Exploration of the nature and role of both worldview and culture of new religions. This course seeks to discover how new religions view, evaluate and make sense of reality. The course also will provide a glimpse into the cultural and lived experience of adherents in new religions.
Students desiring to engage members of new religious movements need to be able to both understand the worldviews of new religious movements, but also have the ability to contextualize the gospel in order to effectively minister to those in new religious movements. This course will provide students with the knowledge of how worldviews construct reality, and basic worldview tenets of new religious movements. Having this knowledge is essential to being able to contextualize the message of the gospel for members of new religious movements
Worldviews and culture are two powerful forces that shape who we are as individuals. Yet, these two forces operate in the background of our lives, mostly unnoticed. By analyzing both the role and content of worldviews and culture, students will be better equipped to minister to those in new religious movements.
This course will provide students with several examples of worldviews that contrast with a biblical worldview. Doing so will cause students to reflect on the nature of a biblical perspective of reality.
In order to engage with those in new religious movements, students will need to have an adequate understanding of who they are ministering to. This course can provide students with that information.
New religious movements differ from traditional mainstream religions. In order to effectively engage them, one must be aware of the unique worldviews and cultural milieus of such groups.
New religious movements have worldviews and cultures that are unique. This course will provide students with the resources to understand and interact with those worldviews and cultures.
This course seeks to equip the student to practically engage with adherents of new religious movements.
Students are encouraged to interact with adherents of new religious movements.
