e quipped for interacti on with th e ass umpt ions, be li e f sys tems, and c ultura l ways th a t have y ield e d p ro foundl y diffe re nt soc ie ti es 111 th e non-wes te rn wo rld. SCL 582 Urban Leadership Development (3) Exa mines va ri ous mode ls, de fini ti o ns, a nd case s tudi es of urb an lead e rs hip s ty les . The diffe re nt roles a nd c haracte r fo rma tion of rhe k ader a re prcsc: nte d. Spec ia l fo cus is g iven to th e t heory and me thods of me ntoring as esse nti a l for rh e multipli ca tion o f s trategi call y-minded lead e rs in th e c itv. SCL 583 Poverty and the City (3) E xa min es co nt e mp ora ry co n ce rn s o f inhabitants in the c ity for ju s ti ce, e mp lo ym e nt , h o u s in g a nd e du ca ti on. Spec ia l emphas is is g ive n to d evel oping s trateg ics to e mpowe r res id e nts o f rh e c ity. SCL 601 Contemporary Anthro pologi cal Theory (3) Ex pl o res the kev th eore ti ca l pe r s p ect il'es e mpl oye d in c ul t u ra l anthropo logy tod ay to criticall y eva lua te t he ir utility fo r c rosscul tural rc:sea rc h . T o pi cs in c lud e cultural materi ali sm, stru ctural ism, flin cr i6 na l ism , tran sacti on and p rocess, c ultural e co logy, politi ca l economy, e re. SCL 606 Nature of Anthropo logical Inquiry (2) E xp la na tion of th e re lat ionships betwee n a nthropo logical theory, pr o bl e m d efi ni t io n , re se ar c h s trategy a nd me th odo logy, d ata col lec t io n and a nal ys is, a nd ge n e rali zati on a nd appli cation. Pre requi s ite: SC L 601. SCL 622 lntercultural Commu nication (3) Princ iples and processes of com mun ica ting fr om o ne c ulture to a not he r. Foc us on d iffe re nt pe r ce ptions, ways of thinkin g, va l ues, no n- ve rb a l e xpre ss ion , la n g uage express ion and sub-g roups within a culture as th ey re la te to th e med ia and the message . SCL 640 Applied Anthropology (3) S tud y o f man, cu lture. and e nvi ronmen t with s p ec ia l e mph as is o n th e m a nner i n whi c h t h e ir re lati o ns hip with one a nother is affected by change age nts. SCL 655 Contemporary Theology of Mission (3) An ove rv ie w a nd c ritiqu e of th e differ e nt t h e olog ies o f mi ssion ad voca ted by va ri ous bra nches of rh e C hurc h beginning with Edin -
e ip le s and data o f soc ial orga niza t ion to mi ss ion s trategy . SCL 715 Educational Philosophies of the Great Religious Traditions (3) Educa tional thought and me thod a ri sing from the teachings of major wo rl d re li g ion s in c lud ing : Hin dui sm, Buddhi sm, Is lam, Confu c iani sm. Jud aism and C hr istian ity. SCL 721 Crosscultural Teaching/ Learning Strategies for Curriculum (3) Theo ri es and stra tegics for devel oping cu rri c ulum in a wid e variety of forma l and non-formal contexts; emphas is is pl aced on low technol ogy, le arne r- se nsiti ve options. SCL 722 Spiritual Conflicts in Crosscultural Context (3 ) Rev ie ws the hi s rori ca l a nd con tempo rary world v iew bel ie fs in th e ex is ten ce and ac ti v ity of sp iri tu a I bein gs o r for ces ofte n encountere d by th e crossc ultura l wo rker. A th eo logy o f s pir its is developed to he lp es tabl ish theo re ti cal and pract ica l guide lines for approp ri ate und e rs tanding of and res po nse to s piriwa l be liefs and potenti a l conflic ts e ncountere d in
burgh 1910 to th e libe ration rh e o logy debate of our da y. SCL 662 Mission in Political Context (3) Conside rati on of mode rn poli t ica l ideo logi es and movements as they affec t th e c h u rch and its m iss ion in sel ected nat iona l contexts. SCL 663 Crosscultural Implica tions in Evangelism (3 ) E xp lores crossc ultural iss ue s in evan ge lism a nd c h urc h p la nting through th e use o f case swdies, s imul a ti o n exe rc ises , re adin gs and le c tures. Th e c lass cons id e rs evange lis ti c s trategies th a t bui ld o n a firm foundati o n for th e gospe l and ass imil ate new be li ev e rs e ffe c tive ly. SCL 667 Technology in Commu nity D evelopment (3) E xa m i n es th e wo rldwid e eco n o mi c pre ss ures o f po pulati o n growt h and food s horta ge s, and foc uses on approp ri ate d eve lop me n t projects for C hr is ti a n ho li s ti c 111 in istry. SCL 680 The Local Church and World Missions (3) D es ig ned to integrat e princ iples o f c rossc u lwra l communi cation and rheology and s t rategy of mi s s ion s wi t hin a to ta l co nce ptual fram ewo rk to a id the loca l church
