Division 3 of 5
Systematic Theology and Christian Tradition
Study what Christians believe about God, Christ, salvation, the church and the sacraments, and how those beliefs took shape from the apostles to the present. Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant positions are taught fairly and in their own words.
Courses in this division
- 8God, Trinity, and Creation
The nature of God, the Trinity and the Nicene faith, creation, providence and the problem of divine sovereignty.
- 9Christ and the Holy Spirit
Who Jesus is, how the church answered that question at Nicaea, Ephesus and Chalcedon, theories of atonement, and the Holy Spirit.
- 10Salvation and the Last Things
Sin, grace, justification, predestination and free will, and what Christians believe about the end.
- 11Church, Sacraments, and Authority
What the church is, who has authority, and what Catholics, Orthodox and Protestants teach about the sacraments.
- 12Patristics and Historical Theology
The Fathers, the creeds and councils, the medieval church, the Reformation and the modern period.