Doctor of Missiology - Biola University
Doctor of Missiology - Biola University
Doctor of Missiology - Biola University
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Cook School <strong>of</strong> Intercultural Studies<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Intercultural Studies: <strong>Doctor</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Missiology</strong><br />
STATEMENT OF MISSION SECTION 1.1<br />
STATEMENT OF MISSION<br />
The mission <strong>of</strong> the Cook School <strong>of</strong> Intercultural Studies is to equip students to communicate, live<br />
and work successfully in culturally diverse societies through applied programs in anthropology,<br />
missiology, intercultural studies, linguistics and education so that they can more effectively impact the<br />
world for Jesus Christ.<br />
Through the scholarly activities <strong>of</strong> its faculty and graduate students, the school endeavors to<br />
engage in continuing research, which will contribute to the knowledge bases <strong>of</strong> the disciplines, which<br />
support the program emphases <strong>of</strong> the school.<br />
The key objective <strong>of</strong> CSICS is to provide educational opportunity at the graduate level for mature,<br />
experienced students to reflect upon their cross-cultural experience and develop further capability in<br />
cross-cultural ministry through exposure to missiological concepts, social science methodologies,<br />
language specialization and the refinement <strong>of</strong> ministry related research skills.<br />
The Cook School <strong>of</strong> Intercultural Studies serves the mission <strong>of</strong> the university in two very distinct<br />
ways. Its graduates have a broad exposure to the ideas that have shaped human thinking, specifically<br />
in the theoretical contributions pertinent to our fields <strong>of</strong> knowledge. The school also supports the<br />
university's General Education curriculum at the undergraduate level by <strong>of</strong>fering cultural anthropology<br />
as a part <strong>of</strong> the required social science requirement, physical anthropology for the science requirement<br />
and TESOL as an undergraduate minor.<br />
In order to foster the university's emphasis on developing critical thinking and encouraging sound<br />
Biblical faith, all CSICS course <strong>of</strong>ferings are highly integrative in nature. All students are challenged<br />
to critically evaluate and test various theoretical models and to subject them to theological and Biblical<br />
examination. The emphasis is on the integration and application <strong>of</strong> concepts for the purpose <strong>of</strong> service<br />
and ministry in the world.<br />
Date: March 2004 Page 1 <strong>of</strong> 1
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