For candidates and prospective transfers who feel the need to review in one or more areas prior to their examination, the following is offered as a list of resources which members of the committee have found helpful. This list is presented for use on an "as needed" basis. It is not a required reading list, with the exception of Part I.
 

1. Basic Documents--Familiarity with these will be assumed. Please bring a copy of each to your examination.
   The Bible
   The Book of Confessions (1994 or later)
   The Book of Order (most recent edition)
    
2. General works on the Reformed/Presbyterian Tradition
   Encyclopedia of the Reformed Faith, Don McKim, ed.
   Faith Seeking Understanding, Daniel Migliori
   The History and Character of Calvinism, John T. McNeill
   Introduction to the Reformed Tradition, John H. Leith
   Major Themes in the Reformed Tradition, Don McKim, ed.
   Presbyterian Creeds: A Guide to the Book of Confessions, Jack Rogers
    
3. Reformed understandings of Worship and the Sacraments
   Participation in Worship: History, Theology and Practice, Craig D. Erikson
   PCUSA Book of Common Worship, 1993 edition
   Table and Tradition, Alasdair IC Heron
   Worship, Hughes Old
    
4. Theology--foundational works and recent Reformed summaries
   Institutions of the Christian Religion, John Calvin
   Basic Christian Doctrine, John H. Leith
   Christian Doctrine. Shirley Guthrie, (revised edition)
   The Faith We Confess, Jan Milic Lochman
    
5. Biblical Theology
   The Kingdom of God, John Bright
   Biblical Theology of the Old and New Testaments, Brevard Childs
   The Mighty Acts of God, AB Rhodes