Introductory Lectures in Systematic Theology - Thiessen, Henry Clarence (Grand Rapids, MI : Eerdmans, 1949)
Prolegomena. The nature and necessity of theology ; The possibility and divisions of theology -- Theism. Definition and existence of God ; The non-Christian world views -- Bibliology. The Scriptures the embodiment of a divine revelation ; The genuineness, credibility, and canonicity of the books of the Bible ; The inspiration of the Scriptures -- Theology. The nature of God : essence and attributes ; The nature of God : unity and Trinity ; The decrees of God ; The works of God : creation ; The works of God : his sovereign rule -- Angelology. The origin, nature, fall, and classification of the angels ; The work and destiny of the angels -- Anthropology. The origin and original character of man ; The unity and permanent constitution of man ; The fall of man : background and problems ; The fall of man : fact and immediate consequences ; The fall of man : imputation and racial consequences -- The fall of man : the nature and final consequences of sin -- Soteriology. The purpose, plan, and method of God ; The person of Christ : historical views and pre-incarnate state ; The person of Christ : the humiliation of Christ ; The person of Christ : the two natures and the character of Christ ; The work of Christ : his death--importance and misinterpretation ; The work of Christ : his death--it's true meaning and extent ; The work of Christ : his resurrection and ascension ; Election and vocation ; Conversion ; Justification and regeneration ; Union with Christ and adoption ; Sanctification ; Perseverance ; The means of grace -- Ecclesiology. Introductory : definition and founding of the church ; The foundation of the church, the manner of the founding, and the organization of churches ; The ordinances of the church ; The mission and destiny of the church -- Eschatology. The second coming of Christ : importance of the doctrine and nature of his coming ; The second coming of Christ : the purpose of his coming into the air ; The second coming of Christ : the purpose of his coming to earth and the period between the rapture and the revelation ; The time of his coming : premillennial ; The time of his coming : pre-tribulational ; The resurrections ; The judgments ; The millennium ; The final state.
Keywords: Theology, Doctrinal