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Systematic theology is the discipline of Christian theology that attempts to formulate an orderly, rational, and coherent account of the Christian faith and beliefs. Christian Theology is discourse concerning Christian faith Christian theologians use biblical Exegesis, rational analysis and argument Inherent to a system of theological thought is that a method is developed, one which can be applied both broadly and particularly. Systematic theology draws on the foundations of the sacred texts of Christianity, and also looks to the development of doctrine over the course of history, philosophy, science, and ethics to produce as full a view and as versatile a philosophical approach as possible.

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History of systematic theology in Christianity

The setting out the varied ideas of the Christian religion (and the various topics and themes of the diverse texts of the Bible) in a single, coherent and well-ordered presentation is a relatively late development. In Eastern Orthodoxy, an early example is provided by John of Damascus's 8th-century Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, in which he attempts to set in order, and demonstrate the coherence of, the theology of the classic texts of the Eastern theological tradition. The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world Chrysorrhoas redirects here For the river see Barada. Saint John of Damascus ( Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي In the West, Peter Lombard's 12th-century Sentences, in which he collected thematically a large series of quotations from the Church Fathers, became the basis of a medieval scholastic tradition of thematic commentary and explanation - best exemplified in Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologica. Peter Lombard or Petrus Lombardus; (c 1100 — July 20, 1160 in Paris) was a scholastic theologian and Bishop and author The Four Books of Sentences ( Libri Quattuor Sententiarum) is a book of theology written by Peter Lombard in the twelfth century The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, or Fathers of the Church are the early and influential theologians and writers in the Christian Church Scholasticism was the dominant form of theology and philosophy in the Latin West in the Middle Ages, particularly in the 12th 13th and 14th centuries The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265 &ndash 1274) is the most famous A Protestant tradition of thematic, ordered exposition of the whole of Christian theology (Protestant Orthodoxy) emerged in the 16th century, with Philipp Melanchthon's Loci Communes and John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion. Philipp Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerd) ( February 16, 1497 &ndash April 19, 1560) was a German professor and theologian John Calvin (or Jean Calvin) (10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564 was a French Protestant theologian during the Protestant Reformation and Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin 's seminal work on Protestant Systematic theology.

In the 19th century, primarily in Protestant circles, a new kind of systematic theology arose: the attempt to demonstrate that Christian doctrine formed a more tightly coherent system grounded in some core axiom or axioms. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Such theologies often involved a more drastic pruning and reinterpretation of traditional belief in order to cohere with the axiom or axioms. Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, for instance, produced Der christliche Glaube nach den Grundsatzen der evangelischen Kirche in the 1820s, in which the core idea is the universal presence amongst humanity (sometimes more hidden, sometimes more explicit) of a feeling or awareness of 'absolute dependence'; all theological themes are reinterpreted as descriptions or expressions of modifications of this feeling. Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher (ˈʃlaɪɐmaxɐ ( November 21, 1768 &ndash February 12, 1834) was a German theologian Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire

Contemporary usage

There are three overlapping uses of the term 'systematic theology' in contemporary Christian theology.

In all three senses, Christian systematic theology will often touch on some or all of the following topics: God, Trinitarianism, Revelation, Creation and Divine providence, Theodicy, Theological anthropology, Christology, Soteriology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, Bibliology, Hermeneutics, Sacrament, Pneumatology, Christian life, Heaven, and interfaith statements on other religions. God is the principal or sole Deity in Religions and other belief systems that worship one deity. SSC RF "Troitsk Institute of Innovative and Termonuclear Research" or TRINITY for shprt Троицкий Институт инновационных и термоядерных Revelation is the act of revealing or disclosing (see etymology or in the theological perception making something obvious and clearly understood through active or passive communication In Theology, Divine Providence, or simply Providence, is the sovereignty superintendence or agency of God over events in people's lives and throughout Theodicy (θiːˈɒdɪsi (adjectival form theodicean) is a specific branch of Theology and Philosophy that attempts to reconcile the existence of Theological anthropology is the branch of Theology which is concerned with the study of humankind or Anthropology, in relation to the divine Christology (from Christ and Greek grc -λογία -logia) is a field of study within Christian theology which is concerned with Soteriology is the branch of theology that deals with Salvation. Ecclesiology (from Greek grc ἐκκλησίᾱ ekklēsiā, "congregation church" and grc -λογία -logia) is the study of the Eschatology (from the Greek, Eschatos meaning "last" and -logy meaning "the study of" is a part of Theology Hermeneutics may be described as the development and study of Theories of the interpretation and understanding of texts A sacrament, as defined in Hexam's Concise Dictionary of Religion is "a Rite in which God is uniquely active Pneumatology is the study of spiritual beings and phenomena especially the interactions between humans and God. Heaven may refer to the physical heavens the sky or the seemingly endless expanse of the Universe beyond The term interfaith or interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (ie


Notable systematic theologians

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See also: Category:Systematic theologians

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Exegesis (from the Greek 'to lead out' involves an extensive and critical interpretation of an authoritative text, especially of a Holy Biblical theology is a discipline within Christian theology which studies the Bible from the perspective of understanding the progressive history of God Christian apologetics is a field of Christian theology that aims to present a rational basis for the Christian faith, defend the faith against objections Christian Theology is discourse concerning Christian faith Christian theologians use biblical Exegesis, rational analysis and argument For conservative political views within Christianity see Christian right. Constructive theology is the re-definition of what has historically been known as Systematic theology. Feminist Theology is a movement generally in Christianity, Judaism and New Thought, to reconsider the traditions practices Scriptures Hermeneutics may be described as the development and study of Theories of the interpretation and understanding of texts For liberal political views within Christianity see Christian left. Liberation theology is a school of Theology within Christianity, particularly in the Roman Catholic Philosophical theology is the disciplined employment of philosophical methods in developing or analyzing theological concepts Philosophy of religion is a branch of Philosophy that is concerned with the philosophical study of religion including arguments over the nature and existence of God religious Political theology is a branch of both Political philosophy and Theology that investigates the ways in which theological concepts or ways of thinking underlie Process theology is a school of thought influenced by the metaphysical Process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947 Queer theology refers to the application of Queer studies to theology
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