20 courses with the subject CT, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
A study of the history of the Church from its founding on the day of Pentecost to the present time. This course will emphasize the development of Christian doctrine during the last 2,000 years as well as the role of the Church in proclaiming, articulating, and defending it. May be taken as dual credit for HIS elective.
This course has been designed to establish a solid foundation for future courses with advanced systematic, historical, and philosophical theological emphases. Christian Doctrine I/II (systematic) will build on your biblical understanding of the Christian Faith; and Church History (historical) will depict the development of the Christian Faith through the last two millennia. Both philosophical theology courses will also expand your knowledge of what you will learn in this course. Biblical Ethics will enable you to make good decisions for life; and Introduction to Apologetics will prepare you to defend the Christian Faith from criticism.
A study of the Biblical worldview as presented in the Old and New Testaments in contrast to alternate worldviews. Use of texts and Scripture will be employed to explore the roles of General Revelation (creation and morality) and Special Revelation (the Scriptures and Jesus Christ) to apprehend the truths of God as well as equip the learner to integrate faith and learning and to experience God at work in today’s world. CT 321 Introduction to Apologetics (3) [Prerequisite: CT 251 Introduction to Biblical Worldview] A study of how to defend the Christian faith considering current cultural and philosophical criticisms. Emphasis will be placed upon the existence of God, the nature of truth, the origin of life, the problem of evil, the atoning work of Christ, the reality of miracles, and the veracity of the resurrection.
Fourth Year Courses CT 201 Church History (3) 93
Using a systematic theology approach, this course will focus on the first five of the ten major doctrines of the Bible. Bibliology, the doctrine of Scripture, will be the first theme addressed; followed by Theology Proper, including the Trinity and the nature and work of God. Angelology will be the next doctrine studied, including all the spirit world beings, Angels, Satan and Demons. Finally, Anthropology will consider Man, the crowning beings in God’s Creation; along with Hamartiology, with Man’s rebellion and resulting fall into Sin.
Using a systematic theology approach, this course will focus on the second five of the ten major doctrines of the Bible. Christology, the doctrine of Christ, will be the first theme addressed; followed by Soteriology, including provision and application of Salvation. Pneumatology will consider the person and work of the Holy Spirit, in conjunction with Ecclesiology, the doctrine of the New Testament Church. Eschatology will be the final doctrine studied, including all key Future Events. CT 403 Biblical Ethics (3) [Prerequisite: CT 251: Introduction to Biblical Worldview] This is a study of complexities of our modern world and how we live in it as Christians. This course will 107
Program Total: 25 semester credit hours 96
An examination of religious belief systems found in the major world religions. The functional goal is to understand such belief systems in a biblical context to develop effective evangelistic strategies. CT 430 Soteriology: Doctrine of Salvation (3) [Prerequisite: CT 330, Christian Doctrine II] A study of God’s grace in salvation, including the humiliation and exaltation of the Savior, the role of the Holy Spirit, the nature and extent of the atonement, regeneration, justification, and glorification CT 440 Ecclesiology: Doctrine of the Church (3) [Prerequisite: CT 330, Christian Doctrine II] A study of the doctrines of the body of Christ and the local church. Emphasis will be placed on its organization, ministry, ordinances, polity, and purpose.
A seminar focused on understanding the metanarrative of the Bible through various theological themes and how those themes also appear within localized stories in the Bible. Various frameworks and thinkers emphasizing both the Old Testament and the New Testament will be studied. This course will focus less on analyzing attributes of God and more on exegeting and applying interpretive theological lenses to the text.
This Systematic Theology course covers the first things of theology, the nature and product of revelation, questions about whether knowing God or about God is possible, arguments for God’s existence, and the major attributes of God, including but not limited to omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, omnibenevolence. Within the discussions of revelation and God’s attributes, the Doctrine of Creation will be surveyed. Historical development about these attributes, philosophical helps for understanding these attributes, and key biblical themes influenced by these attributes will be considered. Key thinkers from any era who offered major contributions to the discussion will be considered.
A seminar designed to learn the philosophical discussions around major theological issues, e.g., freedom and determinism, personhood, attributes of God, natural theology, special revelation, miracles, evil and suffering, etc. The course will introduce frameworks such as perfect being theology for thinking about God and integrating all of God’s attributes.
Systematic Theology: Christ, Salvation and Man’s Atonement covers theological/biblical anthropology, hamartiology, Christology, and soteriology. Considerations of the historical resurrection will be present in his course. Historical development of these doctrines, philosophical insights into these doctrines, and biblical themes impacted by the doctrines will be considered. Key thinkers from any era who offered major 108
An intensive, systematic approach to the study of Theology. This course will cover the doctrines of the Bible; Theology Proper (God the Father, Trinity); Angels, Satan, Demons; Man; and Sin, Christ, Salvation, Holy Spirit, Church, and Future Events.
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The Historical Theology seminar will trace the doctrines learned in Systematic Theology from their original development through the contemporary theological setting. This course will not only cover those key thinkers who contributed to major doctrines of the faith, but it will give special consideration to the historical/cultural context in which these thinkers worked. This context will afford a more vibrant understanding and appreciation of the major doctrines of Christian Theology.
Second Year Courses CT 520 Systematic Theology II (3)
The Great Theologians seminar will focus on a key theological thinker who significantly impacted the church, the culture, and theological thinking after their contemporary era. Examples of theologians to be featured in the seminar are Augustine, Aquinas, Barth, Schleiermacher, Edwards, Hodge, Warfield, Tillich, Calvin, Berkhof, etc. Whichever theologian is featured, their entire theological system including brief sketches of their biography will be analyzed, critiqued, and studied.
A seminar comparing, contrasting, and interacting with the key theological thinkers of other religious systems than Christianity. The student will be able to read primary sources from prominent scholars and practitioners in other religious systems and other faith traditions.
A seminar focused on becoming aware of key issues and techniques of practitioners in theology. Topics such as biblical shepherding, training in the spiritual disciplines, a survey of spiritual disciplines, and a brief history of and pedagogy in theological education will be examined.
This course is a special seminar that will focus on studying biblical and theologically related topics in their original context. For example, a study trip to Israel, Turkey, Greece, Italy, or Egypt will greatly enhance students’ awareness of cultural and historical backgrounds to biblical theology. In conjunction with a 109
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