Theologian
noun
A person who studies about God and religion.
John decided to become a theologian after finishing his school.
Often appears as...
- christian theologian
- muslim theologian
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General,Academic
noun
A person who studies about God and religion.
John decided to become a theologian after finishing his school.
Often appears as...
- christian theologian
- muslim theologian
Usage tips
General,Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Expertise
A theologian has in-depth knowledge about religious beliefs and practices, often within a specific religion.
The theologian delivered a lecture on the history of Buddhist philosophy.
Pro Tip 2/3Scholarly Context
The term is usually used in academic or religious contexts, where formal study of theology is discussed.
She attended a conference where theologians discussed religious texts.
Pro Tip 3/3Different Religions
Theologians can belong to any religion; specifying the religion can provide clarity (e.g., 'Christian theologian').
The Muslim theologian was well-versed in the Quran and Hadith.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Expertise
A theologian has in-depth knowledge about religious beliefs and practices, often within a specific religion.
The theologian delivered a lecture on the history of Buddhist philosophy.
Pro Tip 2/3Scholarly Context
The term is usually used in academic or religious contexts, where formal study of theology is discussed.
She attended a conference where theologians discussed religious texts.
Pro Tip 3/3Different Religions
Theologians can belong to any religion; specifying the religion can provide clarity (e.g., 'Christian theologian').
The Muslim theologian was well-versed in the Quran and Hadith.
Pro Tip 1/3Religious Expertise
A theologian has in-depth knowledge about religious beliefs and practices, often within a specific religion.
The theologian delivered a lecture on the history of Buddhist philosophy.
Pro Tip 2/3Scholarly Context
The term is usually used in academic or religious contexts, where formal study of theology is discussed.
She attended a conference where theologians discussed religious texts.
Pro Tip 3/3Different Religions
Theologians can belong to any religion; specifying the religion can provide clarity (e.g., 'Christian theologian').
The Muslim theologian was well-versed in the Quran and Hadith.
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The lies our culture...
Suffering's great power is that it's an interruption of life. It reminds you you're not the person you thought you were. The theologian Paul Tillich said what suffering does is it carves through what you thought was the floor of the basement of your soul, and it carves through that, revealing a cavity below, and it carves through that, revealing a cavity below.
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Distorting Madonna in...
to the late fifth century when the city of Rome was attacked by the Goths. Rome was built in marble and meant to last forever. It represented, for many years, the pinnacle of human civilization, so its destruction left a huge void. Theologians, who preached about a world beyond the physical, began attracting an audience as Rome crumbled,
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Mae Jemison on teaching...
And they talked about, with theologians and What are some of the issues of public funding for science and engineering research? What's most important about it? There are some ideas that emerged that I think have really powerful parallels to the arts. The first thing they said was that the circumstances
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The philosophy of...
As a formal institution, it faded away, but its influence has continued to this day. Christian theologians, such as Thomas Aquinas, have admired and adopted its focus on the virtues, and there are parallels between Stoic Ataraxia, or tranquility of mind,
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Plato’s best (and worst)...
and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians, philosophers, and screenwriters alike. It raises questions like should we trust our senses to come to the truth
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"Everything happens for...
experiencing the same situation. And that feeling stayed with me for months. In fact, I'd grown so accustomed to it that I started to panic at the prospect of losing it. So I began to ask friends, theologians, historians, nuns I liked,
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Who am I? A philosophical...
philosophers, psychologists, academics, scientists, artists, theologians and politicians have all tackled the subject of identity. Their hypotheses are widely varied and lack significant consensus. These are smart, creative people,
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
In this way, the cave leads to many fundamental questions, including the origin of knowledge, the problem of representation, and the nature of reality itself. For theologians, the ideal forms exist in the mind of a creator.
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Is Humanity Inherently...
theologian cutter Calloway to find out whether original sin means we are all evil at heart pleasure to meet you thank you have a seat thank you a which book were you reading the first few chapters of Genesis that
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What is consciousness? -...
we are aware of an image in much the same way we are aware of ourselves looking at an image, or our inner thoughts and emotions. But where does consciousness come from? Scientists, theologians, and philosophers
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The lies our culture...
Suffering's great power is that it's an interruption of life. It reminds you you're not the person you thought you were. The theologian Paul Tillich said what suffering does is it carves through what you thought was the floor of the basement of your soul, and it carves through that, revealing a cavity below, and it carves through that, revealing a cavity below.
Video examples
Distorting Madonna in...
to the late fifth century when the city of Rome was attacked by the Goths. Rome was built in marble and meant to last forever. It represented, for many years, the pinnacle of human civilization, so its destruction left a huge void. Theologians, who preached about a world beyond the physical, began attracting an audience as Rome crumbled,
Video examples
Mae Jemison on teaching...
And they talked about, with theologians and What are some of the issues of public funding for science and engineering research? What's most important about it? There are some ideas that emerged that I think have really powerful parallels to the arts. The first thing they said was that the circumstances
Video examples
The philosophy of...
