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 |
|---|---|
| Saint Nektarios of Aegina | Christian theologian |
| William Inge | — |
| Shihab al-Din Abd al-Halim ibn Taymiyyah | Islamic jurist |
| Ruhollah Khatami | religious scholar |
|
Forrest
surface form:
Forrest Church
|
— |
| Asbury Lowrey | religious writer |
| Robert Walpole (bishop) | — |
|
Abu al-Ma'ali
surface form:
Abu al-Ma'ali al-Juwayni
|
Islamic jurist |
| Al-Baqillani | Muslim theologian |
| Alcuin of York | — |
| Eldon Jay Epp | biblical scholar |
|
God Over All
surface form:
William Lane Craig
|
— |
| Paul Draper | philosopher of religion |
| John Dominic Crossan | biblical scholar |
| Marcus Borg | biblical scholar |
|
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
surface form:
Samson Raphael Hirsch
|
Jewish philosopher |
| Gemistos Plethon | Byzantine philosopher |
| John Taylor of Norwich | — |
| Eberhard Bethge | — |
| Hans Frei | — |
| Steven C. Rockefeller | — |
| Barney Pityana | — |
| Abu al-Ma'ali Abd al-Malik ibn Abd Allah al-Juwayni | Islamic jurist |
| Prudentius | — |
|
Aḥmad
surface form:
Aḥmad ibn ʿAtaʾ Allah al-Iskandari
|
— |
| Photinus of Sirmium | Christian theologian |
| James Martineau | — |
| Graham Oppy | philosopher of religion |
| Theodulf of Orléans | — |
| Eugen Gerstenmaier | Protestant theologian |
| Burnett Hillman Streeter | biblical scholar |
| Pope Gelasius I | Christian theologian |
| Maria Francesca Rossetti | religious writer |
| Peter Martyr | Christian theologian |
| Robert Parsons | Catholic theologian |
|
de Bèze
surface form:
Théodore de Bèze
|
— |
| Doctor Marianus | — |
| Aurelius Ambrosius | — |
| Fulgentius of Ruspe | Christian theologian |
|
Hort
surface form:
Fenton John Anthony Hort
|
— |
| Vincent of Lérins | — |
| Saint Thomas of Villanova | Christian theologian |
|
Ahmad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa al-Burnusi al-Fasi al-Zarruq
surface form:
Ahmad Zarruq
|
— |
|
Zarruq
surface form:
Ahmad Zarruq
|
Islamic jurist |
|
al-Burnusi
surface form:
Ahmad Zarruq al-Burnusi
|
Islamic jurist |
| Raymond Buckland | religious writer |
| James F. Sennett | philosopher of religion |
| Langdon Gilkey | — |
| Samuel T. Lloyd III | — |
| Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al ash-Sheikh | Islamic jurist |