Defining Theology
From EJ Hill & Friends
DEFINING THEOLOGY
by EJ Hill (1977-)
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From The Dictionary
» The Compact Oxford English Dictionary defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF GOD AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF" or "RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND THEORY WHEN SYSTEMATICALLY DEVELOPED" [1]
» The Encarta World English Dictionary defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF RELIGION, ESPECIALLY THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND GOD'S RELATION TO THE WORLD" [2]
» The Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF RELIGIOUS FAITH, PRACTICE, AND EXPERIENCE; especially: THE STUDY OF GOD AND OF GOD'S RELATION TO THE WORLD" [4]
» The Cambridge International Dictionary of English defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF RELIGION AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF, or A SET OF BELIEFS ABOUT A PARTICULAR RELIGION" [5]
» Wiktionary defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF GOD AND THE TRUTHFULNESS OF RELIGION IN GENERAL." [6]
» The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF RELIGION, esp. THE RELATIONS BETWEEN GOD AND THE UNIVERSE AS EXPRESSED IN RELIGIOUS DOCTRINE, REVELATION, AND SCRIPTURE." [7]
» The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF THE NATURE OF GOD AND RELIGIOUS TRUTH and/or a "RATIONAL INQUIRY INTO RELIGIOUS QUESTIONS." [8]
» The Infoplease Dictionary defines "theology" as "THE FIELD OF STUDY AND ANALYSIS THAT TREATS OF GOD AND OF GOD'S ATTRIBUTES AND RELATIONS TO THE UNIVERSE" and/or the "STUDY OF DIVINE THINGS OR RELIGIOUS TRUTH". [9]
» Dictionary.com defines "theology" as "THE FIELD OF STUDY AND ANALYSIS THAT TREATS OF GOD AND OF GOD'S ATTRIBUTES AND RELATIONS TO THE UNIVERSE" and/or the "STUDY OF DIVINE THINGS OR RELIGIOUS TRUTH". [10]
» Online Etymology Dictionary defines "theology" as the "PHILOSOPHICAL TREATMENT OF CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE" [11]
» The UltraLingua English Dictionary defines "theology" as "the RATIONAL AND SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF RELIGION AND ITS INFLUENCES and of THE NATURE OF RELIGIOUS TRUTH" [12]
From The Encyclopedia
» Wikipedia defines "theology" as "THE STUDY OF RELIGION FROM A RELIGIOUS PERSPECTIVE" or as "REASONED DISCOURSE ABOUT GOD or the gods, or more generally about religion or spirituality." [3]
Keywords
definition, dictionary, divinity, doctrine, ology, theo, theos, theologaster, theologos, theology, theologia, theologian, theologie, theologist
Bibliography
1 "Theology": Compact Oxford English Dictionary. (22/06/2008) http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/theology?view=uk
2 "Theology": Encarta World English Dictionary (North American Edition). (22/06/2008) http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861719551
3 "Theology": Wikipedia. (22/06/2008) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology
4 "Theology": Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary (10th Edition). (22/06/2008) http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=theology
5 "Theololgy": Cambridge International Dictionary of English. (22/06/2008) http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=82351&dict=CALD
6 "Theology": Wiktionary. (26/06/2008) http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/theology
7 "Theology": The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus. (26/06/2008) http://www.wordsmyth.net/live/home.php?script=search&matchent=theology&matchtype=exact
8 "Theology": The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. (26/06/2008) http://www.bartleby.com/61/6/T0150600.html
9 "Theology": Infoplease Dictionary. (26/06/2008) http://dictionary.infoplease.com/theology
10 "Theology": Dictionary.com (26/06/2008) http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=theology&r=66
11 "Theology": Online Etymology Dictionary. (26/06/2008) http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=theology
12 "Theology": UltraLingua English Dictionary. (26/06/2008) http://ultralingua.com/online-dictionary/index.html?service=ee&text=Theology
