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theology

[thee-ol-uh-jee] / θiˈɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
religious theory or belief
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He studied theology at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary and is the grandson of a Baptist preacher.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

They allow people of different faiths—and no faith—to cooperate peacefully without agreeing on theology or a common conception of the good.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

There’s a lot of theology in it, actually.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

It’s the kind of idea that exorcists playing loose with theology might be attracted to, but not something the church itself seems inclined to back.

From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026

The Aristotle of the universities was thus not the real Aristotle but one adapted to provide an educational programme within a world where the most important discipline was taken to be theology.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Visually, “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible” strives to be a representation of its subject’s floating collage of philosophies, theologies and ecstatic musical aspirations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

"I fully respect those who have different theologies from mine but I don't respect misogyny when I encounter it and I think it's good that we are seen publicly in these roles."

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2023

These secular theologies provide coordinates of transcendental meaning—even if that meaning is life-denying and humanity-debasing—that explain the place of human beings on the Earth, and ultimately, in the cosmos.

From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2023

This religiosity was effective in part because it avoided the messy specifics that might have created friction with science or between theologies.

From Salon ● Jan. 28, 2022

We have a professed science of Atheism, another of Deism, a Pantheistic, ever so many Christian theologies, to say nothing of Judaism, Islamism, and the Oriental religions.

From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by John Henry Newman




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