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TITLE	AUTHOR	DESCRIPTION
BIBLICAL THEMES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Joseph S. Marino (ed.)	Gives basic principles for effective Bible teaching plus 7 central Biblical themes which should suffuse Bible teaching.
CAN CHRISTIANS BE EDUCATED?	Morton Kelsey	Makes educational ministry more deeply spiritual by showing ways to effectively come to Christian wholeness.
CELEBRATING THE SECOND YEAR OF LIFE	Lucie W. Barber	Helps parents to develop five basic attitudes in very young children, e.g. self-confidence and a joy for learning.
CHRIST THE PLACENTA	David Arthur Bickimer	Central theme is that religious education is basically a dynamic search for personal and spiritual transcendence.
COMPASSIONATE MINISTRY	Gary L. Sapp (ed.)	The most comprehensive and useful book on compassion: theology, Bible, psychology, sociology, concrete practice.
COMPLETE GUIDE TO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION VOLUNTEERS, The	Donald Ratcliff (ed.)	A mine of information about church volunteers from recruitment, training, supervision, to evaluation.
CONTENT OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION, The	James Michael Lee	Deals with the 8 molar contents present in every religious instruction act and how to use these contents.
DIALOGUES ON MORAL EDUCATION	John Wilson and Barbara Cowell	A sprightly overview of the major issues and themes in moral education, e.g. justice, relativism, peace, virtue, etc.
DISCIPLINE FOR CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT	Kevin Walsh	The only major book on discipline which roots discipline in morality and religion. Highly practical..
DOES THE CHURCH REALLY WANT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION?	Marlene Mayr (ed.)	A multifaith renewal book candidly examining the church's actual commitment to religious education.
DYNAMICS OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION, The	V. Bailey Gillespie	Focuses on the development of self identity and personal transformation which occurs in the conversion process.
EMPIRICAL THEOLOGY: A Handbook	Randolph Crump Miller (ed.)	The most comprehensive treatment of the only truly distinctive American major contribution to theology
ETHICS AND MORALS IN BUSINESS	Samuel M. Natale	Shows concrete ways to make business activities more successful by putting them on a moral and ethical base.
EXPERIENCE OF FAITH, The	V. Bailey Gillespie	Gives the seven life stages of faith development, from borrowed faith (childhood) to resolute faith (older adults).
FAITH DEVELOPMENT AND FOWLER	Craig Dykstra and Sharon Parks (ed.)	The best overall book on Fowler. Gives a fine description of this theory plus major critiques of his position.
FLOW OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION, The	James Michael Lee	Possibly the finest book published in the last 50 years on how to teach religion. Gives research and practice.
FORGING A BETTER RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM	James Michael Lee	This volume is an especially noteworthy achievement because of its prophetic thrust and remarkable inclusivity. It offers stimulating and action-oriented chapters on how religious education can be made more effective in the third millennium.
FUNCTIONAL IMAGES OF THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATOR	Timothy Arthur Lines	A book on teaching style. Offers 10 different teaching styles. Shows how educators can develop their own style
GUIDE TO THE UNCONSCIOUS	Natalino Caputi	The most inclusive overview of the unconscious. Includes biophysical, Freud, Jung, and transpersonal perspectives.
HANDBOOK OF ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Nancy T. Foltz (ed.)	An especially complete overview of the entire field of adult religious education from many vantage points.
HANDBOOK OF FAITH	James Michael Lee (ed.)	The most comprehensive book on faith ever published. Shows the nature of faith and how to facilitate its growth.
HANDBOOK OF FAMILY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Blake J. Neff and Donald Ratcliff (eds.)	Deals with virtually every aspect of successful family religious education. Chocked full of data and practices.
HANDBOOK OF PLANNING IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Nancy T. Foltz (ed.)	The finest book on religious education planning. Loads of information on both strategic and tactical planning.
HANDBOOK OF PRESCHOOL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Donald Ratcliff (ed.)	Gives the vision, research, and practical tools to operate and evaluate all phases of a preschool program.
HANDBOOK OF RELIGIOUS CONVERSION	H. Newton Malony and Samuel Southard (eds.)	The gold standard of books on religious conversion. No other book on religious conversion is as wide ranging.
HANDBOOK OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE	Ralph W. Hood Jr. (ed.)	This monumental volume is the definitive book on religious experience from the psychological perspective.
