Assignments: Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

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1 Lesson 1 Winter Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Overview: From First Things to Finalization As you start this module, read the Capstone Project guidelines provided by your school. The Capstone Project is due at the end of the module. Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes Assignments (continued) Objectives: To be able to... a. Identify problems in the process of gaining and transmitting knowledge of reality from one generation to the next. b. Explain how and why Christian (or Judaic) faith leads to zeal in understanding the overall meaning of reality. c. Discuss the notion of culturally diverse forms of Christianity and how that relates to the nature of the Gospel. d. Discuss Wall s missiological dimension in his approach to academic activities. Assignments: NOTE: NWC students are only required to use these study lessons through Lesson Lesson 01 General Please review the article The Story of the Battle for Our Planet written by Winter & Snodderly found on pages 1-13 in your <I>Ancient World: Reader</I> for Module 1. This article can also be found as the first item on the sidebar of the following webpage: <BR> 2-4 Lesson 01 Review McNeill: A World History 1-6 Emergence and Definition of the Major Old World Civilizations to 500 BC Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) xv-xviii Winter; #36 Winter: The Kingdom Strikes Back Hanciles: Beyond Christendom Exile, Migration, and Mission in Biblical Perspective Hesselgrave: Missionshift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millenium 7-27 Van Engren: Mission Defined and Described Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 355 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study E: The Big Picture Note: In all studies, Digging Deeper is an optional assignment. Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Congo, Kinshasa Optional (cont.) Isichei: A History of Christianity in Africa 13-29a ch.1 North African Christianity in Antiquity Walls: The Missionary Movement in Christian History ch. 5 Romans 1 and the Modern Missionary Movement Parshall: The Cross and the Crescent ch. 3 Worship, the Holy Privilege Administrative Note: All persons taking WCF as a student enrolled in an institution should make sure to follow instructions and read all forms that are given to you by your institution. These Daily Study Guide pages may not contain all the information you need in order to successfully complete your program. Contact your institution for more information. Also note that Study Guides are school-specific. If you have purchased a hard copy of the study guide then ensure that you have purchased the correct version by reading the front cover of your book. If you are relying mostly on the hard copy of the study guide and lesson overviews, note that the lesson overviews are in the back of the book. Plan ahead and begin working on major assignments which will be due at the end of the half-module.

2 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Winter Overview: From First Things to Finalization Reflection Questions 1. What are some of the inherent problems confronting the task of gaining and transmitting knowledge of reality from one generation to the next? 2. How and why does Christian (or Judaic) faith lead to zeal in fathoming the overall meaning of reality? 3. How does Packer both acknowledge the necessity of culturally diverse forms of Christianity and yet fail to link the nature of the gospel to that reality? 4. How does Walls, in his, reveal the significant dimension of missiology in his approach to academic activity? Notes Lesson 1

3 Lesson 2 Winter Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Review of Modules 1 and 2: Creation to AD 200 Objectives: To be able to... a. Explain un-understood puzzles in recent evolution thinking, and the acrimony surrounding this debate. b. Explain whether or not Old Testament accurately describes the pre-christian Bible. c. Discuss results of the conflict between different cultural streams of Biblical faith. d. Discuss possible results of Hindu and Buddhist versions of biblical faith. Assignments: You will find that in Module 4 a new section has been added to some of the Lesson Overviews. For some of your Lesson Overviews you will have not only the and Review sections, but also a section called Dr. Winter's Preview. The Previews are Dr. Winter s comments relevant to the lesson s assignments. 5-7 Lesson 02 General Isichei: A History of Christianity in Africa 29b-44 ch. 1 North African Christianity in Antiquity Winter, ed: WCF Program: Module Four Reader 02A Winter: Confronting the Puzzle of Reality 02B Pearcey: The Evolution Backlash 02C Trevino: Review of Rodney Stark s The Rise of Christianity 02D Winter: Making Sense out of the Non-Canonical Years 02E Winter: Some Thoughts on the Significance of the Post-Exilic Period Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions b Buddhism 434d-437b Hinduism McNeill: A World History Equilibrium Among the Civilizations 500 BC - AD 1500 Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) Wright, N.T.: Building for the Kingdom Fernando: The Supremacy of Christ Snodderly: The Goal of International Development Winter: The Embarrassingly Delayed Education of Ralph D. Winter Butare: International Development from a Kingdom Perspective Arthur: Missio Dei 7-9 Lesson 02 Review Winter: Eleven Frontiers of Perspective, Perspectives 7-11 Winter: Eleven Frontiers of Perspective, Perspectives 1-6 Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 355 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines:: Study E: Applying the Word Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Angola Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

