Division of Biblical and Church-Related Studies
Dr. Richard McNeely, Chairperson The Division of Biblical and Church-Related Studies includes the areas of anthropology/linguistics, biblical studies and theology, Christian Education , and missions. Each program prepares individuals for graduate studies and leadership in full-time Christian ministries. The biblical studies and thoelogy program provides foundational knowledge and understanding of biblical principles that students can use to integrate faith and learning in their entire educational experience. The Christian Education program educates leaders for a wide variety of church-related ministries. The missions program, including anthropology /linguistics, is designed to equip students with knowledge and techniques for understanding people and their cultures in order to fulfill Christ's commission to disciple all nations. Department of Anthropology-Linguistics Faculty Associate Professor: M. Kraft Objectives: By taking courses in Anthropology-Linguistics the student will better understand man in culture; increase understanding of linguistic and cultural diversity; relate more meaningfully to peoples with a different linguistic and cultural background; be encouraged to analyze and understand inter-cultural problems; and develop Christian perspectives towards these behavioral sciences.
formation. Prerequisite: 311. 421 RELIGION IN ANTHROPOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (3) Religion (emphasis on non-Western) from an anthropological perspective.prerequisite: 300, or 320. 422 ETHNOLINGUISTICS (3) Areas of common concern for anthropology and linguistics: Folklore, bilingualism, translation, language and logic, indigenous music. Prerequisite: 300, 311. 433 CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE (3) Inter-relationships between supracultural Christianity and human cultures. Prerequisite: 300. 434 INTER-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3) Relationship between communication and culture with emphasis on factors affecting the quality and processes of interpersonal communications between persons of different cultures or sub-cultures. 441 APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Application of anthropological insights to cross-cultural problems. Emphasis on: marriage customs, leadership patterns, political relations, indigenous movements, culture change, world view, etc. Prerequisite: 300 or consent. 453 METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY OR LINGUISTICS (3) How to obtain and arrange anthropological and/or linguistic data gathered on the field. Prerequisite: 6 units from 300-320
300 GENERAL CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Nature of culture; cultural growth and history; the range of cultural phenomena , including material culture, social organization, religion , language, and related topics. 303 ETHNOLOGY (3) Principal culture types and their distribution; discussion of ethnological problems; techniques of analyzing a culture. Prerequisite: 300. 311 GENERAL LINGUISTICS (3) Descriptive and historical study of language; linguistic analysis, language classification, language in its cultural and social settings. 312 PHONETICS (3) The science of the articulate sounds of human speech; the classification , reproduction, and proper recording of speech sounds; principles of phonetic change. 315 GENERAL PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Origin and antiquity of man; criteria of race and racial classification; current racial theories and race problems. 316 APPLIED LINGUISTICS (3) Application of Linguistics in learning to speak a second language. Focus on the language learner, techniques for language learning, evaluation of materials, organization of materials, evaluation of progress. Practical experience with a non-European language. Prerequisite: 311 or 312. 320 PEOPLES OF THE WORLD . (3) Specific area studies with emphasis on customs, arts, history , religion, social structures. One or more sections offered every year in areas such as: Africa, Asia, the Americas, the South Pacific, Europe. May be repeated with different course content. 411 PHONOLOGY (3) Properties of phonological systems; feature and component analysis; emphasis on methods of reducing non-Indo European languages to writing. Prerequisite: 311 , 312. 415, 416 MORPHOLOGY AND SYNTAX (3, 3) Several forms of grammars; principles of word and sentence
or consent. May be repeated on different topics. 470 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY OR LINGUISTICS (1-3)
Advanced seminar on a specialized topic in anthropology or linguistics. May be repeated on different topic. Offered on sufficient demand . 480 DIRECTED RESEARCH (1-3) Directed Research in either Anthropology or Linguistics. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor. May be repeated for credit on different topics to a maximum of six units.
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