Life in Christ: Course Notes

1987

2020

WHEN STUDENTS FOLLOW JESUS: TOWARD THE CHRISTIAN LIFE by Ty Benbow A significant disconnect exists between the stated beliefs of collegiate-age Christians and the presence of orthodoxy and orthopraxy. In essence, students are Christian in name only. Some institutions of higher learning dedicate themselves exclusively to teaching sound doctrine (orthodoxy) but fail to introduce the student to the essential practice of a Christian life. Other institutions immerse students in the proper activity of a Christian (orthopraxy) but fail to teach students theology in line with the Bible. The following research investigated the effectiveness of a freshman-level course dedicated to both teaching about and immersing students in the Christian life with the hope that such an introduction would lead to increased rates of identification and articulation of a Christian worldview. Research was conducted by measuring one hundred Warner University freshmen during the Fall semester of the 2019-2020 Academic year. The result of the research revealed statistically significant increases in students' awareness of orthodoxy and orthopraxy as well as an increase in identification and articulation of Christian worldview from the beginning of the semester to the end of the semester. A compelling argument now exists for the need of Christian institutions to form introductory courses dedicated to immersing students in both orthodoxy and orthopraxy brought to you by CORE View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk

Complete teaching notes with handouts for module God, Christ and Salvation delivered for the module's supplementary classes in Hilary Term 2015, Oxford University.

2020

A new translation (with Burk Parsons) of John Calvin's classic teaching on the Christian life.

This course introduces students to the major Christian doctrines. It will survey the principal doctrinal loci --such as revelation, creation, God/Trinity, Christology, ecclesiology, and eschatology-- from various theological perspectives, including contemporary feminist, black, and liberation theologies. The course will help students to connect theology with personal faith, ecclesial ministry, and social change.

Learning Objectives: -To demonstrate familiarity with the basic principles and concepts of Christology and Soteriology -To understand the nature of the Incarnation of the Word, and the meaning of Christ's life, death, and resurrection. -To exhibit a facility in explaining the nature of the hypostatic union, and the concepts of person and nature in Christ, and the historical contributions made by specific thinkers and Ecumenical Councils to understanding this mystery of faith. -To understand the efficacy of Christ's passion and death in our redemption. TEXTS Required: Bible. (any version) Norris, Richard A.

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