theology
study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
Aristotelian theology
god as described by Aristotle
contextual theology
in theology, response to the dynamics of a particular context
theology of culture
theology that studies culture and cultural phenomenas.
demonology
study of demons or beliefs about demons
natural theology
type of theology providing arguments for the existence of God based on reason and ordinary experience of nature (as opposed to revealed theology, based on scripture and/or religious experience, or transcendental theology, based on a priori reasoning)
Salvation History
approach to understand all events as stages of the realization of God's will to save humans
ascetical theology
science dealing with man's spiritual life in the light of Revelation
death of God theology
theological-philosophical movement explaining the rise of secularity and abandonment of traditional beliefs in God
Theological hermeneutics
field of theology
Christian theology
study of Christian belief and practice
political theology
relationship between theological concepts and politics
political theology
relationship between theological concepts and politics
covenant theology
Protestant biblical interpretive framework for understanding the overall structure of the Bible
comparative theology
topic of theology
sacred theology
academic discipline in theology
Womanist theology
African-American religious conceptual framework
Islamic theology
set of beliefs associated with the Islamic faith
apologetics
systemic defence of an, often religious, position
grace in Christianity
concept in Christianity that is understood very differently in Eastern and Western Christianity as either the partaking of the Divine Nature or the free and unearned help given to us by God
liberal Christianity
school of Christian theology that emphasizes the importance of reason and experience over doctrinal authority
systematic theology
orderly, rational, and coherent account of the doctrines of the Christian faith
theology of the cross
term coined by Martin Luther
heresiology
study of heresy
Private revelation
in the Catholic Church, a revelation from God to a specific Christian
religious liberalism
conception of religion which emphasizes personal and group liberty and rationality
bibliology
the study of the theological doctrine of the Bible
mystical theology
branch of theology that explains mystical practices and states
apophatic theology
way of describing the divine by explaining what God is not
historical theology
part of theology focused on historical theological approaches
Holocaust theology
body of thought concerning the role of God in the Holocaust
dogmatic theology
part of theology dealing with the theoretical truths of faith concerning God and God’s works, especially the official theology recognized by an organized Church body
angelology
study of angels
mythical theology
branch of theology featuring narratives
biblical studies
set of scientific disciplines studying Bible texts
dispensationalism
Christian theology
feminist theology
movement to reconsider theological doctrine
queer theology
theological method developed out of queer theory, positing that gender nonconformity has always been present in human history, including the Bible
theology of religions
branch of theology that evaluates the phenomena of other religions
black theology
Christian movement emphasizing resisting racial oppression