theology

[US]/θiː'ɒlədʒɪ/
[UK]/θɪ'ɑlədʒi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.the study of the nature of God and religious belief;a system of religious beliefs

Example Sentences

He read theology at university.

the development of Unitarian theology

Protestant theology; Jewish theology.

Many theologies express the same ideas.

According to Muslim theology there is only one God.

The God in the political theology is apathic God crucified on the Cross.

•theology, doctrinal •history--20th century. •theologians.

the branch of theology that deals with principles of exegesis

On p. 110… he reproaches Arminian theology because it does not see human nature itself as revelational.

The distinctives of Reformed theology and practice are useful only to the degree that they undergird and clarify the gospel, the evangel.

Hyman, Gavin. The Predicament of Postmodern Theology: Radical Orthodoxy or Nihilist Textualism? Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001, 176pp.

Real-world Examples

He wanted to study Islamic theology at a top school in Cairo, Egypt.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Intellectuals moved away from the collectivism of the Middle Ages, while the young Protestant theology stressed individual responsibility.

Source: Popular Science Essays

Andrew Chan has got a theology degree while in prison.

Source: NPR News April 2015 Compilation

Bosch himself, as part of the religious orthodoxy, needed to be able to explain the theology of his paintings.

Source: Secrets of Masterpieces

There's a whole cosmology and theology that go with pipes, that are extremely complex.

Source: BBC documentary "A Hundred Treasures Talk About the Changes of Time"

He was a Roman Catholic religious worker, who became a professor of theology.

Source: VOA Special November 2017 Collection

In 1955, Martin Luther King earned a doctorate in theology from Boston University.

Source: VOA Daily Standard April 2018 Collection

I don't know, theology aside, I don't know what to say about the metaphysical questions.

Source: Yale University Open Course: Death (Audio Version)

According to this theology, God will reward those who help Israel and punish those who don't.

Source: Vox opinion

They should be taught to do chores and be marryable but stuff like books theology and science.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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