Outline of theology

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to theology:

Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.^{[1] [2]}

Apologetics

Apologetics is the whole of the consensus of the views of those who defend a position in an argument of long standing.

• • General: List of apologetic works
  • Polemic
  • Positive Deconstruction
  • More...
• Bahá'í: Bahá'í apologetics
• • Christian: Christian apologetics
  • Christian apologists
  • List of Christian apologetic works
  • Ecumenical Apologetics
  • Presuppositional apologetics
  • Epistle to Diognetus
  • Trilemma
  • Urmonotheismus
  • More...
• Muslim: Muslim apologists

Conceptions of God

Conceptions of God
Bahá'í Buddhist Christian Hindu Islamic Jain Jewish Mormon Sikh Zoroastrian

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Divinity
Concepts
Divine presence Divine revelation Divine language Divine will Divine judgment Human transcendence Divine providence
Philosophical aspects
Conceptions of God

Divine presence

Divine presence

God

• • As the: Devil
  • Sustainer

• • In: Abrahamic religions
  • Bahá'í Faith
  • Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Jainism
  • Judaism
  • Sikhism
  • Zoroastrianism
  • More...

Names of God

• • In: Christianity
  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • More...

Singular God

• God
• Absolute (philosophy)
• Brahman
• Emanationism
• Logos
• Supreme Being
• More...

Binitarianism

• Binitarianism

Trinitarianism

• Trinity
• Trinitarian formula
• Athanasian Creed
• Comma Johanneum
• Consubstantiality
• Homoousian
• Hypostasis
• Perichoresis
• Shield of the Trinity
• Trinity of the Church Fathers
• Trinitarian Universalism
• More...

Other views

• Aristotelian view of God
• Demiurge
• Divine simplicity
• Egotheism
• Godhead (Christianity)
• Godhead (Latter Day Saints)
• Great Architect of the Universe
• Great Spirit
• Kabbalistic definition of God
• Apophatic theology
• Olelbis
• Open theism
• Personal god
• Phenomenological definition of God
• Philo's view of God
• Sarav viāpak
• Taryenyawagon
• The All
• Tian
• Unmoved mover
• More...

Eschatology

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Eschatology
Buddhist Maitreya Mappō Three Ages
Christian — Biblical texts — Book of Revelation Book of Daniel Olivet discourse Sheep and Goats — Major figures — Jesus Two Witnesses Four Horsemen Antichrist — Different views — Preterism Idealism Historicism Futurism — Millennialism — Premillennialism Amillennialism Postmillennialism — Other events — Chronology of Revelation Rapture Seven Seals Second Coming Last Judgment
Hindu Kalki Kali Yuga Shiva
Islamic — Good — Dhul-Qarnayn Muhammad Imam Mahdī Beast of the Last Days Jesus (the Messiah • Second Coming) — Evil — Khawarij Sufyani False Messiah Gog and Magog Dhul-Suwayqatayn — Culmination — Resurrection Last Judgement
Jewish Messianism Book of Daniel Kabbalah
Taoist Li Hong
Zoroastrian Frashokereti Saoshyant
Inter-religious End times Apocalypticism 2012 phenomenon Millenarianism Last Judgment Resurrection of the dead Gog and Magog Messianic Age

Eschatology, literally the "study of the last", is the part of theology and philosophy concerned with the end of the world.

• Afterlife
• Apocalypticism
• Buddhist
• Christian
• Concepts of Heaven
• Doomsday films
• Ghost Dance Movement
• Ghosts
• Hindu
• Islamic
• Jewish
• Personifications of death
• Singularitarianism
• Taoist
• Zoroastrian
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Existence of God

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God
General conceptions Agnosticism Apatheism Atheism Deism Henotheism Ignosticism Monotheism Omnism Panentheism Pantheism Polytheism Theism Transtheism
Specific conceptions Creator Demiurge Devil Deus Father Great Architect Monad Mother Supreme Being Sustainer The All The Lord Trinity Tawhid Ditheism Monism Personal Unitarianism
In particular religions Ancient Egyptian monotheism Buddhism Hinduism Jainism Sikhism Zoroastrianism Abrahamic Bahá'í Christianity Islam Judaism Mormonism
Attributes Eternalness Existence Gender Names ("God") Omnibenevolence Omnipotence Omnipresence Omniscience
Experiences Practices Belief Esotericism Faith Fideism Gnosis Hermeticism Metaphysics Mysticism Prayer Revelation Worship
Related topics Euthyphro dilemma God complex God gene Theology Ontology Problem of evil (theodicy) Religion philosophy texts Portrayals of God in popular media

Arguments against

Arguments from

• Free will
• Inconsistent revelations
• Nonbelief
• Poor design

Other arguments

• God of the gaps
• Incompatible-properties argument
• Omnipotence paradox
• Problem of evil
• Problem of Hell
• Theological noncognitivism
• Transcendental argument
• More...

