Spring 2008 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 8815 Ethnicity: Modes of Inquiry & Analysis, Tite Tiénou

Participants in this seminar will employ anthropological and intercultural communication theories and analytical modes as they develop culture-specific taxonomies of ethnic variables, recognize factors that may facilitate communication or trigger conflict, and explore interfaces among theology, ethnicity, and ministry. Three hours.

ME 9320 Anthropology of Religion. Robert Priest

An advanced seminar focused on readings in the anthropology of religion. Attention will be focused on anthropological theories of religious experience, religious symbols, myth, ritual, magic, witchcraft, spirit possession, ancestral cults, conversion, and secularization. The class will attempt to assess these theories biblically and to explore their relevance to missiology. Three hours.

*ME 9930 Missiological Research Methods, Robert Priest

An introduction to the principles and practices of missiological research. Attention will be focused on the relationships among theological inquiry, socioanthropological inquiry, and missions practice. Development of a research design, bibliography, and database for high-level missiological research will be emphasized. Three hours.

“We are not just learning about counseling on an intellectual level; the program is really experience- oriented.”

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