Theology is a discipline that draws from the bible and its entire narrative in order to conceptualize and articulate the biblical faith in a comprehensive, unified manner for a particular cultural context.

Initially, northerners did not want missouri to be included in the union because 1.) maine would not be allowed to enter the union as a free state 2.) missouri wanted to enter the union as a free state 3.) missouri wanted to enter the union as a slave state 4.) maine would not be allowed to enter the union as a slave state