Arguments for

Arguments from

• A proper basis
• Beauty
• Consciousness
• Degree
• Desire
• Love
• Miracles
• Morality
• Reason
• Religious experience

Other arguments

• Christological
• Cosmological
• Ontological
• Pascal's wager
• Teleological
• Trademark
• Transcendental
• Witness
• More...

Opposition to religion

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Atheism
Concepts History Antitheism Atheism and religion (Criticism of atheism / of religion) History of atheism New Atheism
Types Implicit and explicit Negative and positive Christian Hindu Jewish State atheism
Arguments for atheism Against God's existence Atheist's Wager Fate of the unlearned Free will God of the gaps Hitchens's razor Incompatible properties Inconsistent revelation Nonbelief Omnipotence paradox Poor design Problem of evil Problem of Hell Russell's teapot Theological noncognitivism Ultimate Boeing 747 gambit
People Demographics of atheism Discrimination against / persecution of atheists Lists of atheists
Related stances Agnosticism Weak Strong Agnostic theism Agnostic atheism Ignosticism Apatheism Irreligion Anti-clericalism Antireligion Freethought Parody religion Post-theism Naturalism Humanistic Metaphysical Methodological Religious Secularism Secularity Secular Buddhism Secular humanism
Atheism portal WikiProject

• Antireligion
• • Anti-Buddhism
  • Catholicism
  • Christianity
  • Gnosticism
  • Hinduism
  • Islam (Criticism
  • Islamophobia
  • Persecution)
  • Judaism
  • Protestantism
  • cult movement
  • Zoroastrianism
  • More...
• Disengagement from religion
• Secularism
• Separation of church and state

Theism

Theism in the broadest sense is the belief in the existence of a god or gods. In the more specific sense used here theism refers to a particular doctrine concerning the nature of a God and its relationship to the universe.

• • List of belief systems
  • Deity (Divinity
  • Numen
  • Male
  • Female
  • Gender of)
  • Deism
  • Dystheism
  • Henotheism
  • Hermeticism
  • Kathenotheism
  • Nontheism
  • Monolatrism
  • Monotheism
  • Mysticism
  • Panentheism
  • Pandeism
  • Pantheism
  • Polydeism
  • Polytheism
  • Spiritualism
  • Theopanism
  • More...

Theologies

• • Christian: of the Bible
  • Terms
  • Christology
  • Cosmology
  • Ecclesiology
  • Ethics
  • Hamartiology
  • Law
  • Messianism
  • Movements
  • Nestorianism
  • New testament
  • Old testament
  • Philosophy
  • Practical
  • Sophiology
  • Soteriology
  • More...
• • Feminist: Buddhism
  • Christianity
  • Hinduism
  • Islam
  • Judaism
  • Mormonism
  • Goddesses
  • More...
• • Hindu: Ayyavazhi theology
  • Hindu philosophical concepts
  • Krishnology
  • More...
• • Islamic: Aqidah
  • Mutazilites
  • Shi'a theology
  • More...
• • Jewish: Abrahamic prophecy
  • Angels in Judaism
  • Jewish mysticism
• • Other: Death of God
  • Exotheology
  • Holocaust
  • Pope Pius XII
  • Process
  • Queer
  • Zoroastrian
  • More...

Seminaries and theological colleges

• • Anglican
  • Buddhist
  • Eastern Orthodox
  • Evangelical
  • Islamic
  • Jewish
  • Lutheran
  • Madrassas
  • Methodist
  • Reformed Church
  • Roman Catholic
  • More...

Resources

• Libraries
• • Journals: List of theological journals
  • More...

