MW 608 MW 708 MS 674 Introduction to World Religions

TEXTBOOK David S. Noss. A History of the World’s Religions. Tenth Edition. New York: Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 1999. Terry C. Muck. The Mysterious Beyond: A Guide to Studying Religion. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1993.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2938/thumbnail.jp

MI 600 History of the Christian Movement

Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. Rev. ed. New York: Penguin, 1986. Stark, Rodney. The Rise of Christianity: A Sociologist Reconsiders History. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1996.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2491/thumbnail.jp

MS 674 MW 708 Introduction to World Religions

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS David S. Noss. A History of the World’s Religions. Tenth Edition. New York: Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 1999. Terry C. Muck. How To Study Religion: A Beginning Guide to Method Wilmore, Kentucky: Wood Hill Books, 2005.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2731/thumbnail.jp

MW 726 Religions of China

TEXTBOOKS De Bary, William Theodore, and Irene Bloom, eds. Sources of Chinese Tradition. Vol I. Second Edition. New York: Columbia University Press, 1999. 944 pages. DeBary, William Theodore, and Richard Lufrano, eds. Sources of Chinese Tradition. Vol. II. Second Edition. New York: Columbia University Press, 2000. 636 pages. Yang, C. K. Religion in Chinese Society. Illinois: Waveland Press, 1961. 473 pages. Bond, Michael Harris. Beyond the Chinese Face: Insights From Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991. 125 pages.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3960/thumbnail.jp

MW 775 Christian Witness and Other Faiths

Richard Plantinga, ed. Christianity and Plurality: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. 379 pages. ISBN: 0-631-20915-8 (paperback) Wesley Pluralism Packet David Bosch. A Spirituality of the Road. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2000 (1979). 92 pages. ISBN: 1-57910-795-8 (paperback) Paul Hiebert. Missiological Implications of Epistemological Shifts. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press, International, 1999. 135 pages. ISBN: 1-56338-259-8 (paperback)https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2452/thumbnail.jp

MW 775 Christian Witness and Other Faiths

Required Texts: David Bosch. A Spirituality of the Road. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock, 2000 (1979). Paul Hiebert. Missiological Implications of Epistemological Shifts. Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1999. Richard Plantinga, ed. Christianity and Plurality: Classic and Contemporary Readings. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999. Readings as assigned by instructor, including Wesleyan approach to pluralism.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3962/thumbnail.jp

MS 674 Introduction to World Religions

David Noss and Blake Grangaard. A History of the World’s Religions. Twelfth Edition. New York: Prentice Hall Publishing Company, 2007. Terry C. Muck. How To Study Religion. Wilmore, Kentucky: Wood Hill Books, 2005.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3560/thumbnail.jp

MS 673 X1 Contemporary Cults and New Religious Movements (SP08)

COURSE DESCRIPTION A study of cults and new religious movements in contemporary America and the Two-Thirds World, tracing their emergence from historical and religious perspectives, with interpretation of their theological significancehttps://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3537/thumbnail.jp