Recommended sources—biblical theology

The following are sources that I highly recommend (watch for frequent additions). This list in particular contains those sources that are especially helpful in working with the sacramental/incarnational character of the biblical witness (and is not meant to be an exhaustive list of those sources I think the best for biblical studies in general).

Achtemeier, Paul J. Inspiration and Authority: Nature and Function of Christian scripture, 2nd ed. Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 2003.

Bright, John. The Authority of the Old Testament, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1975.

Brown, Raymond E. An Introduction to the New Testament. New York: Doubleday, 1997.

Brown, Raymond E. The Church the Apostles Left Behind. New York: Paulist Press, 1984.

Brueggemann, Walter. Theology of the Old Testament: Testimony, Dispute, Advocacy. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1997.

Capon, R. F. Kingdom, Grace, and Judgment: Paradox, Outrage, and Vindication in the Parables of Jesus. Grand Rapids, Mich: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2002.

Card, Michael. A Fragile Stone: The Emotional Life of Simon Peter. Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 2003.

Drane, John. Introducing the New Testament, Revised ed. Minneapolis, Minn.: Fortress Press, 2001.

Drane, John. Introducing the Old Testament, Revised ed. Minneapolis, Minn: Fortress Press, 2001.

Fagerberg, David W. “Theologia Prima: The Liturgical Mystery and the Mystery of God.”  Letter and Spirit 2 (2006): 55-68.

Hahn, Scott W. “The Authority of Mystery: The Biblical Theology of Benedict XVI.”  Letter and Spirit 2 (2006): 97-140.

Healy, Mary. “Inspiration and Incarnation: The Christological Analogy and the Hermeneutics of Faith.” Letter and Spirit 2 (2006): 27-42.

Pelikan, Jaraslov. Whose Bible is It? A History of the Scriptures through the Ages. New York: Viking, 2005.

Reno, R. R. “Rebuilding the Bridge Between Theology and Exegesis: Scripture, Doctrine, and Apostolic Legitimacy.” Letter and Spirit 3 (2007): 153-168.

von Balthasar, Hans U. “The Word, Scripture, and Tradition.”  Letter and Spirit 2 (2006): 189-202.

Wright, N.T. The Resurrection of the Son of God. Vol. 3 of Christian Origins and the Question of God. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2003.

Wright, N. T. Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church. New York: HarperOne, 2008.

Wright, N.T. Scripture and the Authority of God: How to Read the Bible Today. New York, New York: HarperOne, 2011.

Recommended sources—liturgy and worship

The following are sources that I highly recommend (watch for frequent additions):

Borchert, Gerald L. Responding to Mystery: A Worship Introduction to the New Testament. Morristown, Tenn.: by the author, 2006.

Bradshaw, Paul F. “The Effects of the Coming of Christendom on Early Christian Worship.” In The Origins of Christendom in the West, ed. Alan Kreider, 269-86. New York: T&T Clark, 2001.

Bradshaw, Paul F. The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Clapp, Rodney and Robert E. Webber. People of the Truth: The Power of the Worshiping Community in the Modern World. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2001.

Fagerberg, David W. “Divine Liturgy, Divine Love: Toward a New Understanding of Sacrifice in Christian Worship.” Letter and Spirit 3 (2007): 95-112.

Guardini, Romano. The Spirit of the Liturgy. New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1997.

Hurtado, Larry W. At the Origins of Christian Worship: the Context and Character of Earliest Christian Devotion. 2nd. ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000.

Mitchel, Leonel L. Praying Shapes Believing: A Theological Commentary on the Book of Common Prayer, Harrisburg, Penn.: Morehouse Publishing, 1985.

Pfatteicher, Philip H. Liturgical Spirituality. Valley Forge, Penn.: Trinity Press International, 1997.

Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal. The Spirit of the Liturgy. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000.

Schmemann, Alexander. Introduction to Liturgical Theology. Crestwood, New York: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2003.

Talley, Thomas J. The Origins of the Liturgical Year. 2nd ed. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1986.

Webb-Mitchell, Brett P. Christly Gestures: Learning to Be Members of the Body of Christ. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003.

Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year. Ancient-Future Faith Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2004.

Webber, Robert E. Worship: Journey Into His Presence. Mansfield, Penn.: Kingdom Publishing, 1999.

