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 |
|---|---|
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Patriarch Germanus I of Constantinople
surface form:
Germanus I of Constantinople
|
Christian theologian |
| Sydney M. Mead | religious studies scholar |
| Cyrus of Phasis | Christian theologian |
| Roger Williams | — |
| Mesrop Mashtots | — |
| Rashba | medieval Jewish scholar |
| Ritva | medieval Jewish scholar |
| Ran (Nissim of Gerona) | Jewish philosopher |
| Rashbam | biblical commentator |
| Ba'al HaTurim (Jacob ben Asher) | medieval Jewish scholar |
|
Rastko
surface form:
Rastko Nemanjić
|
Christian theologian |
| Bahya ibn Paquda | Jewish philosopher |
| St. Peter Chrysologus | — |
| Hamid al-Din al-Kirmani | Islamic philosopher |
| Suhrawardi | Islamic philosopher |
| Ibn Bajjah | Islamic philosopher |
| Theophanes the Confessor | Byzantine monk |
| Julius Africanus | Christian historian |
| Manuel II Palaiologos | Christian theologian |
| Allama Muhammad Iqbal | Islamic philosopher |
| Rabbi Shlomo ben Yitzchak | biblical commentator |
| Abu Ya'qub al-Sijistani | — |
| Kakuban | Buddhist scholar |
| Sheila Walsh | Christian author |
| John Keble | — |
| Saint Bruno of Cologne | — |
| Serapion of Thmuis | — |
| Heraclas of Alexandria | Christian theologian |
| Ralbag | biblical commentator |
| Pope Innocent I | Christian theologian |
| Levi ben Gershom | biblical commentator |
| Pantaenus | Christian theologian |
| Isaac Watts | — |
| Thomas Goodwin | — |
| Aben Rushd | Islamic philosopher |
| Pamphilus the Martyr | Christian theologian |
| Ahmad Yasawi | Muslim theologian |
| Adriaan Floriszoon Boeyens | — |
| Gregory Thaumaturgus | — |
| Edward Bouverie Pusey | — |
| Jehan Cauvin | — |
| Dōgen | religious writer |
| Pierre Nicole | — |
| Siger of Brabant | scholastic philosopher |
| Austin Phelps | — |
| Patriarch Daniel of Romania | Christian theologian |
| Ossius of Corduba | — |
| Miron Cristea | — |
| Albertus Pighius | Catholic theologian |
| Gijsbert Voet | — |