Licenciatura Subespecialidad
Estudia Estudios Interculturales
Conviértete en una persona cristiana con visión global • Aprende sobre otras culturas • Impacta el mundo
John Brown University
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Siloam Springs, AR 72761
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Licenciatura Subespecialidad
Conviértete en una persona cristiana con visión global • Aprende sobre otras culturas • Impacta el mundo
La carrera en estudios interculturales te enseña el valor de vivir tu fe con una perspectiva global y te ayuda a apreciar las distintas dimensiones de la cultura. En JBU, tendrás la oportunidad de convivir con una comunidad diversa tanto en el campus como en Siloam Springs y el noroeste de Arkansas. Puedes elegir una de tres áreas de énfasis según tus intereses y metas profesionales.
Aplica ahoraTendrás la oportunidad de interactuar directamente con otras culturas a través de la diversidad cultural presente en la comunidad local, incluyendo personas Hmong, hispanas, somalíes y refugiadas de distintas regiones.
Descubrirás cómo tu historia se conecta con la historia de Dios para las naciones. Aprenderás a acercarte a otras culturas con una actitud humilde y curiosa, descentralizando tu propio punto de vista para ver el mundo a través de los ojos de otras personas.
En esta carrera, puedes especializarte en una de tres áreas: desarrollo comunitario, ministerios interculturales o estudios internacionales.
Dondequiera que te lleve el futuro, esta carrera te prepara para ministrar con sensibilidad cultural y compartir las buenas noticias del evangelio con personas de todas las culturas y naciones.
Puedes elegir una ruta en el campus o fuera del campus. La primera incluye clases enfocadas en formación y desarrollo comunitario; la segunda te permite pasar cuatro semanas en mayo en el Instituto para el Desarrollo Bíblico Comunitario..
Ideal para quienes desean servir en misiones globales o en comunidades culturalmente diversas. Incluye clases como: discipulado y evangelismo, liderazgo intercultural, desarrollo comunitario, formación humana y ministerio, y predicación y enseñanza.
Pensado para quienes desean trabajar en embajadas, periodismo u otros entornos internacionales. Puedes tomar cursos como: liderazgo intercultural, historia mundial del siglo XX, relaciones internacionales, el Medio Oriente moderno y civilización africana desde 1850.
Diseñarás y completarás un proyecto de investigación cualitativa como parte de tu último año. Aprenderás métodos de investigación, recopilarás datos y presentarás tus conclusiones con base en experiencias reales.
Formarás parte de una cohorte apasionada por las culturas del mundo. Participarás en eventos como la fiesta navideña del área, el retiro del departamento bíblico, el Festival de Cine Intercultural y la ceremonia de graduación y entrega de toalla.
Festival de Cine InterculturalPuedes combinar tus conocimientos culturales y habilidades relacionales con otras carreras como español, servicios humanos y familiares, fotografía, biología, inglés, psicología, historia y más. Esta carrera requiere una concentración secundaria (minor), pero también te anima a obtener una segunda carrera (double major).
El programa de Estudios Interculturales ha sido intencional y clave en mi crecimiento académico y personal. El profesorado, especialmente el Dr. Arrington, ha invertido en mi futuro mostrándome oportunidades que no habría conocido de otra forma. Pasé un mes enseñando inglés en Lituania y ahora soy pasante en Evaluación de Impacto y Reportes en Lifewater International en Bentonville.
Nydia Soriano '24
El estudiantado del departamento de estudios interculturales se involucra en distintos tipos de ministerio para discernir en qué área desean trabajar.
Ayuda a comunidades específicas a mejorar áreas como agricultura, purificación de agua o desarrollo social desde una iglesia o ministerio local.
ICS te prepara para ministrar en otros países y culturas con humildad y comprensión intercultural.
Estudia, investiga y escribe sobre culturas. ICS te da una base en teoría antropológica, investigación cualitativa y análisis cultural.
