Theology Crash Course

We'll start back up in early 2018

From time to time, we hold the Theology Crash Course: brief introductions to Christian topics. This is adult faith formation in a casual format. Everyone is welcome.

Theology Crash Course is an overview of Christian beliefs and practices. This is designed for:

• Newcomers to Trinity or the Episcopal Church
• People preparing for Confirmation or Baptism
• Seekers and doubters and skeptics who are curious about how Christianity works
• Active Christians who want to deepen their knowledge and understanding

This is a good pre-cursor for those thinking about Education for Ministry, which is much more in-depth.

Topics we'll cover:

• What is theology about?
• How do we know anything in theology?
• Scripture, but also "Tradition" and "Reason"
• Core theology: 1 in 3 and 3 in 1
• The good creation
• Sin and evil 
• Jesus Christ: Incarnation, Passion, Death, Resurrection
• Jesus Christ part 2: untangling Chalcedon, and top 5 heresies
• The Holy Spirit, the life of prayer, conversion, and commitment
• The Church: the Body of Christ (including the communion of saints, catholic (Anglican) hierarchies and orders, and sacraments)
• End of the Line: the Four Last Things
• The Prayer Book as an ascetical system
• Baptism: Entry to the life of grace 
• Eucharist: The center of the community's life
• Discipleship: Christian duties, expectations, gifts, and privileges.
• The Church in plurality: understanding multiple churches, denominations, religions, and philosophies