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{{summary | text=Theology in general is the study of the nature of [[God]]. In a Christian context, theology is the attempt to know God more fully by gaining a rational understanding of God's [[revelation]] (chiefly found in the [[Bible]]).}}=Synopsis==
{{overview}}Theology in general is the study of the nature of [[God]]. In a Christian context, theology is the attempt to know God more fully by gaining a rational understanding of God's [[revelation]] (chiefly found in the [[Bible]]). ==Contents==
{{links}}==Main article== Theology in general is the study of the nature of [[God]]. In a Christian context, theology is the attempt to know God more fully by gaining a rational understanding of God's [[revelation]] (chiefly found in the [[Bible]]). ===Classification=== ====[[Practical theology]]==== Practical theology seeks to find pastoral applications of biblical truths for the Church and the modern day person. ====[[Systematic theology]]==== Systematic Theology deals with organizing what the entire Bible says about a particular area of theology. For example, when one is studying biblical theology he may study what faith means in Galatians, the New Testament, or even what it meant to Augustine. However, in systematic theology one would seek to understand what the entire Bible (often including general revelation) teaches about faith or any other area of theology. ====[[Historical theology]]==== Historical theology intergrates the thoughts of other Christians throughout the centuries since the times of the Bible. ====[[Biblical theology]]==== "Biblical theology seeks to discover what the biblical writers, under divine guidance, believed, described, and taught in the context of their own times". It is based first and foremost on the Bible itself. Biblical theology assumes that the canon was provided by the Holy Spirit through the instrumentality of human authors. ===Concepts=== ==Links==
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* [[Practical theology]] | [[Systematic theology]] | [[Historical theology]] | [[Biblical theology]] | [[Natural theology]]
* [[Prolegomena]] | [[Bibliology]] | [[Theology Proper]] | [[Christology]] | [[Pneumatology]] | [[Anthropology]] | [[Soteriology]] | [[Ecclesiology]] | [[Eschatology]]
* [[Kingdom of God]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology Wikipedia - Theology]
{{returnto}} [[Christian doctrine and debates]] | [[God]]
