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Types of Theology


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Did you know there are different types of theology? Theology is not just one thing but many things. It touches on every aspect revealed to us in the Bible. We're going to examine three main types of theology and recommend books within those fields.

Systematic Theology

Beginner:

  • Everyone's A Theologian by RC Sproul
  • Core Christianity by Michael Horton
  • Systematic Theology by Wayne Grudem

Intermediate:

  • Systematic Theology Louis Berkhof
  • Christian Theology by Millard J. Erickson
  • The Wonderful Works of God by Herman Bavinck

Advanced:

  • Systematic Theology by John Frame
  • Reformed Dogmatics by Herman Bavinck
  • Institutes of the Christian Religion by John Calvin

 

Biblical Theology

  • The Bible Project
  • A Writer and the Word

Beginner:

  • What Is Biblical Theology? By Jim Hamilton
  • God's Big Picture: Tracing the Storyline of the Bible by Vaughan Roberts

Intermediate:

  • The Story Retold by G.K. Beale and Benjamin Gladd
  • According To Plan by Graeme Goldsworthy

Advanced:

  • The King in His Beauty by Tom Schreine
  • A New Testament Biblical Theology by G.K. Beale

Series:

  • New Studies in Biblical Theology (IVPress)
  • Short Studies in Biblical Theology (Crossway)
  • Essential Studies in Biblical Theology (IVPress)

 

Historical Theology

Beginner:

  • Rediscovering the Church Fathers by Michael Haykin
  • Church History in Plain Language by Bruce Shelley

Intermediate:

  • Historical Theology by Gregg Allison
  • History of Christian Doctrines by Louis Berkhof

Advanced:

  • Historical Theology by Alister McGrath
  • History of Theology by Bengt Hägglund

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