Definition of theologian
: a specialist in theology
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At a deeper level, many Iraqis accept the ideas of a leading Shiite theologian, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, who disagrees with Iran’s model of governance.
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With theologian, author and lecturer Greer Gordon. 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Ignatius Church, 740 N Calvert St.
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Philosophers and theologians for millennia have tied food to moral values, identifying temperance as a virtue and gluttony as a sin.
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Some of those same dynamics can be seen in the crucifixion of Jesus, says David Tombs, a theologian and professor at the University of Otago in New Zealand.
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Calvinism, named for the Protestant theologian John Calvin, is a centuries-old Christian school of thought.
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Thomas More, the theologian-cum-politician, argued that assassination was a way of keeping ordinary citizens off the battlefield.
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As a mystic, theologian, and spiritual adviser to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Howard Thurman encouraged the use of nonviolent responses to what was often very violent confrontation.
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Her efforts have left her with more respect for the ancients and theologians like Edwards than the physicists.
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First Known Use of theologian
15th century
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: a person who is an expert on theology
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