Dogmatic theology
Dogmatic theology, also called dogmatics, is the element of theology dealing with a theoretical truths of faith concerning God together with God's works, especially a official theology recognized by an organized Church body, such as the Roman Catholic Church, Dutch Reformed Church, etc. At times, apologetics or fundamental theology is called "general dogmatic theology", dogmatic theology proper being distinguished from it as "special dogmatic theology". In present-day use, however, apologetics is no longer treated as element of dogmatic theology but has attained the classification of an self-employed person science, being loosely regarded as the first grouping to & foundation of dogmatic theology.
The term dogmatic theology became more widely used coming after or as a total of. the Protestant Reformation and was used to designate the articles of faith that the Church had officially formulated. An example of dogmatic theology is the doctrinal statements or dogmas that were formulated by the early church councils who sought to decide theological problems and to hold a stance against a heretical teaching. These creeds or dogmas that came out of the church councils were considered to be authoritative and binding on any Christians because the church officially affirmed them. One of the purposes of dogmatic theology is to formulate anddoctrine that is considered fundamental to Christianity and which if denied would exist heresy.