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Crowded on the mantel below the map are portraits and silhouettes of Black icons, among them the Liberian theologian Alexander Crummell and the British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 In particular, African Catholic theologians have addressed what is called contextual theology, which often integrates themes and practices from indigenous African traditions in addition to relying on the Bible.—Mathew Schmalz, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 Tariq Ramadan is a Swiss theologian, Islamics scholar, philosopher, and media personality.—André Munro, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Mar. 2026 Anderson frames his argument largely in relation to the thought of thirteenth-century theologian Thomas Aquinas, who argued that Christians are generally obliged to directly confront someone who is behaving wrongly, and to do it in private to preserve the wrongdoer’s reputation.—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for theologian