Weil, Louis. A Theology of Worship. The New Church’s Teaching Series, eds. Cynthia Shattuck and Vicki Black, vol. 12. Boston: Cowley Publications, 2002.

White, James F. A Brief History of Christian Worship. Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, 1993.

Wright, N. T. “Freedom and Framework, Spirit and Truth: Recovering Biblical Worship.” January 2002. http://www.ntwrightpage.com/Wright_Biblical_Worship.htm (12 March 2007).

Recommended sources—sacramental theology, spirituality, and ethics

The following are sources that I highly recommend (watch for frequent additions):

Benedict XVI. (2009). Charity in Truth. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2009.

Benedict XVI. God is Love. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2006.

Benedict XVI. (2008). Saved in Hope. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008.

Browning, Robert L. and Roy A. Reed. The Sacraments in Religious Education and Liturgy. Birmingham, Alabama: Religious Education Press, 1985.

Cooke, Bernard. Sacraments and Sacramentality, revised ed. Mystic, Conn.: Twenty-Third Publications, 1994.

Emminghaus, Johannes H. The Eucharist: Essence, Form, Celebration. Translated by Linda M. Maloney. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1978. Reprint with new translation, Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1992.

Guroian, Vigen. Ethics after Christendom: Toward and Ecclesial Christian Ethic. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 1994.

Guroian, Vigen. Incarnate Love: Essays in Orthodox Ethics, 2nd ed. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 2002.

Hay, Leo. Eucharist: A Thanksgiving Celebration. Message of the Sacraments, ed. Monika K. Hellwig. Wilmington, Delaware: Michael Glazier, Inc., 1989.

Irwin, Kevin W. Models of the Eucharist. New York: Paulist Press, 2005.

Jones, Chelsyn, Geoffrey Wainwright, and Edward Yarnold, eds. The Study of Spirituality. New York: Oxford University Press, 1986.

Koenig, John. The Feast of the World’s Redemption: Eucharistic Origins and Christian Mission. Harrisburg, Penn.: Trinity Press International, 2000.

LaVerdiere, Eugene. The Eucharist in the New Testament and the Early Church. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1996.

McIntosh, Mark A. Mysteries of Faith. The New Church’s Teaching Series, ed. Cynthia Shattuck, vol. 8. Boston: Cowley Publications, 2000.

McIntosh, Mark A. Mystical Theology: The Integrity of Spirituality and Theology. Challenges in Contemporary Theology. eds. Gareth Jones and Lewis Ayres. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 1998.

Nouwen, Henri J. M. With Burning Hearts: A Meditation on the Eucharistic Life. Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1994.

Old, Hughes Oliphant. The Shaping of the Reformed Baptismal Rite in the 16th Century. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1992.

Peterson, Eugene H. Christ plays in Ten Thousand Places: A Conversation with Spiritual Theology. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2005.

Schmemann, Alexander. Church, World, Mission: Reflections on Orthodoxy in the West. Crestwood, New Jersey: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1979.

Schmemann, Alexander. For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1973.

Schmemann, Alexander. The Eucharist: Sacrament of the Kingdom. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1987.

Schmemann, Alexander. The Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann 1973-1983. Translated by Juliana Schmemann. Crest wood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2002.

Schmemann, Alexander. Liturgy and Tradition: Theological Reflections of Alexander Schmemann. Edited by Thomas Fisch. Crestwood, New York: St. Vladimir’s Press, 2003.

Schmemann, Alexander. Of Water and the Spirit: A Liturgical Study of Baptism. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 1974.

Sheldrake, Philip. Explorations in Spirituality: History, Theology, and Social Practice. New York: Paulist Press, 2010.

Sheldrake, Philip. Spirituality and History: Questions of Interpretation and Method. Marynoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1995.

Sheldrake, Philip. Spirituality and Theology: Christian Living and the Doctrine of God. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, Ltd., 1998.

Staples, Rob L. Outward Sign and Inward Grace: The Place of Sacraments in Wesleyan Spirituality. Kansas City: Beacon Hill Press of Kansas City, 1991.

Stookey, Laurence Hull. Baptism: Christ’s Act in the Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1982

Stookey, Laurence Hull. Eucharist: Christ’s Feast with the Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993.

