Missiological Anthropology
This course explores cultural anthropology with special attention to the impact of culture on understanding and receiving the gospel message. Critical elements of political, social, religious, economic, kinship, and other areas of anthropology are included to prepare students for cross-cultural ministry. The course provides a framework for cross-cultural workers to understand forces that shape people’s beliefs and behaviors, and to understand the transformational power of God’s contextualized Word in their own lives and the lives of those they serve in a cross-cultural setting.
Applied Anthropology
This course explores cultural anthropology with special attention to the impact of culture on working cross-culturally. Critical elements of political, social, religious, economic, kinship, and other areas of anthropology are included to prepare students for cross-cultural work of various types. The course provides a framework for cross-cultural workers to understand forces that shape people’s beliefs and behaviors as they interact with those of other cultures.