4 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Winter Review of Modules 1 and 2: Creation to AD 200 Reflection Questions 1. What are some of the ununderstood puzzles in recent thinking about evolution? Why the acrimony of the debate? 2. Why is the phrase Old Testament not the ideal description of the pre-christian Bible? 3. What has been almost inevitable about the conflict between different cultural streams of biblical faith? 4. What might we expect to happen as Hindu and Buddhist versions of biblical faith appear? Notes Lesson 2

5 Lesson 3 Winter Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Review of Module 3: AD 200 to 1945 Objectives: To be able to... a. Discuss why most people and books fail to spend much time looking at the overall story of the past 2,000 years. b. Explain why 400-year markings are not as easy but may be more useful, as decades, centuries, and millennia. c. Describe contributions made by the Hebrew Bible to an historical perspective which finds the human experience a continuous story. Assignments: Lesson 03 General Jenkins: The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity 1-14 The Christian Revolution Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions 439b-446a History of Missions Myers: Exploring World Mission The Historical Context of Mission McNeill: A World History Review: Chronological Charts Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) 225 #36 Winter: Pulses in Western Civilization Walls, ed.: Mission in the 21st Century Walls: Christian Mission in a Five- hundred- year Context Hanciles: Beyond Christendom Globalization: Descriptions, Debates, and Destinies The Edinburgh 1910 Conference, Africa, and the Shift Butare: International Development from a Kingdom Perspective 5-12 Butare: Missions and International Development Winter: Three Mission Eras, and the Loss and Recovery of Kingdom Mission Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader Tokyo 2010 Declaration: Making Disciples of Every People in Our Generation Edinburgh 2010: Common Call Lesson 03 Review Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 355 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study F: The Big Picture Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Mozambique Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

6 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Winter Review of Module 3: AD 200 to 1945 Reflection Questions 1. What are some of the reasons most people (and books) do not spend much time musing about the overall story of the last 2,000 years? 2. Why do 400-year markings give people more trouble than decades, centuries and millennia? In what way are these markings more useful? 3. What contribution does the Hebrew Bible make to an historical perspective which finds the human experience a continuous story? Notes Lesson 3

7 Lesson 4 Buswell Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Review: Worldview, Theology, and Missions Objectives: To be able to... a. Present elements of worldview or themes of the ethos of your own and one other culture. b. Compare the approaches to worldview and ethos found in several missiological authors. c. Predict potential problems with the use of cultural themes (redemptive analogies) in evangelization. d. Illustrate the benefit of comprehending the worldview level of a culture to ensure effective communication with its people. Assignments: Lesson 04 Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes Assignments (continued) Optional (cont.) African Ecclesial Review 40.1, Feb (ATLA Religion Database) 1-62 Radoli: A Challenge to Preserve African Values in a Christian Context Hesselgrave: Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally b ch. 15 Communicating Christ into the Tribal Worldview 301d-304b ch. 21 Cultural Differences and the Cognitive Process a ch. 22 Conceptual Thinking and the Western Missionary Our basic assumptions affect communication of the gospel. General Adeney: Strange Virtues 13-18a ch. 1 to Cross-Cultural Ethics Worldview and Missions Winter, ed: WCF Program: Module Four Reader 04A Buswell: Worldview, Ethos and Cultural Themes: Context for Contextualization See the role of believers in serving others. Hiebert: Anthropological Insights for Missionaries ch. 5 Cultural Assumptions of Western Missionaries Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader Gration: #1 Congdon: Contextualization and Worldview: A Zulu Case Study Gration: #3 Richardson: Redemptive Analogies Corrie: Dictionary of Mission Theology Worldview The Writing Center 9-12 Hiebert: Transforming Worldviews The Concept of Worldview Worldviews in Human Contexts Methods for Analyzing Worldviews Transforming Worldviews Appendix 2: A Comparison of American and Indian Worldviews Snodderly: The Goal of International Development Taylor: Angelic Corruption of Creation: A Question for Worldview? Ampadu: African Tribal Religions and Worldview Graham: Transforming Worldviews through the Biblical Story Woodberry, ed: Seed to Fruit Travis and Parshall: Factors Affecting the Identity that Jesus Followers Choose Lesson 04 Review Hesselgrave: Missionshift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millenium Eitel: On Becoming Missional: Interacting with Charles Van Engen Optional Winter: The Most Precarious Mission Frontier Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Redemptive Analogies Worldview

