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Cultural Anthropology
EM009-612/712/812

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3 hours per week/directed study

Lecturer: Felix Chung

Overview: This subject introduces students to cultural anthropology, and specific applications of anthropology for cross-cultural ministry. Students will develop a working of the patterns and processes of culture and cultural change, enabling them to understand their own cultural context and to accept the validity of different culture. The subject also emphasises culture as a context within which God interacts with people, and the significance of this to churches in the world today.

Textbooks:

  • Hiebert, Paul, Cultural Anthropology (2nd ed.; Grand Rapids, MI: Baker, 1992).

  • Womack, Mari, Being Human: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (2nd ed.; Upper Saddel Valley, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2001).

  • Park, Michael A., Introducing Anthropology: An Integrated Approach (2nd ed.; New York: McGranHill Comp, 2003).

  • Grunlan R. and Mayers, M. Cultural Anthropology (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1979).

ACT unit information:
Cultural Anthropology EM009-612
Cultural Anthropology EM009-712
Cultural Anthropology EM009-812