A book I like, and have used before in my classes on Cultural Anthropology is "Cultural Anthropology-- A Christian Perspective" by Stephen A. Grunlan and Marvin K. Mayers (1988). You can find it by CLICKING HERE. I decided to do something yesterday that I pretty much never do--- read the reader comments (in this case …
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<The following is actually some guidance for my students in Cultural Anthropology class. But others can read it if they want.> Cultural Anthropology has been called Missions Anthropology by some, and when Cultural Anthropology is used by missionaries for solutions to ministry questions, the term Missions Anthropology is quite appropriate. One of the goals of …
So I have started teaching Cultural Anthropology again. In my intro to the class, I like to start with Anthropology as a general term to describe "The Study of Man." And then I like to add my little note that in Old English, "Wer" meant adult male, "Wif" meant adult female and "Man" or "Mann" …
My daughter was preparing for her NCLEX (Nursing exam for the US). In a preparation app for the test (so I don't know if this question ever showed up in an actual NCLEX) was: A nurse caring for a (sic) Asian-American client plans care considering the client's view of illness. Which of the following appropriately …
A friend of mine (who is not American, but who has lived in the US before) asked the following question on FB: Aside from prayer, what is your specific solution or concrete and actual suggestions to end the racial problem in the US? It is hard to give specific, concrete and actual "anything" on FB …
Finally got my book updated. Previously, I was trying to finish the book "Ministry in Diversity" quickly so that it could be used in my Cultural Anthropology class. So I was a bit... sloppy. My son helped me fix a lot of it. We got most of the problems fixed now (HOPEFULLY all of them). …
Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary (www.pbts.net.ph) will start its 2017/18 academic year starting June 13th. Looking forward to it, as I will be teaching three courses I love. I will be teaching Cultural Anthropology again. This will be for the M.Div. program. I will be using the book I wrote, "Ministry in Diversity," as the main …
Imagine that you are walking along the bank of a river. You look into the river... but you have difficulty seeing much beyond the surface. Sure, you can see the surface of the river. You can see the ripples on the surface. But below that is rather obscured. Reflections of light off of the surface …
Theology means Study of God (at least etymologically). Anthropology means Study of Man (again, etymologically). I would like to suggest that Theology has cultural anthropology as a powerful tool (perhaps most powerful tool from the human sciences) in its development from revelation and context. The material here is a bit heavy (for me at least) …
This next term I will be teaching two classes. One of them is Missions History. I will be teaching that at a seminary here in the Philippines. At the same time, at a different school, I will be facilitating (hate to use the word “teaching” since it is doctoral level) a class in Cultural Anthropology. …
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