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 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| Jualynne E. Dodson | religion scholar |
| Qustā ibn Lūqā al-Baʿlabakkī | Christian theologian |
| Averroes | Islamic philosopher |
| Pamphilus of Caesarea | Christian theologian |
| Basil of Ancyra | — |
| Heinrich Kramer | — |
| Henry Scudder | Christian author |
|
Tiyo
surface form:
Tiyo Soga
|
Christian theologian |
|
Tahal
surface form:
Philoxenus of Mabbug
|
early Christian theologian |
| Deborah Alcock | religious writer |
| Petrus van Mastricht | — |
| Johannes Wollebius | — |
| Amandus Polanus | Reformed theologian |
| Johannes à Marck | — |
| Stephen Langton | medieval theologian |
| Śāntarakṣita | Buddhist scholar |
| Tullio Vinay | — |
| Ayyub al-Sakhtiyani | Islamic theologian |
|
Boraine
surface form:
Alex Boraine
|
— |
| John Dury | — |
| Patriarch Kirill of Moscow | Christian theologian |
|
Justin
surface form:
Justin Martyr
|
Christian apologist |
| Geoffrey W. Bromiley | — |
| Thomas F. Torrance | — |
| Emil Brunner | — |
| George Hunsinger | — |
|
Cardinal Angelo Scola
surface form:
Angelo Scola
|
Catholic theologian |
| William Rainolds | — |
| Eberhard Jüngel | Lutheran theologian |
| H. Richard Niebuhr | — |
| Charles Harold Dodd | biblical scholar |
| Kazasker Mustafa İzzet Efendi | religious scholar |
|
Living Prophecies
surface form:
Kenneth N. Taylor
|
Christian author |
| Lawrence Kushner | Jewish theologian |
| Lysa TerKeurst | Christian author |
| Johann Faber | Catholic theologian |
|
Cardinal Juan de Torquemada
surface form:
Juan de Torquemada
|
— |
| Hugo Grotius | — |
| Josiah Litch | Christian theologian |
| Charles Fitch | Christian theologian |
|
Taha
surface form:
Mahmoud Mohammed Taha
|
religious thinker |
|
Katharina Karg
surface form:
Andreas Osiander
|
Lutheran theologian |
| Allan MacRae | — |
| Luis Antonio Tagle | — |
| Gregory of Rimini | — |
| Jinasena | religious writer |
| Karl Rahner | Catholic theologian |
|
Marie-Joseph
surface form:
Marie-Joseph Lagrange
|
biblical scholar |
| Charles Grandison Finney | — |
| Al-Kindi | Islamic philosopher |