This is a course in foundational Christian doctrine. It is the first of three bridging courses for Master of Theology candidates who have a thin theological background (e.g. someone who comes into the MTh with a Bachelor of Psychology Honours degree). This course covers four foundational doctrines of the Christian faith: (a) anthropology: the doctrine of man; (b) harmartiology: the doctrine of sin; (c) Christology: the doctrine of Christ; and (d) soteriology: the doctrine of salvation. These four doctrines are closely connected, which is why they are treated together.

This is the second of three bridging courses for Master of Theology candidates who have a thin theological background. It has a dual purpose. It is, first and foremost, a crash course in intermediate hermeneutics, that is, Bible interpretation methods. You will need hermeneutical skills in the MTh. At the same time, however, the course involves a detailed study of the king of epistles--Romans. Romans is perhaps the most doctrinally important book in the Bible. You will learn to use hermenetical tools by studying the text of Romans, so you also be deepening your biblical and theological horizons while you learn "how to study the Bible".

This is the last of three bridging courses for Master of Theology candidates who have a thin theological background. Unlike the first two courses, this module takes the form of two research papers. You will select an issue in (a) apologetics and (b) ethics, and write a research paper about each.