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 |
|---|---|
| Carol P. Christ | feminist theologian |
| Hans Küng | Catholic theologian |
| Ernst Troeltsch | — |
| William Laud | English theologian |
| Karl Elliger | biblical scholar |
| Arius | — |
| Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin | Muslim theologian |
|
Michel de Villeneuve
surface form:
Michael Servetus
|
— |
| Andrew of Crete | Christian theologian |
| Theodore Studites | Byzantine monk |
|
St. Gregory Palamas
surface form:
Gregory Palamas
|
Byzantine theologian |
| Allan Boesak | — |
|
Aulén
surface form:
Gustaf Aulén
|
Lutheran theologian |
| Gustavo Gutiérrez | — |
| Leonardo Boff | — |
| Novatian | — |
| Mor Afrem | Christian theologian |
| Michael Psellos | Byzantine philosopher |
| Frederic Henry Hedge | — |
| Henry Hedge | — |
| St. Mark the Ascetic | Christian theologian |
| Oswald Chambers | Christian theologian |
|
Tyndale
surface form:
William Tyndale
|
— |
| Jon Sobrino | — |
| Saint Severus of Antioch | Christian theologian |
| Johann Wigand | Lutheran theologian |
| Annette Kurschus | Protestant theologian |
| St. Hesychios the Priest | Christian theologian |
| Julian of Eclanum | Christian theologian |
| Abd Allah ibn Masʿud | Islamic jurist |
| Bar Hebraeus | — |
| Ernest Renan | — |
| John S. Knox | — |
| Peretz Smolenskin | Jewish thinker |
| Orosius | Christian historian |
| William Whittingham | biblical scholar |
|
de Vitoria
surface form:
Francisco de Vitoria
|
— |
| Albert of Cologne | — |
| St. Theophan the Recluse | Christian theologian |
| Ibn Tufayl | Islamic philosopher |
|
Haggard
surface form:
Cornelius Haggard
|
American theologian |
| Humbert of Romans | Catholic theologian |
| Kallistos Ware | — |
| John MacArthur | Reformed theologian |
| Henry Aldrich | — |
| Hegesippus | church historian |
| Tiyo Soga | Christian theologian |
| Alex Boraine | — |
| Johann Carl J. von Griesbach | biblical scholar |
| Philoxenus of Mabbug | — |