Instructions for Lesson 1

BUILDING YOUR THEOLOGY
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LESSON 1: WHAT IS THEOLOGY?

Preparation

Before starting the lesson, you should review the following resources: 

a) The lecture for this lesson, either in the form of video, audio file, or manuscript. Follow the link for the lesson. 

b) The "Section Study Guides" for the course. Find them under "General Resources to Download for the Course," also found in the section "General Resources." You should download this document with the study guides onto your computer, in order to use them for studying the lectures. 

The lesson is divided into the following sections:

1) The Definition of Theology 
2) The Goals of Theology 
3) The Topics of Theology

Goals and Objectives

GOALS

In this lesson, we would like to accomplish the following:

1. We hope you will make use of all the resources and activities of the lesson to learn the proper nature and purpose of theology.

2. We hope you make some changes in your life as a response to the teachings of this lesson. It should change the way you do theology and analyze theology, taking into account orthodoxy, orthopraxis, and orthopathos.

OBJECTIVES

When you have done the following, it will show that the goals are met:

1. Obtain satisfactory grades on the tests, demonstrating that you can identify different ways of defining theology, and that you can distinguish the significance of orthodoxy, orthopraxis, and orthopathos in the task of theology.

2. Complete the study guides, showing how you apply what you learned in the lesson to analyze the perspectives of different authors, taking into account orthodoxy, orthopraxis, and orthopathos.

ASSIGNMENTS

SECTION 1

1. Study the first section of the lesson.  

Remember: You can study the lesson by watching the video, listening to the audio, or reading the manuscript.

2. Use Study Guide 1.1 to assimilate the teaching. Use the outline for taking notes, answer the review questions, and answer the application questions.   

3. Take Quiz 1.1.

SECTION 2

1. Study section 2 of the lesson, using Study Guide 1.2. 

2. Take Quiz 1.2.

SECTION 3

1. Study section 3 of the lesson, using Study Guide 1.3.

2. Take Quiz 1.3. 

OTHER ACTIVITIES

1. Complete the Supplementary Lesson.

REVIEW

1. Review all the study guides of the lesson, preparing for the test on the whole lesson. 

2. Take the Cumulative Test.