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What Is Systematic Theology? Sean Rousseau

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What Is Systematic

Theology?

Sean Rousseau

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What Is Systematic Theology?

As the priest-in-charge at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Father Sean Rousseau

oversees a Haymarket, Virginia, multi-generational parish community.

Before starting his tenure with this congregation, Fr. Sean K. Rousseau

earned a master of divinity with a concentration in systematic theology

from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Overbrook, Pennsylvania.

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What Is Systematic Theology?

Systematic theology refers to the grouping of religious concepts into

categories. Those who practice in this field seek out information about

specific topics in the Bible, Christian writings, historical documents, and

philosophy. They then summarize these issues so that people can easily

research them. Existing as early as the second century, this area of

scholarship provides a systematic approach to understanding the Christian

religion and its many facets.

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What Is Systematic Theology?

Many consider systematic theology an important component of Christianity

because very few books contain all crucial data about a single topic. Even

essential tenets such as the Holy Trinity come from the interpretation of

several passages across different scriptures.

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What Is Systematic Theology?

Within the overall field of systematic theology, there are numerous sub-

sections. For example, Angelology means the study of angels,

Pneumatology means the study of God the Holy Spirit, and Eschatology

means the study of the end times. Moreover, there is often crossover

between these branches due to interconnections between the various

ideas.