ISCL 665 - Topics in Intercultural Studies Topics may include: Food & Culture; Ethnicity & Identity; Folklore & Folklife; The Study of American Folklore; and specialized studies of particular regions, religious traditions, theoretical perspectives, or emerging trends. Note(s): May be repeated with different focus. Unit(s): 1 - 3. ISCL 667 - Topics in Community Development Topics may include the church and community development, AIDS, disaster relief, or other relevant topics. Note(s): May be repeated with different focus. Unit(s): 1 - 3. ISCL 680 - The Local Church & World Missions Designed to integrate principles of cross-cultural communication and theology and strategy of missions within a total conceptual framework to aid the local church in mission involvement. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 690 - Practicum May be done in Church Planting Urban Studies, Women ΚΌ s Ministries or other approved church / mission programs. Note(s): Designed for M.A. students. Unit(s): 1 - 6. ISCL 691 - Tutorial May be repeated with different topics such as intercultural studies, Bible translation, missiology, crosscultural theology, crosscultural education and crosscultural health care. Note(s): Designed for M.A. May be repeated with different topics including church planting, evangelism, anthropology, intercultural communication, linguistics, crosscultural education, sociolinguistics, crosscultural theology, theology of mission, history of missions, mission strategy, bible translation. Note(s): Designed for M.A. students. Unit(s): 1 - 3. ISCL 695 - Master of Arts Comprehensive Examination An examination covering the major areas of study for the Master of Arts Intercultural Studies degree. When Offered: Normally taken in the final semester. Unit(s): 0. ISCL 701 - Theology of Culture An examination of the relationship between God and culture, the manner in which God works through culture, and the cultural implications of the Gospel. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 702 - Social Organization Cross-cultural study of the basic human groups of family, kin and community, engaging the student in field methodology and research, and application of principles and data of social organization to mission strategy. Unit(s): 3. students. Unit(s): 1 - 3. ISCL 694 - Seminars ISCL 703 - Curriculum Design for Intercultural Contexts Equips students to design appropriate curricula for any and all educational settings. Students learn in particular to apply principles of instructional design to teaching and learning in intercultural contexts. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 709 - Intercultural Communication Principles and processes of communicating from one culture to another. Focus on different perceptions, ways of thinking, values, non-verbal expression, language expression and subgroups within a culture as they relate to the media and the message. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 710 - Educational Foundations Educational Foundations provides an orientation to influential principles underlying teaching and learning. It is designed for doctoral students seeking to improve their basic understanding of contemporary educational practice with application to intercultural contexts. It also serves Ph.D. Intercultural Education students who require a prerequisite course in education. Unit(s): 3.
ISCL 722 - Spiritual Conflicts in Crosscultural Context Reviews the historical and contemporary worldview beliefs in the existence and activity of spiritual beings or forces often encountered by the cross-cultural worker. A theology of spirits is developed to help establish theoretical and practical guidelines for appropriate understanding of and response to spiritual beliefs and potential conflicts encountered in various cross- cultural setting. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 724 - Issues in Spiritual Warfare A multi-disciplinary examination of the leading practices of, and contemporary interest in deliverance ministries, inner-healing prayer therapies, Satanism, dissociative identity disorders, recovered memories and ritual abuse. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 727 - Principles of Church Multiplication Exploration of the foundational issues related to cross-cultural church multiplication. A holistic approach (through teams) that is designed to empower nationals to minister immediately, responsibly and continually, along with personal investigation of spiritual gifts, skills and life experience. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 730 - Directed Study Reading and research in selected areas / issues in world missions. Note(s): Elective. Unit(s): 1 - 4. ISCL 732 - Church Planting Models & Strategies A survey and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of various church planting models and strategies used around the world. Identifies key factors which the church planter can implement in a context specific, phase-out oriented church planting strategy. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 735 - Principles of Church Growth A basic understanding of church growth concepts as related both to the local congregations and to the task of worldwide evangelization, with due emphasis on the church growth school of thought. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 742 - The History of the World Christian Movement A review of literature that traces the spread and development of Christianity as a world movement, from Pentecost to the modern era. Special attention is given to the kind(s) of Christianity that spread; the process(es) by which it spread; the effect Christianity had on the socio-cultural / political environment(s); and the effect environment had on Christianity and its subsequent development. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 743 - Urban Church Planting Models This study moves beyond the classroom to actual urban church plants in the greater L.A. area. Visits and dialogues provide practical ways pastors, lay people, parachurch people and missionaries prepare themselves and their congregations for intentional church planting in ethnically diverse communities. Fee: $50. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 744 - Narrative as an Educational Philosophy An investigation and demonstration of the narrative / story genre in teaching and curricula design. Students participate in story telling, design a seminar on story telling, and develop a series of culturally relevant lessons using narrative medium in areas such as business, community development, evangelism, leadership and followership development, ESL, drama, counseling, church planting. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 747 - Christianity & Culture Anthropological approach to Christian theologizing; interrelationships between supracultural Christianity and human cultures. Focus on conversion, revelation, communication, transformation, indigenity and other related topics. Unit(s): 3. ISCL 750 - Issues in Contextualization/Crosscultural Theology The application of crosscultural communication principles to the study of theology, critique and evaluation of such theologies and the design and implementation of culture specific theologies for various cultures. Unit(s): 3.
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