Theology: 2 definitions
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Theology means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Christianity. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Theology refers to one of the topics dealt with in the Puranic literature: a category of ancient Sanskrit texts which gives a huge contribution in the development of Indian literature.—The Puranas comprises a wide range of subject matters such as Astrology, Astronomy, Medicine, Cosmology, Theology, Philosophy, Literature, Grammar, Art, Architecture, Iconography, etc. All these subject matters are generally depicted through stories and narratives in lucid style in the Puranas. The simplicity of the stories and legends of Puranas always helps the reader get the ideas of different aspects of literature very easily.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+548): Shen xue, Vishesha, Drishtartha, Shastra, Purana, Adhyatmika, Brahma, Adhyatmavisharada, Hauri, Veydantasutra, Lingastha, Cunnanam, Lakshmi, Than hoc, Bauddhagama, Vedantasutra, Vipra, Jnana, Vinirdishta, Kalyanaguna.
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Search found 168 books and stories containing Theology; (plurals include: Theologies). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Walking Indecently with Marcella Althaus-Reid < [Volume 14, Issue 2 (2023)]
Embodying a Different Word about Fat < [Volume 14, Issue 6 (2023)]
After Prophecy, Wisdom? Matrices and Legacies of Liberation Theology < [Volume 16, Issue 6 (2025)]
COMPARATIVE THEOLOGY AS CHALLENGE FOR THE THEOLOGY OF THE 21ST CENTURY < [Issue 2 (2012)]
A Methodology for Theological Systems < [Issue 16 (2019)]
The Drama of Divine Providence: Reflections on the Problem of Evil < [Issue 7 (2015)]
Archives of Social Sciences of Religions
Prophetic Movements and Independent Churches in Central and Southern Africa < [Volume 99 (1997)]
Michael J. Frost, The Spirit, Indigenous Peoples, and Social Change. Maori and a Pentecostal Theology of Social Engagement < [Volume 196 (2021)]
HIV/AIDS and Religion in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Emerging Inquiry < [Volume 164 (2013)]
Liberation in early Advaita Vedanta (by Aleksandar Uskokov)
1. Introduction < [Chapter 1 - Rethinking the idea of Scripture in Vedic Theology]
6. The History of Ideas < [Introduction]
Mysticism: Its Nature and Function < [July 1965]
Has India at present any Philosophy’, as such, of Her Own? < [Jan-Feb 1940]
Bhaavas in Vaishnavism and Saivism: A Comparative Study < [October – December, 1981]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
Hinduism in the Sectarian Age < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
Śrīvidyā and society in Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita’s Saubhāgyacandrātapa < [Chapter 2 - The Making of the Smārta-Śaiva Community of South India]
Public Theology in Action < [Introduction]