Recommended Books by DTS Faculty
Recommended Books from DTS Faculty
Last spring the Dallas Seminary Book Center polled members of the faculty for what books they considered essential to our graduates entering ministry. Here’s what some of them said:
Reg Grant: Think, by John Piper
Brian Webster: Divorce and Remarriage in the Church, by David Instone-Brewer
Gary Barnes: A Lasting Promise, by Scott Stanley
Lanier Burns: An Excellent Study Bible: NIV Study Bible or Life Application Bible
Jim Thames: Feeding and Leading, by Kenneth Gangel
Ron Blue: Grace Awakening, by Charles Swindoll
Darrell Bock: Designed to Be Like Him, by J. Dwight Pentecost
Glenn Kreider: A good theological encyclopedia/dictionary
Steve Strauss: The Mission of God, by Chris Wright; and Operation World, by Jason Mandryk
Joye Baker and John Hannah: My Utmost for His Highest, by J. Oswald Chambers
Ramesh Richard: Blank composition books
Joseph Fantin: Dictionary of New Testament Backgrounds, by Porter/Evans; Backgrounds of the New Testament, by Everett Ferguson; Honor, Patronage, Kinship and Purity, by David deSilva
Larry Waters: When God Weeps, by Joni Eareckson-Tada; Why, O God? by Larry Waters et al.; and The Messianic Hope, by Michael Rydelink
Dorian Coover-Cox: The Journey from Texts to Translation, by Paul Wegner
Michael Lawson: In the Name of Jesus, by Henri Nouwen
For those unfamiliar with Henri Nouwen, Dr. Lawson has provided a brief explanation of his recommendation: "I am recommending this book in the context of professors recommending books. My all time favorite book is the Bible, and it would be my consistent recommendation if asked alone. I am not recommending Henri Nouwen or his Catholic theology. I am just recommending this book which documents Nouwen's journey from Ivy league professor and international author and lecturer to rector of a colony of mentally challenged men. His journey was more than physical, it was emotional and spiritual. He had tied his identity to his position rather than to Christ and he needed to reorient himself. This book is the only one I know that traces such a journey and as such is ideally suited for pastors, professors, and Christian workers who have tied their identity to their esteemed positions.
John Hilber: Ancient Near Eastern Thought and the Old Testament, by John Walton
Jay Sedwick: Sustainable Youth Ministry, by Mark DeVries
Sandra Glahn: Disciples Are Made, Not Born, by Walt Henrichsen
Bill Bryan: Morning and Evening, by Charles Spurgeon
George Hillman: Leadership Challenge, by Kouzes/Posner
Tom Constable: The Bible
Mike Svigel: The ESV Study Bible; and Early Christian Doctrines, by J. N. D. Kelly
You can order these books and many other faculty-recommended resources at the DTS Book Center. Link: http://bookcenter.dts.edu/
