Fall 2009 PhD/ICS Course Schedule

Courses displayed with an asterisk are required foundational courses.  A full list of elective offerings will be provided at a later date.

*ME 9400 History of Mission in Modern World, Rick Cook

A study of some of the major missiological paradigms throughout the history of the global expansion of the church, with special emphasis on the modern Protestant missionary movement. Writings of mission theorists and missiologists will be examined for their contribution to our understanding of contemporary missiology. Both continuity with Christian mission from biblical and apostolic times and diversity according to historical circumstance are stressed. Three hours.

*ME 9610 Anthropology for Mission & Evangelism, Bob Priest

An introduction of the field of anthropology and the contributions it makes to the discipline of missiology. The seminar encourages participants to develop a model they can use in studying and ministering in specific societies and cultures. Attention is given to a study of the issues involved in cross-cultural communication, contextualization, and social transformation in evangelism and church planting in cross-cultural settings. Three hours.

*ME 9700 Theology of Mission & Evangelism, Craig Ott

A doctoral seminar focusing on the theology of mission in the Old and New Testaments with special attention to the operation of the Trinity, the missionary mandate, call, methods, motives, and the problems of dialogue, syncretism, and universalism. Three hours.