In her approachable and relatable teaching style, Dr. Beth Felker Jones explains major doctrines and heresies of the Christian faith. She describes the concepts of divine revelation, the Trinity, the fall, salvation, grace and free will, and the differences between Calvinism and Arminianism. You’ll gain a basic understanding of pneumatology (the study of the Holy Spirit), ecclesiology (the study of the Church), eschatology (the study of end times), and the many related heresies. Additionally, you’ll learn to harmonize Scripture, tradition, experience, and reason in understanding and forming your own theology.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Speaker and the Course
2m
Introduction to Theology
Why Study Doctrine?
5m
What Is Doctrine?
5m
Orthodoxy and Heresy
7m
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Introduction
3m
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Scripture and Tradition
5m
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Reason
6m
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral: Experience
5m
Revelation
General and Special Revelation
4m
Searching for Modes of Revelation Using a Basic Search and Clippings
6m
Relationship between General and Special Revelation
8m
Inspiration and Illumination
9m
Heresies regarding Revelation
11m
Inerrancy and Infallibility
4m
The Trinity
The Doctrine of the Trinity
7m
Trinitarian Heresies: Adoptionism
5m
Trinitarian Heresies: Modalism
8m
Trinitarian Heresies: Arianism
8m
Trinitarian Orthodoxy: The Nicene Creed
5m
Trinitarian Orthodoxy: Affirmations of the Nicene Creed
5m
Trinitarian Orthodoxy: Scripture and Trinitarian Language
8m
Trinitarian Orthodoxy: Life as Relationship
6m
Trinitarian Orthodoxy: The Trinity and Worship
6m
Creation and Providence
The Genesis Narrative
4m
Using the Faithlife Study Bible to Explore Creation Accounts
6m
The Creator/Creature Distinction
4m
Creation out of Nothing
7m
Created Goodness and Gnosticism
11m
Providence
4m
Creation and Providence: Summary
3m
Humanity
Which Human Nature?
8m
Middle Creatures and Opposing Heresies
8m
Created in the Image of God
8m
The Image of God (Gen 1:26–27): Collections and Custom Guides
7m
The Fall and Related Heresies
9m
Original Sin and Related Heresies
5m
True Humanity in Christ
4m
Christ
Who Is Jesus?
5m
Christological Controversies
6m
Christological Heresies: Apollinarianism
5m
Christological Heresies: Monophysitism
5m
Christological Heresies: Nestorianism
9m
Orthodox Christology
5m
The Hypostatic Union
5m
Heretical and Orthodox Christology
5m
Studying the Christological Controversies Using the Ancient Literature Section
7m
Salvation
Introduction to the Doctrine of Salvation
3m
Beginnings: The Way of Salvation
4m
Justification and Related Heresies
8m
Sanctification and Related Heresies
6m
Final Redemption
2m
Grace and Human Freedom: Arminianism
10m
Grace and Human Freedom: Calvinism
8m
Models of Atonement: Deification
6m
Models of Atonement: Christus Victor
3m
Models of Atonement: Cross-Centered Models
9m
Models of Atonement: Moral Exemplar
3m
Spirit
Introduction to Pneumatology
6m
The Spirit and Prayer
4m
The Procession of the Spirit
6m
Gendered Language
6m
Discovering How John Personalizes the Spirit in John 16:13
6m
The Spirit and Vague Spirituality
5m
Sanctifying Grace
4m
Searching Holiness Terms in the Pauline Epistles
7m
Charismatic Gifts
6m
The Age of Pentecost
5m
Church
Introduction to Ecclesiology
3m
Body and Bride
4m
Marks of the Church
12m
The Donatist Controversy
7m
Unity in Brokenness
3m
The Church and Sacrament
8m
The Church’s Understanding of Sacraments
4m
Last Things
Introduction to Eschatology
2m
Eschatological Tension
5m
Not Yet
4m
Waiting in Eager Expectation
3m
Studying Eschatology with Tilde and Milestone Searches (Matt 24:36)
6m
The Resurrection of the Body
4m
The “Already” of Resurrection
8m
The “Not Yet” of Resurrection
10m
Using Louw-Nida to Understand Sōma in 1 Corinthians