ALL OLOGIES THAT MAKES LOGOS ALL IN ALL (from danielleshroyer) THEOLOGY: the study of God CHRISTOLOGY: the study of Christ SOTERIOLOGY: the study of salvation (as in, discussing how salvation happens, what it is, what happened on the cross, etc.) PNEUMATOLOGY : the study of the Holy Spirit ECCLESIOLOGY: the study of the Church MISSIOLOGY: the study of the mission of the Church ESCHATOLOGY: the study of last things (or, what will happen in the end) BIBLIOLOGY: the study of the Bible HAMARTIOLOGY: the study of sin MARIOLOGY: the study of all things pertaining to Mary, the mother of God PATROLOGY: the study of the early church fathers (also and more commonly known as patristics) Within theology, of course, there are numerous subsets. I’ve listed the main ones below. Sytematic theology: the study of theology that seeks to give a coherent, comprehensive account of the whole. (Systematics usually follow the pattern of beginning with the doctrine of God, to the doctrine of Christ, to the doctrine of the Spirit, and then the doctrine of the Church.) Biblical theology: studying theology in the context of the entire biblical story (specific to texts, but also broadly including themes, patterns, etc.) Exegetical theology: the study of theology as it pertains to a biblical text (not all of them, in contrast to biblical theology) Historical theology: the study of how theology developed over time throughout history Practical theology: the study of theology as it relates to Christian practice Moral theology: the study of theology and ethics Pastoral theology: the study of theology in the context of pastoral ministry to individuals and communities Then, there is theology done within a specific paradigm/community: African American theology, liberation theology, process theology, Latino/a theology, feminist theology, narrative theology, LGBTQ theology, dispensationalist theology, fundamentalist theology, postmodern theology, postliberal theology, etc. etc. This list just keeps growing, but you see how it works. HERES HUNDREDS MORE!!!
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