Taft, Robert. “How Liturgies Grow: The Evolution of the Byzantine Divine Liturgy.” OCP 43 (1977) reproduced in his collected essays, Beyond East and West. 2nd ed., Rome, 1997, 203-4. Quoted in Bradshaw, Paul F. The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

Vander Zee, Leonard J. Christ, Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2004.

Webber, Robert E. The Divine Embrace: Rediscovering the Passionate Spiritual Life. Ancient-Future Faith Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2006.

Wright, David F. “Augustine and the Transformation of Baptism.” In The Origins of Christendom in the West, ed. Alan Kreider, 287-310. New York: T&T Clark, 2001.

Recommended sources—the catechumenate and mytsgogy

The following are sources that I highly recommend (watch for frequent additions):

Barclay, William. Turning to God: A Study of Conversion in the Book of Acts and Today. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Book House, 1964.

Daniélou, Jean Cardinal. “The Sacraments and the History of Salvation.”  Letter and Spirit 2 (2006): 203-216.

Dujarier, Michel. The Rites of Christian Initiation: Historical and Pastoral Reflections. New York: William H. Sadlier, Inc., 1979.

Finn, Thomas M. From Death to Rebirth: Ritual Conversion in Antiquity. New York: Paulist Press, 1997.

Grant, Robert M. “Development of the Christian Catechumenate.” In Made, Not Born: New Perspectives on Christian Initiation and the Catechumenate, from the Murphy Center for Liturgical Research, 32-49. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1976.

Harmless, William. Augustine and the Catechumenate. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1995.

Hovda, Robert W. “Hope for the Future: A Summary.” In Made, Not Born: New Perspectives on Christian Initiation and the Catechumenate, from the Murphy Center for Liturgical Research, 152-167. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1976.

Hughes, Kathleen. Saying Amen: A Mystagogy of Sacrament. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1999.

Johnson, Maxwell E. The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1999.

Justin Martyr, “The First Apology of Justin.” In Ante-Nicene Fathers: The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325, Vol. 1, ed. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, 163-187. N.P.: Christian Literature Publishing Company, 1885–1900. Reprint, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson Publishers, 1999.

Kavanagh, Aidan. “Christian Initiation of Adults: The Rites.” In Made, Not Born: New Perspectives on Christian Initiation and the Catechumenate, from the Murphy Center for Liturgical Research, 118-137. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1976.

Kavanagh, Aidan. “Unfinished and Unbegun Revisited: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.” Worship 53 (July 1979) 327–40. Quoted in William Harmless. Augustine and the Catechumenate. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1995.

Keifer, Ralph A. “Christian Initiation: The State of the Question.” In Made, Not Born: New Perspectives on Christian Initiation and the Catechumenate, from the Murphy Center for Liturgical Research, 138-151. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1976.

Kreider, Alan. The Change of Conversion and the Origin of Christendom. Christian Mission and Modern Culture, eds. Alan Neely, H. Wayne Pipkin, and Wilbert R. Shenk. Harrisburg, Penn.: Trinity Press International, 1999.

Mazza, Enrico. Mystagogy: A Theology of Liturgy in the Patristic Age. Translated by Matthew J. O’Connell. New York: Pueblo Publishing Company, 1989.

Milavec, Aaron. The Didache: Text, Translation, Analysis, and Commentary. Collegeville, Minn.: A Michael Glazier Book published by the Liturgical Press, 2003.

Mitchell, Nathan D. “Dissolution of the Rite of Christian Initiation.” In Made, Not Born: New Perspectives on Christian Initiation and the Catechumenate, from the Murphy Center for Liturgical Research, 50-82. Notre Dame, Ind.: University of Notre Dame Press, 1976.

Regan, David. Experience the Mystery: Pastoral Possibilities for Christian Mystagogy. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1994.

Satterlee, Craig Alan. Ambrose of Milan’s Method of Mystagogical Preaching. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 2002.

Turner, Paul. The Hallelujah Highway: A History of the Catechumenate. Chicago: Archdiocese of Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications, 2000.

Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community. Ancient-Future Faith Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2003.

Webber, Robert E. Journey to Jesus: The Worship, Evangelism, and Nurture Mission of the Church. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2001.

Yarnold, Edward. The Awe-Inspiring Rites of Initiation: The Origins of the R.C.I.A., 2nd ed. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1994.