1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
THEOLOGY, literally the science which deals with God or the gods. The word is Greek (Geos, God; Xo-yos, theory). But doctrine counted for less in Greek or Roman religion than in Christianity, and forms of worship for more. In the oldest usage #60X6701 were those who dealt in myths, like Hesiod and like the supposed Orpheus, the 6fti\byos par excellence. Paul Natorp1 contends that 6eo\cr/la in Plato 's Republic refers wholly to the control of myths. He further denies that Aristotle identified his First Philosophy wi…
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