theologian
C771
concept
A theologian is a scholar who systematically studies, interprets, and critiques religious beliefs, doctrines, and practices within a particular faith tradition or across multiple traditions.
All labels observed (84)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| theologian canonical | 838 |
| Christian theologian | 251 |
| biblical scholar | 113 |
| Catholic theologian | 69 |
| Islamic jurist | 54 |
| religious writer | 49 |
| Reformed theologian | 45 |
| Lutheran theologian | 43 |
| Islamic theologian | 36 |
| Muslim theologian | 34 |
| Jewish philosopher | 32 |
| Christian apologist | 28 |
| Christian author | 27 |
| Buddhist scholar | 26 |
| medieval Jewish scholar | 26 |
| Islamic philosopher | 25 |
| Protestant theologian | 22 |
| biblical commentator | 21 |
| Christian philosopher | 19 |
| scholastic philosopher | 19 |
| religious scholar | 17 |
| Jewish theologian | 15 |
| religious studies scholar | 14 |
| church historian | 13 |
| Byzantine monk | 12 |
| medieval theologian | 12 |
| Byzantine theologian | 11 |
| English theologian | 10 |
| Vedanta philosopher | 10 |
| evangelical theologian | 10 |
| spiritual writer | 10 |
| Dutch Reformed theologian | 9 |
| religious philosopher | 9 |
| American theologian | 8 |
| Calvinist theologian | 8 |
| philosopher of religion | 8 |
| Byzantine philosopher | 6 |
| German theologian | 6 |
| apologist | 5 |
| early Christian writer | 5 |
| Advaita Vedanta philosopher | 4 |
| early Christian theologian | 4 |
| feminist theologian | 4 |
| religious thinker | 4 |
| Christian historian | 3 |
| Syriac Christian writer | 3 |
| homilist | 3 |
| moral theologian | 3 |
| religion scholar | 3 |
| scholar of religion | 3 |
| 20th-century theologian | 2 |
| Bible commentator | 2 |
| Jewish thinker | 2 |
| Pelagian theologian | 2 |
| comparative religion scholar | 2 |
| liturgical scholar | 2 |
| patristics scholar | 2 |
| systematic theologian | 2 |
| 9th-century Christian theologian | 1 |
| American Christian theologian | 1 |
| Argentine theologian | 1 |
| Bible expositor | 1 |
| Christian scholar | 1 |
| Czech theologian | 1 |
| Hesychast theologian | 1 |
| Latin Church theologian | 1 |
| Philokalic author | 1 |
| ascetical theologian | 1 |
| biblical theologian | 1 |
| eco-theologian | 1 |
| lay theologian | 1 |
| liturgy scholar | 1 |
| modalist theologian | 1 |
| mystical theologian | 1 |
| pastoral theologian | 1 |
| patristic author | 1 |
| patristic writer | 1 |
| political theologian | 1 |
| process theologian | 1 |
| public theologian | 1 |
| rationalist theologian | 1 |
| scholar of comparative religion | 1 |
| scholar of science and religion | 1 |
| متفکر دینی | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: theologian
Generated description
A theologian is a scholar who systematically studies, interprets, and critiques religious beliefs, doctrines, and practices within a particular faith tradition or across multiple traditions.
Instances (1,662)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Moses Mendel Dessau | Jewish philosopher |
|
al‑Ghazali
surface form:
Al-Ghazali
|
Islamic theologian |
| John Sharp (Archbishop of York) | — |
| Carl F. H. Henry | — |
| Jane Williams | — |
| R. C. Sproul | — |
| John Henry Newman | — |
| John Stott | — |
| Wilhelm Rudolph | biblical scholar |
|
Hodge
surface form:
Charles Hodge
|
— |
| Caspar Wistar Hodge Sr. | Reformed theologian |
| J. Louis Martyn | biblical scholar |
| Sam Storms | — |
| Saint Benedict of Nursia | — |
| Ibn Arabi | Islamic philosopher |
| David Ray Griffin | — |
| Santo António de Lisboa | Christian theologian |
| Angelo Scola | — |
| Pierre Benoit | biblical scholar |
| Archibald Alexander Hodge | Reformed theologian |
| Henry Venn | Christian theologian |
| Zongmi | Buddhist scholar |
| Eutyches | Christian theologian |
| Paul Best | — |
| Ernest Best | biblical scholar |
| Charles Kingsley | — |
|
al‑Junayd
surface form:
al-Junayd
|
Muslim theologian |
|
Salomo
surface form:
Johann Salomo Semler
|
— |
| Herman Bavinck | — |
| Aharon David Gordon | Jewish philosopher |
| Bartholomew I of Constantinople | Christian theologian |
|
Semler
surface form:
Johann Salomo Semler
|
— |
|
Saaleck
surface form:
Johann Salomo Semler
|
Protestant theologian |
| Fernando Martins de Bulhões | — |
| Aisha bint Abi Bakr | Islamic jurist |
| Ferdinand Christian Baur | — |
| Anthony of Lisbon | — |
| Martyn Lloyd-Jones | Reformed theologian |
| D. H. Th. Vollenhoven | — |
|
Geerhardus
surface form:
Geerhardus Vos
|
— |
|
Vos
surface form:
Geerhardus Vos
|
— |
| Richard B. Gaffin Jr. | Reformed theologian |
| Johann August Ernesti | — |
| Meredith G. Kline | Reformed theologian |
| Sinclair B. Ferguson | — |
| Amos Niven Wilder | — |
| Apollinaris of Laodicea | Christian theologian |
| Francis Schaeffer | evangelical theologian |
| John Bird Sumner | — |
| Enchin | Buddhist scholar |