Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate

Diocese of Mississauga, Vancouver and Western Canada

St Paul Theological Seminary

Course Designator: DTHEO II

Title: Dogmatic Theology – Parts 1, 2

Instructor: Fr. Jacob B. Nadian, PhD

Director of Academic Affairs

St. Athanasius Theological Seminary,

Diocese of the southern United States

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Course Objectives:

Dogmatic Theology is the study of “God,” or as some calls it “the Science of God”, where Christian believers learn the truth about God, the Kingdom of God, the heavenly creatures, eternal life and everlasting punishment, the Holy Bible, the divinity of the Son and the Holy Spirit, the doctrine of the Trinity, salvation, etc.

The course, taught in two parts, will cover the following important dogmatic and theological topics:

Course Outlines:

  1. Defining Dogmatic Theology
  2. Sections of Dogmatic Theology
  3. God and His Attributes
  4. The Holy Trinity
  5. The Attributes of God
  6. Erroneous Philosophies and Heresies Against God
  7. Christology
  8. Christological Errors
  9. Divinity of the Lord Christ
  10. The Holy Spirit
  11. Heresies Against the Holy Spirit
  12. Angels and Their Ranks and Functions
  13. Satan and his angels
  14. End of Times
  15. Faith and Mind
  16. Sacred Scripture
  17. Sacred Tradition
  18. Creation and Big Bang Theory
  19. Evolution
  20. Cloning
  21. Stem Cell Research
  22. The Value of Life

Required Text:

  1. Dogmatic Theology, First Codex, Dr. Maurice Tawadrous, 2005, Youth Bishopric, Egypt
  2. Dogmatic Theology, Second Codex, Dr. Maurice Tawadrous, 2006, Youth Bishopric, Egypt
  3. Notes provided by the Instructor.

Reference Books

  1. The Mystery of Life: Who is the Creator; God or Nature, Dr. Magdy Bekhit, St. Bishoy Orthodox Church, Stouffville, ON, Canada, 2013
  2. Doctrinal Theology, Amir Hanna, Pope Shenouda Seminary, Sydney, Australia, 1998.
  3. The Nature of Christ, H.H. Pope Shenouda, 1997

4.  The Coptic Church and Dogmas “God,” Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty, 1994

  1. The Heresy of Salvation in a Moment, H.H. Pope Shenouda, 1992
  2. Comparative Theology, H.H. Pope Shenouda, 1991
  3. The Holy Spirit and its work in us, H.H. Pope Shenouda, 1991
  4. The Coptic Church and Dogmas “Dogmas and Church Life”, Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty, 1991
  5. The Divinity of Christ, H.H. Pope Shenouda, 1989

10.  Tradition and Orthodoxy, Fr. Tadros Y. Malaty, 1979

11.  Christology and Eucharist in the Early Thought of Cyril of Alexandria[Paperback] – ISBN 978-1883255060

12.  Nicene and Post Nicene Fathers, Series 1&2, Philip Schaff & Henry Wace, Eerdmans Publications Company, 1978

Course Grading System:

Attendance and in Class Participation

(will be observed by the instructor) 30%

Final Exam 70%

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