Anthropology is all about understanding other cultures while also understanding the culture we come from. In this unit, students are exposed to a range of ethnographic texts from a variety of cultures and topical emphases. Foundationally, students are introduced to the concepts of culture and worldview, different ways of conceptualising the study of cultures, and the research paradigm in the field of cultural anthropology with its strong emphasis on a symbolic-interpretive analysis of cultures and societies that starts with trying to understand the ‘other’ before attempting any kind of evaluation or judgment. Students then encounter topics from cultural anthropology’s study of religion that are particularly relevant to ministering interculturally, namely the spirit world, personhood and illness, and ideas about modernity. Finally, issues of contextualisation and cultural transformation are covered. Throughout the course, an effort is made to connect socio-cultural analysis with intercultural ministry, showing both cultural anthropology’s relevance and practicing some of its tools that have potential relevance for ministry.