Christian theology
Faith's systematic study
Christian theology is the systematic study of God, faith, and doctrine as understood within Christianity.
It encompasses questions about the nature of God, the person and work of Jesus Christ, salvation, scripture, and the church.
Different traditions—Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant—have developed distinct theological emphases, though core beliefs like the Trinity and incarnation are widely shared.
She studied Christian theology at seminary.
Recovery or moral restoration
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- justificationReason proving rightness
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
propitiation · expiation · regeneration · conversion · reconciliation · cross · crucifixion · substitution
Divine nature itself
- FatherMale parent or priest
- Holy SpiritThird divine person
- consubstantialSharing the same being
- coeternalEqually without temporal bounds
hypostasis · Nicene Creed · Athanasian Creed · procession · three-in-one · begotten · triune · Trinitarian
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- creedStatement of belief
- ChristologyDoctrine of the Messiah's nature
Formal worship structure
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
- communionProfound shared closeness
prayer · hymns · doxology · confession · absolution · ordination · anointing · confirmation
Total civilizational collapse
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- tribulationState of great distress
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
millenarianism · Antichrist · judgment · resurrection · heaven · hell · purgatory · end times
Christian sacred writings
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- New TestamentSecond biblical division
- GospelsCanonical Christ biographies
- PentateuchFive books of Moses
Psalms · canon · Apocrypha · hermeneutics · exegesis · inerrancy · infallibility · inspiration
Violation of divine law
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
- charityVoluntary aid for others
agape · forgiveness · repentance · conscience · stewardship · natural law · beatitudes · golden rule
redemption
Recovery or moral restoration
- atonementCompensation for wrongdoing
- justificationReason proving rightness
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
grace · propitiation · expiation · regeneration · conversion · reconciliation · cross · crucifixion · substitution · ransom
Godhead
Divine nature itself
- FatherMale parent or priest
- Holy SpiritThird divine person
- consubstantialSharing the same being
coeternal · hypostasis · Nicene Creed · Athanasian Creed · procession · three-in-one · begotten · triune · Trinitarian · subsistence
dogma
Unchallengeable official beliefs
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- creedStatement of belief
Christology · ecclesiology · canon · catechism · infallibility
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- EucharistSacramental bread and wine
- sacramentsSacred Christian rites
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
communion · prayer · hymns · doxology · confession · absolution · ordination · anointing · confirmation · Mass
apocalypse
Total civilizational collapse
- ArmageddonProphesied ultimate conflict
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- tribulationState of great distress
millennium · millenarianism · Antichrist · judgment · resurrection · heaven · hell · purgatory · end times · new creation
Bible
Christian sacred writings
- Old TestamentPre-Christian biblical canon
- New TestamentSecond biblical division
- GospelsCanonical Christ biographies
Pentateuch · Psalms · canon · Apocrypha · hermeneutics · exegesis · inerrancy · infallibility · inspiration · Septuagint
sin
Violation of divine law
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- commandmentsAuthoritative rules demanding compliance
charity · agape · forgiveness · repentance · conscience · stewardship · natural law · beatitudes · golden rule · sanctity of life
- ancient AlexandriaLighthouse of Alexandria, Serapeum, Ptolemy, Cleopatra, Alexander the Great
- AugustineConfessions, original sin, divine grace, predestination, Doctor of the Church
- Boethiuswheel of fortune, prison writing, philosophical dialogue, human freedom, providence
- Neoplatonismemanation, nous, henosis, the Good, world soul
Christian theologyBuddhist philosophy
Teachings toward awakening
Taoism · Satanism · Confucianism · paganism · Zoroastrianism
Christian theologyatheism
Rejection of deities
naturalism · secular humanism · physicalism · rationalism · empiricism
Christian theologyatheism
Rejection of deities
antitheism · materialism · nihilism · godlessness · irreligion
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