SYTH 518

Summary
Explore the Doctrine of Prevenient Grace course and what you can expect to learn through the semester.

Accredited by HLC & ABHE

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Course Overview

An investigation of the Christian doctrine of prevenient grace.

Focuses on developing a systematic theology of prevenient grace from Scripture, Christian history, and Christian philosophy.

Topics include God’s gracious nature, human sinfulness, Christ’s atonement, human free will, the nature of faith, and grace in Christian mission.

The goal of this course is to enhance our appreciation for God’s nature and His universal provision of salvation.

Professor: Dr. David Fry

Be able to articulate Scripture’s teaching on the three core elements of prevenient grace.

Be able to identify deviations from the Wesleyan doctrine of grace.

Be able to apply Scripture’s teaching on prevenient grace to Christian mission.

Be able to teach others the biblical, historical, and philosophical foundations of prevenient grace.

appreciate the biblical and historical foundations of the Wesleyan doctrine of grace.
realize the implications of our view of prevenient grace for Christian mission.
come to believe that prevenient grace is universal, enabling, and resistible.
be motivated to differentiate our theology and practice of Christian mission from those who reject the doctrine of prevenient grace.

which Scripture passages are critical to a systematic understanding of prevenient grace.
a basic familiarity with the historical figures and documents that are formative for the Wesleyan concept of prevenient grace.
the three key elements of prevenient grace and how they distinguish Wesleyan-Arminianism from other theological accounts of grace.
how prevenient grace forms our philosophy and practice of Christian mission.