theology

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the·ol·o·gy /θiˈɒlədʒi $ θiˈɑː-/ noun (plural theologies) 1 [uncountable]RR the study of religion and religious ideas and beliefs 神学 He studied theology at college. 他在大学读的是神学。2 [countable, uncountable]RR a particular system of religious beliefs and ideas 宗教信仰体系 According to Muslim theology there is only one God. 根据穆斯林的宗教信仰，神只有一个。 a comparison of Eastern and Western theologies 东西方神学的比较 —theological /ˌθiːəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective theological debate 神学辩论 —theologically /-kli/ adverb

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theology• At the outset we may note the following about the practice and theology of the early church.• Instead they are crafting theologies and liturgies that draw on their own indigenous cultures.• I enjoy reading, traveling, dominion theology, political discussions.• I did not hear any name-it-and-claim-it theology at Sheffield Family Life Center that night.• The liberal theology of a figure like Adolf von Harnack represents the genre in its virtually pure form.• They were no more testable than the claims of Paley and the other advocates of natural theology.• After the birth of her second child, Annie began to have religious doubts and returned to her preoccupation with theology.