Wayne. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1994.

Olson, Roger. Mosaic of Christian Beliefs. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2002.

Suggested Reading

*Beckwith, Francis. Relativism: Feet Firmly Planted in Mid-Air. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1998.

*Carson, D. A., ed. Telling the Truth: Evangelizing Postmoderns. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 2000.

*DeYoung, Kevin and Ted Kluck. Why We’re Not Emergent: By Two Guys Who Should Be. Moody, 2008.

*Erickson, Millard. Postmodernizing the Faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company, 1998.

*Grenz, Stanley and John Franke, Beyond Foundationalism. Louisville, KY: John Knox Press, 2001.

**___________ and Roger Olson, Who Needs Theology. Colorado Springs, CO: IVP, 1996.

*Groothuis, Douglas. Truth Decay: Defending Christianity Against The Challenges of Postmodernism. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.

**Guiness, OS. Time for Truth: Living Free In A World Of Lies, Hype & Spin. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company, 2000.

Kimball, Dan. They Like Jesus, But Not the Church. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007.

_________. The Emerging Church: Vintage Christian for New Generations. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003.

McLaren, Brian. A Generous Orthodoxy. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2004.

*Moreland, J. P. Love Your God with All Your Mind. Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 1997.

*Noll, Mark. Scandal of the Evangelical Mind. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1994.

*Olson, Roger. How to be Evangelical without Being Conservative, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker.

*Olson, Roger. Reformed and Always Reforming.  Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2007. 

*Sire, James. Habits of the Mind. Colorado Springs, CO: IVP, 2000.

**Stott, John. Your Mind Matters. Colorado Springs, CO: IVP, 1973.

*Webber, Robert. Ancient-Future Faith. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1999.

____________. The Younger Evangelicals. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2002

Genernal Suggested Theology Books

Berkhof, Louis, The History of Doctrine. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1937. 

__________. Systematic Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1996. (Reformed)

Brown, O.J. Heresies. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1988.

Chafer, Lewis Sperry. Systematic Theology, Volumes 1-4. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1976.

Demarest, Bruce. Integrative Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1996. (Evangelical)

Boyd, Gregory and Paul Eddy. Across the Spectrum. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 2002.

Elwell, Walter A., ed. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company, 2001.

Erickson, Millard J. Christian Theology. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1998. (Baptist)

Geisler, Norman. Systematic Theology: Volume One, Introduction, Bible. Minneapolis, MN: Bethany House, 2002.

Hannah, John. Our Legacy. Colorado Springs, CO: Navpress, 2001.

House, H. Wayne. Charts of Christian Theology & Doctrine. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992.

McGrath, Alister E. Christian Theology, An Introduction. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishers, 1998. (Evangelical)

Moreland, J.P. and Craig, William Lane. Philosophical Foundations for a Biblical Worldview. Downers Gove, IL: IVP, 2003. (Christian philosophy and worldviews)

Muller, Richard. Dictionary of Latin and Greek Theological Terms. Grand Rapids, Baker: 2001.

___________. Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics. Grand Rapids, Baker: 2003. (Reformed)

Nash, Ronald. Life’s Ultimate Questions. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1999. (Christian philosophy and worldviews)

Oden, Thomas C. Systematic Theology (3 Vol). Peabody, MA: Hindrickson, 2006. (Arminian)

Pelikan, Joroslav. The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine. Chicago, IL, University of Chicago, 1971 (Lutheran)

Ryrie, Charles C. Basic Theology. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books, 1986. (Dispensational)

Walton, Robert. Charts of Church History. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1986.

Honors Reading

Read one book marked with a single asterisk (*) or read all books marked with double asterisks (**).