Practitioners

• Teachers
• Theologians

See also

References

Theology Outline   Conceptions of God Theism Existence of God God as the Devil Sustainer Time God in the Abrahamic religions the Bahá'í Faith Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Sikhism Zoroastrianism more... Names of God in Christianity Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism more... Theism Deity Divinity Numen Male Female Gender Deism Dystheism Henotheism Hermeticism Kathenotheism Nontheism Monolatrism Monotheism Mysticism Panentheism Pandeism Pantheism Polydeism Polytheism Spiritualism Theopanism more... Singular God Absolute Brahman Emanationism Logos Supreme Being more... Trinitarianism Athanasian Creed Comma Johanneum Consubstantiality Homoousian Homoiousian Hypostasis Perichoresis Shield of the Trinity Trinitarian formula Trinity Trinity of the Church Fathers Trinitarian Universalism more... Other conceptions Aristotelian view Attributes of God in Christianity / in Islam Binitarianism Demiurge Divine simplicity Divine presence Egotheism Godhead in Christianity Latter-Day Saints Great Architect of the Universe Great Spirit Apophatic theology Olelbis Open theism Personal god Phenomenological definition Philo's view Sarav viāpak Taryenyawagon The All Tian Unmoved mover more... Existence of God Against Arguments from Free will Inconsistent revelation Nonbelief Poor design Other arguments God of the gaps Incompatible properties Noncognitivism Omnipotence paradox Problem of evil Problem of Hell more... For Arguments from Beauty Consciousness Degree Desire Love Miracles Morality Proper basis Reason Religious experience Other arguments Christological Cosmological Ontological Pascal's wager Teleological Trademark Transcendental Witness more...   Apologetics Criticism Opposition Persecution Apologetics General List of apologetic works Polemic Positive deconstruction more... Christian Apologists List of works Ecumenical Presuppositional Epistle to Diognetus Trilemma Urmonotheismus more... Other faiths Bahá'í Muslim apologists Criticism of Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Jainism Judaism Opposition to Christianity Catholicism Protestantism Anti-Christian sentiment Gnosticism Hinduism Islam Judaism Cults / New religious movements more... Persecution of Buddhists Christians Muslims Zoroastrians Related topics Disengagement from religion Secularism Separation of church and state   Eschatology By faith Buddhist Christian Hindu Islamic Jewish Taoist Zoroastrian Topics Afterlife Apocalypticism Doomsday films Ghosts Ghost Dance movement Heaven Personifications of death more...   Theologies Christian History Outline Biblical canon Glossary Christology Cosmology Ecclesiology Ethics Hamartiology Law Messianism Movements Nestorianism New Testament Old Testament Philosophy Practical Sophiology Soteriology more... Feminist Buddhism Christianity Hinduism Islam Judaism Mormonism Goddesses more... Hindu Philosophical concepts Ayyavazhi theology Krishnology more... Islamic Oneness of God Prophets Holy Scriptures Angels Predestination Last Judgment more... Jewish Abrahamic prophecy Aggadah Denominations Kabbalah Philosophy Other Death of God Exotheology Holocaust Pope Pius XII Process More...   Education People and resources Seminaries and theological colleges Anglican Buddhist Eastern Orthodox Evangelical Islamic Jewish Lutheran Madrassas Methodist Reformed Church Roman Catholic more... Schools by affiliation Anglican Assemblies of God Bahá'í Buddhist Baptist Eastern Orthodox Hindu Islamic Jewish Latter Day Saints Lutheran Mennonite Methodist Nondenominational Christian Presbyterian Quaker Roman Catholic Seventh-Day Adventist People and resources Theologians Teachers Journals more...

Theological thought Abrahamism Acosmism Agnosticism Animism Antireligion Atheism Deism Dharmism Dualism Esotericism Feminist theology Gnosticism Henotheism Immanence Monism Monotheism Mysticism Neoplatonism New Age New Thought Nondualism Pandeism Pantheism Panentheism Polytheism Process theology Religious naturalism Shamanism Shramanism Taoic Theism Transcendence more

Theism List of philosophies Deity Divinity Numen Male Female List Singular God Existence Gender Apatheism Atheism Antitheism Binitarianism Classical theism Deism Pandeism Polydeism Dystheism Misotheism Henotheism Hylotheism Kathenotheism Monolatrism Monotheism Mysticism Nontheism Post-theism Panentheism Pantheism Philosophical theism Polytheism Spiritualism Theopanism Transtheism Trinitarianism Unitarianism

Arguments for and against the existence of God For Beauty Christological Consciousness Cosmological Degree Design Desire Experience Love Miracles Morality Ontological Pascal's Wager Proper basis Reason Teleological Transcendental Against 747 gambit Atheist's Wager Evil Free will Hell Inconsistent revelations Nonbelief Noncognitivism Occam's Razor Omnipotence Poor design Russell's teapot