Richard Boleslavsky: ) The romantic romp Theodora Goes Wild (1936) is considered one of the greatest screwball comedies, in which small-town Sunday school teacher Theodora Lynn (Irene Dunne, Oscar-nominated) “goes wild” after she is revealed as the author of a racy best-selling novel. The Garden of Allah (1936) was a lavish…

Mikis Theodorakis was a Greek composer. He studied at the Athens and Paris conservatories. A member of the wartime resistance, he remained active in politics, serving several times in the Greek parliament. As a Communist Party member, he was arrested during the 1967 military coup and only released

Theodore was an antipope from September 21 to December 15, 687. A Roman archpriest, Theodore had already been a papal candidate when Pope John V (685–686) died. Following the death of John’s successor, Pope Conon (686–687), a simultaneous double election conducted by opposing factions attempted to

Theōdūrus Abū Qurrah was a Syrian Melchite bishop, theologian, and linguist. He was an early exponent of cultural exchange with Islamic and other non-Christian peoples, and the first known Christian writer in Arabic. Although Theōdūrus had long been reputed by historians as a principal advocate of

Robert: …Asia Minor, and by 1228 Theodore Angelus, ruler of Epirus, a city-state in Asia Minor, seized Thessalonica and was crowned emperor there. In the meantime Robert had repudiated Eudocia and taken a French mistress, who was mutilated in the ensuing revolt by Robert’s own barons. He died while fleeing to…

Theodore Ascidas was a monk-theologian and archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, who was the leading advocate of a Platonist school of Christian theology and a principal consultant at the second Council of Constantinople in 553. As a monk, and perhaps also abbot, of the “New Laura” (monastery) near

Theodore Bar Konai was a Syrian scholar and author of a noted collection of annotations on the entire Syriac Bible. The work is also an important historical and theological source on Eastern religious sects during the first millennium of Christianity. A native of Kaškar, Iraq, Theodore was probably

John Grisham: Nonfiction, short fiction, and YA books: The following year saw Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer, the first installment in a series of young-adult (YA) novels. Its sequels include Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011), Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012), Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013), Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015), Theodore Boone: The Scandal

John Grisham: Nonfiction, short fiction, and YA books: Its sequels include Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011), Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012), Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013), Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015), Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016), and Theodore Boone: The Accomplice (2019).

John Grisham: Nonfiction, short fiction, and YA books: …Boone: The Scandal (2016), and Theodore Boone: The Accomplice (2019).

John Grisham: Nonfiction, short fiction, and YA books: …Theodore Boone: The Abduction (2011), Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012), Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013), Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015), Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016), and Theodore Boone: The Accomplice (2019).

John Grisham: Nonfiction, short fiction, and YA books: …Theodore Boone: The Accused (2012), Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013), Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015), Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016), and Theodore Boone: The Accomplice (2019).

John Grisham: Nonfiction, short fiction, and YA books: …Theodore Boone: The Activist (2013), Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015), Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016), and Theodore Boone: The Accomplice (2019).

John Grisham: Nonfiction, short fiction, and YA books: …Theodore Boone: The Fugitive (2015), Theodore Boone: The Scandal (2016), and Theodore Boone: The Accomplice (2019).

Theodore I was the pope from 642 to 649. Of Greek descent, he was noted for his generosity to the poor, though he had to devote most of his pontificate to combatting Monothelitism, a heresy maintaining that Christ had only one will, which continued to find favour in the East. Theodore refused to

Theodore I Lascaris was the first emperor of Nicaea, which was recognized as the Byzantine government-in-exile and as the legitimate successor of the Byzantine Empire during the Crusaders’ occupation of Constantinople. He was a son-in-law and heir of the Byzantine emperor Alexius III Angelus. After

Tewodros II was the emperor of Ethiopia (1855–68) who has been called Ethiopia’s first modern ruler. Not only did he reunify the various Ethiopian kingdoms into one empire, but he also attempted to focus loyalty around the government rather than the Ethiopian church, which he sought to bring under

Theodore II was the pope for 20 days during December 897. He was elected during one of the darkest periods in papal history, caused by the “Cadaver Synod” at which Pope Stephen VI had posthumously deposed and desecrated the disinterred corpse of Pope Formosus. Despite his brief reign, Theodore

