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Trusted Resources
RECOMMENDED ADULT CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
TOOLS CURATED BY WESLEY BIBLICAL SEMINARY
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today are seeking trusted resources for Adult
Christian Education that refl ects their values and beliefs. At Wesley
Biblical Seminary, we are committed to the authority of Scripture, and
the heart-transforming theology of classic Wesleyanism. We are happy to
share our recommendations on books and curricula that align with those
commitments. For updated suggestions, visit us at wbs.edu/resources.
BIBLE STUDY
■ Bible Study that Works | David Thompson
■ Life Changing Bible Study | Matt Friedeman
■ Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry to the Old Testament |
Sandra Richter
■ Basic Introduction to the New Testament | John Stott
■ How God Became King: The Forgotten Story of the
Gospels | N.T. Wright
■ Paul and the Power of Grace | John M.G. Barclay
■ Revelation and the End of All Things | Craig Koester
BIBLE REFERENCE
■ The New Testament in its World | N.T. Wright and
Michael Bird
■ The IVP Bible Background Commentary | John Walton
(OT), Craig Keener (NT)
■ NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible | Zondervan
■ The Bible for Everyone Commentary Series |
N.T.Wright
■ Word Biblical Commentary Series | Zondervan
BIBLE STUDY CURRICULA
■ OneBook Series | Seedbed
■ Epic of Eden Series | Seedbed
■ More to the Story Series | Andy Miller
DISCIPLESHIP AND
SPIRITUAL GROWTH
■ Celebration of Discipline | Richard Foster
■ Renovation of the Heart | Dallas Willard
■ Hearing God | Dallas Willard
■ How to Pray | PeteGreig
■ Learning to Breathe | Chris Lohrstorfer
■ The Purity Principle | Randy Alcorn
■ Knowledge of the Holy | A.W. Tozer
■ Every Day with the Master | Dennis Kinlaw
■ Life Together | Dietrich Bonhoeff er
■ Created for Community: Connecting Christian Belief with
Christian Living | Stanley Grenz
■ Worship, Communion, and the Triune God of Grace |
James B. Torrance
WESLEY BIBLICAL SEMINARY | WWW.WBS.EDU
WE DEVELOP TRUSTED LEADERS for FAITHFUL CHURCHES
CHURCH HISTORY
■ The Story of Christian Theology | Roger Olson
■ Know the Creeds and Councils | Justin S. Holcomb
■ The Mosaic of Christian Theology: Twenty Centuries of
Unity and Diversity | Roger Olson
■ How God Saves the World: A Short History of Global
Christianity | Timothy Tennant
■ Turning Points: Decisive Moments in Christian History |
Mark Noll
■ Wesley & The People Called Methodists | Richard
Heitzenrater
THEOLOGY
■ The Sermons of John Wesley: A Collection for the
Christian Journey | Ed. Kenneth J. Collins and
Jason E. Vickers
■ Called to Be Holy: A Biblical Perspective | John Oswalt
■ The Holy Spirit: An Introduction | Matt Ayars
■ Holiness: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Theology |
Ayars, Bounds, and Friedeman
■ Let’s Start with Jesus: A New Way of Doing Theology |
Dennis Kinlaw
■ Classic Christianity: A Systematic Theology |
ThomasC. Oden
■ Atonement and the Death of Christ |
William Lane Craig
■ The Mosaic of Atonement | Joshua McNall
■ Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection,
and the Meaning of the Church | N.T. Wright
■ The Unseen Real: Life in the Light of the Ascension of
Jesus | Stephen Seamands
■ The Doctrine of Good Works | Friedeman,
Friedeman, and McCall
■ Heaven | Randy Alcorn
DISCIPLEMAKING,
EVANGELISM & MISSIONS
■ The 5Q Method of Discipleship | Matt Friedeman
■ The Master Plan of Evangelism | Robert Coleman
■ The Heart of the Gospel | Robert Coleman
■ The Mission of God’s People: A Biblical Theology of the
Church’s Mission | Christopher J.H. Wright
APOLOGETICS
■ Mere Christianity | C.S. Lewis
■ Simply Christian | N.T. Wright
■ The Case for Christ | Lee Strobel
■ The Problem of God | Mark Clark
■ The Problem of Pain | C.S. Lewis
■ The Return of the God Hypothesis | Stephen Meyer
■ Can We Trust the Gospels? | Peter J. Williams
■ Another Gospel? A Lifelong Christian Seeks Truth in
Response to Progressive Christianity | Alisa Childers
■ Total Truth | Nancy Pearcey
■ Strange New World | Carl Trueman
■ Critical Dilemma | Neil Shenvi
PRAYER, HEALING AND
SPIRITUAL WARFARE
■ Mighty Prevailing Prayer: Experiencing the Power of
Answered Prayer | Wesley Duewel
■ Wounds that Heal: Bringing Our Hurts to the Cross |
Stephen Seamands
■ Follow the Healer: Biblical and Theological Foundations
for Healing Ministry | Stephen Seamands
■ The Screwtape Letters | C.S. Lewis
WESLEY BIBLICAL SEMINARY | WWW.WBS.EDU
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