First Spiritual Church of Bay City
United Metaphysical Churches Seminary Textbook List
( List is Subject to Change at any Time at the Discretion of the Instructor )
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FIRST YEAR PROGRAM
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Program & Year
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Text
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Development & Origins of
the Bible
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Minister 1st,
Certificate of Metaphysical Studies (CMS) |
§ Errico, Rocco A., The Mysteries of Creation: The Genesis Story Noohra Foundation, Pub., Irvine, CA., 1993. §
Editor: Comfort, Philip
Wesley. THE ORIGIN OF THE BIBLE.
Tyndale House Pub., Inc., Wheaton, IL.
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History & Selected Readings
in New Thought
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Minister 1st, CMS
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Braden, Charles S., SPIRITS
IN REBELLION: The Rise and
Development of New Thought. Southern
Methodist University Press, 1987. (available through DeVorss)
§ Larson, Martin A., NEW THOUGHT RELIGION. Philosophical Library, New York, 1987. (Out of print, but great if you can find it). |
Metaphysical Interpretation –
Old Testament
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Minister 1st, CMS
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Fillmore, Charles, Metaphysical
Bible Dictionary, Unity Village,
Missouri, 15th printing 2003.
§ Fillmore, Charles, Mysteries of Genesis, Unity Village, Missouri, 1998. § Turner, Elizabeth Sand, Let There be light, Unity Village, Missouri, 1996. |
Introduction to Metaphysics
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Minister 1st, CMS
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§ Hall, Manly Palmer, FIRST PRINCIPLES OF PHILOSOPY. Philosophical Research Society, 1999. § Burroughs, H. Gordon, “BECOMING A SPIRITUALIST." National Spiritualist Association of Churches, PO Box 217, Lily Dale, NY 14752 § Any of the Peggy Barnes Jefts booklets from National Spiritualist Association of Churches. |
Metaphysical Anatomy &
Physiology
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Minister 1st,
Healer, CMS
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Harding, Irene I.,
“Anatomy & Physiology for The Healer.”
National Spiritualist Association of Churches, PO Box 217, Lily
Dale, NY 14752
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History of Spiritualism
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Minister 1st,
Medium, CMS
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Doyle, Arthur Conan, THE
HISTORY OF SPIRITUALISM.
Arno Press, New York, 1975 (Volume One & Two).
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Laws of Metaphysics/Natural Law
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Minister 1st,
Medium, CMS
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Holliwell, Raymond, WORKING WITH THE LAW. Church & School of Christian Philosophy, Phoenix, AZ, 1964. Phone 602-956-0637 |
Liturgy & Platform Decorum
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Min 1st, Med, CMS
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Handout
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Mediumship Development I
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Minister 1st,
Medium, CMS
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Jefts, Lena Barnes, “THE
LAWS OF SPIRIT MEDIUMSHIP."
National Spiritualist Association of Churches, PO Box 217, Lily
Dale, NY 14752.
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SECOND YEAR PROGRAM
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Course
Title
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Program & Year
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Text
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Sermon Preparation &
Delivery I
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Minister 2nd, CMS
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Handout
§ Purchase Book of Worship from instructor. |
Metaphysical Interpretation –
New Testament
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Minister 2nd, CMS
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Fillmore, Charles, Metaphysical
Bible Dictionary, Unity Village,
Missouri, 15th printing 2003.
§ Turner, Elizabeth Sand, your hope of glory, Unity Village, Missouri, 1998. |
Ministerial Ethics
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Minister 2nd, CMS
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Handout
Chaffee, PaulAccountable Leadership
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Ritual & Liturgy I
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Minister 2nd, CMS
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Handout
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Therapeutic Counseling
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Minister 2nd, CMS
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Savage, John, Listening
and caring skills,
Abingdon Press, ISBN
0687017165.
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Hermetic Philosophy I
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Minister 2nd,
Healer, CMS
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The Three Initiates, THE
KYBALION. The
Yogi Publication Society, Masonic Temple, Chicago, IL, 1940.
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Dynamics of Healing
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Min 2nd,Healer,CMS
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Basic Numerology
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Minister 2nd,
Medium, CMS
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Campbell, Florence, YOUR
DAYS ARE NUMBERED. DeVorss
Publications, Marina Del Ray, CA, 28th printing 2002.
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THIRD YEAR PROGRAM
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Course
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Program & Year
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Text
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Channeled Spiritual Philosophy
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Minister 3rd, CMS
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Davis, Andrew Jackson (by an
Initiate), THE HARMONIAL PHILOSOPHY. National
Spiritualist Association, Milwaukee, WI (no date listed). ISBN 0-7873-0246-5.
Kessinger Pub.
