Students who successfully complete the Theology major will be able to:

• describe the major events of the Biblical narrative and name significant figures and events in the Bible, locating them temporally and spatially in relation to one another.
• distinguish different approaches to Biblical interpretation and assess their relevance for particular theological aims.
• describe major doctrinal disputes and figures in the history of Christianity, locating them temporally and spatially in relation to one another.
• analyze and assess the significance of selected historical theological debates for Christians today.
• relate different Christian doctrines to one another in a systematic way and articulate the interconnections between them.
• relate Christian theological views to currents in the wider culture, including the views of other religious traditions.
• analyze and evaluate the congruities and discongruities between Christian theological views and other phenomena of human culture.
• practice the technique of “close reading” of a theological or other text.
  write papers using clear and persuasive language to analyze and appraise theological and other positions.