Copyright © 2003 by Ruth Dunzweiler

CONTENTS.

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY 1

Class Notes

Robert J. Dunzweller

Note: These class notes have been prepared for use in the classroom, not only as a guide for orderly coverage of the content, but also as a tool to encourage students to think theological problems through to scriptural solutions. As such, these pages contain statements and quotations which may not represent the viewpoint of the seminary or that of the professor. These statements and quotations should not be taken out of the context of the abovementioned purpose of these notes. The positive contributions of these materials should not be treated like a published book, and should not be quoted out of context or reproduced without permission. However, this is not intended to be a ban on the use of these materials. Rather, students are encouraged to adapt them to their own needs and modes of expression, and to make profitable use of them.

PROLEGOMENA

I. Introduction to the Study of Theology 2

    A. Objectives of Theological Study 2 002  003

    B. Definitions of Theology 4 004  005

    C. Branches of Theological Study 6 006  007  008  009  010

    D. Sources of Theology 11 011  012  013  014  015  016  017  018  019  020  021  022

    E. Bibliography for Systematic Theology 23 023  024  025  026  027  028

    F. Liberalism in Theology 29

        1. Liberal Theology 29 029  030  031  032  033  034

        2. Dialectical Theology (Barthianism) 35 035  036  037  038  039  040  041  042  043  044  045

        3. Existential Theology 46 046  047  048  049  050  051  052  053  054  055

        4. Process Theology 56 056  057  058  059  060  061  062  063  064  065  066  067  068  069
 
        5. Liberation Theology (Marxist, Black, Feminist) 70 070  071  072  073  074  075  076  077  078  079  080

    G. Approaches to Theology 81 081  082

    H. Necessity of Systematic Theology 83 083  084  085  086  087  088
 
    I. Divisions of Systematic Theology 89 089

    J. Method in Systematic Theology 90 090  091  092  093  094  095  096  097  098  099  100  101  102  103  104  105  106

II. Revelation and Theology 107
    A. General Revelation 107 107  108  109  110  111  112  113  114  115  116  117  118  119  120  121  122  123  124  125  126  127  128  129  130

    B. Natural Theology 131 131  132  133  134  135  136  137  138  139
 
    C. Special Revelation 140 140  141  142  143  144  145  146  147  148  149  150  151  152  153  154  155  156  157  158  159  160  161  162  163  164  165  166  167

    D. Scripture 168 168  169  170  171  172  173  174  175  176  177  178  179  180  181  182  183  184  185  186  187  188  189  190  191  192  193  194  195  196  197  198  199

THEOLOGY PROPER

I. The Knowability of God 200
   
    A. Historical Background to the Doctrine 200
 200  201  202

    
B. Preliminary Considerations Regarding the Doctrine 203 203  204

    C. Biblical Teaching Concerning the Doctrine 205
 205

    D. Development of the Doctrine 206
 206  207  208  209

II. The Characteristics of God's Nature 210

    A. Historical Statements of the Doctrine 210
 210

    B. Preliminary Considerations Regarding the Doctrine 211
 211  212  213  214

    C. The Unique (Incommunicable) Characteristics of God 215

        1. God's Self-Existence 215
 215

        2. God's Infinity 216
 216

        3. God's Eternity 217
 217  218  219  220  221  222  223  224  225  226  227  228  229  230

        4. God's Omnipresence 231
 231  232  233  234  235  236  237  238  239  240  241  242  243  244

        5. God's Unchangeability (Immutability) 245
 245  246  247  248  249  250

    D. The Partially Shared (Communicable) Characteristics of God 251

        1. The Personhood of God 251
 251

        2. The Knowledge of God 252
 252  253  254  255  256

        3. The Wisdom of God 257
 257  258

        4. The Power of God 259
 259  260  261  262  263  264  265  266  267  268

        5. The Holiness of God 269
 269  270  271  272  273  274  275  276  277  278  279  280  281  282  283  284

Ill. The Trinity of God 285

    A. Historical Statements of the Doctrine 285
 285  286  287  288  289

    B. Biblical Teaching Concerning the Doctrine 290
 290  291  292

    C. Development of the Doctrine 293 
 293  294  295  296  297  298  299  300