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 |
|---|---|
| Rabbi Nissim Gaon | medieval Jewish scholar |
| Juan de Yepes y Álvarez | Christian theologian |
| Abu Bakr al-Shibli | Muslim theologian |
| Data Ganj Bakhsh | — |
| Hujwiri | — |
| Ganj Bakhsh of Lahore | — |
| Rabbi Joseph ibn Migash | medieval Jewish scholar |
| Francisco Peña | — |
| Ruth McCue Bell Graham | Christian author |
| Marius de Jonge | biblical scholar |
| Gail Riplinger | Christian author |
| John Henry Blunt | — |
| Gerhard Feige | — |
| Mary Evelyn Tucker | religion scholar |
| Kathy Keller | Christian author |
| Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev | Christian theologian |
| Anna Sun | scholar of religion |
| Molla Zeyrek | Muslim theologian |
|
Carnell
surface form:
Edward John Carnell
|
— |
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Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner
surface form:
Benjamin Tucker Tanner
|
— |
| Samuel Wilberforce | — |
| Zane Hodges | biblical scholar |
| Johann Hülsemann | Lutheran theologian |
|
Jammaʿil near Nablus
surface form:
Ibn Qudamah
|
Islamic jurist |
| Marʿi al-Karmi | Islamic theologian |
| Robert Wilberforce | — |
| Gulielmus Occamus | — |
| Ismar Elbogen | liturgy scholar |
| Julius Guttmann | Jewish philosopher |
| Leo Trepp | Jewish theologian |
| Pir Mehr Ali Shah | Islamic theologian |
|
Sahl
surface form:
Sahl al-Tustari
|
Islamic theologian |
| al-Sulami | Islamic theologian |
| Charles Wesley | Christian theologian |
| Muḥammad ibn Abī Bakr ibn Ayyūb ibn Saʿd al-Zurʿī | Islamic jurist |
| Margaret Wedgwood Benn | — |
| Hans Tausen | Lutheran theologian |
| Peder Palladius | Lutheran theologian |
| Jacob Taubes | religious studies scholar |
| Charles Beecher | — |
|
Rabbi Dr. Louis Jacobs
surface form:
Louis Jacobs
|
— |
| Vincent Ferrer | — |
| Ira Chernus | religious studies scholar |
| Johann Heinrich Arnold | Christian author |
| Abu Yaʿla al-Farraʾ | Islamic theologian |
| Basil Atkinson | biblical scholar |
|
John
surface form:
John of Cornwall
|
— |
|
Abd al-Malik
surface form:
Abd al-Malik al-Juwayni
|
— |
| Abu al-Qasim al-Ansari | Muslim theologian |
| Imam al-Haramayn | Islamic theologian |