SCL 567 Exegeting the City (3) An introducto ry s tud y o f t he c ity as t ht: cc n tt: r o f re li g ion. econom ics . po lit ics a nd soc ia l life fo r a ll majo r c ultures . Foc uses on fo rm in g a p roft:ss io nal res po nse fo r mini s try in t he c ity. SCL 568 The Logos of World Civilization (3) Explores the un fo lding mea nin g of g loba l c il' ili zat ion from hi s tor i ca l. b ibli ca l. cul tu ral and strategic pe rspectives ra ki ng in ro acco un t s piri t u a l d y n am ics a nd wo r ld \' I C \\ ' I S~ UCS . SCL 571 Topics in Technology and Missions (3) i\ l aY be repea ted wit h d iffe ren t focus. T opi c se lect ion and course e nro llme nt bv ad visor 's ap prova l. SCL 573 Urban Social Change (3) Explores t he literaw re and co n tcmpora r\ case st ud ies of urba n soc ia l c hanges and u rban change age nt s. r\ ttcnrion is g ive n ro the a na lys is o f' soc ia l tra nsfo rma ti o n throug h the c reat ion of commi t te d communi t ies inc luding urb an c h urc hcs. SCL 575 Multicultural Education (3) l·'.x pe ri t: nti al a p p roac h ro c ro ss c ultural diffe rc nces in t he c lass room as t hey affec t teac hing and learn ing. Foc us o f a tte nti o n 1s pr ima ril y t he United S ca res . SCL 577 Counsel ing and Development in a Multicultural Context (3) D esig n e d to e qui p s tud e nt s working in urban mini stri es with p ro bl e m rn l v in g s kill s as th ey e ngage in t he bas ic la y/ p as tora l co un se lin g of m ul t i- e thni c a nd c rossc ultural resi de nt s of t he c ity. S tud e nt s will b ecom e famili a r wi t h both th e prac ti ce and t heo ry of rn ri o us sc hoo ls o f t ho ught in coun se li ng with a spec ia l e mpha sis on crosscu ltu ra l cleme nt s. SCL 578 Worldview Foundations for Minist ry (3) Des igne d to trai n th e s tud e nt to a n a lyze a nd a rti c ul a t e hi s/ h e r own pres uppos itions, norm s, and l'a lu cs fr o m a J u d eo -C hri s rian fra mewo rk in o rd e r to provide an cva lu a t il'c b ase o f ot her world , ·ie \\' systems and p ro posa ls. SCL 581 Nature of the Non Western World (3) l~x pl o rcs th e anc ient ritual s, tra diti o n s, a nd mod e rn id eas b y whi c h two- t hird s of t he world 's peop le n o" li,·e . Th e: s tud e nt "' ill becom e fa mil ia r w i t h a nd
va rious c rossc ultural setting . SCL 724 Issues in Spiritual Warfare (3)
A multi-di sc iplin a ry e xamination o f the lea din g p rac ti ces o f, and contemporary interes t in deliver a n ce mini s eri es, inner-h ea lin g pra yer the ra p ies. Satani sm, d isso c ia t ive id e ntity di so rders, recov ered me mo ri es and ritual abuse. SCL 725 Cultural Continuity and Change (3) Th e s rud y of h o w c ulture s c han ge, the d y n a mi cs and proce sses of change, t he place of c hange agents a nd the speed and inte ns irv o f c ha nge. Impli ca ti ons of s uch proce sses a re e xam ine d in soc ia l, po liti cal , economi c and reli g iou s aspec ts of soci e ty. SCL 727 Principles of Church Multiplication (3) Expl o rati o n of t h e foundationa l iss u e s rel a ted t o c ro ssc ultural church multipli cation . A ho li s tic approach ( throug h rea ms) th a t is des igned to e mpower nat iona ls to mini s te r imme diatel y, re s ponsi bl y a nd co ntinuall y, a lo ng wit h pe rsonal invest iga ti on of spiritua l g ifts, skill s and life: expe ri e nce. SCL 730 Directed Study (1 -4) Reading and research in se lec ted areas / iss ue s in Wo rld i\ li ss ion s . E lec ti ve.
in mi ss ion in volvement. SCL 690 Practicum (1 -6)
i\ lay be don e in C hurch Pl an t ing Urb a n Studi es , \Vo rnen 's i\l i n iscri cs o r oche r approved ch urc h/ mi ss io n p rogram s. D es ig ne d for i\ J. A. s tudents. SCL 69 1 Tutorial (1-3) i\ lay be re pea te d with d ifferent top ics such as intcrcultural studi es, Bible trans lation , mi ssiology, cross c u Irural theology, c rossc ultu ral educat ion and c rosscultural hea lth care . Designed for 1\ I.A. students. SCL 694 Seminars (1-3) i\ l ay be rep e ate d with d iffe re nt topics including church pl ant ing, evan geli sm, a nthropology, in te r cultural con1munication , l inguis tics , c rosscu Itu ra I e el ucarion , soci o !ing ui s rics, c rossc u lw ral theo l ogy, rheo logy of mi ss ion , hi s to ry o f mi ss ion s, mi ss ion s crat egy 1 b ib le tran s la t ion. Des igned for i\ l. A. s tudents. SCL 702 Social Organization (3) C rossculrural s rud v o f the ba s ic human g roups of fam il y, kin and co1nmun icy, engagi ng the stu d e nt in field m e th o do logy and rese a rc h. and app lication o f pr in -
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