Biola University 2013–14 Catalog
INCS 332 - Peoples of the World A study of specific cultural areas with an emphasis on customs, social structures, religion, arts, and history. May be repeated with different course content. Areas of specialty may include:
INCS 352 - Field Internship Field internship provides an opportunity to develop cross- cultural confidence and competence in a field environment while exploring specific geographical, cultural and career areas of interest. Preparation for field internship, 352 is taken in spring semester; and 354, actual field experience and portfolio, are completed in fall semester. Prerequisite(s): 233, 322, ANTH 200, and one other INCS course. Required for all concentrations. Note(s): Also available for CPLE. This course may not be taken in conjunction with a semester abroad study program. Credit(s): 1. confidence and competence in a field environment while exploring specific geographical, cultural and career areas of interest. Prerequisite(s): 352. Note(s): Required for all concentrations. Preparation for field internship, 352 is taken in the Spring semester; the actual field experience is done in the summer between the Junior and Senior year, and 354 and the portfolio are completed in the Fall semester after the internship. Also available for CPLE. This course may not be taken in conjunction with a semester abroad study program. Credit(s): 2. INCS 354 - Field Internship Field internship provides an opportunity to develop crosscultural INCS 360 - Short-Term Mission Leadership Preparation to effectively lead a short-term mission team (STM) and program, including team training and preparation, models of STM service, spiritual and cultural issues, analysis of the STM paradigm, and assessment of STM effectiveness. Credit(s): 3. INCS 371 - Profiles in Missionary Lives This course utilizes the uniquely Evangelical genre of missionary biography to explore the lives and legacies of a number of important missionaries. The course will exegete their lives to more critically understand issues such as missionary call, mission formation and strategy, contextualization, field struggles, missionary family lives, and their lasting legacy. At its heart, the course is an exploration of the faithfulness of God in the lives of these individuals and the lasting impact Christ made through them. Credit(s): 3. INCS 375 - Understanding the City An introductory study of the city as the center of religion, economics, politics and social life for all major cultures. Focuses on forming a professional response for ministry in the city. Credit(s): 3. INCS 410 - Frontier Missiology An examination of the theology and missiology of the “frontier missions” movement and the emphasis on “unreached peoples,” including its historical background, leading proponents, anthropological conceptions, and strategic implications; the dynamics of pioneer church movements; contextualization in Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Tribal societies; insider movements; and other models of mission breakthrough. Credit(s): 3. INCS 419 - Sufism A survey of Islamic mysticism, its sources in the Qur’an and the Prophet Muhammad, and its literary, cultural, and social expressions in Arab, Persian, Indic, and Turkish regions, including an examination of representative texts and Sufi poetry; sainthood, authority, and brotherhoods; and Sufism in the contemporary world. Prerequisite(s): 324. Credit(s): 3.
• History, People and Cultures of Latin America • History, People and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa • Peoples and Cultures of China • Peoples and Cultures of India • Women in Islamic Cultures • Peoples of the Islamic World • Native Peoples of America • Peoples and Cultures of Southeast Asia • Peoples of Europe Credit(s): 3.
INCS 333 - Principles of Church Multiplication Exploration of the foundational issues related to global ministry, emphasizing church planting strategies for entering and leaving an area. A holistic approach to ministry designed to empower nationals for ministry and using teamwork with the investigation of spiritual gifts, skills and life experience. Credit(s): 3. INCS 334 - Church Planting Models and Strategies A survey and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of various church planting strategies. Emphasizing key factors which the church planter can implement in a given cross-cultural context with strategy for turning over the leadership to the local church. Prerequisite(s): 333. Credit(s): 3. INCS 338 - Urban Church Planting Models: L.A. Excursion This study moves beyond the classroom to actual urban church plants in the greater L.A. area. Visits and dialogues provide the practical ways pastors, lay people, parachurch people, and missionaries prepare themselves and their congregations for intentional church planting in ethnically diverse communities. Fee: $50. Credit(s): 3. INCS 342 - World Christianity An introduction to the contemporary worldwide Christian movement, focusing on social, cultural and missiological issues; the translatability of the gospel; and non-Western missions and religious movements. Credit(s): 3. INCS 345 - Introduction to International Development Key theories, models and macro concerns in development, and historic overview of the practice of relief and development. Exploration of topics such as poverty, gender, human rights, debt, nationalism and economic development, globalization, and transformational/holistic development. Provides a broad survey of development concepts, trends, and challenges. Restriction(s): May not be Freshman class. Note(s): Prerequisite to INCS 347, 433, 435. Credit(s): 3. INCS 347 - Micro Issues in Relief and Development This course deals with micro issues in relief and development such as sustainable agriculture, HIV/AIDS and other health issues, literacy, the environment, food security, micro-enterprise development, gender, migration issues, internally displaced persons (IDP’s), refugee response and the role of NGO’s and faith-based organizations/agencies in working with complex humanitarian emergencies. Prerequisite(s): 345. Credit(s): 3.
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