Theology is the discipline that studies the nature of God and his attributes, as well as the knowledge that human beings have about divinity. The word theology is of Greek origin θεος or theos which means “god” and λογος or logos which expresses “study” or “reasoning”. Consequently, theology means the study of god and the facts related to him.

The term theology was born within philosophy, and was observed and used for the first time in the book The Republic of Plato. In this context, Plato refers to theology in order to express the process of understanding the divine nature through reason.

Later, the expression theology was used by Aristotle to refer to mythological thought and, later, as a fundamental branch of philosophy. The Aristotelian concept of metaphysics includes the study of divine things as one of its subjects, although it is not limited to this.

Theology was accepted by Christianity between the 4th and 5th centuries. Since then, in the Christian world philosophy and theology were studied as part of the same discipline until the Renaissance. That is, theology was considered a branch of philosophy until secularization favored their independence from one another.

All religions apply studies in theology. In this sense, one can speak of Abrahamic (Jewish, Christian, Islamic), Egyptian, Greek, Nordic and Celtic theology, to cite the most widespread examples.

What are the branches of theology?

Branches of theology:

• Natural or rational theology. …
• Dogmatic and revealed theology. …
• Moral theology. …
• Eschatology. …
• Pneumatology. …
• Biblical theology. …
• Christology. …
• Systematic Theology.

What is Systematic Theology?

Systematic theology is a discipline of Christian theology whose purpose is to formulate a coherent, orderly and rational presentation of faith and Christian beliefs, inherent in a system of theological thought that is developed with a method, which can be applied both in general and in the particular.

Systematic theology allows you to organize and perceive current events and compare them with the events narrated in the different books of the Bible. That is to say, he questions himself about the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures in the historical and concrete experience of the believing subject.

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