BIBLE INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
VIII· A Course in the Philosophy of the Christian Religion. ote: Two-year students will be permitted to take only part of this course. This course aims to interpret Chr istianity in its world set ting and to consider the validity of its claims in the light of Philosophy, Science and Criticism. Constructively this will mean a study of the Bible Philosophy of Religion. It will fo llow two definite lines of study, each covering a period of three school years. . First, a study of the history of the Christian Religion. Second, an interpretation of the history. (FIRST YEAR WORK) I. The Origin and Development of the Christian Religion. 1. Th e VVorld Background . (a) Greek Thought- an outline of the result of men's endeavor to understand hi story and the world . (b) Roman Poli t ics-an outline of the results of human Governments. (c) Hebrew and popular religions-an outline of the issues of mens' t hinking about God. 2. Birth, Life, Ministry, Death and Resurrection of Chri st. A brief study of the Historical Christ-or the Christ of the Gospels. 3. The origi n of the Chu rch and the con fli ct and develop ment of the Christian religion in the first four cen turies A. D. 4. The orgin and development of the Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic Churches up to the 12th·Century.
(SECOND YEAR WORK)
S. The R efo rmation. (a) The world and political background. (b) The Re ligious and Ecclesiastical background. (c) The origin, nature and significance of the three great branches of the Reformation-the Lutheran, Engli sh and Reformed.
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