ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES

Overview | Programmes of Study | Core Curriculum | Course Descriptions

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

THEOLOGY

Systematic Theology I: Theology Proper

A study of the nature and attributes of God, the evidences for the existence of God, the doctrine of the Trinity, the works of God, the decrees of God, and the meaning of the divine inspiration and preservation of the Bible. Two credits.

Systematic Theology II: Anthropology

A study of man in the image of God, of man the sinner through the Fall, of the results and implications of the Fall, of the origin and the antiquity of man, and of human life in this age. Two credits.

Systematic Theology III: Soteriology

A study of the person of Christ, His deity, and His humanity, the doctrine and the application of the atonement, and the Church and the sacraments. Two credits.

Systematic Theology IV: Eschatology

A study of the term ‘eschatology,’ the intermediate state, the resurrection of the body, the future kingdom of Christ, the Olivet discourse, and the eschatology of the Apocalypse. Two credits.

Calvin’s Institutes I

A complete study of John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Books I and II. Two credits.

Calvin’s Institutes II

A complete study of John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion, Books III and IV. Two credits.

Contemporary Theology

An examination of current religious trends in Christendom with particular consideration given to Modernism, Neo-orthodoxy, Neo-evangelicalism, Liberation Theology, Ecumenism, and Charismatism. One credit per semester for a total of four semesters.

Westminster Standards

A study of the background and content of the Westminster Confession of Faith including its Larger and Shorter Catechisms. Two credits.

Hermeneutics

An introduction to Bible study tools, and basic principles of interpretation. The historical-grammatical-canonical method of interpretation is taught. Two credits.

Apologetics

A biblical and systematic presentation of the Christian life and world view, with a brief survey of anti-Christian thought. The presuppositional approach is adopted. Two credits.

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