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What characterizes "A Volatile World Situation" we see in missions today? - - world is "on the march", unrest, and suspicious of authority - geographic unity as world gets smaller - relativism increasingly replaces absolutes - secularism leaves God out - seeds of totalitarianism stir beneat...

What is cultural anthropology? - The truth is that cultural anthropology is the description, interpretation, and analysis of similarities and differences in human cultures What are the four subfields of anthropology? - archaeology, physical/biological, cultural/social, linguistic How does Psalm ...

Cultural Anthropology - The truth is that cultural anthropology is the Description, interpretation, and analysis of similarities and differences in human cultures The four subfields of Cultural anthropology - Archaeology, Linguistic, Social/ cultural, biological /physical What does unilinear cul...

Story - The method/form of communication focused on in this course a method that is effective across cultures. Jesus is alive, claimed to be God, performed miracles, power of nature, etc. - What separated Jesus from other major religious groups? Salvation Gospel Culture - - Pray this prayer and ...

What method/form of communication was the focus of this course as a method that is effective across all cultures? (Hint: it served as the framework for this course - see syllabus/lecture/notes) - CQ? When we are trying to understand someone better, what three things do we need to keep in mind? (h...

1. Where does a global focus begin in scripture? - In the Old Testament 2. What type of nation did God want Israel to be in the Old Testament? - A going nation, a light to other nations 3. Describe a Me-centric vs. a God-centric approach to mission? - Me-centric: Insufficient when things get dif...

Where does a global focus begin in scripture? - the Old Testament, Genesis 12 What type of nation did God want Israel to be in the OT? - A nation that told the world of the glory of God Describe a Me-centric vs, God-centric approach to missions - Me-Centric is when missions can become an idol an...

What is the difference in a salvation gospel culture and a kingdom gospel culture? - Salvation culture stops at the personal saving and focuses there Gospel culture is about the Kingdom focus and disciples What method/form of communication did we focus on in this course as a method that is effect...

Clifford Geertz - Clifford Geertz () was arguably the most influential scholar in promoting interpretive or symbolic analysis as the overall agenda for anthropology as a discipline. . . . Geertz urged anthropologists to move away from efforts to explain and predict, turning toward description and...

What is ethnocentrism? - Belief that your culture is the best, basing every other culture off your own. Low & High Power Distance - Expects that all should have rights, USA, VS Expects power holders to be entitled to privileges Competitive & Cooperative - Performance VS quality of life Does the...

chapter 1 In other words, cultures can only be understood relative to the _____(1)______ , _____(2)______ , and _____(3)_______ context in which they developed - (1) historical (2) ecological (3) social What is an armchair anthropologist? - gathering data from travelogues and books rather than ...

-What everyone does -What a people group does -What quirks you have - What are the differences between universal, cultural, and personal characteristics of behavior? "The capability to function effectively across national, ethnic, and organizational cultures" - What is cultural intelligence (...

An explanation of contextualization - - Putting the story of the gospel into terms people of other cultures can understand + relate to - Does NOT change the meaning of the story itself Analogies of culture - - Iceburg - Deep level of the river - Colored glass/lens CQ Action - Ability to adapt ...

Approximately how many people groups, unreached people groups and unengaged people groups are there in the world? - People Groups: 11,760 or 17,014; Unreached People Groups: 7,078 or 7,079; Unreached Unengaged People Groups: 3,173 (about 230 million people) According to Jesus, what is the greates...