Textbooks, Readings and Resources
Study Library
The textbook and required readings for each course, in one place. Open a book or a set of readings to study it; its test is linked just below it.
Required Reading
Master's Textbooks
Each of our 45 core courses has a textbook and a separate required-reading test. Both tests are required for new M.Div. and Th.M. course completions after activation; valid earlier master’s completions remain valid. The books and tests are open to every student and optional for Certificate and Associate students.
Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology
For Pentecostalism & the Charismatic Movement
Read →Textbook test →The Expositor’s Bible: The Epistles of St. Peter (assigned excerpts)
For 1 Peter Intensive
Read →Textbook test →The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of St. John (assigned excerpts)
For The Gospel of John
Read →Textbook test →The Expositor’s Bible: Ruth (Watson) and Esther (Adeney) (assigned excerpts)
For Ruth & Esther
Read →Textbook test →The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Revelation (assigned excerpts)
For Revelation Intensive
Read →Textbook test →Torrey, The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit (assigned excerpts)
For The Holy Spirit
Read →Textbook test →Torrey, The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith (assigned excerpts)
For Systematic Theology
Read →Textbook test →Harvey, The Pastor: His Qualifications and Duties (assigned excerpts)
For Pastoral Ministries
Read →Textbook test →Hurst, Short History of the Christian Church (assigned excerpts)
For Church History
Read →Textbook test →Boyd, A Brief Bible History: Old Testament (assigned excerpts)
For Old Testament Survey
Read →Textbook test →Machen, The Literature and History of New Testament Times (assigned excerpts)
For New Testament Survey
Read →Textbook test →A. B. Bruce, The Training of the Twelve (assigned excerpts)
For The Life of Christ
Read →Textbook test →Torrey, How to Study the Bible for Greatest Profit (assigned excerpts)
For Hermeneutics
Read →Textbook test →Fisher, The Grounds of Theistic and Christian Belief (assigned excerpts)
For Apologetics
Read →Textbook test →Allen, Missionary Methods: St. Paul’s or Ours? (assigned excerpts)
For World Missions
Read →Textbook test →Dods, The Expositor’s Bible: The Book of Genesis (assigned excerpts)
For Genesis Intensive
Read →Textbook test →Gibson, The Expositor’s Bible: The Gospel of St. Matthew (assigned excerpts)
For Matthew Intensive
Read →Textbook test →Jevons, An Introduction to the Study of Comparative Religion (assigned excerpts)
For World Religions
Read →Textbook test →Plummer, The Pastoral Epistles (assigned excerpts)
For Church Administration & Leadership
Read →Textbook test →Broadus, On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons (assigned excerpts)
For Preaching
Read →Textbook test →Elective Textbooks
Textbooks for the 20 denominational electives. On the M.Div. and Th.M. tracks each textbook test is required (Certificate and Associate students may take it for study).
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection — John Wesley
For Holiness, Sanctification, and Christian Perfection
Read →Textbook test →Manual of Theology (selections) — John L. Dagg
For Baptist Theology and Distinctive Doctrines
Read →Textbook test →Sermons on Several Occasions (I–X) — John Wesley
For Wesleyan Theology and the Doctrine of Salvation
Read →Textbook test →The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church (1798), with Notes by Coke and Asbury
For Methodist and Nazarene Polity, Worship, and Sacraments
Read →Textbook test →Institutes of the Christian Religion (selections) — John Calvin
For History of the Reformation and Reformed Churches
Read →Textbook test →The Westminster Confession of Faith and Shorter Catechism (1647)
For Covenant Theology, Scripture, and Reformed Confessions
Read →Textbook test →The Form of Presbyterial Church-Government and the Directory for Public Worship (1645)
For Presbyterian Polity, Worship, and Sacraments
Read →Textbook test →The Reformed Pastor (selections) — Richard Baxter
For Reformed Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, and Missions
Read →Textbook test →A History of the Baptists (selections) — Thomas Armitage
For Baptist History and Denominational Development
Read →Textbook test →The New Directory for Baptist Churches (selections) — Edward T. Hiscox
For Congregational Church Government and Baptist Polity
Read →Textbook test →An Enquiry into the Obligations of Christians (1792) — William Carey
For Baptist Pastoral Ministry, Missions, and Church Leadership
Read →Textbook test →On the Preparation and Delivery of Sermons (selections) — John A. Broadus
For Baptist Worship, Ordinances, and Preaching
Read →Textbook test →Calvin on Grace: Selections from the Institutes, Book III
For Reformed Theology and the Doctrines of Grace
Read →Textbook test →The Journal of John Wesley, 1735–1740 (selections)
For John Wesley and the History of Methodism
Read →Textbook test →The Journal of John Wesley, 1746–1760 (selections)
For Wesleyan Pastoral Ministry, Evangelism, and Global Missions
Read →Textbook test →Maria Woodworth-Etter, Acts of the Holy Ghost (1912): Selections
For Pentecostal Worship, Preaching, and Ministry
Read →Textbook test →The Apostolic Faith (1906–1907): A Documentary Reader
For History and Development of Pentecostalism
Read →Textbook test →William H. Durham, The Pentecostal Testimony (1909–1912): Selections
For Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology
Read →Textbook test →Required Readings
All 45 core courses have assigned readings with their own test, separate from the textbook test. Pass each test separately. The optional honors reading attestation is a different activity. Textbooks and assigned readings for the 20 denominational electives are being prepared.