8 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Buswell Review: Worldview, Theology, and Missions Reflection Questions 1. What is your world view as a member of an ethnic or national group (e.g., American); and, as a Christian, what elements differ from those in the world view or ethos of non-christian members of your people? 2. Describe the approach of Clifford Geertz to world view and ethos in comparison with the approach found in the writings of selected missiological authors. 3. Of what potential problems, if any, should one be aware in the use of cultural themes of tribal ethos as bridges, steps, or tools for evangelization? 4. What example can you give of an aspect of another culture s world view, the ignorance of which could make a significant difference in communication? Notes Lesson 4

9 Lesson 5 Winter Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) The New Global World Objectives: To be able to... a. Explain some of the factors justifying reference to The 25 Unbelievable Years. b. Describe some of the unexpected and complex phenomena in the former colonies of the Western World. c. Discuss whether or not the Oxford Atlas reading conflicts or confirms the main thesis of The 25 Unbelievable Years. Assignments: Lesson 05 General Pierson: The Dynamics of Christian Mission 1-7 ch. 28 Emerging Nations and Non-Western Churches Winter: The Twenty-Five Unbelievable Years, xxi-xxiv Preface 1-40 chs. 1 3 Note that following the collapse of the colonial era, in some cases believers have formed wholly new churches, beyond the bounds of Christianity. Jenkins: The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity 55-57a Standing Alone O Brien: Oxford Atlas of World History World Trade and Empires The Soviet Union and Eastern Europe and Western Europe since The Breakdown of Empires since 1945 McNeill: A World History Global Rivalries and Cosmopolitanism since 1945 Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) #127 Hickman, Hawthorne & Ahrend: Life and Purpose Sanneh: Disciples of All Nations Christian Awakening and the New China Hanciles: Beyond Christendom Indigenous Christian Movements The Significance of African Christianity: More Than Numbers! Lesson 05 Review Partridge, ed: to World Religions Chapman: Israel/Palestine: A Testing Ground for Three Faiths Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study F: Applying the Word Optional Jenkins: The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity 57b-72 Standing Alone Oliver: The African Experience 252b-258 Fullness of Time Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Maluku Indonesia: #11, #12, Map Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes Assignments (continued) Optional (cont.) Johnson: A History of the Jews Zion

10 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Winter The New Global World Reflection Questions 1. What are some of the factors justifying reference to The 25 Unbelievable Years? 2. What are some of the unexpected and complex phenomena in the former colonies of the Western world? 3. In your reading from the Atlas, what conflict or confirmation do you see with the main thesis of The Twenty-Five Unbelievable Years book? Notes Lesson 5

11 Lesson 6 Kietzman Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Intercultural Communications and Voluntary Organizations Objectives: To be able to... a. Compare and contrast the concepts of incarnation and translation. b. Explain the essential role of Bible translation in completing the missionary mandate. c. List areas of training that should be expected of cross-cultural workers. Assignments: Lesson 06 Introduciton General Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader Gration: #2 Litteral: Contextualization and Translation Important case study of Korea where the church has greatly expanded. Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Bible Translation Incarnational Mission Intercultural Communication Intercultural Competency Translation, Translation Theory Hiebert: Transforming Worldviews Critical Contexualization Lesson 06 Review Hesselgrave: Missionshift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millenium Wan: Mission and Missio Dei Guder: Defining and Describing Mission Kostenberger: Twelve Theses on the Church s Mission in the Twenty first Century Stetzer: Responding to Mission Defined and Described. Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition North Korea Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes Assignments (continued) Optional (cont,) Sanneh: Translating the Message: The Missionary Impact on Culture ch. 5 Missionary Translation in African Perspective Creative outreach is seen in the next case study. Harries: Missions, International Relations, and Inter-sport Language in the African Context

12 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Kietzman Lesson 6 Intercultural Communications and Voluntary Organizations Reflection Questions 1. How are the concepts of incarnation and translation linked? How do they differ? 2. Bible translation and the translation of Christianity into a culture are also closely allied, but they are quite different. Explain. 3. For effective cross-cultural witness, what areas of training should be expected of potential workers? Notes

