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JM 501 Knowing Justice: Theological Foundations This course offers a biblical and theological framework for understanding issues of justice as an aspect of the mission of God. It explores the meanings of justice as encountered within the cultural contexts of the biblical world and as applied to the injustices of the contemporary world. Special attention will be paid to debates about the relationship between evangelism and social concern, the process of social transformation, and the distribution of wealth, power, and privilege. Offered fall semesters. Three hours. JM 502 Doing Justice: Practical Foundations Doing justice takes many forms and operates at many levels of society. This course introduces the major vocational expressions of doing justice as an aspect of the mission of God. Through careful study of the careers of godly, experienced practitioners, students take steps to discern their unique calling to engage in the spiritual, interpersonal, professional, and political dimensions of work among the poor and marginalized. Offered spring semesters. Three hours. JM 601 Uncovering Injustice: Empirical Realities Empowers students to think critically about injustice as a complex, structural reality embedded in the cultural, economic, and political systems of the U.S. and the world. Using intellectual tools from the social sciences and missiology, students prioritize issues they anticipate encountering in their supervised field-based learning experience. Thus, depending on student interest, the course focuses on topics such as displaced persons, human trafficking, racism, domestic violence, unemployment, environmental degradation, and political corruption. Offered fall semesters. Three hours. JM 602 Overcoming Injustice: Effective Strategies Empowers students to deepen their awareness of the approaches, competencies, and strategies that have proven most effective in overcoming injustice. Drawing from the best practices of faith-based and secular justice work, students focus on the particular approaches they anticipate implementing in their supervised field-based learning experience. Depending on student interest, the course emphasizes topics such as community organizing, holistic church planting, fundraising, and leveraging professional skills in law, medicine, education, technology, or business. Offered spring semesters. Three hours. JM 610 Advocacy for Social Justice This course begins with what it means for every Christian to observe God's call to "act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God," then explores various biblical, theological, and historical traditions of social justice. It presents practical application in today's world, including agendas for public justice that address the vulnerability of women and children, violent crime, sexual violence, property expropriation, and virtual slavery. Two hours. JM 620 Health and Justice This course provides an overview of the biblical and theological foundations for health, contrasts it with modern views of the body, and then examines its implications for an approach to mission health outreach. Attention is given to current issues in the field, including cross-cultural contextualization, pharmaceutical and biotechnological opportunities and challenges, the role of the church in health and healing, and the sustainability of programs and projects. Case studies will be used to illuminate current practices. Two hours. 100