MB 810 Advanced Missiological Anthropology

1. The Study of Culture (Rev. 1987) -L. L. Langness 2. The Human Enterprise (1987) - James Lett 3. Anthropological Theory 2nd ed. (2000) - R. J. McGee and R. L. Warms (eds.) 4. Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues (1994) - Paul Hiebert 5. Eternal World: Changing World (1984)- Harvie M. Conn 6. The Church and Cultures: New Perspectives in Missiological Anthropology (1988) – Louis J. Luzbetakhttps://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2281/thumbnail.jp

MB 750 Values and Ethics in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Texts: 1. Strange Virtues by Bernard Adeney (1995) 2. Patterns of Culture by Ruth Benedict (1934) 3. Freedom and Culture by Dorothy Lee (1959) 4. Sick Societies by Robert Edgerton (1992) 5. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1959) 6. Case Studies in Missions by Paul & Frances Hiebert (1987)https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2278/thumbnail.jp

MS 672 Values And Ethics In Cross-Cultural Perspective

1. Strange Virtues by Bernard Adeney (1995) 2. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1959) 3. Ethics and World Religions: Cross-Cultural Case Studies By Regina W. Wolfe and Christine E. Gudorf (1999) 4. Mystic Endowment: Religious Ethnography of the Warao Indians. By Johannes Wilbert (1993) 5. A reading packet to be obtained from the ESJ School of World Mission and Evangelism. (Directions to follow) a. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1955 [1949] “The Love of God and the Decay of the World,” Chapter 1 of Ethics edited by Eberhard Bethge. New York: Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing Company. Pp. 17-54. b. Benedict, Ruth 1961 [1934] “The Nature of Society,” Chapter 7 in Patterns of Culture. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Pp. 223-250. c. Lee, Dorothy 1987 [1959] “Codifications of Reality: Lineal and Non-lineal,” in Dorothy Lee Freedom and Culture. Prospect Heights: Waveland Press. Pp. 105- 120. Originally published in Psycosomatic Medicine 12 (1950). d. Thompson, David L. 1996 “Women, Men, Slaves and the Bible: Hermeneutical Inquiries,” Christian Scholar’s Review 25:3:326-349. e. Dye, T. Wayne 1976 “Toward a Cross-Cultural Definition of Sin,” Missiology 4:4:27-41. f. Fortosis, Steve 1990 “A Model for Understanding Cross-Cultural Morality,” Missiology 18:2:164-176. g. Priest, Robert J. 1994 “Missionary Elenctics: Conscience and Culture,” Missiology 22:3:291-315. h. Fiske, Alan Page 1990 “Relativity within Moose (“Mossi”) Culture: Four Incommensurable Models for Social Relationships,” Ethos 18:2:180-204.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2852/thumbnail.jp

MB 765 Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism

Required Reading 1. A package of readings from the following: a. Frantz Fanon: “Concerning Violence,” chapter 1 of The Wretched of the Earth: The Handbook for the Black Revolution that is Changing the Shape of the World. 1963. b. Albert Memmi: “Portrait of the Colonizer: Does the Colonial Exist?” and “Portrait of the Colonized: Mythical Portrait of the Colonized,” two selections from The Colonizer and the Colonized. 1965. c. Kwame Nkrumah: “Obstacles to Economic Progress,” “Imperialist Finance,” “Companies and Combines,” and “The Mechanisms of Neo-Colonialism” from Neo-Colonialism: the Last Stage of Imperialism. 1965. d. Andre Gunder Frank: “Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment of Sociology” in Latin America: Underdevelopment or Revolution. 1969. e. Immanuel Wallerstein: “World Systems Analysis” (1987) and “America and the World: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow” (1992) from The Essential Wallerstein. 2000. 2. Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. By Jared Diamond. 1999 W. W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0393317552 3. Of Revelation and Revolution: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa. Volume 1. By Jean L. Comaroff and John L. Comaroff. 1991 University of Chicago Press. Paperback. ISBN 0-226-11442-2 4. Land and Churches in Melanesia: Issues and Contexts. Point Series No. 25. Edited by Michael A. Rynkiewich. 2001 The Melanesian Institute. ISBN 9980-65- 000-3 5. Globalization and Its Discontents. By Joseph E. Stiglitz. 2003 W. W. Norton and Company. ISBN 0393324397https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3924/thumbnail.jp