Realiza investigaciones centradas en el significado, motivaciones y experiencias de las personas a través de entrevistas, observación y análisis de datos.
Gracias a mis clases en Estudios Interculturales, Estudios de Reconciliación y Psicología, he aprendido a sentirme en paz con la incomodidad. A veces crecer da miedo y confronta, pero Dios me ha estado moldeando de maneras que jamás imaginé por medio de todo lo que JBU ofrece.
Katrina Reimer '23
Intercultural Studies
Estudio de la cultura, lenguaje, economía, parentesco, género, religión, arte y cambio cultural desde una perspectiva aplicada.
Diseño y ejecución de investigaciones cualitativas, incluyendo métodos como observación participante, entrevistas y análisis narrativo.
Análisis de tendencias políticas, económicas y militares globales del siglo XX.
Exploración teórica y teológica centrada en Cristo sobre el conflicto y la paz, con estrategias prácticas para la resolución de conflictos interpersonales.
Dr. David Vila came to John Brown University in the Fall of 1999 from Saint Louis University where he completed a Ph.D. in Historical Theology. His dissertation, Christian Martyrs in the First Abbasid Century and the Development of an Apologetic Against Islam, focused on early Christian-Muslim relations, especially as seen in the hagiography of the period. He spent the 1995-96 academic year on a Fulbright grant in Jordan, studying Arabic and working on his dissertation. Prior to his doctoral work, Dr. Vila completed a B.A. in English Literature at Covenant College, an M.A. and an M.Div. at Covenant Theological Seminary, and worked for two years in Ft. Lauderdale, FL with a Spanish language publisher, Editorial CLIE, that was founded in 1924 by his grandfather, Dr. Samuel Vila, in Barcelona, Spain.
Much of Dr. Vila's research and publications focus on early Christian-Muslim relations and the early development of Arabic Christianity. In addition, since 1990, he has been involved with an archaeological excavation in northern Jordan at the ancient site of Abila of the Decapolis. In 2008, he was named Director of the Abila Archaeological Project and has been leading the excavation ever since. In 2006, he started the Jordan Summer Studies Program at JBU which provides the opportunity for students to work with the excavation while earning JBU academic credit. Most summers find him traveling or excavating in the Middle East. During the 2006-07 academic year, he was a Fulbright Scholar at Jordan University where he taught in the Department of English Language and Literature and did research in the Department of Archaeology. He is currently working on a book entitled The Churches of Abila that documents the five Byzantine churches found at Abila. He is also in the midst of a book on the 11th-12th century Muslim theologian al-Ghazali.
Dr. Vila's teaching includes the Old and New Testament Survey courses in the University Core Curriculum as well as four courses on Islam (Islamic Art, The Life of Muhammad, The Qur’an, and an Introduction to Islam) as well as a course on Hinduism and Buddhism. He has also taught Greek, advanced Biblical Studies courses, History of Philosophy, and both Honors Integrated Humanities and Honors Integrated Theology in the Honors Scholars Program.
Dr. Vila has been married to Susan Vila since 1991. They have four children, Samuel (’95 – ’17), Charley (’99), Henry (’02), and Alice (’12), as well as four cats, a Pomeranian, and a KTM 790 Adventure. Their home is wonderfully chaotic.
Abila Chair in the Archaeology and History of the Biblical World; Distinguished Professor of Religion and Philosophy; Director, Abila Archaeological Project
My work as Global Engagement Officer at John Brown University allows me to do what I love: create a global learning environment for university students. My vision and passion for international education have helped establish JBU’s program as one of the top within the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities. I often say that I have the best job on campus, doing what I love and love what I am doing. JBU is a terrific place to serve, I can’t think of anything else I’d rather do.., other than taking Jeremy Clarks post on Top Gear.
My life has followed a circuitous route -- starting with an early childhood in Northern Ireland, moving on to South Korea and, ultimately, bringing me to the United States. My own intercultural experience has equipped me to understand the unique struggles and challenges that face students studying in different countries.
