G-69 SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
SHM 742 History ofMissions (3) The background, development and spread of Christianity through world mis sions; geographical thrusts, growth dynam ics and church structures. SHM 751 Theology ofMission (3) An analysis of the tensions within the church focusing around the mission of the church in the contemporary world with an attempt to formulate a biblical-contempo rary expression of the theology of the Church's mission in light of those tensions. SHM 752 Acts: Biblical and Missiological (3) This course will focus on the historical, cultural and theological content leading the student toward mastery of the Book of Acts. This will be followed by a discussion of co gent missiological themes, such as evange lism, power encounter, contextualization and the supernatural in missions. SOCIETY TECHNOLOGY AND MISSIONS SST 558 Peasant and Tribal Cultures (3) Anlysis of the cultural institutions and values in tribal, peasant and newly emerging economies, with special consideration as to their openness or resistance to change SST 560 Urban Research and Ministry (3) These of social science techniques to learn about the people, needs and opportu nities for evangelism in the city. SST 561 Topics in Applied Cultural Anthropology (3) Application of anthropological insights to crosscultural problems. Emphasis on: mar riage customs, leadership patterns, political relations, indigenous movements, culture change, worldview, etc. May be repeated with different course content. Prerequisite: SCL 300 or SHM 640. SST 562 Culture Change (3) The study of how cultures change, the dynamics and processes of change, the place of change agents and the speed and intensity of change. Implications of such processes are examined in social, political, economic and religious aspects of society. SST 563 Sex Roles in Society (3) The dynamics of male and female roles in Western, non-Western and biblical cultures. Focus on responsibilities, obligations, expec tations, leaderships and inter-relationships as they relate to the society as a whole.
SST565 Leadership: Emergent Patterns (3) A study of the principles and patterns used by God as he raises up leaders for his work. There will be a focus on the place of spiritual formation in leadership development. SST 570 Introduction to Bible Translation (2 or 3) An introduction to the principles and problems of intercultural communication with special emphasis on translating the Bible into indigenous languages.
intercultural church planting among the un reached peoples of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the ethnic minorities of the western world. SHM 546 History of the Expansion of Christianity (3) The background, origin, development and spread of the Christian faith from the apostolic period until today. Emphasis will be given to the modern era, especially con temporary growth dynamics in Africa, Asia and Latin America. SHM 550 Christianity and Culture (3) Anthropology approach to Christian the ologizing; interrelationships between supra cultural Christianity and human cultures. Focus on conversion, revelation, communi cation, transformation, indigeneity and other related topics. SHM 555 Introduction to World Missions (3) The nature of Christian outreach; a study of principles, history and methodolo gy of worldwide missions. SHM 556 World Religions (2) The distinctive features of the historical ethnic religions, with special emphasis on their comparison and encounter with Christianity and their bearings upon mis sionary strategies. SHM 640 Cultural Anthropology for Missionaries (3) The nature of man and his culture, spe cial emphasis on intercultural communica tion of the Gospel. SHM 655 Contemporary Theology of Mission (3) An overview and critique of the various theologies of mission advocated by various branches of the Church down through the centuries, beginning with Edinburgh 1910 to the liberation theology debate of our day. SHM 691-692 Tutorial (3, 3) A self-study course for experienced field workers, under direction of a faculty men tor, in the subject area of the D.Miss. core requirement. This course is limited to D.Miss. students who can demonstrate prior knowledge and competence in the subject area of the required core.
SST 571 Technology and Missions Topics (3)
SST 575 Multi-cultural Education (3) Experiential approach to crosscultural differences in the classroom as they affect teaching and learning. Focus of attention is primarily the United States. SST 581 Jewish Life and Evangelism (3) The cultural and religious patterns of the contemporary Jewish life and their signifi cance in evangelism.
SST 661 Introduction to Church Growth (3)
A basic understanding of church growth concepts as related both to the local congre gations and to the task of worldwide evange lization, with due emphasis on the Church Growth school of thought. SST 662 Mission in Political Context (3) Consideration of modern political ideolo gies and movements as they affect the church and its mission in selected national contexts. SST 665 Leadership (3) Cross-cultural study of leadership includ ing diverse patterns of authority, legitimacy, public support, leadership recruitment, and training as they affect communication, church growth and development worldwide. SST 667 Technology in Community Development (3) Examines the worldwide economic pres sures of population growth and food short ages, and focuses on appropriate develop ment projects for Christian holistic ministry. SST 673 Anthropology of Crosscultural Health Care (3) The anthropological study of problems of illness and health, with emphasis on un derstanding the cultural context of health care programs.
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