MS 671 Anthropology

Texts for Master’s Level Students: 1. Other People’s Worlds: An Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (1999) -- Joy Hendry New York University Press ISBN 0814736025 2. The Christ of the Indian Road (1924) -- E. Stanley Jones United Methodist Publishing House ISBN 0687063779 3. The Anthropology of Globalization: Cultural Anthropology Enters the 21st Century. (2002) -- Ted C. Lewellen. Bergin & Garvey ISBN 0897897404 4. One Church, Many Tribes (2000). -- Richard Twiss. Ventura, CA: Regal Books (Gospel Light) 5.a. American Cultural Patterns: A Cross-Cultural Perspective. Revised Edition. -- Edward C. Stewart and Milton J. Bennett. Intercultural Press, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-877864-01-8. ISBN-10: 1-877864-01-3 --or-- 5.b. The Clash of Worlds: What Christians Can Do in a World of Cultures in Conflict. (2 -- David Burnett (2002) Monarch Books 6. The Best of Missiology: Articles on Anthropology and Mission These articles are available through Information Services; they need not be bought. Master’s students, chose one of three. Post-graduate students choose two out of three.Texts for Th.M. and Doctoral Level Students (Who must register for MB 700): 1. All of the above texts, plus... 2. Either: The Gebusi: Lives Transformed in a Rainforest World (2005) -- Bruce Knauft McGraw Hill ISBN 0072972637 Or: Becoming Sinners: Christianity and Moral Torment in a Papua New Guinea Society. (2004) -- Joel Robbins University of California Press ISBN 0520238001https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2978/thumbnail.jp

MB 765 Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism

Required Reading 1. A package of readings (source: the professor, not the bookstore) from the following: a. Frantz Fanon: “Concerning Violence,” chapter 1 of The Wretched of the Earth: The Handbook for the Black Revolution that is Changing the Shape of the World. 1963. b. Albert Memmi: “Portrait of the Colonizer: Does the Colonial Exist?” and “Portrait of the Colonized: Mythical Portrait of the Colonized,” two selections from The Colonizer and the Colonized. 1965. c. Kwame Nkrumah: “Obstacles to Economic Progress,” “Imperialist Finance,” “Companies and Combines,” and “The Mechanisms of Neo-Colonialism” from Neo-Colonialism: the Last Stage of Imperialism. 1965. d. Andre Gunder Frank: “Sociology of Development and Underdevelopment of Sociology” in Latin America: Underdevelopment or Revolution. 1969. e. Immanuel Wallerstein: “World Systems Analysis” (1987) and “America and the World: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow” (1992) from The Essential Wallerstein. 2000. 2. Of Revelation and Revolution: Christianity, Colonialism, and Consciousness in South Africa. Volume 1. By Jean L. Comaroff and John L. Comaroff. 1991 University of Chicago Press. Paperback. ISBN 0-226-11442-2 3. Of Revelation and Revolution: The Dialectics of Modernity on a South African Frontier. Volume II. By Jean L. Comaroff and John L. Comaroff. 1999 University of Chicago Press. Paperback. ISBN 0-226-11444-9 4. Land and Churches in Melanesia: Issues and Contexts. Point Series No. 25. Edited by Michael A. Rynkiewich. 2001 The Melanesian Institute. Paperback. ISBN 9980-65-000-3 5. Globalization and Its Discontents. By Joseph E. Stiglitz. 2003 W. W. Norton and Company. $16.00. Paperback. ISBN 0393324397https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3604/thumbnail.jp