13 Lesson 7 Baker Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Third World Leaders in Charge Objectives: To be able to... a. Explain the emergence of political independence which swept across the Third World as one aspect of a larger current of social ferment and political, economic, and ideological change that marked the quarter century following World War II. b. Examine some of the complex issues political independence raised for voluntary organizations working internationally. c. Describe the daunting array of obstacles which faced the newly independent nations of Africa and SE Asia in the two decades following WW II. Assignments: Lesson 07 General Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Third World See how independence came to Africa after WW II and consider the changes that accompanied this transition. Also look at some of the problems of decolonization. Isichei: A History of Christianity in Africa ch. 12 Independent Black Africa Since 1960, Postscript ch. 12 Independent Black Africa Since 1960, Postscript Oliver: The African Experience a Birth of Nations One of today s best known missiologists is Andrew Walls. Throughout this module, see how he analyzes missions especially in Africa. Tucker: From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya 406b-410b Africa Martyrs b Africa Martyrs O Brien: Oxford Atlas of World History South Asia, Southeast Asia, Japan, China Africa since 1939 McNeill: A World History Era of the Cold War Lesson 07 Review Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 356 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study G: The Big Picture Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Pakistan Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

14 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Baker Third World Leaders in Charge Reflection Questions 1. The emergence of the worldwide presence of the church was called the great new fact of our time. In what way was Third World political independence a great new fact of our time? 2. What effect did the demise of overt colonialism have for cross-cultural religious workers? 3. What is the significance for the emerging states of the Third World of Oliver s (p. 228) statement that, No amount of last minute good will, however, could overcome the sheer lack of educated and trained manpower with which African countries entered upon their independent nationhood? Notes Lesson 7

15 Lesson 8 Armstrong Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) The Transformation of Asian Worlds: Communism in Asia Objectives: To be able to... a. Analyze how communism spread in the post-ww II era and the impact of that spread. b. Describe the process of transformation that occurred in China following the communist victory. c. Explain the phenomena associated with China s Cultural Revolution, and its impact. Assignments: Lesson 08 General Realities of living under communism in rural China, as seen first-hand by one of the first Westerners to do research when China began to open after Mao s death. Tucker: From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya Betty and John Stam and the Chinese Martyrs O Brien: Oxford Atlas of World History Southeast Asia since 1920 McNeill: A World History China s Response to Western Dominance Lesson 08 Review Optional Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Communism/Marxism Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition China: Hong Kong Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

16 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Armstrong Lesson 8 The Transformation of Asian Worlds: Communism in Asia Reflection Questions 1. What effect did the rapid spread of communism have on international relations and on development in specific regions or countries in the first three post-war decades? 2. How in the world did the Chinese communists manage to change China so quickly and thoroughly from a traditional society to a modern marxist socialist nation? (or did they?) Should development workers today draw on some of their methods? 3. What and why was the Cultural Revolution in China? What impact did it have on governmental and other institutions? on the younger generation? Notes

17 Lesson 9 Winter Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) The 1960s: Affluence and Dissolution Objectives: To be able to... a. Reflect critically on the changes taking place within evangelicalism as related to evangelism, missions and world Christianity. b. Describe the impact this period had on international voluntary agencies and their work in the non-western world. c. Discuss the interrelatedness, or lack thereof, of events that take place around the world. Assignments: Lesson 09 General Winter: The Twenty-Five Unbelievable Years, ch. 4 The Fate of the Missions ch. 5 Preparation for Tomorrow Epilogue, Appendix A & B Thomas, ed: Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity 152b-159 McGavran: Do Not Betray the 2 Billion Smith: Individualistic Evangelism is Inadequate Pierson: The Dynamics of Christian Mission 1-8 ch. 29 From Mainline to Conservative Evangelical Missions, New Movements O Brien: Oxford Atlas of World History South Asia, Southeast Asia, Japan, China Africa since The Role of the United States in the World since 1945 McNeill: A World History Era of the Cold War Unraveling of the Cold War Social and Cultural Changes since Review: Chronological Chart Lesson 09 Review Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 356 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study G: Applying the Word Optional Thomas, ed: Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity 89-90a The Missionary Church (Vatican II) 90b-92a The Missionary Task of the Church a Mission as the Quest for Justice Review. Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Vietnam Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

18 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Winter The 1960s: Affluence and Dissolution Reflection Questions 1. What developments do you see in the evangelical movement related to evangelism, missions and world Christianity during this time period? What is the significance of these changes? 2. What was the impact of this period on the international voluntary agencies and their work in the non-western world? 3. Do you find any evidence in your readings of global ripples and interrelationships, or are the events we read about, whether in Cambodia or Detroit or China, unrelated? Notes Lesson 9

