Contextualisation & Worldview (Onsite) – Day Course
Contextualisation & Worldview (Onsite)
IS520, 3 Credits
Fridays, 9.00 am – 12.00 pm
This course introduces what is worldview, its relation to culture, and what it means to contextualise the Christian gospel and theology. Students will learn about different forms of worldviews and cultures, and biblical principles of contextualising Christian theology and the gospel. This course will also identify themes, issues and methods of contextualisation, especially for the Asian context. This aims to help students develop strategies to contextualise the Christian gospel and theology meaningfully in their own church and ministry contexts. Prerequisite: AD500 Orientation to Theological Studies.
Alvin Tey, PhD, serves as Resident Faculty (Intercultural Studies) in EAST. He concurrently serves with Operation Mobilisation (OM), where he is currently involved in the training, equipping and care of missionaries sent to serve across East Asia. He previously served in OM’s transformational development ministries among poor and marginalized least-reached peoples and communities in Southeast Asia. Alvin is married to Kalene and they have three children, Natalie, Charlotte and Josiah. In his free time, Alvin enjoys history and sports.
Jarred Jung, PhD, joined Cru in 2006 and ministers in Asian contexts. He has worked in campus ministry and most recently has lectured in developing seminaries. His passion is for teaching students how to apply theology to every square inch of their life through the lens of the Bible. He enjoys talking with students about theology, hosting people for dinners, and most of all living life with his wife Shelley and his three children.
Registration deadline: Monday, 7 July 2025
Worldview & Biblical Decision Making (Concurrent) – Day Course
Worldview & Biblical Decision Making (Concurrent)
TS560, 2 Credits
Wednesdays, 9.00 am – 11.00 am
Helps students better understand what a worldview is, how it works, and its importance so they will move toward and creatively apply a more biblical view of the world. The course also briefly examines the history of ethical theory from both general and Christian perspectives to help students develop a more genuinely Christian framework for moral decision making. Students will be encouraged and expected to apply creatively and thoughtfully what they learn to a number of case studies and scenarios as well as utilize this material in their lives and ministries.
Lewis Winkler, PhD, joined Cru in 1987 and has taught in three seminaries in the USA and Asia. He enjoys interacting with students over basketball and casual discussion on how the Bible applies to life and issues today. Lewis is married to Barbara, and they have three adult children.
Derek Atkins, PhD Studies, is a graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (USA), and taught English to undergraduate students in East Asia for many years. He comes to EAST with a desire to prepare Christian workers for ministry throughout Asia and beyond.
Registration deadline: Friday, 5 July 2024.
Contemporary Worldviews – Online Evening Course
Contemporary Worldviews (TS562, 3 Credits, Online)
12 January – 12 May 2023, Thursdays, 7.00 pm-9.00 pm
Building on a basic understanding of what a worldview is, this course examines the major contemporary worldviews competing for the hearts and minds of today’s people and societies. Explore how we as Christians can better understand, appreciate, interact with, and challenge them in genuinely God-honoring ways. The result will be increased confidence and competence in addressing non-Christian worldviews, freshly presenting the gospel, and better effectiveness as disciple-makers.
Worldview & Biblical Decision Making – Concurrent Day Course
Worldview & Biblical Decision Making (Concurrent)
TS560, 2 Credits
Wednesdays, 9.00 am-11.00 am
Helps students better understand what a worldview is, how it works, and its importance so they will move toward and creatively apply a more biblical view of the world. The course also briefly examines the history of ethical theory from both general and Christian perspectives to help students develop a more genuinely Christian framework for moral decision making. Students will be encouraged and expected to apply creatively and thoughtfully what they learn to a number of case studies and scenarios as well as utilize this material in their lives and ministries. Read more
Foundations in Apologetics
Did the recent Josh and Sean McDowell’s apologetics events in Singapore leave you thirsting for more?
Are you eager to develop certain biblical foundations that will put you in good stead to build your “apologetics intelligence”?
Why don’t you consider attending our Worldview and Biblical Decision Making class this coming July? It will help you lay the appropriate foundations for your journey of growth.
Worldview and Biblical Decision Making class (TS560, 2 credits)
Weekly from July to November 2018
Your worldview shapes how you live even if you don’t know what it is and how it works. This course seeks to explore the big questions of life to enable you to better understand, defend, and live out your faith in the marketplace of competing ideas and lifestyles. It will also help you develop a biblically-informed framework for making moral decisions.
Lewis Winkler, PhD
Lewis joined Cru some 30 years ago and has taught in three seminaries in the USA and Asia. He has spoken on apologetics issues in local universities in the area of science and faith. He enjoys interacting with students over basketball and casual discussion on how the Bible applies to life and issues today.
Registration will open this coming May 2018. Do look out for it. Thank you.
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