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Theologia Reformata
Protestant theology, comparative theology and biblical languages — an academic resource for curious readers
A rigorous and accessible curriculum
From curiosity to scholarship
This site was born from a simple conviction: Christian theology is too important — and too fascinating — to be reserved for specialists alone. The great questions about salvation, the Church, the sacraments, the nature of Christ or the authority of Scripture have shaped European history, nourished centuries of philosophical debate and continue to structure billions of lives. They deserve to be approached with seriousness, without condescension and without presupposing a prior background.
The approach is academic, comparative and neutral. Three great Christian traditions are presented with equal rigour — Protestantism in its Reformed, Lutheran, Anglican and Anabaptist currents, Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. None is presented as superior. Each doctrine is expounded from its primary sources, its internal arguments and the secondary literature of reference. Real disagreements are presented as real disagreements — neither minimised by a superficial ecumenism, nor caricatured.
The curriculum is structured in five levels: from propaedeutics (introduction without prerequisites) to post-doctoral level (councils, synods, academic conferences, contemporary research debates). Each reader enters at their own level and advances at their own pace.
Architecture of the curriculum
Five levels, one continuum
Level I
PropaedeuticsIntroduction without prerequisites
Introduction to historical Christianity and its major divisions. Basic vocabulary, chronological landmarks, presentation of sources. Accessible to any curious reader without prior training.
Level II
BachelorDoctrinal foundations
Systematic study of the fundamental doctrines: soteriology, ecclesiology, sacraments, eschatology. Introduction to the confessions of faith and the five Solas.
Level III
MasterComparative theology and languages
Systematic comparison of the three traditions. Reading primary sources in their original languages (Hebrew, Greek, Latin). Study of confessions of faith in their original versions.
Level IV
DoctorateResearch and critical sources
Working with critical reference editions. Historiography of the Reformation. Research methodology in theology. Introduction to contemporary academic debates.
Level V
Post-doctoralCouncils, synods, conferences
Conciliar decisions in their political and theological context. Reformed synods (Dort, Westminster, Barmen). Contemporary ecumenical dialogues. Academic debates in international journals and conferences.
Where to begin?
Recommended curriculum
Protestant Foundations
What is Protestantism? Where does it come from? From the 95 Theses (1517) to the Protestatio of Speyer (1529), the three great historic Protestant families and a map of worldwide currents.
The Five Solas
The doctrinal heart of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura, Sola Gratia, Sola Fide, Solus Christus, Soli Deo Gloria. Historical origin, theological meaning, doctrinal implications.
Soteriology
How is humanity saved? The Calvinist/Arminian debate, TULIP, forensic justification, theories of atonement.
Comparative Theology — Salvation
How do Protestants, Orthodox and Catholics understand salvation differently? Tripartite table on eight fundamental doctrinal dimensions.
Councils and synods
From Nicaea (325) to contemporary ecumenical dialogues, via Trent, Dort, Westminster and Vatican II.
Biblical languages
Masoretic Hebrew, Koine Greek, Biblical Aramaic: alphabets, basic grammar, word-for-word annotated texts.
SBL Bibliography
Primary sources, reference monographs (McGrath, Muller, Pelikan, Oberman), academic journals and digital resources.
The passages essential for salvation are sufficiently clear; obscure passages are interpreted in the light of clear ones. Principle of analogia fidei — classical Reformed hermeneutics
⚙ Editorial transparency
This academic website was designed and written with the assistance of artificial intelligence, then verified, proofread and validated by human reviewers. Bibliographic references and primary-source citations (Greek, Latin, Hebrew) were manually checked. The editorial perspective remains rigorously academic, neutral and comparative.
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