Behavorial Sciences

MB610 LEARNING A LANGUAGE AND CULTURE (3)

Staff
The developed generic methods of applied linguistics which equip the cross-cultural worker with methods of acquiring a field language with maximum efficiency. Meets with MB 710 on the Kentucky campus.

MB700 ANTHROPOLOGY FOR CHRISTIAN MISSION (3)

Rynkiewich, Ybarrola
An introduction to cultural anthropology, with application to Christian evangelization and mission. Core course for Th.M., D.Miss., and Ph.D. Meets with MS671 on the Kentucky Campus.

MB710 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE LEARNING (3)

MB720 CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION OF CHRISTIANITY (3)

Hunter
Studies in the literature of inter-cultural communication, with attention to understanding cultural contexts and barriers, with applications to Christian witness across and within cultures. Meets with MS645 on the Wilmore Campus.

MB730 THE CHANGE AGENT IN MISSION (3)

Rynkiewich, Ybarrola
A course in applied anthropology and cultural dynamics with special attention to how culture change occurs, the dynamics and variables that effect change, and appropriate strategies for the Church. The course also deals with contemporary areas of social responsibility for those in mission. Meets with CL/MS 655 on the Wilmore Campus.

MB735 URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY (3)

Rynkiewich, Ybarrola
Studies in the insights of anthropological research to understand the dynamics, problems and opportunities in cities, with implications for evangelism, church growth and church planting. Meets with MS670 on the Wilmore Campus.

MB740 TUTORIAL IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (1-3)

Staff
For students with specialized interests/needs in selected areas of study. Consult syllabus for prerequisites and course requirements. See academic policy. May be repeated.

MB745 RACE, ETHNICITY AND THE CHURCH (3)

Ybarolla
This course is a cross-cultural, comparative study of the causes of both ethnic/racial conflict and cooperation. Various theories of ethnic conflict/cooperation will be examined using case studies from different parts of the world. A key focus of the course will be on how the complex issues related to ethnicity and race should be considered in the context of missions, evangelism, and the global church. Prerequisite: IS501. Meets with MB745 on the Kentucky Campus.

MB750 VALUES AND ETHICS IN CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE (3)

Rynkiewich, Ybarrola
An anthropological approach to the nature and functions of values and ethics in various societies, with special attention to their encounter with Christianity. Meets with MS672 on the Kentucky Campus.

MB755 HOLISTIC MISSION AND THE USE OF BUSINESS IN GLOBAL OUTREACH (3)

Staff
Examines the biblical and historical bases of holistic mission and further explores the strategic and effective use of business in global outreach through case studies and the analysis of emerging models.

MB760 SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION (3)

Thobaben
This course is designed to prepare students for ministry by training them to analyze the structure, function, role, and interpretation of religion at the turn of the 21st century. Students are introduced to classical and contemporary sociological interpretations of religion, taught the vocabulary of the sociology of religion, and introduced to qualitative and quantitative research methods. The primary emphasis throughout the course will be on Christianity, specifically in the Northern Hemisphere. References to other religions and to non-Western expressions of Christianity are included to facilitate integration of the Sociology of Religion material with material from other courses. Students taking this under MB760 are required to include the consideration of non-Western material. Meets with CS640 on the Wilmore Campus.

MB765 COLONIALISM AND NEO-COLONIALISM (3)

Rynkiewich
A study using an anthropological perspective to analyze the economic and political situation of the people with whom we are in mission. Just as "market forces" affect our lives here, and the violence of world processes comes close to home, so the people with whom we are in mission live daily with the influences of Colonial, Neo-colonial, Postcolonial and Globalizing forces that often disable their economic efforts and discourage their spirits. What does it mean to be in mission with the whole gospel for the whole people of God?

MB770 THE INDIGENOUS CHURCH (3)

Rynkiewich, Ybarrola
Insights into the development of indigenous churches and forms of witness, with evaluation of church practices in the past and present.

MB780 CROSS-CULTURAL DISCIPLING (3)

Staff
A study of the role of ritual process in the shaping of believers. Rites and ceremonies, especially initiatory rites, from a variety of religious traditions provide both models of the role of ritual in the formation and nurture of persons and models for discipling Christian converts, especially those from traditional religious backgrounds. Students will construct their own structures for the discipling task based upon the insights and models provided by the course. Presupposes MS674 or MW708, or permission of the instructor.

MB790 INDEPENDENT RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (1-3)

Staff
Guided independent research for advanced students. See academic policy and procedure. By contract. Credit only. May be repeated.

MB800 RESEARCH METHODS IN MISSIOLOGY (3)

Rynkiewich, West
An introduction to the approaches to research design and the research methods typically employed in missiological research. Doctoral students only. Credit only.

MB810 ADVANCED MISSIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (3)

Rynkiewich, Ybarrola
Historical development of anthropological theory as it relates to missiological principles and techniques in cross-cultural religious processes, natural and directed.

MB820 THE LITERATURE OF MISSIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY (3)

Staff
Readings in the normative literature of mission anthropology and closely related research. An advanced seminar or tutorial.

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