TH291 History and Trends in Dispensationalism
Overview
In this course, Dr. Sanders describes the history and basic defining beliefs of dispensationalism. You’ll be challenged to wrestle with important biblical themes such as prophecy, eschatology, and the nation of Israel. Dr. Sanders also addresses progressive dispensationalism and the competing views of covenantal theology.
Top Highlights
“Dispensationalism is a theological system, which makes a distinction between Israel and the church—but not just any distinction—a distinction that results in a belief that there will be a future restoration of Israel as a national, political, social, ethnic people in the land of Palestine. So, that I think is there—not just the salvation of Jews in the future but a restoration, a national restoration, something more than that. So that’s kind of the single-sentence, or long-sentence, kind of working definition.” (source)
“had become a premillennialist almost 10 years earlier” (source)
“Israel’s earthly people becomes kind of the dynamic that leads to his dispensational beliefs. So for him the doctrine of the Church was central; the Church is heavenly not earthly. It should be disassociated from all these earthly concerns—from politics, from all those sorts of things.” (source)
“scholars that discuss dispensationalism that depend upon this history without” (source)
“—are two key areas where dispensationalism, I think, focuses theologically.” (source)
- Title: TH291 History and Trends in Dispensationalism
- Author: Carl Sanders
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2015
- Logos Release Date: 2015
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Dispensationalism; Education › Dispensationalism
- Resource ID: LLS:TH291SANDERS
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T06:16:08Z
Dr. Carl Sanders is an associate professor of theology at Lancaster Bible College’s Capital Bible Seminary. He has taught at college and seminary levels since 1999 at several schools: Bethel University (St. Paul, Minnesota), Northwestern College (St. Paul, Minnesota), and Washington Bible College in Washington, DC, where he also served as chair of the Bible and theology department (2003–2012).
Dr. Sanders is well liked by his students for his down-to-earth presentation of Bible doctrine. Students quickly learn that he enjoys talking about theology and has a quick wit. Among his strengths as a lecturer are his ability to distill information to essential elements, as well as his good-natured way of fairly explaining differences in theological positions. Dr. Sanders has a keen interest in urban ministry and has served for many years in racially diverse urban congregations. His interest in local-church experience helps him practice theology in ways that reflect the diversity present in the body of Christ. He strives to make theology interesting and practical.