For all of my students past and present, I would recommend Tom Oden's book, Agenda for Theology: After Modernity . . . What? (Zondervan, 1990).  Tom Oden--in his own words--was for many years a "movement theologian."  He embraced whatever fad was in vogue (feminism, marxism, freudianism, etc.).  Then, over time he began to read Evangelical theology as well as the Church Fathers.  Slowly Oden made the trek back to orthodoxy.  In God's good providence I discovered this book while a student at Southern Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky (some 20 years ago).  Reading Oden's Agenda for Theology was like drinking cold water during a drought.  I knew I would never be the same.  It was one of the most meaningfuly reads of my time in Louisville.  I made it a goal to meet Tom Oden--and did.  If you are or were my student, please read this book.  If you are thinking of pursuing graduate work in theology, or are doing so: read this book. 

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