This is the first in a two-course sequence introducing theological thinking in relation to the great teachings of the Church, and inquiring into the meaning and implications of the doctrines of holiness, revelation, the Trinity, creation, the person and work of Jesus Christ, the person and work of the Holy Spirit, the Church, the sacraments, and eschatology. These courses focus on the witness of Scripture, the historic testimony of the Church, classical and contemporary modes of thought, and the meaning of theological thinking for the life of the student and the Church. Prerequisites: CMIN 108, PHIL 310, PHIL 320 or PHIL 325, one upper-division UBBL class (prefer UBBL 471), THEO 352 or THEO 354, THEO 363; or instructor's permission