SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
Missiological Theory and Practice SCL 540 Principles of Church Planting (3) A study of the bi bl ica l mandate to establish local churches among all of the peop les maki ng up mankind. Special emphasis on intercu ltura l chu rc h planting among the unreached peop les of Asia, Africa , Latin America and the ethn ic minori ties of the western world. SCL 543 Women in Missions (3) The dynamics of unde rstanding the role of missionary women: historical , physical, social, psychologica l, spiri lllal. Focus on the issues and opportu nities in contemporary wor ld. SCL 546 The Historical Development of the World Christian Movement (3) The background, origin, development and spread of the Chiistian faith from the aposto lic period until today. Emphasis is given to the modern era, especiallycontemporaiy growth dynam ics in Afiica, Asia and Latin America. SCL 555 Introduction to World Missions (3) The nature of Chris ti an outreach; a study of pr inc iples, history and methodology of worldwide missions. SCL 661 Principles of Church Growth (3) A basic understanding of churc h growth concepts as related both to the local congregations and to the task of wor ldwide evangelization , with due emphasis on the Church Growth school of thought. SCL 662 Mission in Political Context (3) Consideration of modern poli tical ide ologies and movements as they affect the church and its mission in selected national contexts. SCL 680 The Local Church and World Missions (3) Designed to in tegrate princ iples of crosscultural communication and the ology and strategy of missions with in a total concepwal framewo rk to aid the local church in mission involvement. SCL 732 Church Planting Models and Strategies (3) A survey and analysis of the strengths and wea kn esses of various church plant ing strategics used arou nd the world. Identifies key factors wh ich the church planter can implement in a context specific, phase-out oriented church planting strategy. SCL 742 The History of Christianity in Missiological Perspective (3) Areview of missiological literature that traces the spread and development of Christian ity as a world movement, from
SCL 640 Applied Anthropology for Christian Workers (3) Study of man, cul ture, and environ ment with spec ial emphas is on the manner in whi ch the ir relat ionship with one anot her is affected by change agents such as missionari es, educators and development workers. SCL 702 Social Organization (3) Crosscu ltura l study of the basic human groups of famil y, kin and com munity, engaging the student in field me thodology and research, and appli cation of principles and data of social organization to mission strategy. SCL 765 Crosscullural Leadership (3) Crosscu ltu ral study of leadership includ ing diverse patterns of au thor ity, legitimacy, public support, leader ship recrui tment, and training as they affect commun ication, church growth and development worldwide. Language Acquisition and Bible Translation SCL 505 Phonetics (3) The study of the articulation, classifi ca tion, re production and recording of speech sounds; principles of phonetic change. SCL 508 Introduction to Language in Social Context (3) In troduction to the study of language as a social phenomenon and the multi lingual norm of many societies; to the structural, historical and comparative dimensions of language; to second lan guage acquisitions; and to the relation ship between wri tten and oral forms. SCL 510 General Linguistics (3) Th e study of desc ri pti ve lingui sti cs and its relevancy in language learn ing and Bib le trans lat ion. May be
SCL 517 Field Methods inLinguistics (3) Extens ive work ing with speakers of non lndo-European languages: special emphasis on coll ecting and analyz ing language data , and on developing a language-learning program. Req ui re ment: Completion of/or simu ltaneous
Pentecost to the modern era. Special attention is given to the kind(s) of Chr ist ian ity that spread; the process(es) by which it spread; the effect Christianity had on the socio-cul ll!ral/poli tical environment(s); and the effect environment had on Christiani ty and its subsequen t development. SCL 863 Crosscultural Implications In Evangelism (3) Explores crosscultura l issues in evan gel ism and church planting through the use of case studies, simulation exercises, readings and lectures. The class considers evangel istic strategies that bu il d on a firm founda tion for the gospel and assimilate new believ ers effectively. Bible and Theology in Crosscultural Perspective SCL 550 Christianity and Culture (3) Anthropological approach to Christ ian theo log izing; interre lationships between supra cul tural Christ ianity and human cultures. Focus on con version , reve lat ion , communication, transfo rmation , indigenity and other related topics. SCL 565 Personal Leadership Formation (3) A study of the principles and patterns used by Goel as He raises up leaders for His work. This studywi ll include a discussion of the 11tal place of spiritual fo rmation in leadership development. SCL 655 Contemporary Theology of Mission (3) An overview and critique of the differ ent theologies of mission advocated by va rious branches of the Church begin ning with Edinburgh 1910 to the li b eration theology debate of our day. SCL 722 Spiritual Conflicts in Crosscultural Contex1 (3) Reviews the hist01ical and contemporaiy world 11ew beli efs in the existence and activity of spiiin1al beings or forces often encountered by the crosscultural worker. Atheology of spirits is developed to help establish theoretical and practical guide lines for appropiiate understanding of and response to spiritual be li efs and poten tial conOicts encountered in vari ous crosscultural setting. SCL 751 Theology of Mission (3) An exam in ation of the theologica l foundations of mi ssion de ri ved from a study of the history of salvation. This wi ll encompass a study of the mission given to Israe l and to the Ch urch including some interaction with con tempora1y theologies of mission.
enrollment in SCL 512 & 514. SCL 570 Introduction to Bible Translation (2-3)
An i1U"ocluction to the principles and problems of interculwral communica tion with special emphasis on translat ing the Bible in to indigenous languages. SCL 621 Introduction to Sociolinguistics (3) Study of the inter-relationships of lan guage and society in areas such as fo lk lore, world view, bi lingualism, person ality, classifications and other topics. SCL 705 Semantics (3) Study of systems of symbols or "signs," examination of structures underlying cu ltural act ivity from fundame ntal leve l of indi vidua l sign creation to more complex systems. Social Science Research Methods SCL 500 Library Research Skills (1) Use of refe rence and bibli ographic sources fo r in-dep th research al the graduate level. Required of all enter ing graduate students. SCL 803 Qualitative Research (2) An advanced course on the ethno graphic method , emphasizing rigor ous research design and qual ity con trol with specific reference to educa tional research. SCL 879 Research Design (3) Development and refinement of the doctora l di ssertation proposa l through preparat ion, presentation and critique of proposal drafts and examination and discussion of issues related to dissertation research. SCL 897-898 Research Seminar (3 , 2) Discussion and application of the cen tra l areas of Missions and In tercu l tura l Stud ies and re lated fields of study. Instruction 111 research methodology, including the identifica tion of a probl em, the steps taken to reso lve it, and wri ting the resu lts . Required for the fi rst semester of the Th.M. (missions) program. A second semeste r may be taken to continue research in the area of inte res t.
re peated with different content. SCL 511 Language Learning and Linguistics (3)
Applying linguistic techniques to learn how to speak another language . The theo ry and pract ice of the LAMP method oflanguage learning. Fee: $125. SCL 512 Phonological Theory (3) Special prob lems in phono log ica l analys is fr om var ious languages including abstract phonology. Prereq uisite: INCS 413 & 414. SCL 514 Grammatical Theory (3) An introduction to the theory of di s course lingu istics; conside ration of various levels of surface grammar and semantic underl ay, with application to diffe rent languages. Prerequ isi te: INCS 417 & 418.
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