The Word Abides: Mapping Theological Study

This course frames the academic study of theology within an account of what it means to live as creatures before the God who speaks. It is designed as a foundational course to orient students to their seminary experience as a species of response to God's creative, reconciling, and perfecting Word before which all stand and to which all are accountable. It will give an account of the various disciplines that students will encounter in the theological curriculum (systematic, historical, biblical, cultural, and pastoral studies) and offer a rationale for why these various topics are each, in their own way, 'theology.'