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

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
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
Rastko Nemanjić
Anselm of Canterbury Christian theologian
John Charles Ryle
Radak medieval Jewish scholar
Sforno biblical commentator
Walter Kasper
Bernard Lonergan
Hugo Rahner
Jean Duvergier de Hauranne Catholic theologian
Cornelius Jansen Catholic theologian
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
Bernard Drachman religious scholar
R. Moshe Alshich
surface form: Moshe Alshich
biblical commentator
de Sorbon
surface form: Robert de Sorbon
Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples biblical scholar
Fausto Sozzini
Johannes Crellius
Ferenc Dávid
R. Obadiah Sforno
surface form: Obadiah Sforno
biblical commentator
William Thomson (archbishop of York)
Johann Baptist Metz Catholic theologian
Paul Ramsey
Jonasz Szlichtyng
Piotr z Goniądza
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi Muslim theologian
Edward Schillebeeckx
Marcin Czechowic
Saint-Cyran Catholic theologian
Louis-Isaac Lemaistre de Sacy
Karl Lehmann Catholic theologian
Mordecai Kaplan
Heinrich Ewald
Franz von Baader
William Farel Christian theologian
Thomas Cranmer
Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky)
Jonathan Edwards
Bruce M. Metzger biblical scholar
Abu Rayhan
surface form: Abu Rayhan al-Biruni
comparative religion scholar
David Friedrich Strauß
Johann Albrecht Bengel Lutheran theologian
Helmut Thielicke Protestant theologian
Isidore of Pelusium
Emil Fuchs
Gustaf Aulén Lutheran theologian
Judah Halevi Jewish philosopher
Didymus the Blind Christian theologian
historical New England preacher Samuel Hopkins
surface form: Samuel Hopkins
Hugo Assmann
Martin Bucer