As with every field of study, missiology has its particular focus, literature, and methods. This course reviews the basic perspectives, literature and tools used by missiologists. The biographies of missiologists who have made seminal contributions are studied to gain insight into the missiological process. These missiological thinkers will be evaluated using the Word-World-Church framework. Since dynamic missiology is developed interactively, the course is structured around collaborative learning. An overall goal of the course is that the student be able to integrate learnings from all the work done thus far.

• Familiarity with essential missiological literature, key thinkers, and the development of mission studies as a part of the modern mission movement.
• In-depth knowledge of a significant missiological thinker
• Ability to evaluate missiological data using the Word-Church-World triad and integrate these findings into missiological praxis.

The class combines lectures on the main themes of missiology—highlighting representative missiologists—with small group presentations of case studies of key figures in mission studies.

Read 1500 pages from the following:
Gerald H. Anderson, et al, eds. Mission Legacies: Biographical Studies of Leaders of the Modern Mission Movement. Orbis Books, 1994.
Wilbert R. Shenk, ed. The Transfiguration of Mission. Scottdale, Herald Press, 1993.
Norman E. Thomas, ed., Classic Texts in Mission and World Christianity. Orbis Books, 1995.
Jacob A. Loewen, Culture and Human Values. WCL, 1975.
A reader (on reserve) consisting of selected autobiographies from the IBMR "Pilgrimage in Mission" series and essays and excerpts by representative missiologists.
One book selected from the bibliography, Basic Books in Missiology, in the syllabus.
Recommended (not required): Charles R. Taber, To Understand the World, To Save the World: The Interface Between Missiology and the Social Sciences: Trinity Press International, 2000.

1. Three reading reports. Note schedule and instructions in syllabus.
2. A 3,000-word paper on a significant missiological problem related to your ministry. See syllabus for instructions about writing your paper. Follow SWM Style Guide.
3. The class will be divided into teams of 4-5 students. Each group will select a missiologist from Mission Legacies or the "Pilgrimage in Mission" series (see "Case Studies: Missiologists") and develop a presentation to be made to the class. A 2,000-word written summary of the case presented orally should be submitted on day the report is given.
4. Th.M. Students: read and write review of one additional book from Basic Books in Missiology list; write a 4,000-word term paper.