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This course addresses the root causes of poverty in all its social and spiritual dimensions. The meaning of powerlessness will be examined along with theoretical and practical steps for the elimination of poverty, and the cultural and political factors that inhibit its eradication. The course will study poverty as a global urban and rural phenomenon. in is designed to grapple with theological issues related to poverty and development. The student will explore various theoretical debates on poverty, ethics of development, liberation theologies and evangelical reflection on social action to understand assumptions about poverty. The course will explore case studies for transforming poverty in less developed countries. Prerequisite: URB 140.
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3.00 Credits
This course addresses the nature of religion in the city from a sociological perspective. It acquaints the student with an understanding of religion as a social phenomenon and its function in the world as both accommodation and protest. It discusses the ways human beings organize their societies around a religious framework to create a semblance of order, meaning and continuity, and to cope with social change. The course explores the dynamics of secularization, conversion, and the growing interest in spirituality in society today. It utilizes a comparative, human development approach to study diverse cultural value systems and their approach to the sacred in society, and how these approaches find an institutional expression. Prerequisite: URB 140.
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3.00 Credits
This course will guide students in developing the ability to analyze the past, present and future of a given organization or community, including how the political, economic and value-setting systems respectively affect that organization, community or city. Students will gain an understanding of the principles of community organizing as a way to mobilize the community or organization for self-determination and empowerment. Principle learnings of the course will be underscored through theological and biblical reflection. As principles are learned they will be applied to the students own context through role-playing, individual meetings, thought provoking discussion, inductive Bible study and several papers. Prerequisite: URB 140.
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3.00 Credits
The role of ministry in the urban context, through both church-based and para-ecclesiological organizations, is examined sociologically with the purpose of understanding the city and how the church can engage in ministry relevant to society. Topics such as multicultural ministry, an urban audit, ministry to diverse population groups, the role of the Internet in ministry, and the church as a social service agency, are some of the topics addressed. Prerequisite: URB 140 or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the microeconomic principles of development in urban communities; in other words, job creation. It discusses how key assumptions of the standard economics discourse don’t always hold for neighborhoods at an economic tipping-point. It utilizes a systematic method of analyzing the role of community organizations in the economic turn-around of neighborhoods, and how economic principles interplay with social forces to shape the development experience. Prerequisite: URB 140.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to social research in urban studies. It deals with hypothesis development, research design, and approaches to the measurement of urban phenomena. It also treats the application of quantitative data analysis to typical problems in urban studies and planning. May be taken at PSU as USP 430 for 2.68 semester credits. Prerequisite: Junior class standing.
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3.00 Credits
This course will guide clergy professionals in developing the capacity to utilize information and research skills in the practice of pastoral ministry, including congregational studies, systems analysis, program evaluation, structured organizational experiments, surveys, focus group research, participant observer methods and community assessments. Students will gain an understanding of the principles of the research process, ethical concerns in research, and the elements of research design as applied to the practical issues of leading a congregation, planting a church or directing a faith-based organization. As principles and methods are learned they will be applied to the students individual context through the review of relevant action-research materials, reflection and This course will guide clergy professionals in developing the capacity to utilize 0
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3.00 Credits
Critical survey of historical, economic, cultural, political, and urban aspects of Third World development, starting with the colonial era. Historical patterns of integration of the Third World with the emerging world market system. Covers problems of the post-independence period, focusing on urban sectoral issues and policy alternatives. Specific topics include trade, investment, industrialization, finance, technology transfer, political participation, land use, housing, transportation, information infrastructure, population growth, social services, militarism, and cultural conflict. May be taken at PSU as USP 445 for 2.68 semester credits. Prerequisite: Junior class standing.
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3.00 Credits
This is a senior seminar on how to create the “green city”, through sustainable urban development that move cities from centers of excess and waste to models of environmental stewardship. Successful models of 21st urban planning for alternate forms of energy development will be examined for urban socienvironmental change. Prerequisite: Junior class standing.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar analyzes the sociological relationship of the life and ministry of Christ to the urban context of today. It examines the biblical, sociological, historical, economic, and cultural factors of urban ministry within a human development framework for the formation of a “theology of the city”. The purpose of the seminar is to enable students to develop their own theological foundation for urban ministry. This is a “theology from below,” arising from an understanding of the city and God’s presence in the same. The course includes a field research project. Prerequisite: URB 140 or consent of the instructor. Recommended: SOC 365/REL 360
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