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 |
|---|---|
| Al-Qarafi | — |
| Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi | Muslim theologian |
| Luis de León | — |
| Timothy Keller | — |
| Os Guinness | Christian apologist |
| Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | — |
| Gregory of Nazianzus | Christian theologian |
| Ibn Sabin | Islamic philosopher |
| Jakob Hermanszoon | — |
| Aemilia Lanyer | religious writer |
| Pope Liberius | Christian theologian |
| Bruce Wilkinson | Christian author |
| Malik ibn Anas | Islamic theologian |
| Abd al-Karim al-Jili | Islamic philosopher |
| Al-Shafi'i | Islamic jurist |
| Muhammad al-Baqir | — |
| Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet | — |
| Samuel Clarke | — |
| Robert Addams | religious writer |
| Edmund of Abingdon | — |
| Gregory of Nyssa | Christian theologian |
| Khalil ibn Ishaq | Islamic jurist |
| Algazel | — |
|
Bishop William King
surface form:
William King
|
— |
| Ahad Ha'am | Jewish thinker |
| Mikael Agricola | — |
| Al-Rafi'i | Islamic jurist |
|
Sayyid al-Taifa
surface form:
al-Junayd of Baghdad
|
Islamic theologian |
| Emmanuel Levinas | Jewish philosopher |
| William Ellery Channing | — |
| Gregory the Illuminator | — |
| Ambrose of Milan | — |
| Uisang | Buddhist scholar |
| Ibn Hajar al-Haytami | Islamic jurist |
|
al-Hujwiri
surface form:
Ali ibn Uthman al-Hujwiri
|
Islamic theologian |
| Tatian | Christian apologist |
| al-Harith al-Muhasibi | Muslim theologian |
| Ahmad ibn Hanbal | Muslim theologian |
| Ibn Batta al-Ukbari | — |
| Ali Zayn al-Abidin | Muslim theologian |
| Irenaeus of Lyons | Christian theologian |
| Junayd of Baghdad | Muslim theologian |
| Ali al-Rida | Islamic theologian |
| John Robinson | — |
| Athenagoras of Athens | Christian apologist |
| David Dickson | — |
| Robert G. Bratcher | biblical scholar |
| Robert Browne | — |
| Origen | Christian theologian |
| Ibn Qudamah | Islamic jurist |