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Practical theology seeks to find pastoral applications is the study of biblical truths for the [[Church]] doctrine as it is expressed in institutional churches, such as liturgy, preaching (homiletics), church administration, Christian education, and the modern day personpastoral care.

Systematic Theology deals with organizing what is the entire Bible says about a particular area study of theologydoctrine organized by themes found within Scripture. For example, when one is studying biblical theology he may study what faith means in [[Galatians]], the [[New Testament]], or even if studying historical theology he may study what it meant to [[Augustine]]. However, in systematic theology one would seek seeks to understand what the entire Bible (often including general revelation) teaches taught about [[faith]] or any other area of theology.

Historical theology intergrates is the study of doctrine as it has developed over time. It attempts to integrate the thoughts of other Christians throughout the centuries since the times of the Bible.

Biblical theology is the study of doctrine 1) within a particular period of time in the Bible (Old Testament, New Testament) or 2) within the particular writings of an author (John, Peter, Paul). "Biblical theology seeks to discover what the biblical writers, under divine guidance, believed, described, and taught in the context of their own times". It is based first and foremost on the [[Bible]] itself. Biblical theology assumes that the canon was provided by the [[Holy Spirit]] through the instrumentality of human authors.