The Grammar of the Divine
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79 levels across 8 sections, about 158 minutes end to end, roughly 32 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Theological Lens, The Architecture of God, The Problem of Language, The Human Drama, The Lived Community, The Problem of Evil, Theology in the Modern World, and The Philosophical Bedrock. It assumes you already know the basics.
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Key ideas in The Grammar of the Divine
- Theology assumes a prior commitment of faith as its starting point
- Theological reflection uses logic to explore the 'why' behind beliefs
- It transforms static belief into an active, disciplined inquiry
- Scripture is the foundational 'norming norm' in the Quadrilateral
- Tradition provides a historical guardrail against individual error
- Reason and Experience validate and internalize scriptural truths
- Theology as a disciplined reflection rather than just blind belief
- The application of the four sources of authority in the Wesleyan Quadrilateral
- A working theology is the subconscious framework of ultimate values
- Implicit beliefs about human nature and purpose drive daily actions
- Everyone operates from a set of unexamined theological assumptions
- Dogma represents the non-negotiable core of a faith tradition
- Doctrine provides the official but secondary denominational teachings
- Theologoumena are private pious opinions that allow for diversity
- The existence and influence of a 'working theology'
- Categorizing beliefs by their level of theological certainty
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You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
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A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When a theologian applies disciplined reflection to their faith, what tool are they primarily using to explore the 'why'?
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Where The Grammar of the Divine takes you
Move beyond basic belief into the systematic study of the ultimate. Explore how humanity structures its understanding of the infinite through logic, tradition, and radical critique.
- 1
The Theological Lens
- Thinking Like a Theologian
- The Tools of Interpretation
- 2
The Architecture of God
- The Logic of the Trinity
- Christology: The God-Man Paradox
- Pneumatology: The Spirit's Agency
- 3
The Problem of Language
- The Way of Negation
- Analogy and Metaphor
- 4
The Human Drama
- Theological Anthropology
- Hamartiology: The Nature of Sin
- Soteriology: Models of Atonement
- 5
The Lived Community
- Ecclesiology: The Body Politic
- Sacramental Theology
- 6
The Problem of Evil
- Theodicy: Reconciling God and Suffering
- Sovereignty and Freedom
- 7
Theology in the Modern World
- Liberation and Context
- Theology and Science
- Pluralism and Other Faiths
- 8
The Philosophical Bedrock
- Natural Theology
- Divine Attributes
- Eschatology: The Theology of Hope
8 sections · 20 units · 79 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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