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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)
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Summary

natural theology ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,037 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • natural theology is a type of theology[2].
  • natural theology comprises argument for God's existence[3].
  • natural theology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural theology[4].
  • natural theology's P14541 is recorded as KT7M2[5].

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Definition and Type

natural theology is a type of theology[2].

Use and Application

natural theology comprises argument for God's existence[3].

Why It Matters

natural theology ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,037 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

Charles Bell theology William Paley

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  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → natural-theology
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: natural-theology, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951984|natural theology (#289951984)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  2. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → KT7M2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0225125-prirozena-teologie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0225125-prirozena-teologie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259490|batch #259490]]"
  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Natural theology
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ Yso id: 20548, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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