In this course you will study the doctrines revealed in Scripture. These doctrines have also been developed and defended by the church. Systematic theology gathers together all of what Scripture teaches on a particular topic and makes a claim based on that data. As a discipline, systematic theology is both constructive and descriptive. As a constructive discipline, it organizes the content of God’s revelation under appropriate topical headings, seeking to structure the teaching of Scripture as a whole. As a descriptive discipline, it accounts for how past and present theologians have organized the Bible’s content; this study of historic systematic theology texts fosters humility and critical thinking in the student as he considers how other Christians have understood the teaching of Scripture.