19 Lesson 10 Armstrong Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Changing Rural Peoples Objectives: To be able to... a. Analyze the role of national and colonial policies on change among rural peoples in the Third World. b. Explain the effects of introducing change in limited areas of a culture. c. Describe the differential impact of change among women and men of the rural Third World. Assignments: Lesson 10 General See especially on African Independent Churches. Isichei: A History of Christianity in Africa ch. 11 South Africa and Its Neighbors Since Harries: Visits to AICs Chinchen: The Art of Hospitality: African Style Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Third World Women Growing up and learning to be Chinese in communist China. Note the effect of Mao s policies on education and the Cultural Revolution. International Review of Mission 75, January 1986 (ATLA Religion Database) Wilhelm: The Enthusiastic Protestants of Bogota Columbia: reflections on the growth of a movement McNeill: A World History Review: Era of the Cold War Yuan and Mitchell: Land of the Walking Marriage #119 Hubbard: A Movement of Christ Worshipers in India Butare: International Development from a Kingdom Perspective MicahChallenge: Millenium Development Goals Prayer Guide Lesson 10 Review Optional Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Third World Two-Thirds World Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition United Arab Emirates Qatar Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

20 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Armstrong Changing Rural Peoples Reflection Questions 1. How have colonial and national policies influenced change among rural peoples? Give examples. 2. When cross-cultural development workers deliberately focus their efforts on only a few specific aspects of the culture in which they are introducing change, should we expect major changes throughout much of the culture? Cite examples. 3. Compare the effect of modernization and change on the role of women and men in rural populations of the Third World. Notes Lesson 10

21 Lesson 11 Armstrong Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) The Urbanizing World Look for implications of rapid urbanization for outreach in the developing world. Read first-hand accounts of urban workers and poor, as they deal with daily life. Conditions for the poor today in many Third World cities are not really much different from those years ago. Objectives: To be able to... a. Compare characteristics of cities versus rural areas in the Third World. b. Describe coping mechanisms used by the urban poor and recent migrants to the city. c. Discuss suggestions for voluntary organizations in working with the urban poor. Assignments: Lesson 11 General Urbanization Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Third World Urbanization McNeill: A World History Review: Social and Cultural Changes since 1945 Latin America and India Myers: Exploring World Mission Challenges to Mission: Urban Areas Problems identified in Turner s classic study have still not been solved in much of the developing world. Note that even professionals and lower middle class families resort to land invasion to obtain housing. Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Wealth and Poverty Winter, ed: WCF Program: Module Four Reader 11A Aghamkar: Family Coherence and Evangelization in Urban India 11B Lelyveld: Kishan Babu Myers: Walking With the Poor Chapter 4: Perspectives on Development Africa and the Middle East Woodberry, ed: Muslims and Christians on the Emmaus Road #4 Conn: Urbanization and Its Implications Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) #86 Greenway: Challenge of the Cities Corrie: Dictionary of Mission Theology Urban Mission Lesson 11 Review Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 356 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study H: The Big Picture Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition 429 India: Karnataka Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

22 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Armstrong The Urbanizing World Reflection Questions 1. How do Third World cities differ from their rural hinterlands? Indicate the implications of some of these factors for cross-cultural religious work. 2. What mechanisms have urban immigrants and the urban poor developed to help them cope with problems? 3. Compare the role of the kinship versus voluntary associations for Third World urban peoples. How might these forms of social relations affect development work? Notes Lesson 11

23 Lesson 12 Armstrong Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Population, Health Services, and Development Around the World Objectives: To be able to... a. Explain factors affecting population growth rates in different countries. b. Discuss the relationship between family planning and women s health, family life, and population trends. c. Describe the historical and recent contributions of medical missions to development. Assignments: Lesson 12 General Get acquainted with basic terms, such as population explosion, demographic trap, etc., and with population trends and their impact around the world. McNeill: A World History Unraveling of the Cold War Population Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Population, Population Explosion, Population Planning Myers: Exploring World Mission State of the World s Population Medical Missions Importance of medical work in missions and its impact on health care around the world. 12A is a good example of combining spiritual life with health care in Africa, where people take a more wholistic approach to life, not compartmentalizing so much between body and soul. Winter, ed: WCF Program: Module Four Reader 12A Van Reken: Medical Missions and the Development of Health Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Medical Mission Work Thomas, ed: Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity Mother Teresa: Our Life of Evangelization Where There Is No Doctor<BR>This book is available for free download at: Chapter 20: Family planning Samuel, ed.: Mission as Transformation A Christian Response to Population Issues Lesson 12 Review Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

24 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Armstrong Lesson 12 Population, Health Services, and Development Around the World Reflection Questions 1. How would you account for differences in population growth rates in various countries in recent decades? 2. How is family planning related to women s health, family life, and population trends? Should missions include family planning in their health work? 3. How have medical missions contributed to development in the developing world over the past two centuries? Notes