I grew up in Belfast then lived in Korea for 8 years as a student. In 1979 and 1980, I used my knowledge of Korean to translate for the US and British Embassies. I first came to the United States in 1983 to study at Emmaus Bible College in Chicago, Illinois. In 1983 I transferred to JBU, graduating May 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. I remained at the university as associate registrar. I completed JBU’s master’s program in counselor education in 1997.
Within the campus community, I oversees international student programs, study abroad opportunities, and all international mission projects. In addition, I manage the Irish Studies Program which includes the management of Lakeside Manor, JBU’s campus in Northern Ireland. Professionally, I stay active in the National Association of Foreign Student Educators (NAFSA) Teaching a course in Peace & Conflict Reconciliation in Ireland during the spring term of the Irish Studies Program is a highlight for me.
My work has enabled me to travel to more than 70 countries. Speaking engagements take me on the road nationally and internationally. I am called upon to discuss topics as diverse as international travel risk management, conflict resolution, cross-cultural leadership, Irish Politics and society, as well as to share my personal testimony.
I am currently conducting research on Pilgrimage. Pilgrimage incorporates three main elements: travel and movement; veneration in some form; and a special place or places considered to have some deep significance, often associated with sacred figures or founders. Ireland is just one of these significant locations. I am mapping out a pilgrimage suitable for education.
Global Engagement Officer, Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies
Dr. Aminta Arrington spent eight years serving with an organization that places Christian teachers at Chinese universities, most recently at Renmin University of China in Beijing. Prior to the four years she spent in the Chinese capital, she spent an additional four years in the agricultural hinterlands of eastern China's Shandong province teaching at Taishan Medical University. She chronicled those experiences in the edited book Saving Grandmother's Face and Other Tales from Christian Teachers in China, and the memoir Home Is a Roof Over a Pig: An American Family's Journey in China.
Dr. Arrington wrote her dissertation on the Lisu — a people dispersed throughout southwest China, eastern Myanmar (Burma), and northern Thailand. The Lisu converted to Christianity approximately one hundred years ago after evangelization by the China Inland Mission and other mission organizations. She spent several months living with the Lisu in woven bamboo huts on steep mountain inclines participating in the rhythm of village life: planting corn, feeding animals, eating food cooked over a fire, washing dishes, and five times a week, sitting on hard pews in church singing hymns in four-part harmony. Through the Lisu, she learned about a Christian faith that is focused on togetherness within a community of fellow believers, a faith most authentically expressed through music and song, a faith directed outward toward God and neighbors. Her work was published by Penn State Press as a book titled Songs of the Lisu Hills: Practicing Faith in Southwest China.
Dr. Arrington has traversed both major and minor waterways throughout Southeast Asia: the Mekong River from northern Thailand, through Laos, Cambodia, and the Mekong Delta in Vietnam; the Irrawaddy river from Mandalay to Bagan in Myanmar (Burma); and, trekked through northern Thailand on foot and via bamboo raft. She has explored the ruins of ancient civilizations at Siem Reap, Cambodia; Ayutthaya and Sukhotai in Thailand; and, Hue, Vietnam. She has traveled across the length of Java (east to west) and Vietnam (south to north) by rail. She spent a year studying Japanese in Tokyo. She has participated in homestays with the Karen of northern Thailand and the Bidayuh of Malaysian Borneo. She has been attacked by monkeys in Bali and eaten mango sticky rice in Thailand too many times to count. But her greatest joys are found in worshipping God with Christians from the Global South, and in teaching her students to better understand and appreciate the depth, diversity, and beauty of what the Greek New Testament calls the pante ta ethne — the world's peoples and cultures.
Associate Professor of Bible and Intercultural Studies; Director of Faculty Development
Prepárate para una carrera exitosa y una vida con propósito.
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