theology
study of the nature of deities and religious beliefs
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Summary
theology is an academic discipline[1]. theology ranks in the top 4% of academic discipline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,226 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: academic major[3], literary genre[4]
- Subclass of: academic discipline[5], humanities[6]
- Part of: Geisteswissenschaften[7], theology and religious studies[8], social sciences and humanities[9]
- Commons category: Theology[10]
- Said to be the same as: theological studies[11]
- Has part(s): apologetics[12], dogmatic theology[13], comparative theology[14], practical theology[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Theology[16]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[19], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[22]
- Different from: religious studies[23], philosophy of religion[24]
- Classification of Instructional Programs code: 39.06[25], 39.0601[26]
- Is the study of: religion[27], faith[28], God[29]
- Studied by: seminary student[30], theological studies[31], theologian[32]
- Practiced by: theologian[33], lay theologian[34], theology teacher[35]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[36]
- Wikimedia outline: outline of theology[37]
Why It Matters
theology has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] theology is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]