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Traditionally, Systematic Theology has been structured around the articles of the Creed: the doctrine of God, the doctrine of Christ, the doctrine of the Spirit, the doctrine of the Church, and so on. Whilst this approach has its benefits it is not without flaws. One weakness is that the roots and context of theology in Christian worship can be lost sight of and discussions can become abstract and disconnected from the life of faith. But there is another way to structure Systematic Theology, an approach more explicitly and self-consciously rooted the pattern of liturgy followed by most Christians for most of the Church's history.
About the author
John E. Colwell (Ph.D., Kings College, University of London) is Director of post-graduate studies and tutor in Christian Doctrine and Ethics at Spurgeons College. He has published numerous articles and books including Living the Christian Story: The Distinctiveness of Christian Ethics(London, T & T Clark, 2002); Promise and Presence: an exploration of sacramental theology(Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2005); Rhythm of Doctrine: A Liturgical Sketch of Christian Faith and Faithfulness (Milton Keynes: Paternoster Press, 2007) and Why Have You Forsaken Me? A Personal Reflection on the Experience of Desolation (Paternoster, 2009)
Summary
Traditionally Systematic Theology is structured around articles of Creed: the doctrine of God, the doctrine of Christ, the doctrine of the Spirit, the doctrine of Church, and so on. This book provides introduction to a Systematic Theology that is built around worshipful rhythms of Christian Year.
