Story & Storytelling,

The following is a list of books and some other sources surrounding the field of storytelling, including the bible as story, the theology of story, the theory of story, and the practice of storytelling & evangelism. I am always looking for more sources on this exciting field so please comment if you have suggestions. 

Bible as Narrative Art & Story

• Alter, R. The Art of Biblical Narrative, revised. New York: Basic Books, 2011, 1981.
• Alter, R. The Art of Biblical Poetry, revised. New York: Basic Books, 2011, 1984.
• Alter, R. & Kermode, F. eds. The Literary guide to the Bible. Cambridge: Harvard Univ. Press, 1987. 
• Bar-Efrat, S. Narrative Art in the Bible. New York: Clark, 2004, 1989.
• Boomershine, T.E. Story Journey: An Invitation to the Gospel as Storytelling. Nashville: Abingdon, 1988.
• Fokkelman, J.P. Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2000.
• Fokkelman, J.P. Reading Biblical Poetry: An Introductory Guide. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001.

Theology of Story

• Bausch, W. Storytelling: Imagination and Faith. Mystic: 23rd Publishers, 1984.
• Crossan, J.D. The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story. Salem: Polebridge, 1994.
• McFague, S. Models of God: Theology for an Ecological, Nuclear Age. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1987.
• Navone, J. Gospel Love: A Narrative Theology. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1984.
• Navone, J. Seeking God in Story (revised). Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 1990.
• Navone, J. & Cooper, T. Tellers of the Word. New York: Le Jacq, 1981. 
• Tilley, T.W. Story Theology. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1985.

Practice of Story

• Anderson, H. & Foley, E., Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals: Weaving Together the Human and the Divine. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998.
• Daniel, L. Tell it Like it is: Reclaiming the Practice of Testimony. Herndon: Alban Institute, 2006.
• Lang, T. Testimony: Talking Ourselves into Being Christian. San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2004.
• Shea, J. Stories of God, 3rd edition. Liguori: Liguori Publications, 2007, 1978.
• Zeitlin, S. Because God Loves Stories: An Anthology of Jewish Storytelling. New York: Touchstone, 1997.

Theory of Story (Sociological, Literary) 

• Dennign, S. The Springboard: How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge Era Organizations. New York: Taylor and Francis, 2001.
• Dundes, A. Sacred Narrative: Readings in the Theory of Myth. Berkley: Univ. of California Press, 1984.
• McAdams, D. The Stories We Live By: Personal Myths and the Making of the Self. New York: Guildford Press, 1993.

Evangelism (Theology, Theory, Practice)

• Brueggemann, W. Biblical Perspectives on Evangelism: Living in a Three-Storied Universe. Nashville: Abingdon, 1993.
• Gortner, D. Transforming Evangelism. New York: Church Publishing, 2008.