Alai111ai11i11g Your Health Over sem. Preparation for living over seas: health y lifestyle, preven tion of disease, mental and spiri t11al burnout, initial treatment where there is no doctor. A11thropolog)' of Crosscultural Health Care. The anthropological study of problems of illness and health with emphasis on the cultural context of health care programs. Mr111ageme11t Stmtegies i11 Cross cultural Health Care. Preparation for serving organizations involved in planning and implementing health care systems 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 vari ety of revitalization movements found in Africa. North America, Brazil, Asia and the Pacific. 446 History of the Expansion of Christianity (3) The background. origin. devel opment and spread of the Chrisc ian faith from the apostolic period until today. 450 Theology of Mission (3) A srndy of the centrality of God's redemptive acts in behalf of mankind from both the Old and New Testaments, with emphasis on their application to the mis sion of the Church in modern times. (See Biblical Studies 458.) 451 Principles of Church Growth (3) A basic understanding of church growth concept, as related bmh to the local congregations and to the task of worldwide evangelization. 453 Christianity and Culture (3) Anthropological approach to Christian theologizing; interrela tionships between supracultural Christianity and human cultures. 455 Poverty and the City (3) Exa mines contemporar y con cerns of inhabitants in the city for justi ce, employment, housing and education. Special emphasis is given to developing strategies to empower residents of the city. 456 World Religions (3) The distinctive fearnres of the historical ethnic religions. with special emphasis on their com parison and encounter with Christianity and their bearings upon missionary strategies.
322 Interpersonal and lntercul tural Adjustment (3) Issues relating to interculrural living with focus on personal and interpersonal adjustments with nationals and ocher missionaries. 331 Peoples of Ethnic America (3) A study of non-caucasian ethnic groups in America in light of their historical and socio-cultural background. Practical field expe rience in an ethnic community. 332 Peoples of the World (3) A stud y of specific culrnral areas with an emphasis on cuswms, social stru c tures , religion, arts, and hiswry. May be repeated with different co urse content. Areas of specialty may include: History. Peoplr and Cultures of Lmin America History, Peoplt and Cultures of Sub-,Saham11 Africa
342 Contemporary International Christianity (3) An introduction to the contempo rary worldwide C hristian move ment, f~c using on social political issues, international relations and religious movements as they relate co missiological issues. 350A/B field Internship (1, 2) Pield internship provides an opportunity to develop cross-cul tural confidence and competence in a field environment while exploring specific geographical, culrnral and career areas of inter est. Preparation for field intern ship, 350A is taken in spring semester; and 3S0B, actual field experience and portfolio, is taken in fall semester. This course may not be taken in conjunction with a semester abroad study program. Prerequisites: 213, 322, Anthro pology 200 , and one other ICS course. Required for all emphases. 420 lntercultural Communication (3) Principles and processes of com municating from one culture t0 another. Focus on different per ceptions. ways of thinking, val ues, non-verbal expression, lan guage expression and sub-groups within a culture as they relate co the media and the message. (See also Communication 472.) 421 Multicultural Communica tion (3) Study and analysis of iss ues of c rossc ultural communi ca tion between ethnic groups primaril y residing within the United States. (See also Communication 473.) 425 Spiritual Conflicts in Cross cultural Context (3) The study of historical and con temporary worldview beliefs in the existence and activity of spiri tual beings or forces. The course establishes for the crosscultural worker biblical, theoretical , a nd practical guidelines in dealing with spirit beliefs and conflicts. 430 Seminar: Topics in Inter cultural Health Care (3) Ma y be repeated with different content. Cro.rswltuml Hmlth Carr Dcliv l'f)' . Theories and skills related to health teaching, physical assess ment, preparation and utilization of indigenous health care.
457 Urban Research and Ministries (3)
The use of soc ial science tech niques to learn about the people, needs and opporrnnities for evan gelism in the city. 458 Peasant and Tribal Cultures (3) Analysis of the cultural institutions and values in tribal, peasant and newl y emerging economies, with special consideration as to their openness or resistance to change. 459 Urban Social Change (3) Explores the literature and contem porary case studies of urban social changes and urban change agents. Attention is given co the analysis of social transformation through the creation of mmmitted communities
including urban churches. 460 Urban Practicum (3)
A program of crossculrnral intern ships in the urban metropolitan area of Los Angeles. By permis sion of instruccnr only. 463 Mission in Political Context (3) Consideration of modern political ideologies and movements as they affect the church and its mission in selected national context,. 465 Integration Seminar (3) Gospel and (,'11/t11re. Issues in world addressed from a cross-cu Itu ra I and biblical perspective. Field experience and case studies used to demonstrate integrative skills. {;hun:h and Mission i11 Context. the contemporary Opportunity to rethink you life story in relation co God's church and mis sion in cross- culcural contexts. The presentation of a major paper which brings integration of your story mis siologicallv and participation in part nerships with a holisti c mind sec. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Required of all majors. Non-majors hy permission only. 467 Exegeting the City (3) An introductory study of the city as the center of religion , econom ics, politics and social life for all major cultures. Focuses on form ing a professiona I response for ministry in the city. 468 Women in Missions (3) The dynamics of understanding the role of missionar y women; historical , ph ys ical, social, ps y chological , spiritual. Focus on the issues and opportunities in contemporary world.
Peoples and Cultures ofChina P~oples r111d Cultures of India Women i11 lslamir·r:ultures Peoples of lslamir World
333 Discipleship Multiplication (3) Exploration of the foundational issues related to global ministry, emp hasizing church planting strategies for entering and leaving an area. A holistic approach en min istry designed co empower nation als for ministry and using teamwork with the investigation of spiritual gift5, skills and life experience. 334 Church Planting Models and Strategies (3) A survey and analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of vari ous church planting strategies. Emphasizing key factors which the church planter can implement in a given c rosscultural context with strategy for turning over the lead ership co the local church. Prereq uisites: 333 or consent of professor. 338 Urban Church Planting Models: L.A. Excursion (3) Participants go beyond the c lass room co actual urban church plants in the greater L.A. area, and they v isit and dialogue with those involved in plantin g c hur c hes crnssculturall y. These case stud ies provide practical ways pastors, lay people. parach urch people, and missionaries pn:pare themselves and their congregations for inten tional church planting in ethni ca ll y diverse communities. Fee: $SO for Summer only.
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