As Karl Barth once commented, "Theology is not a thing which has fallen from Heaven to earth." At its best, it is a prayerful, tentative, careful, yet creative exploration of the big issues facing human kind:

How do we learn about God?
Is God omnipotent?
Can God suffer?
How did God create the world?
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Is God still active in the modern world?
What is the Trinity?
Who is Jesus Christ?
Who is Mary?
What is humanity's place within creation?
What is sin?
What is grace?
What is salvation?
What is the church?
What are sacraments?
What is the final goal of creation?
and guide the church through faithfulness to Holy Scripture.

FCD's theology curriculum begins with a historical survey of theology through the last two thousand years. It continues with an exploration of key doctrines using Alister McGrath's Christian Theology: An Introduction. The growing popularity of McGrath's textbook is due, in part, to his even-handed presentation of contrasting theological perspectives. During the last quarter of the program, students focus on Barth's Dogmatics in Outline, as a way to experience in continuity the ideas of one theologian, uninterrupted. As with the History of Christianity Program, the more ambitious students can experience primary source material through optional reading assignments in McGrath's companion volume, The Christian Theology Reader.

Mentor's aids for the Theology program include weekly Discussion Starters. The Discussion Starters enable students to check their basic comprehension of the reading, while encouraging their ability to articulate their personal, owned belief.