Course Catalog

REL313E Historic Christian Belief (3 credits) 9659

COURSE DESCRIPTION
A survey of Christian belief as developed during the history of the church.

LEARNING RESULTS
The student will be able to articulate:
1. The Basics of Historic Christian Orthodoxy
a. Revelation and the Canon
b. Trinitarian Theology, it’s Scriptural Basis and Historical Development
2. A Timeless Message in a Changing World
a. The Development of Christian Theology
b. Major Theologians of the Church
3. Theology and Spiritual Formation, the Experience of Theology
a. Theological Challenges, Good and Evil, etc.
b. Salvation and the Traditions of the Church

REQUIRED TEXTS AND MATERIALS
• Ted M. Dorman, A Faith for All Seasons: Historic Christian Belief (Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 2001).
• Alister McGrath (ed.), The Christian Theology Reader (Oxford: Blackwell, 2001).

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INTEGRATION OF FAITH AND LEARNING
Throughout this course you will learn to understand and articulate the relationships between the various doctrines of the Church, with the goal of seeing Christianity not merely as a collection of doctrines, but as an integrated world-view that speaks meaningfully to people of all places, times and cultures.

LEARNING DOCUMENTATION
To determine if the course learning results have been attained, students document their learning by submitting the following items:

Assignment #1 What do Christians Mean by Revelation?
Assignment #2 Who is the Christian God?
Assignment #3 How is God Involved in the World?
Assignment #4 What is Humanity?
Assignment #5 What is Human Will and Sin?
Assignment #6 Who is Christ?
Assignment #7 What did Christ do?
Assignment #8 What is the Resurrection?
Assignment #9 Who is the Holy Spirit?
Assignment #10 What is Salvation?
Assignment #11 Who is the Church?
Assignment #12 What is the Aim of Life?

There are 12 lessons and 1 final examination for this course.

LEARNING EVALUATION

Assignments 1-12 100 points each
Final Exam 300 points
TOTAL 1500 Total points