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 |
|---|---|
| John R. Franke | Christian theologian |
|
DeYoung
surface form:
Kevin DeYoung
|
— |
| B. C. Butler | Catholic theologian |
| Gersonides | biblical commentator |
| Richard Hooker | — |
| Robert Sanderson | — |
| Austin Farrer | — |
| Günther Dehn | Protestant theologian |
| Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon | — |
| Lotario dei Conti di Segni | — |
| John Wenham | biblical scholar |
| Cristóbal de Torres | Catholic theologian |
| Mark Goodacre | biblical scholar |
| Leontius of Byzantium | Christian theologian |
| Johann Anastasius Freylinghausen | Lutheran theologian |
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Dienemann
surface form:
Max Dienemann
|
— |
|
John
surface form:
John Gresham Machen
|
— |
| Donald Arthur Carson | biblical scholar |
|
Archbishop Richard Bancroft
surface form:
Richard Bancroft
|
— |
| Thomas Sharp (Archdeacon of Northumberland) | — |
| Vasumitra | Buddhist scholar |
| Parshva | Buddhist scholar |
| Proclus of Constantinople | Christian theologian |
| Robert de Sorbon | — |
| Martin Buber | — |
| Antoine Arnauld | — |
|
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
surface form:
Al-Razi
|
rationalist theologian |
| Pope Sylvester II | Catholic theologian |
| John of St. Thomas | Catholic theologian |
| Gregory of Valencia | Catholic theologian |
| Francisco de Oviedo | — |
| Diego Ruiz de Montoya | — |
| Pope John Paul II | — |
| Michael Goulder | biblical scholar |
| Kuiji | Buddhist scholar |
| Macrina the Younger | — |
| Woncheuk | Buddhist scholar |
| Mumon Ekai | religious writer |
| Al-Biruni | scholar of comparative religion |
|
Guifeng ("Turtle Peak")
surface form:
Guifeng Zongmi
|
Buddhist scholar |
|
Inquiry into the Origin of Humanity
surface form:
Zongmi
|
Buddhist scholar |
| Bartolomé de Medina | — |
| Huldrych Zwingli | Christian theologian |
| Pedro da Fonseca | — |
| Francisco de Araújo | Catholic theologian |
| Willem Jacobus Eijk | — |
| Calvin Seerveld | Christian philosopher |
| Richard Sibbes | English theologian |
| Ieronymos II of Athens | Christian theologian |
| Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite | Christian theologian |