Anthropology Major Integrated with Christian Formation and Ministry

As a study of human culture, anthropology offers insight into virtually any human phenomenon across any discipline. The department therefore offers an “integrated major” that allows students to complete the major by taking 28-32 hours of required anthropology courses and 16 hours of designated courses in some companion discipline. The integrated major allows students to pursue both interests simultaneously.

Students in the Integrated Major in Anthropology and Christian Formation & Ministry (CFM) gain a strong theoretical and practical understanding of the ways that culture, social position, and social structures intersect with ministry. Anthropology has traditionally formed one of the three pillars of missiology, and ministry practitioners have used the idea of “pastoral anthropology” for decades as a way to refer to the close, ethnographic study of congregations, communities, and organizations for ministry purposes. Students will learn to employ the theory and methods of sociocultural anthropology in personal spiritual development, discipleship, and a wide-variety of ministry contexts.

Requirements for a major in Anthropology Integrated with Christian Formation and Ministry are 28-32 hours of required Anthropology courses and 16 hours of in Christian Formation and Ministry.

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Up to four credits of sociology (excluding SOC 383) can be counted toward the elective or bridge courses.

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Cultural immersion experiences in anthropology are zero credit, transcripted experiences (ANTH 331). Internships may be completely in either Anthropology or CFM and could range from 0-4 credits. Internships options include either ANTH 496 or CFM 496. Other examples of cultural immersion experiences include HNGR, Wheaton-in programs, or other study abroad programs. Internship/cultural immersion requirements must be approved in advance by an anthropology faculty advisor.

Christian Formation and Ministry - 16 hours