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This course is designed to acquaint students with recurring social, political, and religious issues that individuals encounter in cross-cultural settings. Concerns arising out of current events and the personal experiences of the students may also be topics of discussion.

This course is designed to develop a basic understanding of Islam. Some attention will be given to its birth and development, the variety of expressions found today around the world and the implications these things hold for Christian witness. We will look at the facts of Islam, the text, the anthropological and sociological makeup of the faith and its people in a variety of cultural settings. Strategies for engaging in meaningful dialogue and effective Christian witness will be explored. Not open to students with credit in HST-321. Pre-requisites: PHL-180, ENG-180, HST-180, UNV-180, BIL-101, and BIL-102.

This course provides an introduction to the focuses on intercultural and multicultural leadership and followership, and logistical foundations for developing effective intercultural teams. Special emphasis will be placed on pre-field planning and team preparation, on-field operations, and post-field debriefing, follow-up, and next steps. Servanthood and stewardship paradigms serve as the biblical and theological bases for intercultural leadership/followership. Prerequisite: INT-220.

This seminar will provide a forum for the interdisciplinary integration of students' course work and for the integration of students' academic, personal, and ministry development. Studies in the cultural and religious backgrounds, historical development, and present situation in a country of the student's selection are also discussed in relation to how they affect the preaching of the Gospel and the development of the church. Restricted to seniors with a major or minor in Intercultural Studies.