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 |
|---|---|
| Philip Nye | — |
| Robert Sarah | — |
| James Begg | Christian theologian |
| Franz Xaver von Baader | — |
| Al-Muhasibi | Muslim theologian |
| Jean-Luc Marion | Catholic theologian |
| Charles Francis Potter | — |
| Ibn Daqiq al-Id | Islamic theologian |
| Benjamin G. Wilkinson | — |
| Hannah More | religious writer |
| Gregory the Enlightener | — |
| Grigor Narekatsi | — |
| Irving Greenberg | — |
| Lois Evans | Christian author |
| Ibn Abd al-Salam | Islamic theologian |
| Yeghishe | Christian theologian |
| Nerses Shnorhali | — |
| Samuel Miller | church historian |
| Robert Baillie | — |
| al-Junayd al-Baghdadi | Muslim theologian |
|
William Bates (philosopher)
surface form:
William Bates
|
— |
| William Bates (minister) | — |
| Johann Quenstedt | Lutheran theologian |
| Johann Conrad Dannhauer | Lutheran theologian |
| Francis Turretin | Reformed theologian |
| Johann Wilhelm Baier | Lutheran theologian |
| Johann Friedrich König | Lutheran theologian |
| Muadh ibn Jabal | Islamic jurist |
| Reinhard Körner | — |
| Alexander Campbell | Christian theologian |
| Ibn ‘Abbad al-Rundi | Islamic theologian |
| Pelagius | Christian theologian |
| Isaac Milner | — |
| Abu al-Husayn al-Nuri | Muslim theologian |
| Heinrich Bullinger | — |
| Eberhard Arnold | — |
|
Mordecai
surface form:
Mordecai Kaplan
|
— |
|
Abu al-Abbas
surface form:
Abu al-Abbas Ibn Hajar al-Haytami
|
Islamic jurist |
|
al-Haytami
surface form:
Ibn Hajar al-Haytami
|
— |
| Uicheon | Buddhist scholar |
|
Isaac ben Jacob ha‑Levi
surface form:
Isaac ben Jacob ha-Levi
|
medieval Jewish scholar |
| Eric Symes Abbott | — |
| Francesco Satolli | — |
| Wilhelm Herrmann | Protestant theologian |
| Hasan al-Basri | Muslim theologian |
| William Wotton | — |
| Rino Fisichella | — |
| Jalal al-Din al-Mahalli | — |
| Brian Brock | Christian theologian |
| N. F. S. Grundtvig | — |