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- | '''Christian [[theology]]''' is discourse concerning [[Christianity|Christian]] faith. Christian theologians use biblical [[exegesis]], [[rationality|rational]] analysis and argument to [[understanding|understand]], [[explanation|explain]], test, [[critic#critique|critique]], defend or promote Christianity. | + | |
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- | The doctrine of the [[Trinity]], considered the core of [[Christian theology]] by ''Trinitarians'', is the result of continuous exploration by the church of the [[Trinity#Biblical background|biblical data]], thrashed out in debate and treatises, eventually formulated at the [[First Council of Nicaea]] in AD 325 in a way they believe is consistent with the biblical witness, and further refined in [[First seven Ecumenical Councils|later councils]] and writings. The most widely recognized Biblical foundations for the doctrine's formulation are in the [[Gospel of John]]. | + | |
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- | [[Nontrinitarianism]] is any of several Christian beliefs that reject the Trinitarian [[doctrine]] that God is three distinct persons in one being. Modern nontrinitarian groups views differ widely on the [[God in Christianity|nature of God]], [[Jesus]], and the [[Holy Spirit]]. | + | |
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- | ==See also== | + | |
- | * [[Biblical law in Christianity]] | + | |
- | * [[Catholic–Orthodox theological differences]] | + | |
- | * [[Heresy]] | + | |
- | * [[The nature of God in Western theology]] | + | |
- | * [[Theology]] | + | |
- | * [[History of Christian thought on persecution and tolerance]] | + | |
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