In Christianity, theology is divided into several subdisciplines: *theology proper - God, his attributes and his nature |
Theology is divided into several subdisciplines: *theology proper - God, his attributes, nature, and relation to humanity. *theodicy - Attempts at reconciling the existence of all the evil and suffering in the world with the assumption that God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnibenevolent. *eschatology - literally, the study of the 'end of days'. Covers subjects such as death and the afterlife, the end of history, reincarnation, the end of the world, the last judgment, etc. *anthropology - nature of man In Christianity all of the above subjects are covered, as well as these: |
*theodicy - the study of the apparent silence of God towards human suffering *eschatology - the end of the world, the last judgment, etc. |
*anthropology - nature of man |
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Theology assumes the truth of at least some religious beliefs and therefore can be distinguished from the philosophy of religion, which does not presume the truth of any religious beliefs. The philosophy of religion, when it seeks to study these topics, uses reason and experience as its sources; while theology can also use religious sources such as scriptures (e.g. the Bible), traditions, etc.
Theology is divided into several subdisciplines:
In Christianity all of the above subjects are covered, as well as these:
See also religion, philosophy of religion, natural theology, process theology, metaphysics