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205-210 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY I, II, III, IV, V, VI The systematical truths of Scripture are studied with the guidance of an approved textbook, and assignments on collateral reading from source material by Christian authorities are given. Theology is taught the first year (I , II); Anthropology and So­ teriology the second (Ill , IV); and Ecclesiol­ ogy and Es chatology the third year (V, VI).

PASTORAL THEOLOGY This course brings before students studying for the ministry the practical problems con­ cerning the pastor and his call, his personal life and study, his work in the field and in the pulpit, and his relation to the church and to the community.

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212-213 HISTORY OF DOCTRINE I, II This course traces the history of the beliefs in various doctrines of our faith from Apostolic times to the present, including a study of the great heroes of the faith who were used of God to formulate these creeds .

APOLOGETICS 301-307

APOLOGETICS I- (Biblical Introduction) This course treats the adequacy and authenticity of the books of the Old and New Testaments , history of the text and version , the formation of the canons, problems of the texts, and attacks of the critics. Attention is given to the Inter-Testament period and the Apocryphal books. APOLOGETICS II- (Christian Evidences) An examination is made of the proofs of the divine authority of the Christian religion as seen in the Biblical, historical, and archaeological records, and the verification of Chri stian experience. APOLOGETICS III-(Biblical Archaeology) The field of Archaeology is surveyed to show how recent discoveries in Egypt , Babylonia, Assyria, and Palestine witness to the authenticity and infallibility of the Holy Scriptures. APOLOGETICS IV-(Bible and Science) Revealing the relationship between the Bible and science, this course includes a careful study of the Genesis account of creation in the light of the original text and in the light of scientific facts. Other passages of importance relating to scientific phenomena are considered in the same manner. CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHY This study intends to set forth the adequacy of the Christian religion as a philosophy, and, by comparison with other systems, to prove it to be the only adequate phil­ osophy.

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