As a formal institution, it faded away, but its influence has continued to this day. Christian theologians, such as Thomas Aquinas, have admired and adopted its focus on the virtues, and there are parallels between Stoic Ataraxia, or tranquility of mind,
Video examples
Plato’s best (and worst)...
and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians, philosophers, and screenwriters alike. It raises questions like should we trust our senses to come to the truth
Video examples
"Everything happens for...
experiencing the same situation. And that feeling stayed with me for months. In fact, I'd grown so accustomed to it that I started to panic at the prospect of losing it. So I began to ask friends, theologians, historians, nuns I liked,
Video examples
Who am I? A philosophical...
philosophers, psychologists, academics, scientists, artists, theologians and politicians have all tackled the subject of identity. Their hypotheses are widely varied and lack significant consensus. These are smart, creative people,
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
In this way, the cave leads to many fundamental questions, including the origin of knowledge, the problem of representation, and the nature of reality itself. For theologians, the ideal forms exist in the mind of a creator.
Video examples
Is Humanity Inherently...
theologian cutter Calloway to find out whether original sin means we are all evil at heart pleasure to meet you thank you have a seat thank you a which book were you reading the first few chapters of Genesis that
Video examples
What is consciousness? -...
we are aware of an image in much the same way we are aware of ourselves looking at an image, or our inner thoughts and emotions. But where does consciousness come from? Scientists, theologians, and philosophers
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George Monbiot
British Writer
If you or I had lived 500 years ago, our worldview, and the decisions we made as a result, would have been utterly different. Our minds are shaped by our social environment, in particular the belief systems projected by those in power: monarchs, aristocrats and theologians then; corporations, billionaires and the media today.
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Cesare Beccaria
Italian Judge
It is the task of theologians to establish the limits of justice and injustice regarding the intrinsic goodness or wickedness of an act; it is the task of the observer of public life to establish the relationships of political justice and injustice, that is, of what is useful or harmful to society.
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Anthea Butler
American Educator
Pope Francis has mentioned several times in public prior to 'Amoris Laetitia''s release that lack of work was keeping young people from marriage. He has also riffed on married life and 'mothers-in-law,' but this document shows that, even more than a theologian, he is a pastor.
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John Polkinghorne
British Physicist
Of course, nobody would deny the importance of human beings for theological thinking, but the time span of history that theologians think about is a few thousand years of human culture rather than the fifteen billion years of the history of the universe.
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Rob Bell
American Author
Over the years, I've realized that I have as much in common with the performance artist, the standup comedian, the screenwriter, as I do with the theologian. I'm in an odd world where I make things and share them with people.
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Susan Powter
American Celebrity
There isn't a theologian in the world who can argue with me on this. God has no gender. If that's the case, then everything needs to be rewritten now, right now.
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
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Denis Diderot
French Editor
Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.
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Daniel J. Boorstin
American Historian
We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.
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Robert Vaughn
American Actor
The world's philosophers and theologians searched for answers to the same mysteries.
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George Monbiot
British Writer
If you or I had lived 500 years ago, our worldview, and the decisions we made as a result, would have been utterly different. Our minds are shaped by our social environment, in particular the belief systems projected by those in power: monarchs, aristocrats and theologians then; corporations, billionaires and the media today.
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Cesare Beccaria
Italian Judge
It is the task of theologians to establish the limits of justice and injustice regarding the intrinsic goodness or wickedness of an act; it is the task of the observer of public life to establish the relationships of political justice and injustice, that is, of what is useful or harmful to society.
Quote examples
Anthea Butler
American Educator
Pope Francis has mentioned several times in public prior to 'Amoris Laetitia''s release that lack of work was keeping young people from marriage. He has also riffed on married life and 'mothers-in-law,' but this document shows that, even more than a theologian, he is a pastor.
Quote examples
John Polkinghorne
British Physicist
Of course, nobody would deny the importance of human beings for theological thinking, but the time span of history that theologians think about is a few thousand years of human culture rather than the fifteen billion years of the history of the universe.
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Rob Bell
American Author
Over the years, I've realized that I have as much in common with the performance artist, the standup comedian, the screenwriter, as I do with the theologian. I'm in an odd world where I make things and share them with people.
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Susan Powter
American Celebrity
There isn't a theologian in the world who can argue with me on this. God has no gender. If that's the case, then everything needs to be rewritten now, right now.
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Robert A. Heinlein
American Writer
Theology is never any help; it is searching in a dark cellar at midnight for a black cat that isn't there. Theologians can persuade themselves of anything.
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Denis Diderot
French Editor
Only a very bad theologian would confuse the certainty that follows revelation with the truths that are revealed. They are entirely different things.
Quote examples
Daniel J. Boorstin
American Historian
We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman.
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Robert Vaughn
American Actor
The world's philosophers and theologians searched for answers to the same mysteries.
Example 1 of 10
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