Seminars 710 SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (3)
897-898 RESEARCH SEMINAR ( 1-4, I -4) Supervised research into some problem of special interest to the student approved by the professor. May be taken for one se mester or continued throughout the year with the same problem under consider ation. El ective for Th.M. students, others by department permission. * Undergraduate seniors may access course by permission of school dean. **These seminars consist of supervised research, in the respective fields, into some problem of special interest. *•'*797 and 798 are prescr ibed for the M.Div students maJoring in this depart ment who will write a thesis. 797 will be taken at the complet ion of 64 units. and 798 at the completion of 80 units. Neither of the two is applicable toward graduat ion unless both have been completed.
67 1CROSS-CULTURAL EDUCATION (3) P1-inciples of cross cultural communication applied to education. 672 ADVANCED BIBLE TRANSLATION (3) Principles of the semantic analysis of dis course structure. Prerequisite: 570. 762 ADVANCED CHURCH GROWTH (3) A theological and missiological understand ing of church growth principles and the ir application to the missionary task. 770 DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH (3) The study of human populations by behav ioral and statist ical research. 772 HERMENEUTICS IN ETHNOHISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES (3) Pri nciples of biblical interpretation devel oped through t he ethnoh1storical method ology. 785 MISSION ORGANIZATIONS (3) Histor ical development of m1ss1on organi zations and their significance in the mod ern missionary movement. 860 THE CHURCH IN THIRD WORLD SOCIETIES (3) The message, method and role of the evangelical church in societies undergoing socio-technological change. Elective for Th.M. students, others by department per m1ss1on. 870 THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION BY EXTENSION (3) The concept of theological education by extension, including its history, objectives, methodology and the writing of pro grammed instruction with particular em phasis on miss1ona1·y application. Elective for Th.M. students. others by department perm1ss1on.
Society, Technology and Missions 560 URBAN EVANGELISM (3)
The special problems and opportunities connected w ith the evange lizat ion of the iilodern ci ties worldwide. 56 1TOPICS IN APPLIED CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3) Application of anthropological insights to cross-cultural problems. Emphasis on: marriage customs . leadersh ip patterns, po litical relations, indigenous movements, cul ture change. world view, etc. Prerequisite: 300 or 640. 562 CULTURAL CHANG (3) The study of how cu ltures change, the dynamics and processes of change, the place of change agents and the speed and intensity of change. lmpl 1cat1ons of such processes are exami ned in social, political, economic and religious aspects of soC1ety. 570 BIBLE TRANSLATION (3) The scientific approach to translation: the fundamental procedures of translating: principles for resolving the problems faced in Bible translation . Focus on developing practical skills.
720 SEMINAR IN LINGU ISTICS (3)
730 SEMINAR IN SOCIOLINGUISTICS (3) 740 SEMINAR IN ETHNOTHEOLOGY (3) 745 SEMINAR IN MISSION STRATEGY (3)
750 SEMINAR IN THEOLOGY OF MISSION (3)
760 SEMINAR IN EVANGELISM (3)
791-792 FIELD PRACTICUM (2, 2) A program designed to give experience 1n various phases of 1ntercultural ministry. Field involvement I00 hours each semes ter. and regular meeti ng for reporting and d1scuss1on. Prerequisite: 48 units of class work. Prescribed fo1· and limited to. M.Di v. students majoring in missions.
793-794 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1-4, 1-4)
ln-d pth invest igation of a topic under the guidance of the missions department using standard research procedures. Top ic se lection and cou rse enrollment by advisor 's appmval. 796 THESIS (0) Prescribed or Master of Arts and Master of Theology students.
571 TECHNOLOGY AND MISSIONS TOPICS (3)
58 1JEWI SH LIFE AND EVANGELISM (3) The cultural and religious patterns of the contempo1·ary J wish life and their signifi cance in evangelism. 661 INTRODUCTION TO CHURCH GROWTH (3) A basic understanding of church growth concepts as related both to the local con gregations and to the task of worldwide evangelization. with due emphasis on the church growth school of thought. 665 LEADERSHIP (3) Patterns of lead 1·ship : their mle 1n com munication and group dynamics as they af fect chu1·ch growth worldwide.
797 THESIS FIRST DRAFT (2) First draft of thesis:*' 1 '·*
798 THESIS FINAL DRAFT (2) Final draft of thesis. N>*
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