MB 780 Cross-Cultural Christian Discipling

Eliade, Mircea 1959 The Sacred and the Profane: The ature of Religion. Trans. Willard R. Trask New York: Harcourt, Brace & World Folkert, Kendall W., ed. by John E. Cort 1991 “A Thematic Course in the Study of Religion,” John B. Carman and Steven P. Hopkins, eds. Tracing Common Themes: Comparative Courses in the Study of Religion. Studies in the Humanities. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 19-36 Neihardt, John G. 1988 Black Elk Speaks. Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press [originally published 1932] Turner, Victor 1977 The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Symbol. Myth and Ritual, ed. Victor Turner. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press Zahniser, A. H. Mathias 1997 Symbol and Ceremony: Making Disciples Across Cultures. Monrovia, CA: MARC Publications.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1394/thumbnail.jp

The Trinity: Paradigm for Mission in the Spirit

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Christian Witness in a Marketplace of Cultured Alternatives

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We Have Found Water: Patriarchal Paradigms For Cross - Cultural Mission

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MW 705 Judaism and Islam: Religious Studies for Christian Mission I

J. H. Bavinck. An Introduction to the Science of Missions. Trans. David H. Freeman. Philadelphia, PA: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1960. Distributed by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Part two is required reading and is included in your readings packet. John Corrigan, et al. Jews, Christians, Muslims: A Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. Suzanne Haneef. What Everyone Should Know about Islam and Muslims. Chicago: Kazi Publications, 1982. This whole book is to be read by all students. Yehezkel Kaufmann. The Religion of Israel: From its Beginnings to the Babylonian Exile. Trans. and abridged by Moshe Greenberg. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. The material to be read from Kaufmann has been included in the course packet. John Sanders (ed.), Gabriel Fackre, and Ronald H. Nash. What About Those Who Have *ever Heard?: Three Views on the Destiny of the Unevangelized. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press, 1995. This book is available at the bookstore. See below plans for December 7 and 9. Harold W. Turner. From Temple to Meeting House: The Phenomenology and Theology of Places of Worship. Religion and Society, 16. The Hague, Paris, and New York: Mouton, 1979. Portions of this book are required reading; these portions are included in your course packet. Herman Wouk. This is My God: The Jewish Way of Life. Revised Edition. New York: Little, Brown, and Co., 1997. This book is to be read in its entirety by all students. A. H. Mathias Zahniser. “Close Encounter of the Vulnerable Kind: Christian Dialogue and Proclamation Among Muslims.” Asbury Theological Journal 49/1 (Spring, 1994), 71-78. This article, distributed by the instructor, is required reading for all students. See below regarding final integrative essay.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1472/thumbnail.jp

MB 780 Cross-Cultural Christian Discipling

The books can be purchased at the bookstore and the articles will be found in the packet for this course also at the bookstore. Courson, Jim 1998 “Deepening the Bonds of Christian Community: Applying Rite of Passage Structure to the Discipling Process in Taiwan.” Missiology: An International Review. 26:301-313. Eliade, Mircea 1959 The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of Religion. Trans. Willard R. Trask. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World. Finn, Thomas M. 1989 “Ritual Process and the Survival of Early Christianity: A Study of the Apostalic Tradition of Hippolytus.” Journal of Ritual Studies. 3:69-89. Roach, Elizabeth M. 1988 “Transformation of the Christian Ritual in the Pacific: Samoan White Sunday.” Missiology: An International Review. 16:173-182. Turner, Victor 1977[1969] The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press Zahniser, A.H. Mathias 1997 Symbol and Ceremony: Making Disciples across Cultures. Monrovia, CA: MARC Publications.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/3031/thumbnail.jp

MW 605 Religious Studies for Christian Mission I: Judaism and Islam

A. Common Readings: The following books have been selected to give a common foundation to our knowledge: J. H. Bavinck, An Introduction to the Science of Missions . Trans. David H. Freeman. Philadelphia, PA: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1960. Distributed by Baker Books, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Part two is required reading and is included in your readings packet. Crim, Keith, et al., eds. Perennial Dictionary of World Religion. 1990 ed. Suzanne Haneef, What Everyone Should Know about Islam and Muslims. Chicago: Kazi Publications, 1982. This whole book is to be read by all students. Yehezkel Kaufmann, The Religion of Israel: From its Beginnings to the Babylonian Exile . Trans. and abridged by Moshe Greenberg. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1960. The material to be read from Kaufmann has been included in the course packet. Harold W. Turner, From Temple to Meeting House: The Phenomenology and Theology of Places of Worship . Religion and Society, 16. The Hague, Paris, and New York: Mouton, 1979. Portions of this book are required reading; these portions are included in your course packet. Herman Wouk, This is My God: The Jewish Way of Life. Revised Edition. New York: Little, Brown, and Co., 1997. This book is to be read in its entirety by all students. Zahniser, A. H. Mathias, “Close Encounter of the Vulnerable Kind: Christian Dialogue and Proclamation Among Muslims,” Asbury Theological Journal 49/1 (Spring, 1994), 71-78. This article to be distributed by the instructor is required reading for all students.https://place.asburyseminary.edu/syllabi/1397/thumbnail.jp