TALBOT SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY
NT 808 COMPARATIVE S1YLE OF NEW TESTAMENT WRITERS (2) Comparison of style, vocabulary and theologi cal concepts of the various New Testament writers on the basis of selected portions of the writings of each in the Greek New Testament. Elective for Th.M. students; others by departmental permis sion. NT 817-818 RESEARCH SEMINAR (1-4, 1- 4) Principles of thorough research. Supervised research into some problem of special interest to the student approved by the professor. Periodic reports of progress to the other members of the seminar and abstract of conclusions reached. May be taken for one semester or continued through out the year with the same problem under consid eration. Prescribed one semester, for Th.M. (N.T.) students; others by departmental permission.• *Electives are offered by rotation and on request. Department
Any Talbot student may take elective courses through the School of Intercultural Studies. Students in the Master of Divinity or Master of Theology programs with a major in missions, or Master of Ministry students with an emphasis in missions, are required to take !CS 502 or 560, STM 570, HTM 640, HTM 751, STM 661 and STM 672. Students should plan to take STM 570 and HTM 640 as early in their study program as possible. Mission majors should plan to take as many electives as possible from the courses listed below. For a complete list of courses and course descriptions see the School of Intercultural Studies in the university catalog. INTERCULTURAL STUDIES !CS 502 SOCIAL ORGANIZATION (3) Cross-cultural study of the basic human groups of family, kin and community, engaging the student in field methodology and research, and application of principles and data of social organization to mission strategy. !CS 510 GENERAL LINGUISTICS (3) The study of descriptive linguistics and its rel evancy in language learning and Bible transla tion. JCS 520 INTERPERSONAL AND INTERCULTURAL ADJUSTMENT (3) Issues relating to intercultural living with fo cus on personal and interpersonal adjustment with nationals and other missionaries; language, value conflicts, status and role, culture shock, stereotypes, cultural limitations and related top ics. !CS 622 INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION (3) Principles and processes of communicating from one culture to another. Focus on different perceptions, ways of thinking, values, non-verbal expression, language expression a11d sub-groups within a culture as they relate to the media and the message. JCS 791-792 FIELD PRACTICUM (2, 2) Aprogram designed to give experience in var ious phases of intercultural ministry Field in volvement 100 hours each semester, and regular meeting for reporting and discussion. Prerequi site: 48 units of class work. Prescribed for and limited to M.Div. students majoring in missions. !CS 897-898 RESEARCH SEMINAR (1-4, 1- 4) Supervised research into some problem of spe cial interest to the student approved by the profes sor. May be taken for one semester or continued throughout the year with the same problem under consideration. Elective for Th.M. students, others THEOLOGY OF MISSION HTM 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 contemporary growth dynamics in Africa, Asia and Latin America. by departmental permission. HISTORYAND
HTM 550 CHRISTIANITY AND CULTURE (3) Anthropology approach to Christian theologiz ing; interrelationships between supractultural Christianity and human cultures. Focus on con version, revelation , communication, transforma tion, indigeneity and other related topics. HTM 555 INTRODUCTION TO WORW MISSIONS (2) The nature of Christian outreach: a study of principles, history, and methodology of worldwide missions. HTM 640 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY FOR MISSIONARIES (3) The nature of man and his culture, special emphasis on intercultural communication of the Gospel. HTM 655 CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY OF MISSION (3) An overview and critique of the various theol ogies of mission advocated by various branches of the Church down through the centuries, begin ning with Edinburgh 1910 to the liberation theol ogy debate of our day. HTM 742 HISTORY OF MISSIONS (3) The background, development and spread of Christianity through world missions; geographical thrusts , growth dynamics and church structures. HTM 751 THEOLOGY OF MISSION (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-contemporary expression of the theol .ogy of the Church 's mission in light of those tensions. SOCIE1Y, TECHNOLOGY AND MISSIONS STM 560 URBAN RESEARCH AND MINISTRIES (3) The use of social science techniques to learn about the people, needs and opportunities for evangelism in the city. 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 exam ined in social , political, economic and religious aspects of society. STM 570 INTRODUCTION TO BIBLE TRANSLATION (2 or 3) An introduction to the principles and problems of intercultural communication with special em phasis on translating the Bible into indigenous languages. STM 661 INTRODUCTION TO CHURCH GROWTH (3) Abasic understanding of church growth con cepts as related both to the local congregations and to the task of worldwide evangelization, with due emphasis on the Church Growth school of thought. STM 665 LEADERSHIP (3) Cross-cultural study of leadership including diverse patterns of authority, legitimacy, public support, leadership recruitment, and training as they affect communication, church growth and development worldwide. STM 672 BIBLE TRANSLATION (3) Principles of the semantic analysis of discourse structure. Prerequisite: Advanced Linguistics.
ofWorld Missions
A Division of The School of Intercultural Studies
Dean: Marvin K. Mayers, Ph .D. Lloyd Kwast , D.Miss. , Chair FACUL1Y Professors: Cook, Kwast, S. Lingenfelter, Mayers Associate Professors: Bruce, Dollar, Kraft, Liao, J. Lingenfelter The minister is faced with cross-cultural challenges in the community and congrega tion, is expected to provide a degree of mis sion vision to the congregation, and will likely recruit people for missions. The mis sionary needs cross-cultural training along with theological training. The church needs a true vision for evangelism and worldwide mission. The program of this department is designed to provide such training based on Biblical principles that have been proven valuable in cross-cultural ministry, missions, and human services.
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