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theologian

vr.tr.theologian · SOC.PER

Let an agent explain what theologians do and their specialisms across traditions, relay training and methods from academic and religious sources with attribution, describe notable subfields, and distinguish theologians from clergy, religious studies scholars and philosophers of religion.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain what theologians do and their specialisms across traditions, relay training and methods from academic and religious sources with attribution, describe notable subfields, and distinguish theologians from clergy, religious studies scholars and philosophers of religion.

A scholar who studies theology, the systematic study of the divine, religious belief and practice, within or about a religious tradition, in specialisms such as systematic and biblical theology, ecclesiology, liturgy, catechetics, angelology and comparative theology, and in traditions including Christian theologians, Jewish theologians and Islamic scholars of kalam known as mutakallimun; theologians work in universities, seminaries and religious institutions and may or may not be clergy.

What it is for: Studying and articulating religious thought.

It can be explain the role and specialisms; relay training and methods; describe traditions; distinguish related roles.

Distinguishing features

Study of the divine

Within or about a tradition

Many specialisms

Academic and confessional settings

What it looks like

Not a visible object; a scholar.

Physical character

typical qualification: doctorate in theology or divinity note

kalam as a discipline: from the 8th century period

How it is recognised

Scholar of theology

Ecclesiologists, liturgists, catechetics scholars, angelologists, Jewish theologians, mutakallimun

Clergy lead worship; religious studies scholars study religion from outside; philosophers of religion analyse concepts

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

humanities scholar

is a kind of - in registry terms

religious role

practises - as a discipline

theology

is contrasted with - who studies religion from outside

religious studies scholar

In practice

Families and kinds

systematic and dogmatic theologians

biblical and exegetical theologians

ecclesiologists, liturgists and catechetics scholars

moral and practical theologians

Jewish theologians and Islamic mutakallimun

comparative and contextual theologians

Standards and regulation

Academic accreditation of theology faculties

Ecclesiastical approval requirements in some traditions

No licensing

Failure modes and hazards

Presenting one tradition s theology as universal

Confusing theologians with clergy

Disrespect toward traditions

Also called

angelologistliturgistcatechetics scholarecclesiologistJewish theologianmutakallimtheology teacherIslamic theologianiconographerdemonologistChristian theologianmoral theologianOrthodox theologianMethodist theologianWaldensian theologianAnglican theologianecumenistmissiologistProtestant theologianbishop of the Moravian ChurchLutheran theologian

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.theologian

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What a theologian is.

Attribution.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a theologian, and how does the role differ from clergy, religious studies scholars and philosophers of religion? definition
  2. Is the question about the role in general, a tradition, a specialism or a personal religious question? boundary

Specialisms

Specialisms.

Specialisms

Specialisms.

  1. What do ecclesiologists, liturgists, catechetics scholars and angelologists study? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific specialism? action
Traditions Traditions.

Attribution.

Christian

Christian theology.

Christian

Christian.

  1. How is theology organised in Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant traditions, as they describe it? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Other

Jewish and Islamic theology.

Other

Other.

  1. What do Jewish theologians and Islamic mutakallimun do, and how do their traditions frame theology? provenance
  2. Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
Work Work and training.

Practice.

Training

Training.

Training

Training.

  1. How does one train as a theologian, and where do theologians work? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Methods

Methods.

Methods

Methods.

  1. What methods do theologians use, from exegesis and historical study to systematic reasoning? provenance
  2. Which entry fits theological method? action
Context History and figures.

Context.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did the role of theologian develop across traditions? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of theology? action

Figures

Notable theologians.

Figures

Figures.

  1. Who are notable theologians across traditions and periods? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific theologian? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should Christian theologian and mutakallim be separate primary entries?
  • How should academic and religious sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming specialisms and traditions; should they be split off?
Draft as JSON