Church Administration & Leadership: Required Readings
For Church Administration & Leadership
Read →Required-reading test →Deacon Family Ministry Plan: Required Readings
For Deacon Family Ministry Plan
Read →Required-reading test →Elective Readings
Assigned readings for the 20 denominational electives. On the M.Div. and Th.M. tracks each reading test is required (Certificate and Associate students may take it for study).
Baptist History and Denominational Development: Required Readings
For Baptist History and Denominational Development
Read →Required-reading test →Baptist Pastoral Ministry, Missions, and Church Leadership: Required Readings
For Baptist Pastoral Ministry, Missions, and Church Leadership
Read →Required-reading test →Baptist Theology and Distinctive Doctrines: Required Readings
For Baptist Theology and Distinctive Doctrines
Read →Required-reading test →Baptist Worship, Ordinances, and Preaching: Required Readings
For Baptist Worship, Ordinances, and Preaching
Read →Required-reading test →Congregational Church Government and Baptist Polity: Required Readings
For Congregational Church Government and Baptist Polity
Read →Required-reading test →Covenant Theology, Scripture, and Reformed Confessions: Required Readings
For Covenant Theology, Scripture, and Reformed Confessions
Read →Required-reading test →History and Development of Pentecostalism: Required Readings
For History and Development of Pentecostalism
Read →Required-reading test →History of the Reformation and Reformed Churches: Required Readings
For History of the Reformation and Reformed Churches
Read →Required-reading test →Holiness, Sanctification, and Christian Perfection: Required Readings
For Holiness, Sanctification, and Christian Perfection
Read →Required-reading test →John Wesley and the History of Methodism: Required Readings
For John Wesley and the History of Methodism
Read →Required-reading test →Methodist and Nazarene Polity, Worship, and Sacraments: Required Readings
For Methodist and Nazarene Polity, Worship, and Sacraments
Read →Required-reading test →Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology: Required Readings
For Pentecostal and Charismatic Theology
Read →Required-reading test →Pentecostal Pastoral Leadership and Global Missions: Required Readings
For Pentecostal Pastoral Leadership and Global Missions
Read →Required-reading test →Pentecostal Worship, Preaching, and Ministry: Required Readings
For Pentecostal Worship, Preaching, and Ministry
Read →Required-reading test →Presbyterian Polity, Worship, and Sacraments: Required Readings
For Presbyterian Polity, Worship, and Sacraments
Read →Required-reading test →Reformed Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, and Missions: Required Readings
For Reformed Pastoral Ministry, Preaching, and Missions
Read →Required-reading test →Reformed Theology and the Doctrines of Grace: Required Readings
For Reformed Theology and the Doctrines of Grace
Read →Required-reading test →The Holy Spirit, Spiritual Gifts, and Discernment: Required Readings
For The Holy Spirit, Spiritual Gifts, and Discernment
Read →Required-reading test →✦ Important Note ✦
Earn Certificate and Associate Awards With Honors
Alongside any program, every course has a Supplemental Reading Room — a curated shelf of works. Read any three in full and record it on your honor, and that class counts toward your degree being awarded with honors. Complete enough classes and you earn the With Honors distinction on the Certificate and Associate awards. Master’s students complete the required readings and their separate exams instead.
Open the Reading With Honors Page →For All Your Study
Study Resources
Beyond each course’s reading room, we’ve gathered the best free resources for study and preaching — Strong’s concordances and Bible translations, apps that work offline with no internet, free video seminaries, sermon illustrations, and the Christian classics — all in one place, in English and Spanish.
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