theological debate
Arguing about God
A theological debate is a formal or informal argument about religious doctrine, the nature of God, or matters of faith.
Such debates may concern the existence of deity, the interpretation of scripture, or questions like predestination versus free will.
The theological debate over salvation has divided Christians for centuries.
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- church fathersEarly Christian theological authorities
- predestinationDivinely predetermined fate
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
divine nature · exegesis · syncretism · monotheism · proof of God · metaphysics · heaven and hell · pluralism · disputation · schism · Council of Nicaea · agnosticism · apologetics · dogma · trinity · justification · salvation · eschatology
- argumentsargument, arguing, disagreement, bickering, dispute
- religious conflictreligious war, holy war, sectarianism, Great Schism, crusade
- creation debatecreationism, intelligent design, creation science, divine creation, special creation
- scholasticismThomas Aquinas, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, scholasticism, Summa Theologica
- belieffaith, belief, belief systems, creed, dogma
- ReformationMartin Luther, John Calvin, 95 Theses, Protestant Reformation, Luther
theological debatescientific inquiry
Systematic investigation of phenomena
empirical research · scientific method · data analysis · hypothesis testing · clinical trial
theological debatesmall talk
Polite trivial conversation
idle chatter · casual conversation · chitchat · gossip · banter