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 |
|---|---|
| Lobegott Friedrich Constantin | biblical scholar |
| Aphrahat | Syriac Christian writer |
| Claude Montefiore | Jewish theologian |
| Papias of Hierapolis | early Christian writer |
| Hermas | early Christian writer |
|
Abu’l-Faraj
surface form:
Abu’l-Faraj Ibn al-Jawzi
|
— |
| John A. T. Robinson | — |
| Harvey Cox | — |
| Hieronymus Aleander | — |
| Jerome Aleander | — |
| Petrus Plancius | — |
| John Courtney Murray | Catholic theologian |
| William Robinson Clark | — |
|
Sir George Adam Smith
surface form:
George Adam Smith
|
— |
| Rabbi Abraham ben David | medieval Jewish scholar |
|
Gurney
surface form:
Dorothea Gurney
|
religious writer |
| Maron of Smyrna | Christian author |
| Quadratus of Athens | Christian apologist |
| Raghunatha Siromani | scholastic philosopher |
|
New England clergyman John Cotton
surface form:
John Cotton
|
— |
| James Hal Cone | — |
| Saint Vergilius of Salzburg | — |
| Saint Athanasius of Paros | — |
| Lorenzo Scupoli | spiritual writer |
| St Thomas of Canterbury | Christian theologian |
| Orestes Brownson | religious philosopher |
| George MacDonald | — |
| Richard de Wych | Christian theologian |
|
Woolsey
surface form:
Theodore Dwight Woolsey
|
— |
| Noah Porter | — |
|
De primatu Petri
surface form:
Johann Eck
|
Catholic theologian |
|
Hanegraaff
surface form:
Wouter J. Hanegraaff
|
religious studies scholar |
| Dunstan | Christian theologian |
|
Katie Kelley Thurman
surface form:
Howard Thurman
|
— |
| Johann Maier von Eck | Catholic theologian |
| Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini | Catholic theologian |
|
Prospero
surface form:
Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini
|
Catholic theologian |
| David Otis Fuller | Christian author |
| Vasugupta | religious writer |
|
Fothergill
surface form:
Anthony Fothergill (theologian)
|
— |
| Saint Shenoute | — |
| Wolfgang Capito | — |
| John Amos Comenius | — |
| Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi | Islamic jurist |
| Francis Quarles | religious writer |
| Abdul-Karim Haeri Yazdi | Islamic jurist |
|
Sir Clive Lewis
surface form:
C. S. Lewis
|
Christian apologist |
| John of Antioch | — |
| Wulfstan of York | homilist |
| George Burnside | — |