Friday, 17 May 2024, 8:33 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Building Systematic Theology (Building Systematic Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lesson 1
Richard Ramsay
AnthropologyIn theology, it is the doctrine of man. |
BibliologyThe study of the Bible |
DualismBelief that the spiritual world is good, but the material world is evil |
EcclesiologyThe doctrine of the Church |
EschatologyThe doctrine of the last things |
MysticismBelief system that emphasizes the need to go beyond reason to receive revelation through spiritual ecstasy |
Neo-Platonism A philosophical school rooted in Plato, but including new ideas by philosophers such as Plotinus |
OrthodoxyCorrect thinking |
OrthopathosCorrect feeling |
OrthopraxisCorrect living |
Patristic TheologyTheology during the period of 150-600 A.D. |
RationalismBelief system that emphasizes the uses of reason and human reflection |
ScholasticismSchool of theology during the medieval period, that put great emphasis on the use of Aristotelian logic |
SoteriologyThe doctrine of salvation |
SyncretismThe practice of mixing religions or mixing philosophy with religion. |
Systematic TheologyA systematic presentation of all the doctrinal truths of the Christian religion. |
Theology ProperThe doctrine of God |