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Theology finds its scholars pursuing the understanding of and providing
reasoned discourse of religion, spirituality and God or the gods. The origin of
the word theology comes from late middle English (originally applying only to
Christianity) from French théologie, from Latin theologia, from Greek: θεολογία,
theologia, from θεός, theos or God + λόγος or logos, "words", "cause",
"sayings," or "discourse" + suffix ια, ia, "state of", "property of", "place
of". It is widely understood to mean literally "the study of God."
Theologians use philosophical analysis and argument to understand, explain,
test, critique, defend or promote any of a myriad of religious topics. Theology
might be undertaken to help the theologian understand more truly his or her own
religious tradition, understand more truly another religious tradition, make
comparisons between religious traditions, defend a religious tradition,
facilitate reform of a particular tradition,[4] assist in the propagation of a
religious tradition, or draw on the resources of a tradition to address some
present situation or need, or for a variety of other reasons.
The word 'theology' has classical Greek origins, but was slowly given new senses
when it was taken up in both Greek and Latin forms by Christian authors. It is
the subsequent history of the term in Christian contexts, particularly in the
Latin West, that lies behind most contemporary usage, but the term can now be
used to speak of reasoned discourse within and about a variety of different
religious traditions. Various aspects both of the process by which the
discipline of ‘theology’ emerged in Christianity and the process by which the
term was extended to other religions are highly controversial.Learn Theology,
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