theology's
Divine study's domain
Theology's is the possessive form of theology, the study of religious belief and the nature of God.
It appears when attributing something to the field: theology's central questions, theology's influence on Western philosophy.
Also used for specific theological traditions: liberation theology's emphasis on social justice.
Codified belief systems
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- dissertationsExtended academic research documents
- seminariesInstitutions training clergy
- facultiesInnate powers of mind
curricula · systematization · hermeneutics · exegesis · apologetics · dogmatics · methodology · professorship
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- teleologyStudy of purpose in nature
- epistemologyTheory of knowledge
ethics · existentialism · phenomenology · rationalism · empiricism · scholasticism · nominalism · realism
Customary action or application
- justiceFair treatment under law
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- solidarityUnity among allies
- marginalizedPushed to society's edges
contextual · feminist · womanist · postcolonial · black · ecological · indigenous · decolonial
Formal declarations of faith
- confessionsActs of revealing guilt
- catechismsReligious teaching handbooks
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
- heterodoxyUnorthodox belief or opinion
schisms · councils · synods · traditions · sacraments · ecclesiology · canons · encyclicals
Sustained reflective attention
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- illuminationProvision of light
- unionJoining into one
asceticism · visions · revelations · meditation · purgation · ecstasy · sanctification · interior
doctrines
Codified belief systems
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- dissertationsExtended academic research documents
- seminariesInstitutions training clergy
faculties · curricula · systematization · hermeneutics · exegesis · apologetics · dogmatics · methodology · professorship · lectures
metaphysics
Philosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- cosmologyStudy of universal structure
- teleologyStudy of purpose in nature
epistemology · ethics · existentialism · phenomenology · rationalism · empiricism · scholasticism · nominalism · realism · dualism
praxis
Customary action or application
- justiceFair treatment under law
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- solidarityUnity among allies
marginalized · contextual · feminist · womanist · postcolonial · black · ecological · indigenous · decolonial · empowerment
creeds
Formal declarations of faith
- confessionsActs of revealing guilt
- catechismsReligious teaching handbooks
- orthodoxyAdherence to accepted beliefs
heterodoxy · schisms · councils · synods · traditions · sacraments · ecclesiology · canons · encyclicals · patriarchs
contemplation
Sustained reflective attention
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- illuminationProvision of light
union · asceticism · visions · revelations · meditation · purgation · ecstasy · sanctification · interior · monasticism
- political theologyReligion's role in politics
- Pauline theologyBiblical interpretation from epistles
- Christian theologyStudy of God's nature
- negative theologyKnowing God through exclusion
- liberation theologyReligious movement championing the marginalized
- atonement theologyDoctrine of reconciliation with God