COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Peoples and Cultures of China Peoples and Cultures of Ind ia Women in IslamicCu/tu ms Peoples of Islamic Wo,./d 333 Discipleship Multipliaction (3) Exploration of the foundational issues related to global miniSU)', emphasizing church planting strategies for entering and leal'ing an area. A holistic approach to ministry des igned to empower nationals for ministry and using teamwork with the investigation of spiritual gifts, skills and life experience. 334 Church Planting Models and Strategies (3) A sun,ey and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of various church plant ing strategies. Emphasizing key factors which the church plan·ter can imple ment in a given crosscultural context with strategy for turning over the leader ship to the local church. Prerequisites: 333 or consent of professor. 338 Urban Church Planting Models: L.A. Excursion (3) Participants go beyond the classroom to actual urban church plants in the greater LA area, and they ,1sit and dia logue with those involved in planting churches crossculturally. These case studies provide practical ways pastors, lay people, parachurch people, and mis sionaries prepare themselves and their congregations for intentional church planting in ethnically diverse communi
421 Multicultural Communication (3) Study and analys is of issues of cross cultural communication between eth nic groups primaril y residing within the United States. (See also Commu nication 473. ) 425 Spiritual Conflicts in Crosscultural Context (3) The studyof hi sto rical and contempo rary worldview beliefs in the ex istence and activity of sp iritual bein gs or forces. The course establish es for the crosscultu ral worker biblical, theoreti cal, and practical guidelines in deal ing with spirit beli efs and connim. 430 Seminar: Topics in lntercultural Health Care (3) May be repeated with different content. Crossculiural Heallh Cmi Delivery. 1l1e ories and skills related to health teaching, ph)~ical assessment, preparation and uti lization of indigenmll health care. Maintaining Your Health Overseas. Preparation for li ving overseas: healthy lifes tyle, prevention of disease, mental and spiritual burnout, initial treatment where there is no doctor. Anthropology of Crosscultural Health Care. The anthropological study of problems of illness and heal th with emphasis on the cultural context of health care programs. Managiment Strategies in Crosscullural Health Care. Preparation for sen<ing organizations involved in planning and implementing health care ~terns at the district and village level. 445 New Religious Movements (3) Examines the role of religion and belief systems as they affect the appearance and direction of a variety of revitalization movements found in Africa, North America, Brazil, Asia and the Pacific. 446 History of the Expansion of Christianity (3) The background, origin, development and spread of the Christian faith from the apostolic period until today. 450 Theology of Mission (3) A study of the centrality of God ' s redemptive am in behalf of mankind from both the Old and New Testaments, with emphasis on their application to the mission of the Church in modern times. (See Biblical Studies 458.) 451 Principles of Church Grow1h (3) A basic understanding of church growth concepts as related both to the local congregations and to the task of worldwide evangelization. 453 Christianity and Culture (3) Anthropological approach to Christ ian theologizing; interrelationships
betwee n suprarn lt ural Ch ri sti anity and human cul tures. 456 World Religions (3) The di stinctive features of the histori cal ethnic reli gions, wit h special emphas is on their comparison and encounter with Chr istiani ty and their bearings upon missionary strategies. 457 Urban Research and Ministries (3) The use of social science techniques to lea rn about th e peopl e, needs and opportunities for erangelism in the city. 458 Peasant and Tribal Cultures (3) Analysis of the cultural institutions and values in tribal, peasant and newly emerging econom ies , with specia l consideration as to their openness or resistance to change. 460 Urban Practicum (3) A program of crosscultural intern ships in the urban metropolitan area of Los Angeles. By permission of instructor only. 463 Mission in Political Context (3) Consideration of modern political ide ologies and movements as they affect the church and its mission in selected national contexts. 465 Integration Seminar: Gospel and Culture (3) Issues in the contemporary world addressed from a cross cultural and biblical perspective. Field experience and case studies used to demonstrate integrative skills. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Required of all majors . Non-majors by permission only. 468 Women in Missions (3) The dynamics of understanding the role of missionary women; historical, physical , social, psychological, spiri-
tual. Focus on the issues and opportu nities in contemporary world. 470 Seminar/lntercultural Studies: Selected Topics and Issues in Missions (1-3) Short Term Missions p,.eparation: Orientation for short term missions program. May be repeated with dif ferent course content. 471 Introduction to Bible Translation (3) An introduction to the principles and problems of cross-language and cross- cultural communication with the spe- cial emphasis on translating the Bible into indigenous languages. 473-474 Practicum Seminar (1-3, 1-3) Structured expe rience with a specific class related topic. Maybe repeated with different topics. Topic selection and course en rollment by advisor's approval. 475 Multicultural Education (3) Fornses on the need to understand the techniques of teaching the multi cultural populations which our urban schools sen<e. 480 Directed Research (1-3) Directed reading, individual work, in depth investigation of a topic under the guidance of the faculty using standard research procedures. Topic slection and course enrollment by advisor's approval. 485 Topics In lntercultural Studies (1-3) Studies in selected issues that arise from or require an international per spective such as contextualization, minority rights, ethno-art, economics and development. May be repeated with different course content. 490 Practical Mission Training (1-6) Topics in missionary preparation. Will not credit to major.
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ties. Fee: $50 for Summer only. 342 Contemporary International Christianity (3)
An introduction to the contemporary worldwide Christian movement, focus ing on social political issues, interna tional relations and religious movements as they relate to missiological issues. 350 Field Internship (3) Field internship provides an opportu nity to develop cross-cultural confi dence and competence in a field em1- ronment while exploring specific geo graphical, cultural and career areas of interest This course may not be taken in conjunction with a semester abroad study program. Prerequisites: 233, 322, Anthropology 200, and one other JCS course. Required for all emphases. 420 lntercultural Communication (3) Principles and processes of communi cating from one culture to another. Focus on different perceptions, ways of thinking, values, non-verbal expres sion, language expression and sub groups within a culture as they relate to the media and the message. (See also Communication 472.)
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