Christian Theology introduces students to the study of theology and the major topics addressed in systematic theology: Revelation, theology proper (the doctrine of God), Christology, pneumatology, soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology. The course will:
- provide students with a sound theological foundation within the Protestant, evangelical tradition without promoting a particular stream within that tradition.
- under the presupposition that good theology is practical theology, help students apply theological truths to everyday experience.
In this course, students will examine:
- God’s Revelation
- God’s Identity
- God’s Engagement
- God’s Provision
- God’s Victory
Supplemental Resources
Students will need access to a Bible, either in print or online.
Students do not need to purchase a dictionary of theological terms to successfully complete Christian Theology.
Although students will find definitions for many theological terms in Christian Theology, they may find a current, reliable, and substantive dictionary of theological terms and concepts useful. They will find the following helpful:
Davie, Martin, Tim Grass, Stephen R. Holmes, John McDowell, and T. A. Nobel, editors. New Dictionary of Theology: Historical and Systematic, 2nd edition. IVP Academic, 2016.
Elwell, Walter A. editor. Baker’s Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology. Baker, 1996. https://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionaries/bakers-evangelical-dictionary/. Accessed on 26 December 2022.
Grenz, Stanley J, David Guretzki, and Cherith Fee Nordling. Pocket Dictionary of Theological Terms. InterVarsity Press, 1999.
McKim, Donald K. The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms. 2nd ed. Westminster John Knox Press, 2014.
Trier, Daniel and Walter A. Elwell, editors. Evangelical Dictionary of Theology. 3rd edition. Baker Academic, 2017.