HANDBOOK OF YOUNG ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Harley Atkinson (ed.)	The most complete book in its field. Gives background data, plus shows how to work with young adults effectively.
HANDBOOK OF YOUTH MINISTRY	Donald Ratcliff and James A. Davies (eds.)	Eschewing gimmicks, this book places youth ministry on solid, proven, research-based foundation. A thorough book.
HOW TO USE CAMPING EXPERIENCES IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Stephen F. Venable and Donald M. Joy	Offers a tremendous amount of practical information on every phase of conducting a successful Christian camp.
HOW TO USE THE LEARNING COVENANT IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	R.E.Y. Wickett	Shows concretely how to start, implement, and evaluate the learning covenant method in adult religious education.
HUMAN SIDE OF PRAYER, The	L. B. Brown	The finest, most eye-opening psychological treatment of the actual human dynamics which take place during prayer.
INTERGENERATIONAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	James W. White	Gives virtually all viewpoints, models, programs, and methods of intergenerational religious education.
KOHLBERG LEGACY FOR THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, The	Lisa Kuhmerker et. al.	A solid overview of Kohlberg's vision and research. Includes a revealing look into Kohlberg the man.
LEADERSHIP IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	David Arthur Bickimer	Gives Bickimer's Prehensive Leadership model which blends vision, theory, models, and nut-and-bolts.
LONELINESS AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH	Samuel M. Natale	This book deals with loneliness over the lifecycle. Shows how loneliness can be a source of spiritual growth.
MEASURES OF RELIGIOSITY	Peter Hill and Ralph W. Hood Jr. (eds.)	This authoritative reference book gives virtually all of the major validated psychological tests (measures) of religiosity.
MENTORING IN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Leona M. English	The only serious book on this topic. Gives loads of practical information on every phase of mentoring.
MINISTRY WITH YOUTH IN CRISIS	Harley Atkinson (ed.)	A solid treatment of how to deal successfully with seven major youth crises, e.g. self- identity, sexuality, addiction.
MODELS OF ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PRACTICE	R. E. Y. Wickett	A complete inventory of adult religious education methods. Gives cognitive, affective, lifestyle models.
MODELS OF CONFIRMATION AND BAPTISMAL AFFIRMATION	Robert L. Browning and Roy A. Reed	Gives a host of innovative ideas and tested procedures to make Confirmation a rich spiritual experience. Solid.
MODERN MASTERS OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Marlene Mayr (ed.)	The personal and professional autobiographies of 12 major religious education leaders who have shaped the field.
MORAL DEVELOPMENT, MORAL EDUCATION, AND KOHLBERG	Brenda Munsey (ed.)	This benchmark multidisciplinary work is quoted more often than any other volume on Kohlberg.
MULTICULTURAL RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Barbara Wilkerson (ed.)	The only major book on this topic. Gives both the vision and the nuts and bolts of multicultural religious educ.
PASTOR AS RELIGIOUS EDUCATOR, The	Robert L. Browning (ed.)	Reclaims the central role of the pastor as the chief religious educator of the congregation.
PHILOSOPHY OF CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION	Jeff Astley	Views the bases and practices of religious education through philosophical lenses to make practitioners more thoughtful.
PSYCHOLOGICAL DYNAMICS OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE	André Godin	Examines the nature, types, sources, and concrete expressions of intense religious experience,
RELIGION IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE	Kenneth E. Hyde	A monumental book summarizing virtually all the extant empirical research on religion in children and youth.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AS A SECOND LANGUAGE	Gabriel Moran	One of Moran's finest books. This book helps break the mold of conventional thinking for more innovative patterns.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AS SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION	Allen J. Moore	Shows how religious education can transform society, the family, the world order, the political realm, etc.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, CATECHESIS, AND FREEDOM	Kenneth Barker	Gives major models of religious education for freedom. Treats education for, with, and in freedom.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ENCOUNTERS LIBERATION THEOLOGY	Daniel S. Schipani	The only major book which directly interfaces liberation theology with religious education.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION IN THE SMALL MEMBERSHIP CHURCH	Nancy T. Foltz (ed.)	Develops models and practices expressly designed for the smaller church, thus maximizing the book's utility.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION MINISTRY WITH YOUTH	D. Campbell Wyckoff and Don Richter (eds.)	Gives the background, spirit, research, and leadership skills necessary for effective ministry with youth.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION WITH OLDER ADULTS	Linda Jane Vogel