CAT 850 Cultures, Inculturation, and Intercultural Competencies

This course examines the Church’s mission to penetrate, transform and elevate cultures through the proclamation of the Gospel. This course will consider concepts of culture and inculturation, including the challenges posed by Modern and Post-modern philosophy and the opportunities for developing new methods and new expressions for evangelizing. This course identifies pastoral principles and practices for intercultural communication which lead to ecclesial integration and inform the evangelist’s capacity to communicate effectively with ethnic groups and cultures different from one’s own.

Credits

4

Prerequisite

CAT 800

Offered

Online