Category: Theology

  • Holistic Mission: Paradigm Shifts in Theology

    Introduction Bible is the primary book or account through which humanity can understand their maker’s purpose for them. The book of Genesis provides information about the creation and humans’ existence but significantly little about why God created humans. According to Genesis, the only clear role for people is that humans should take care of the…

  • Thinking through Paul: Survey of His Life, Letters and Theology

    Table of Contents Purpose of the Book Strong and Weak Points of the Book Major Issues Examined in the Book A Critical Analysis of the Book Targeted Readers Works Cited Purpose of the Book The authors of the book “Thinking through Paul: Survey of His Life, Letters and Theology” wanted to analyze the significance of…

  • Evangelical Theology of Grenz and Olson

    Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson explored modern theology through the grid of “divine transcendence and divine immanence” (Grenz, & Olson, 1992). They pointed out that “One significant theme that provides an interpretive tool and a means of bringing to light the unity and diversity of theology in the transitional century was the creative tension posed…

  • Process and Secular Theology: Tillich and Bonhoeffer

    Table of Contents Introduction The Process Theology The Secular Theology Tillichs Theology Bonheoffers Theology Conclusion References Introduction It is not precise when the process of theology began, but it is generally held that it must have started way back in the 500 B.C., the era of Heraclitus, the Philosopher, and the Greeks (John & David,…

  • Courage and Paul Tillich’s Philosophy and Theology

    Introduction The category of courage is of keen interest in the fields of ethics, philosophy, and theology. There are many opinions on the subject in the literature, and many of them contradict each other. The topic of this paper is the courage to be, one of the central elements in the theological system of Paul…

  • The Positioning of Systematic Theology

    In a detailed discussion of the differences in existing approaches to the study of the Bible, it is worth emphasizing the nature of the object understudy in the first place. Strictly speaking, theology itself involves studying the nature of God and the religious beliefs that enable followers to believe in Him [6]. On the other…

  • Theology and Contextualization in Latin America

    In the history of Christian theology, there have always been discussions on various issues. Still, they took place within a strictly defined, approved, and regulated dogmatic framework for a long time. The influence of changing socio-cultural circumstances on the formation of theological doctrines remained beyond the limits of research interest. The idea of theology that…

  • The Theology of Christ Through the Ancient Ecumenical Councils

    Table of Contents Introduction The First Ecumenical Council The Second Ecumenical Council The Third Ecumenical Council The Fourth Ecumenical Council The Fifth Ecumenical Council The Sixth Ecumenical Council The Seventh Ecumenical Council Conclusion Works Cited Introduction The Savior who entered the world granted humanity many great benefits, one of which is that human beings rediscovered…

  • Calvinism and Arminianism in Historical Theology

    Historical Theology Calvinism and Arminianism are two well-known theological systems that introduce different methods to explain the relations which develop between God and people which are directed to achieve salvation. John Calvin is the founder of Calvinism in the middle of the 1500s, and Jacobus Arminius is the theologian, who offered Arminianism at the end…

  • Global Mission Theology of Samuel Escobar

    Table of Contents Introduction Development of Escobars Thesis To what extent is Christian theology Contextual? Christian Theology from the American Perspective Christian Theology from the Global Perspective Conclusion References Introduction In his thesis on Global Missions, Samuel Escobar, a Latin American theologian, argues that Christian theology is contextual. Escobar sees mission as a legitimate and…