25 Lesson 13 Baker Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) The Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor Objectives: To be able to... a. Analyze why it can be said to be true that poverty is a luxury we can no longer afford. b. Examine implications for international development of the worldwide distribution of per capita income. c. Discuss some of the resources for overcoming unequal development to be found within the biblical tradition. Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes Assignments (continued) Optional (cont.) Assignments: Ministry to the Poor Thomas, ed: Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity 162d-175a EMC of Bolivia: A Liberating Evangelism 176b-180a Mission as Contextualization Harries: Heart-led Development: an East-African Study 54 Lesson 13 General Consider Christian responsibility to the poor in the past and now. Pierson: The Dynamics of Christian Mission 1-6 ch. 33 Issues for the Future: Urbanization and the Poor Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Development Option for the Poor Relief Work Wealth and Poverty Thomas, ed: Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity 171d-173 Chandran: Universal Revelation and Indigenous Faith 171d-173 WCC: From Indigenization to Contextualization Myers: Walking With the Poor Chapter 2: The Biblical Story Myers: Exploring World Mission Challenges to Mission: the Least Reached O Brien: Oxford Atlas of World History South Asia, Southeast Asia, Japan, China Africa since 1939 McNeill: A World History Africa and Oceania Review: Social and Cultural Change since Review: Chronological Chart Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) #93 World Relief: The State of the World Need #97 Grigg: The Urban Poor: Who Are We? Samuel, ed.: Mission as Transformation What is Good about Good News to the Poor? Walls, ed.: Mission in the 21st Century Melba Maggay and Haami Chapman: To Respond to Human Need by Loving Service Butare: International Development from a Kingdom Perspective Franklin: Holistic Help for Peoples of the Earth 55 Lesson 13 Review Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 356 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study H: Applying the Word Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Colombia Israel Earhart, ed: Religious Traditions of the World 469b-475a Fishbane: Judaism in Israel and the U.S. Johnson: A History of the Jews 542b-560a Zion

26 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Baker The Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor Reflection Questions 1. Why might the statement be made that poverty is a luxury we can no longer afford? What implications do you see for cross-cultural workers? 2. Search online for a chart showing the GNP per Capita Income to find out the worldwide distribution of per capita income. What are some of the implications for international development? 3. What are some of the resources available within biblical faith for addressing crucial issues of development among the poor? Notes Lesson 13

27 Lesson 14 Armstrong Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Changing Religious Scenes Objectives: To be able to... a. Analyze the social, cultural, psychological, religious, and other reasons that encouraged Westerners to join the new Eastern religions of the 1960s-1980s. b. Compare differences among new religious movements popularized in the West in the 1960s-1980s. Assignments: Lesson 14 General Explanations, tied to church history, for the success of Christianity in the post-colonial South. Jenkins: The Next Christendom: The Coming of Global Christianity 72b-78 Standing Alone Myers: Exploring World Mission State of the World s Religions Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Buddhist, Buddhism Hindu, Hinduism New Age Movement Sikh, Sikhism Do some of these true believers sound like people you know? Why do people join such groups, and why have so many new religions become established in America? Sociological Analysis, :4, ATLA Religion Database Hannigan: Social Movement Theory and the Sociology of Religion: Toward a New Synthesis Lesson 14 Review Partridge, ed: to World Religions Sadgrove: Branches of the Church Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition 712 Russia (#12) Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

28 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Armstrong Changing Religious Scenes Reflection Questions 1. What social, cultural or psychological dynamics might lead Westerners to join Eastern religious groups and cults? 2. What differences do you see between the various new religions of the 1960s-1980s, such as the Moonies, Hare Krishnas, Jesus People, Soka Gakkai, or others? Notes Lesson 14

29 Lesson 15 Winter Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) The New Focus on Peoples Objectives: To be able to... a. Discuss the major transition prompting a new focus on peoples. b. Describe the physical complexity involved regarding the new focus on Unreached Peoples. c. Explain the developmental complexity in the new focus on Unreached Peoples. Assignments: Lesson 15 General Winter, ed: WCF Program: Module Four Reader 15A Winter: Unreached Peoples: What Are They and Where Are They? 15B Winter: The Story of the Frontier Mission Movement 15C Winter: Frontier Mission Perspectives Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Peoples, People Groups Pierson: The Dynamics of Christian Mission 1-9 ch. 30 Pentecostal Missions Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) #54 Winter; The New Macedonia Hanciles: Beyond Christendom Vernacular Translation Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) Piper: Discipling All the Peoples Adeney: Is God Colorblind or Colorful? The Gospel Globalization and Ethnicity Lesson 15 Review Hesselgrave: Missionshift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millenium Hiebert: The Gospel in Human Contexts Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 356 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study I: The Big Picture Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Timor Lorosae (East Timor) Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

