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theology

[thee-ol-uh-jee] / θiˈɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
religious theory or belief
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Public school teachers are trained to teach literacy, history and social studies, not theology, leaving educators to navigate how biblical texts will be presented while serving students from diverse religious backgrounds.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

Maybe, then, it is this recent tradition that Mr. Putin is drawing from, not Orthodox theology.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 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

This aspiration towards demonstration was not confined to what we would think of as the empirical sciences but was also commonplace in 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

If that logic be correct, then all the theologies of the world are false.

From Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." by Bradlaugh, Charles




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