The Course

This 4-unit seminar course is open to RS majors and minors, and to others by permission. It is "a sustained exploration of the global enterprise of Christian theology as rooted in scripture and reflecting on the life of the church, conducted from an evangelical perspective and drawing on major theological methods, concerns, projects, thinkers, and contexts." (Undergraduate Catalog). Introduction to Christian Doctrine (rs20) or the equivalent is a prerequisite.

This intermediate-level theology represents the heart of our theological project — at least it should.

So what do students need to carry on lives of theological pursuit? I believe you need to know the mission of God and of the Church. To grow in following and leading. To understand theology's terrain, contexts, purposes, and uses. Its relationships with other subdisciplines, disciplines, and forms of life. What's at stake in this discipline. Formation in the practices theology serves. Deeper love.

Of course, these needs are already being met elsewhere in your lives, in the Westmont curriculum, and in your major. I've designed this course to meet them further and equip you not only to develop them further after college, but to begin putting them to work in your life and environment as soon as you learn them. Our activities mean to move you along in the process of becoming a disciple/disciple-maker, religious studies major, and fruitful participant in the church of Jesus Christ.