30 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Winter The New Focus on Peoples Reflection Questions 1. What was the major transition that brought the focus on Peoples into being? 2. What was (and continues to be) the physical complexity involved in the new focus on Unreached Peoples? 3. What was and continues to be the developmental complexity in the new focus on Unreached Peoples? Notes Lesson 15

31 Lesson 16 Emery Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Ethics, the Church, and Missions in the Modern World Objectives: To be able to... a. Describe the relationship between worldview and ethics. b. Defend the proposition that there are absolute values, not just preferences/likes as values. c. Interact with the the need for examining biblical guidelines in relation to questionable or morally wrong practices in societies with relativistic worldviews. Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes Assignments (continued) Optional (cont.) Assignments: Hesselgrave: Communicating Christ Cross-Culturally 393b-450 chs Behavioral Patterns: Ways of Acting ch. 45 Receptivity and Missionary Response Stott, ed: Down to Earth #16 Osei-Mensah: The Christian Lifestyle Lesson 16 General Winter: The Largest Stumbling Block to Leadership Development in the Global Church Ethics If you are not acquainted with Francis Schaeffer s writings and L Abri Fellowship, this is a good chance to see his approach. When so many American evangelicals were raised in an anti-intellectual environment even after World War II, Schaeffer s analysis of secular philosophy, easy-going seminars, and apologetic reasoning helped many students attending state universities, where they faced anti-christian teaching. Winter, ed: WCF Program: Module Four Reader 16A Schaeffer: The Breakdown in Philosophy and Science Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Ethics Tucker: From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya New Methods & Strategy, R. Kenneth Strachan Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions 817 Relativist, Relativism Worldview Newbigin draws together the themes of justice and living out the will of God within culture as they lead to the goal of history, God s kingdom reigning on earth as in heaven. Newbigin: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society 130c-140 ch. 11 Mission: Word, Deed, New Being Communication See the many practical examples in the chapters listed in the Supplemental Readings list. See especially pp , , Samuel, ed.: Mission as Transformation A Presentation of the Concern for Kingdom Ethics Corrie: Dictionary of Mission Theology Ethics Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) Schwartz: Dependency Lesson 16 Review Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Chile

32 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Emery Ethics, the Church, and Missions in the Modern World Reflection Questions 1. What relationship is there between worldview and ethics? Give examples. 2. How would you defend the proposition that there are absolute values, over against values as personal preferences? 3. How would a person with a relativistic worldview interpret cannibalism, adultery, deceit, and murder differently than a person with a theocentric view? How would a Christian contextualize his/her ethics with respect to these practices? Notes Lesson 16

33 Lesson 17 Armstrong Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Development and Grassroots Efforts Objectives: To be able to... Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes a. Discuss potential contributions and problems of development work at national and local levels. b. Explain methods of enhancing grassroots participation in development efforts. c. Analyze reasons for the growth of African independent churches. Assignments (cont.) Assignments: Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation, 7th Edition Sierra Leone Lesson 17 General Development at the Grassroots Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Development Relief Work Woodberry, ed: Muslims and Christians on the Emmaus Road #5 Mensah: Holistic Ministry Among the Poor The Foreword points out that Newbigin confirms the need to equip ministers who can enable grassroots participation in mission. Newbigin: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society vii-ix Foreword if you agree or disagree with this position on grassroots efforts. Harries: The Immorality of Aid to the Third World Health Skim these selections to get acquainted with these very practical resources for people working where medical care is limited. Hesperian Foundation, which publishes these resources, also makes available at low cost other practical books on health care, some in different languages. Winter, ed: WCF Program: Module Four Reader 17A Werner: Where There Is No Doctor 17B Werner & Bower: Helping Health Workers Learn Independent Grassroots Churches Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions African Initiated Church Movement Look especially at the house church movement in China under communism another grassroots movement. Lambert: The Resurrection of the Chinese Church 1-8 ch. 1 : Tiananmen Square 9-25 ch. 2 The Church During the Cultural Revolution Winter and Hawthorne, eds.: Perspectives on the World Christian Movement (4th edition) #95 Voorhies: Transformational Development Samuel, ed.: Mission as Transformation Christian Relief and Development Agencies in the Twenty First Century Children at Risk Lesson 17 Review Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 356 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study I: Applying the Word Optional A useful tool for doing village medicine is found in the books: Village Medical Manual by Mary Vanderkool (2 volume set) available from

