LO 5
ANGELES
BIBLE INSTITUTE
OF
SECOND YEAR
(a) The world and poli t ical background. ( b ) The Relig ious and Eccles ;asti ca l backg round. (c) The orig in , nat ure and s;gnifi cance of the t hree g rea t branches of the Reformat ion-the Lutheran. E ngli sh and Reformed. TH IRD YEAR 6. T he ri se and development of the modern Church with its new atti tud e ( whi ch is usua ll y referred to as "The Modern l\1ind' ') and its mi ss iona ry, philanth rop ic and soc;al movements. Thi s will be an endeavor t o get the hi stori cal bas is and background of the complex and acute problems with whi ch the church is now con fro nted in its thinking and acti vit ies. II . T H E PHILOSOPHI CAL INTERPRE TATION OF THESE FACT S OF RE LIGION. Thi s will be an endeavor to fi nd the source, meaning and significance of the fact of r el;g ion as fo und in t he hi story studi es . F rn sT YEAR 1. The interpretat ion of th e worl d as it find s its culminati on in man and th e social orde r. Thi s will be an endeavor to get a clear idea of the d iffe rent th eori es of the orig in and meaning of our worl d with spec ial regard to th e or ig in , nature and meaning of relig ion. Thi s will involve the d iffe rent theo ri es of evoluti on and the quest ion of the poss i bil ity and nature of reYe lati on .
SECO:S:D YEAR
2. Jesus Chr ;st as th e hi ghest express ion of li fe and the logical key to th e fin al meaning of our worl d and the supreme authority in relig ion. T his will be largely a stud y in comparati ve relig ions in whi ch there will be an endeavor to see the nature and significance of the d iffe rent world relig ions and to fin d t he fundamental reasons why Chr is ti anity is the universal and final religion.
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