Dealing Pastorally with the Conscience. The field of religious studies can be subdivided into the four areas mentioned above. Systematic theology is an orderly study of the doctrines of Scripture, looking at the Bible from a topical perspective. Historical theology looks at the history of the Church from the time of the Apostles until the present. This area also looks at the confessions of the Lutheran church, documents that set forth the teaching of Scripture.
Practical theology deals with worship, education, administration, and writing sermons.