THESIS LEARNING OBJECTIVES Christian theology is a communicative practice of faith seeking understanding, in response to the Word of the Triune God accompanied by the Holy Spirit. After learning the material in the introduction and this chapter, you should be able to: 1. Define briefly the key terms introduced here (marked with an asterisk and included in the glossary). 2. List and recognize the following: (a) David Bebbington’s four characteristics of evangelicalism;