theology
Let an agent handle theology by tradition, branch, thinkers and institutions, attributing positions to their traditions and staying neutral between faiths and non-belief.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Tradition Which theology.
Which
Tradition.
Which
Tradition.
- Which religious tradition and school is meant? definition
- Which sources represent it? provenance
Branch
Discipline.
Branch
Branch.
- Which branch, such as systematic, moral or historical theology? definition
- How do branches relate? definition
Positions Doctrines.
Attribution
Who holds it.
Attribution
Attribution.
- Which tradition or thinker holds this position? provenance
- Is it presented as belief rather than fact? boundary
Debate
Disagreements.
Debate
Debates.
- Where do traditions or schools disagree? provenance
- Are views presented fairly? boundary
Study Institutions.
Institutions
Faculties.
Institutions
Institutions.
- Which institutions offer theology degrees? provenance
- Are they accredited? provenance
Distinction
Religious studies.
Distinction
Theology versus religious studies.
- Is theology or religious studies meant? boundary
- How do their methods differ? definition
Dialogue Engagement.
Science
Theology and science.
Science
Theology and science.
- How do theologians engage with science on this issue? provenance
- Which views exist? provenance
Interfaith
Dialogue.
Interfaith
Interfaith dialogue.
- Which interfaith dialogue initiatives address this? provenance
- How are traditions represented? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Christian theological school, Origenism, religious liberalism, liberal haugean, Christian agrarianism, theology and science, political theology, Jewish theology, speculative theology, natural theology, theology of the cross, Utraquist theology
What it is Filled
The systematic study of the divine and of religious belief, practice and texts, pursued within particular traditions (such as Christian, Jewish, Islamic or Hindu theology) and as an academic discipline in universities and seminaries.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent handle theology by tradition, branch, thinkers and institutions, attributing positions to their traditions and staying neutral between faiths and non-belief.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Studies religious belief from within traditions
- Many traditions and schools
- Academic and confessional forms
- Engages philosophy and history
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Present one tradition's claims as universal truth or as settled fact.
- Attribute a theological position to a thinker, school or community without a source.
- Mock a faith or its adherents, or dismiss unbelief.
- Rule on a believer's standing, salvation or orthodoxy.
Only with a human decision
- Writing anything that will be read as a ruling or teaching for a religious community.
May
- Set out a tradition's theological positions as that tradition states them, with sources.
- Compare traditions on a question while making clear whose position each is.
Moral aspects Filled
- Theological claims are matters of conviction, and misattribution misrepresents communities.
- Religious authority has been used to exclude and to harm, which honest treatment must note.
Who is affected
- Believers of each tradition
- Non-believers and minority faiths
- Scholars and teachers
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the discipline; each religious community answers for its own teaching.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q11862829 - registry parent class
- Q80083 - registry parent class
related
- academic discipline and humanities - category
- religion - subject
- religious studies - related field
- philosophy of religion - field
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.theology
- Wikidata: Q34178 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34178)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Branches such as systematic and moral theology
- Faculty of theology or seminary
- Religious studies is a related but distinct field
- Not physical; seen in texts, lectures and institutions.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- identify branches of theology
- summarise positions with attribution
- find theological schools and institutions
- distinguish theology from religious studies
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Presenting one tradition as universal truth
- Misattributing positions
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Accreditation of theological faculties
- Church or community recognition of confessional degrees
Context of use required Filled
- Reflecting on and articulating religious belief; scholarship.
- Christian theology
- Jewish theology
- Islamic theology (kalam)
- Hindu theology
- comparative theology
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q34178: theology - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Theology - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each tradition be a separate entry?
- How should schools of thought be linked?
- How should academic and confessional forms be distinguished?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q34178/spec.json