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Cincinnati Christian University

PIC 551 Historical Perspective on the Church's Global Mission Fall 2010

GHI 551 Historical Perspective on the Church's Global Mission Fall 2010

PUI 351 Historical Perspective on the Church's Global Mission Fall 2010

Fall Semester 2010 Three credit hours

Monday evenings 6:30—9:10 First class session: August 23, 2010

Professor: Bill Weber Crouch building: Study #7

513-244-8192

Course Description PIC/GHI 551

This course is a survey of the mission work of the church from Paul’s journeys to today including dates, events, people and policies at major milestones, studied in a way that helps the student understand and formulate present day strategies. Primary attention is given to the modern mission movement of the past two centuries.

Course Description PUI 351

A survey of the Church’s mission work from Paul’s journeys to today including the dates, events, people, and policies at major milestones, studied in a way that helps the student understand and formulate present day strategies.

Course Objectives

Students who successfully complete this course should be able to:

1.Outline the major historical periods in the missionaryoutreach of the church.

2. Identify the principle persons God used to carry the Gospel to the various parts of the world.

3.Describe different strategies that were used during various historical periods and evaluate their effectiveness.

4.Identify the major geographic areas (continents, regions, cities, people groups) influenced by theGospel worldwide.

5.Describe the primary factors positively and negatively affecting the expansion of Christianity.

Textbooks

Kane, J. Herbert. A Concise History of the Christian World Mission. Revised Edition. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House. 1982.

Tucker, Ruth. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions. 2nd Edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 2004.

Additional Seminary textbook for PIC/GHI 551

Jenkins, Philip. The Next Christendom: the Coming of Global Christianity. New York. Oxford University Press. 2007.

Assignments

1.Read A Concise History of the Christian World Mission taking careful book notes as you read. This is not abook review; however you may include a limited number of analytical observations. Each note should be accompanied by the page number from which it came.

2. Read “Four Men, Three Eras, Two Transitions: Modern Missions” by Ralph Winter in Perspectives on the World Christian Movement.Be prepared to discuss the article in class.

3.View three mission movies and write a one page review of each one. Details will be provided in class.

4. Identify the following individuals by writing a brief biographical paragraph about each one. Besure to include time and place reference.

Ulfilas / Patrick / Columba
Boniface / Raymond Lull / Francis Xavier
Matthew Ricci / John Eliot / David Brainerd
Nicolas von Zinzendorf / George Schmidt / William Carey
Adoniram Judson / Robert Moffat / David Livingstone
Mary Slessor / Robert Morrison / J. Hudson Taylor
Henry Martin / Samuel Zwemer / Amy Carmichael
Gladys Aylward / C. T. Studd / E. Stanley Jones
William Cameron Townsend / Donald McGavran / Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Greene
Paul Carlson / Helen Roseveare / Phyllis Rine

5. Each student will write a research paper on one of the following topics. (graduate credit 15 pages; undergraduate credit 10 pages) Use an appropriate form and style guide.

a. The early years of the modern mission movement in one of the following areas; (a) Sub-Sahara Africa, (b) India and Central Asia, (c) the Pacific Islands, or (d) China and the far East

b. Count Zinzendorf and the mission work of the Moravians

c. Early mission work among Native Americans in North America

d. The student volunteer movement in missions

e. The beginning of the direct support missions movement in the Christian churches and

churches of Christ

6. As teams students will present two or more perspectives on issues in missions. Details will be provided in class.

Additional graduate level assignment

Read The Next Christendom: the Coming of Global Christianity taking careful book notes as you

read. This is not a book review; however you may include a limited number of analytical

observations. Each note should be accompanied by the page number from which it came.

No late papers

Attendance policy

Students are expected to attend all class sessions. Students who miss class sessions may expect to receive a lower grade for the course.

Grading Scale

Undergraduate Graduate

Kane book review10%10%

Biography paragraphs20%20%

Movie reviews10%10%

Research paper and presentation20%20%

Group presentation20%20%

Participation20%10%

Jenkins book review---10%

Classroom Etiquette

  1. All students will participate in class activities
  2. Everyone will be respectful of others in the class and therefore may anticipate being treated respectfully by classmates
  3. No cell phones in class; keep them turned off and out of sight
  4. Laptops may be used for taking notes. If computers are used for other tasks, they will be disallowed in the classroom
  5. It is rude to be late

Class schedule

All the Mondays of the semester
August 23
August 30
September 6 / Labor Day—No class
September 13 / Kane book review due
September 20
September 27
October 4
October 11 / Biographies due
October 18
October 25 / Movie reviews due
November 1
November 8 / Student presentations / Research paper due
November 15 / Student presentations
November 22 / Thanksgiving break—No class
November 29 / Presentations on issues
December 6 / Presentations on issues / Jenkins review due
December 13 / No final examination

Note: All terms and conditions stated in this course plan, including objectives, outline of contents, required texts, assignments, attendance policy, and grading scale are subject to the professor’s unilateral revision at any point before, during, or after the semester.

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