MB 730 The Change Agent in Mission

Required Reading 1. Diffusion of Innovations, 4th edition. 1995 Everett M. Rogers. 2. Applied Anthropology, 3rd edition. 1993 John van Willigen. 3. Change Across Cultures: A Narrative Approach to Social Transformation. 2002 Bruce Bradshaw. 4. The Church in Response to Human Need. 1987 Vinay Samuel & Chris Sugden. (WIPF reprint) 5. The Good News of the Kingdom Coming. 1997 Andrew Kirk. (WIPF reprint)https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3928/thumbnail.jp

MB 810 Advanced Missiological Anthropology

1. The Study of Culture (Rev. 1987) -L. L. Langness 2. Anthropological Theory 2nd ed. (2000) - R. J. McGee and R. L. Warms (eds.) 3. Anthropological Reflections on Missiological Issues (1994) - Paul Hiebert 4. The Church and Cultures: New Perspectives in Missiological Anthropology (1988) – Louis J. Luzbetakhttps://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2501/thumbnail.jp

MS 671 Anthropology for Christian Mission

Texts for Master’s Level Students: 1. Other People’s Worlds: An Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (1999) -- Joy Hendry New York University Press ISBN 0814736025 2. The Christ of the Indian Road (1924) -- E. Stanley Jones United Methodist Publishing House ISBN 0687063779 3. The Anthropology of Globalization: Cultural Anthropology Enters the 21st Century. (2002) -- Ted C. Lewellen. Bergin & Garvey ISBN 0897897404 4. The Best of Missiology: A Reader in Anthropology and Mission (2005) – Michael A. Rynkiewich (These articles need not be bought; they can be accessed through the library.) 5. One Church, Many Tribes (2000). -- Richard Twiss. Ventura, CA: Regal Books (Gospel Light) Texts for Th.M. and Doctoral Level Students: 1. All of the above texts, plus... 2. Either: The Gebusi: Lives Transformed in a Rainforest World (2005) -- Bruce Knauft McGraw Hill ISBN 0072972637 Or: Becoming Sinners: Christianity and Moral Torment in a Papua New Guinea Society. (2004) -- Joel Robbins University of California Press ISBN 0520238001https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3926/thumbnail.jp

MB 750 Values and Ethics in Cross-Cultural Perspective

Reading Packet: a. Bonhoeffer, Dietrich 1955 [1949] “The Love of God and the Decay of the World,” Chapter 1 of Ethics edited by Eberhard Bethge. New York: Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing Company. Pp. 17-54. b. Benedict, Ruth 1961 [1934] “The Nature of Society,” Chapter 7 in Patterns of Culture. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. Pp. 223-250. c. Lee, Dorothy 1987 [1959] “Codifications of Reality: Lineal and Non-lineal,” in Dorothy Lee Freedom and Culture. Prospect Heights: Waveland Press. Pp. 105-120. Originally published in Psycosomatic Medicine 12 (1950). d. Thompson, David L. 1996 “Women, Men, Slaves and the Bible: Hermeneutical Inquiries,” Christian Scholar’s Review 25:3:326-349. e. Dye, T. Wayne 1976 “Toward a Cross-Cultural Definition of Sin,” Missiology 4:4:27-41. f. Fortosis, Steve 1990 “A Model for Understanding Cross-Cultural Morality,” Missiology 18:2:164-176. g. Priest, Robert J. 1994 “Missionary Elenctics: Conscience and Culture,” Missiology 22:3:291- 315. h. Fiske, Alan Page 1990 “Relativity within Moose (“Mossi”) Culture: Four Incommensurable Models for Social Relationships,” Ethos 18:2:180-204. Texts: 1. Strange Virtues by Bernard Adeney (1995) 2. Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe (1959) 3. Mystic Endowment: Religious Ethnography of the Warao Indians by Johannes Wilbert (1993) 4. Ethics and World Religions: Cross-Cultural Case Studies edited by Regina W. Wolfe and Christine E. Gudorf (1999)https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/2499/thumbnail.jp