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 |
|---|---|
| Eliezer Berkovits | Jewish theologian |
| Elijah of Vilna | biblical commentator |
|
Patriarch Michael I Cerularius
surface form:
Michael I Cerularius
|
Christian theologian |
| Emil Fackenheim | — |
| Gaspar de Villarroel | — |
| Moshe Chaim Luzzatto | Jewish philosopher |
| Donatus of Casae Nigrae | — |
| Joseph Maréchal | — |
| Richard Rubenstein | — |
| Pope John IV | Christian theologian |
| Johannes a Lasco | — |
|
Speiser
surface form:
Shmuel Speiser
|
biblical scholar |
| Ernest William Barnes | — |
| Hamza ibn Ali ibn Ahmad | — |
| Michael von Faulhaber | — |
| Bruce Lincoln | religious studies scholar |
| Samuel Simon Schmucker | Lutheran theologian |
|
Abraham Kuijper
surface form:
Abraham Kuyper
|
— |
| Mark Labberton | Christian theologian |
| Richard J. Mouw | — |
|
Odilo
surface form:
Odilo of Cluny
|
Christian theologian |
| Sadr al-Din Muhammad ibn Ibrahim | Islamic philosopher |
| Sadr al-Din al-Shirazi | Islamic philosopher |
| Sadr al-Muta’allihin | Islamic philosopher |
| Mir Damad | — |
| Charles Hartshorne | — |
| al-Muqtana Baha’uddin | — |
| Patriarch Athenagoras I | Christian theologian |
| Bahāʾ al-Dīn Walad | Muslim theologian |
|
Cardinal Reinhard Marx
surface form:
Reinhard Marx
|
— |
|
Archbishop Matthew Parker
surface form:
Matthew Parker
|
English theologian |
| Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Sarakhsi | Islamic jurist |
|
Sefer ha-Olam
surface form:
Abraham ibn Ezra
|
medieval Jewish scholar |
| Dale Evans | Christian author |
| Cornelius Van Til | Reformed theologian |
| Philip Sherrard | — |
| Marcin Wadowita | — |
| Rob Bell | Christian theologian |
| David Emmanuel Goatley | — |
| Colin Buchanan | liturgical scholar |
| Michael Ipgrave | — |
| Guli Francis-Dehqani | — |
|
Ecumenical Patriarch Germanus IV of Constantinople
surface form:
Germanus IV of Constantinople
|
Christian theologian |
|
Mersenne
surface form:
Marin Mersenne
|
— |
| Nuʿmān ibn Thābit ibn Zūṭā ibn Marzubān | Islamic theologian |
|
Imam al-Aʿzam
surface form:
Abu Hanifa
|
Islamic theologian |
| Ibrahim al-Nakhaʿi | Islamic jurist |
| Dimitrios Papadopoulos | Christian theologian |
|
ʿAbd al-Karim
surface form:
ʿAbd al-Karim al-Qushayri
|
Islamic theologian |
| Peter S. Ruckman | — |