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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Christian theology: Christian theology – enterprise to construct a coherent system of Christian belief and practice based primarily upon the texts of the Old Testament and the New Testament as well as the historic traditions of the faithful. Christian theologians use biblical exegesis, rational analysis, and argument to clarify, examine, understand, explicate, critique, defend or promote Christianity. Theology might be undertaken to help the theologian better understand Christian tenets,〔See, e.g., Daniel L. Migliore, ''Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology'' (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004)〕 make comparisons between Christianity and other traditions,〔See, e.g., David Burrell, ''Freedom and Creation in Three Traditions'' (Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame Press, 1994)〕 defend Christianity against objections and criticism, facilitate reforms in the Christian church,〔See, e.g., John Shelby Spong, ''Why Christianity Must Change or Die'' (New York: Harper Collins, 2001)〕 assist in the propagation of Christianity,〔See, e.g., Duncan Dormor et al. (eds), ''Anglicanism, the Answer to Modernity'' (London: Continuum, 2003)〕 draw on the resources of the Christian tradition to address some present situation or need,〔For example, see Timothy Gorringe, ''Crime'', Changing Society and the Churches Series (London:SPCK, 2004)〕 or for a variety of other reasons. == What ''type'' of thing is Christian theology? == Christian theology can be described as all of the following: * Academic discipline – * * a branch of Theology – 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of Christian theology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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