G-67 SCHOOL OF INTERCULTURAL STUDIES
History and Theology ofMissions HTM 540 Principles ofChurch Planting (3)
D.Miss. students who can demonstrate prior knowledge and competence in the subject area of the required core. HTM 742 History ofMissions (3) The background, development and spread of Christianity through world mis sions; geographical thrusts, growth dynam ics and church structures. HTM 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. HTM 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.
STM 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.
A study of the biblical mandate to estab- lish local churches among all of the peoples malting up mankind. Special emphasis on intercultural church planting among the un reached peoples of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the ethnic minorities of the western world. HTM 546 History ofthe 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. HTM 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. HTM 555 Introduction to World Missions (2) The nature of Christian outreach; a study of principles, history and methodolo gy of worldwide missions. HTM 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. HTM 640 Cultural Anthropology for Missionaries (3) The nature of man and his culture, spe cial emphasis on intercultural communica tion of the Gospel. HTM 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. HTM 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
STM 571 Technology and Missions Topics (3)
STM 575 Intercultural Education (3) Experiential approach to crosscultural differences in the classroom as they affect teaching and learning. Focus of attention is primarily the United States. STM581 Jewish Life and Evangelism (3) The cultural and religious patterns of the contemporary Jewish life and their signifi cance in evangelism. STM 661 Introduction to Church Growth (3) Abasic 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. STM 665 Leadership (3) Cross-cultural study ofleadership includ ing diverse patterns of authority, legitimacy, public support, leadership recruitment, and training as they affect communication, church growth and development worldwide. STM 667 Appropriate Technology (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. STM 672 Bible Translation (3) Principles of the semantic analysis of dis course structure. Prerequisite: Advanced Linguistics. STM 673 Anthropology ofCrosscultural Health Care (3) The anthropological study of problems of illness and health, with emphasis on un derstanding the cultural context of health care programs. STM 675 Crosscultural Health Care Delivery (3) Theories and skills required for crosscul tural health care delivery related to health teaching, physical assessment, and prepara tion and utilization of indigenous health care
Society Technology and Missions STM 560 Urban Research and Ministries (3)
The use of social science_ techniques to learn about the people, needs and opportu nities for evangelism in the city. STM 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: ICS 300 or HTM 640. STM 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. STM 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.
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