Subjects of Christianity

Subjects of Christianity

There are four main subjects that have to be introduced when talking about religion. Creed, Trinity, Church and theology. These subjects have to coexist with each other when trying to understand Christianity as a whole. Each subject plays a key role in understanding religion.

The first subject that I researched lately was Creed, I’m beginning to get a real grasp of what theology is not only as a teaching but as a lifestyle. When I read the packet that was given to us it gave me a better understanding of the history of The Creed. Something that really caught my eye was in the beginning of the packet it talked about a priest in the year 325 AD named Arius, and explained in the council that was formed to reform doctrines. He proclaimed that the son is not god in the same way as the father is God. To be divine means to be above all that is originated, or to have no origin. The Son of the Father could not be both un originated, since he is a part of the Father and there is only one God. Although the son exceeds all other creatures in perfection, nevertheless, the son has the status of a creature in relation to the father. I really like what he said because it gives a clear definition of what role Jesus played as part of God’s plan. He was meant to show men what humans should try to be like and how they should act accordingly. The council formed a Creed against this saying that the son was made from the substance of the Father and that he is “begotten not made” which helped me understand what Creed does in our everyday life and how it shapes religion.

The next subject that I researched was Theology and this is how Christianity can be taking seriously in the classroom and through research. Some of the topics within Theology that I found interesting were the theology of of the cross, and narrative theology. New realizations shape theologies such as black theology, which opposes racism and promotes full civil and ecclesial rights; feminist...