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title: Theology
description: This subject involves the systematic study of the nature of the divine, religious beliefs, and spiritual truths. Learners will analyze theological doctrines, historical debates, and the philosophical foundations of specific religious traditions.
category: humanities
subcategory: religious-studies
difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced
url: /subject/theology
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# Theology

This subject involves the systematic study of the nature of the divine, religious beliefs, and spiritual truths. Learners will analyze theological doctrines, historical debates, and the philosophical foundations of specific religious traditions.

## Available Resources

3 Books • 1 Courses • 2 Websites

## Courses

### 1. Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature

Explore the historical and literary landscape of the New Testament with Yale Professor Dale B. Martin. Understand early Christianity's foundations.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://oyc.yale.edu/religious-studies/rlst-152

**Tags:** new-testament, biblical-studies, early-christianity, historical-criticism, church-history

## Podcasts

### 1. Lord of Spirits

**Author:** Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick, Fr. Stephen De Young, and Ancient Faith Ministries

Fathers Andrew Stephen Damick and Stephen De Young focus on enchantment in creation, and the union of the seen and unseen as made by God and experienced by mankind throughout history. Live on 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 6:00pm Central/7:00pm Eastern.

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en-us | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.ancientfaith.com/podcasts/lordofspirits

**Tags:** orthodox-christianity, angelology, biblical-cosmology, patristics

### 2. BibleProject

**Author:** BibleProject Podcast

The creators of BibleProject have in-depth conversations about the Bible and theology. A companion podcast to BibleProject videos found at bibleproject.com

**Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://www.bibleproject.com

**Tags:** bible, biblical-studies, theology, christianity

## Books

### 1. Church Dogmatics

**Author:** Karl Barth

Karl Barth's multi-volume systematic theology, built on the claim that God is known only through his self-revelation in Jesus Christ. Working through it gives readers the fullest statement of twentieth-century Protestant dogmatics.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0802835236?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

### 2. The Glory of the Lord

**Author:** Hans Urs von Balthasar

Balthasar's theological aesthetics, which treats beauty as the form in which divine revelation is perceived. Reading it develops an account of how the glory of God is seen, and why aesthetics belongs to dogmatic theology.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0898700388?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

### 3. A Theology of Liberation

**Author:** Gustavo Gutiérrez

Gutiérrez's founding statement of Latin American liberation theology, reading salvation through the situation of the poor. It sets out the method of theology as critical reflection on praxis and its political consequences.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0334023564?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

## Websites

### 1. thegospelcoalition.org

An online hub for Reformed evangelical theology, The Gospel Coalition offers articles, essays, sermons, podcasts, and Bible study resources on theology, ministry, and culture.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://thegospelcoalition.org

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

### 2. vatican.va

The Vatican's official site provides authoritative Catholic teaching and documents—from papal encyclicals, exhortations, and speeches to magisterial texts, the Catechism, liturgical resources, and Holy See news.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://vatican.va

**Tags:** websites, humanities-social-sciences, religious-studies

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