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Metaphysical Interpretation –
Revelation
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Minister 3rd, CMS
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Fillmore, Charles, Metaphysical
Bible Dictionary, Unity Village,
Missouri, 15th printing 2003.
§ Turner, Elizabeth Sand, be ye trans-formed, Unity Village, Missouri, 1996. |
Ritual & Liturgy II
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Minister 3rd
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Handout
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Purchase Book of Worship
from instructor.
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Sermon Preparation &
Delivery II
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Minister 3rd, CMS
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Handout
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Scientific Proofs of Mediumship
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Min 3rd, Med, CMS
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Mediumship Development II
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Minister 3rd,
Medium, CMS
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Jefts, Lena Barnes, “LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS.” National Spiritualist Association of Churches, PO Box 217, Lily Dale, NY 14752. |
Pastoral Counseling
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Minister 3rd, Medium
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§ Savage, John, LISTening and caring skills, Abingdon Press, ISBN 0687017165. |
Church Administration
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Minister 3rd
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Handout
"ACCOUNTABLE LEADERSHIP" Paul Chaffee, Amazon.com |
FOURTH YEAR PROGRAM
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Program & Year
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Text
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UMC Constitution & Bylaws
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Minister 4th
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Handout: UMC Constitution &
Bylaws |
Comparative Religions
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Minister 4th, CMS
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Smith, Huston, THE WORLD’S RELIGIONS. Harper, San Francisco, CA., 1991. |
Mediumship Development III
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Minister 4th, Medium
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Psychogenesis
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Minister 4th, CMS
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Addington, Jack Ensign, PSYCHOGENESIS:
Everything Begins in the Mind.
DeVorss Publication, Marina Del Rey, CA. 2001.
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Reincarnation & Karma
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Minister 4th, CMS
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Steiner, Rudolph, et. al, REINCARNATION & KARMA: Two Fundamental Truths of Human Existence. Anthroposophic Press, November 2001. |
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Ritual & Liturgy III |
Minister 4th
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Handout
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Sermon Preparation & Delivery III |
Minister 4th
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Linklater, Kristin, FREEING
THE NATURAL VOICE. Drama
Publishers, New York, 1976.
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Symbols/The Language of the
Soul
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Minister 4th,
Medium, CMS
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§ Tanner, Wilda B., THE MYSTICAL MAGICAL MARVELOUS WORLD OF DREAMS. Sparrow Hawk Press, Tahlequah, OK., 2000 (Thirteenth Printing). § Andrews, Ted, ANIMAL-SPEAK. Llewellyn Pub., St. Paul, MN., 2002. |
MEDIUM & HEALER PROGRAMS
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Course
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Program & Year
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Text
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Mediumship Ethics
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Medium
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Handout
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Mediumship in the Bible
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Medium
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Handout
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Healing in the Bible
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Healer
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Handout
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Spiritual Healing Ethics
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Healer
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Handout
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Alchemy of Healing
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Healer
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TOOLS & ELECTIVES
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Course
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Program & Year
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Text
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Astral Projection
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Elective
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See instructor for suggestions.
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I Ching
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Tool
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Wing, R.L., THE I
CHING WORKBOOK. Doubleday
& Co., Inc., Immedia, 1979.
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Hermetic Philosophy II
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Elective
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Mead, G.R.S, DIVINE
PYMANDER OF HERMES TRISMEGISTUS. Wizards
Bookshelf, 1985. ISBN 0913510076.
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Hermetic Philosophy III
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Elective
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Mead, G.R.S, DIVINE
PYMANDER OF HERMES TRISMEGISTUS. Wizards
Bookshelf, 1985. ISBN 0913510076.
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How to Create Your Reality
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Elective
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Hicks, Esther & Jerry,
ask and it is given:
Learning to Manifest Your
Desires (The Teachings of Abraham). Hay House, Carlsbad, CA, 2004. ISBN 1401904599. Optional
to purchase, but class is based on this text.
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Lessons in Truth
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Elective
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Cady, H. Emilie, LESSONS
IN TRUTH.
Unity House Pub., MO, 1999. (51st Printing).
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Life beyond Death
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Elective
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§ Davis, Andrew Jackson, DEATH, THE LIFE AFTER. National Spiritualist Association of Churches, PO Box 217, Lily Dale, NY 14752. § Moody, Raymond J Jr., LIFE AFTER LIFE. New York: Bantam, 1976. |
Metaphysics for Everyday Living
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Elective
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Grabhorn, Lynn, Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings. Hampton Roads Pub Co, 2003. |
Power of Changing Thought, The
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Elective
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Handout
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Spirit Manifestations in the
Bible
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Elective
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Barnes, Peggy, “CHRISTIAN
BIBLE: ITS PROPHETS & MEDIUMS.”
National Spiritualist Association
of Churches, PO Box 217, Lily Dale, NY 14752.
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