34 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Armstrong Development and Grassroots Efforts Reflection Questions 1. Is development work useful or harmful when done at the macro (e.g., national) level? at the local grassroots level? Which level, if any, should missions encourage? 2. What are some methods and techniques to help encourage grassroots ownership of development projects? 3. What are some advantages and disadvantages of membership in an independent church as compared to in a mission-related or historical church? What reasons would you give for the growth of African independent churches? Notes Lesson 17

35 Lesson 18 Baker Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Dictatorships, Coups, and Terror Objectives: To be able to... a. Review evidence of war as a pervasive part of the context for international development in our era. b. Explain internal war not just as unfortunate conflict, but also as deliberate policy and as influenced by outside social, religious, political, and economic forces. c. Analyze significant ethical issues which internal conflict and oppression raise for cross-cultural workers. Assignments: 73 Lesson 18 General McNeill: A World History The Onset of Global Cosmopolitanism Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Wars Africa Get acquainted with the process of independence as it occurred in different parts of Africa, without worrying about learning all the details. Oliver: The African Experience Birth of Nations Slippery Slope Full Exposure Thomas, ed: Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity a A Radical Gospel (South Africa) Latin America Tucker: From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya a Chet Bitterman and the Latin American Martyrs Political Science Quarterly, v. 121 no. 3 (Fall 2006), Wilson Select Plus Database De Nevers: The Geneva Convention & New Wars O Brien: Oxford Atlas of World History Latin America Latin America since Lesson 18 Review Optional Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Uganda Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

36 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Baker Dictatorships, Coups, and Terror Reflection Questions 1. Is war a part of the human condition? What evidence do you see in your reading for war as a pervasive part of the context for international development in our era? 2. In what ways could internal war such as coups and dictatorships be considered deliberate policy? In what ways is such policy influenced by outside social, religious, political and economic forces? 3. What responsibility or role does the cross-cultural religious worker have in times of internal conflict and oppression? Notes Lesson 18

37 Lesson 19 Armstrong Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) The Quest for Social and Economic Justice Objectives: To be able to... a. Suggest possible actions that can be taken in the quest for greater social and economic justice. b. Analyze recent reformation movements within Islam from the viewpoint of a quest for justice. c. Assignments: Lesson 19 General Christian: Maps of Time Acceleration of the Twentieth Century: The Contradictions of Capitalism: Inequality and Poverty O Brien: Oxford Atlas of World History South Asia, Southeast Asia, Japan, China Africa since 1939 Evangelicals and Social Concern Moreau, ed: Evangelical Dictionary of World Missions Economics Ethics Justice of God Myers: Exploring World Mission State of the World s Resources Re-read this selection from Newbigin in the light of the issues of social and economic justice and the Church s responsibility. Islamic Fundamentalism, Iran Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 329 Hamme: World System: A Thumbnail Sketch Samuel, ed.: Mission as Transformation Wheaton Consultation: The Church in Response to Human Need Walls, ed.: Mission in the 21st Century Steuernagle and Haddad: To Seek to Transform Unjust Structures of Society Corrie: Dictionary of Mission Theology Poor/Poverty Butare: International Development from a Kingdom Perspective Befus and Bauman: Economic Justice for the Poor Lesson 19 Review Hesselgrave: Missionshift: Global Mission Issues in the Third Millenium Winter; The Future of Evangelicals in Mission Inductive Bible Study Snodderly, ed: WCF Degree Study Programs: All Module Reader 357 Global Teams: Module 4 Global Teams Inductive Bible Study Guidelines: Study J: The Big Picture Optional Myers: Walking With the Poor Chapter 3: Poverty and the Poor Newbigin: The Gospel in a Pluralist Society 130c-140 ch. 11 Mission: Word, Deed, New Being Mandryk: Operation World: The Definitive Prayer Guide for Every Nation 7th Edition Iran Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes

38 Module 4 Modern World (AD Present) Armstrong The Quest for Social and Economic Justice Reflection Questions 1. Can we as evangelicals really help work toward greater social and economic justice? Should we? 2. What exactly are the moderates and Puritans in conflict regarding? To what degree is the desire for social justice fueling the Puritans movement and does El Fadl suggest any other factors underlying their goals and methods that may even complete or outweigh the social justice factor? 3. What were the motivations behind Mao s cultural revolution? Would you agree or disagree that the evidence points to an underlying desire for social justice? Why or why not? What went wrong in this major social upheaval? Notes Lesson 19

39 Lesson 20 Module 4: Modern World (AD Present) Use This Lesson to Work on Assignments Personal Response, Intellectual Journal, Notes