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{Course Descriptions} Systematic Theology 2009–2010 ST 131 Survey of Reformed Theology Purpose: • To learn the basic doctrines upheld in mainstream Reformed theology • To grasp the coherency of the system • To understand the biblical basis for Reformed doctrine • To appreciate the distinctiveness of Reformed theology Topics covered include the inspiration and authority of Scripture, covenant theology, creation of man in the image of God, the person and work of Christ, and the application of redemption in Christ. Not available to M.Div. or M.A.R. students. Fall semester, three hours. Mr. Tipton. ST 211 Doctrine of Man Purpose: • To deepen understanding of biblical anthropology in its redemptive-historical and Reformed context Topics covered include the theology of creation days; the nature of man, particularly as a psycho-somatic unity created in the image of God; the covenant of creation; the epistemological implications of Reformed anthropology; the fall and its implications; the imputation of Adam’s sin; the intermediate state; the nature of free moral agency; and total depravity and inability. Special attention will be given from an exegetical perspective to the redemptive-historical character and systematic theological implications of Reformed anthropology. Prerequisites, OT 011 completed or in progress, and NT 013, or equivalent. Fall semester, two hours. Mr. Garner. ST 248 Doctrine of Christ Purpose: • To deepen understanding of the salvation accomplished by the triune God in Christ in both its central focus and comprehensive scope Topics covered include plan of salvation, covenant of grace, and person and work of Christ. Prerequisites, OT 012, or equivalent, and NT 013, or equivalent. Spring semester, three hours. Mr. Tipton. ST 323 Christian Ethics Purpose: • To study and reflect on our obligations toward God’s revealed will in the setting of the covenant • To arrive at certain convictions about key moral issues facing the church today • To grow in wisdom, the ability to discern good and evil in every situation Topics covered include the biblical foundation for ethics, an introduction to different types of ethical systems, hermeneutical questions, Christians and the public square, sanctification, the clash of obligations, calling, stewardship, sexual ethics, bioethical issues, race matters, ethics in cyberspace, just war theory, and ecology. Prerequisite, OT 013, or equivalent, and NT 013, or equivalent. Spring semester, four hours. Mr. Edgar. ST 348 Doctrine of Salvation Purpose: • To deepen understanding of the application of the salvation applied by the triune God in Christ in both its central focus and comprehensive scope Topics covered include the relationship between eschatology and soteriology; the meaning of, and relationship between, historia salutis and ordo salutis; the function of union with Christ in Reformed soteriology; the distinct-yet-inseparable benefits of union with Christ (e.g., justification, sanctification, and adoption); a survey of biblical eschatology; and theology of the sacraments. Special attention will be given from an exegetical perspective to the redemptive-historical character and systematic theological implications of Reformed soteriology and eschatology. Prerequisites, OT 013, or equivalent, and NT 013, or equivalent, completed or in progress. Spring semester, four hours. Mr. Tipton. ST 461 Topics in the Doctrine of Man See ST 761 below. Prerequisite, ST 211, completed or in progress. Fall semester, two hours. (Not given in 2009-2010.) Mr. Poythress. 112
{Course Descriptions} Systematic Theology ST 481 The Theology of Romans See ST 781 below. Fall semester, two hours. Mr. Tipton. ST 503 The Theology of Karl Barth See ST 803 below. Spring semester, two hours. Mr. Oliphint and Mr. Tipton. ST 532 The Westminster Standards See ST 932 below. Winter term, two hours. (Not given in 2009- 2010.) Mr. Ferguson. ST 609 The Trinitarian Theology of Cornelius Van Til See ST 909 below. Fall semester, two hours. Mr. Tipton. ST 624 The Theology of Adoption See ST 924 below. Spring semester, two hours. Mr. Garner. ST 644 The Philosophical Theology of Thomas Aquinas See ST 944 below. Spring semester, two hours. (Not given in 2009-2010.) Mr. Oliphint. ST 661 The Theology of John Calvin See ST 961 below. Fall semester, two hours. (Not given in 2009- 2010.) Mr. Ferguson. ST 672 Reformed Spirituality Purpose: • To acquaint students with the distinctives of Reformed spirituality • To encourage students toward greater communion with God in faith and life • To highlight the relationship between Reformed spirituality and the piety that dominates much of the evangelical world and popular religion Topics covered include the doctrine of the church; sanctification; worship; the Lord’s Day and its observance; the means of grace (preaching, prayer, the sacraments of baptism and communion); family worship; Christian liberty; the doctrines of vocation and providence; the Reformed world and life view; and the Christian in society. Winter term, two hours. (Not given in 2009-2010.) Mr. Troxel. Th.M. and Ph.D. level ST 701 Topics in Medical Ethics Topics covered include bioethics, medicine as a Christian calling, in vitro fertilization, AIDS, genetic engineering, and euthanasia. Prerequisite, ST 323. Fall semester. (Not given in 2009-2010.) Mr. Edgar. 2009–2010 113
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