Theodore II Lascaris was a Byzantine emperor of Nicaea. Though not as capable as his grandfather or his father, Theodore I and John III Vatatzes, respectively, he was an able ruler, a good soldier, and a man of letters; he succeeded in holding together the prosperous state east of Constantinople

Theodore Jesse Hoover: …in his honour is the Theodore J. Hoover National Preserve in northern Santa Cruz county. The preserve is noted for containing one of the rarest coastal marsh habitats in central California and sheltering a variety of rare and endangered species.

Saint Theodore of Canterbury ; feast day September 19) was the seventh archbishop of Canterbury and the first archbishop to rule the whole English Church. Appointed by Pope St. Vitalian, Theodore was consecrated in 668 and then set out from Rome with SS. Adrian, abbot of Nerida, Italy, and Benedict

Theodore Of Mopsuestia was a Syrian theologian, considered the greatest biblical interpreter of his time and the spiritual head of the exegetical School of Antioch. Theodore studied under the celebrated sophist and rhetorician Libanius with his friend John Chrysostom, who in 369 influenced him to

Theodore Of Rhaithu was a theologian-monk of a monastery at Rhaithu, a port on the Sinai Peninsula, considered the last of the Neo-Chalcedonian authors. His writings sought an orthodox formulation of doctrine on the nature of Christ. He thereby proposed to integrate the authoritative expression of

Saint Theodore Studites was an abbot and leading opponent of iconoclasm, the doctrine opposing the veneration of religious images, which severely disturbed relations between the Byzantine and Roman churches. Under the influence of his uncle, Abbot Plato of Symbola, later a saint, Theodore became a

Saint Theodore Studites was an abbot and leading opponent of iconoclasm, the doctrine opposing the veneration of religious images, which severely disturbed relations between the Byzantine and Roman churches. Under the influence of his uncle, Abbot Plato of Symbola, later a saint, Theodore became a

Saint Theodore of Canterbury ; feast day September 19) was the seventh archbishop of Canterbury and the first archbishop to rule the whole English Church. Appointed by Pope St. Vitalian, Theodore was consecrated in 668 and then set out from Rome with SS. Adrian, abbot of Nerida, Italy, and Benedict

Phoenix: The boomtown years: …1905 construction began on the Roosevelt Dam, the first such structure on the Salt River; it was finished in 1911, making it possible to irrigate the surrounding desert and thus use it as farmland. In following years three more dams were added on the Salt and two on the Verde…

Theodore Roosevelt: The Square Deal of Theodore Roosevelt: …Park in North Dakota and Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C., a 91-acre (37-hectare) wooded island in the Potomac River, were named in his honor.

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, scenic natural area in southwestern and western North Dakota, U.S., commemorating Pres. Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in the American West. It was established as a national memorial park in 1947, and it underwent subsequent boundary changes and was redesignated a

Theodore Roosevelt National Park, scenic natural area in southwestern and western North Dakota, U.S., commemorating Pres. Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in the American West. It was established as a national memorial park in 1947, and it underwent subsequent boundary changes and was redesignated a

Saint Theodore Studites was an abbot and leading opponent of iconoclasm, the doctrine opposing the veneration of religious images, which severely disturbed relations between the Byzantine and Roman churches. Under the influence of his uncle, Abbot Plato of Symbola, later a saint, Theodore became a

Theodorus Lector was a Greek church historian, author of two significant epitomes of Byzantine history correlating data from leading 5th-century chroniclers, and constituting an essential source for events of that complex period. Its incorporation into a later Latin account provided the Western

Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO), American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Ill., renowned for its distinctive tone and its recordings under such conductors as Fritz Reiner and Sir Georg Solti. It was founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891 as the Chicago Orchestra and operated as the Theodore

Tudor Arghezi was a Romanian poet, novelist, and essayist whose creation of a new lyric poetry led to his recognition as one of the foremost writers in Romania. He produced his best work in the years before World War I. Arghezi, who left home at age 11, first published a poem at age 14. In 1899 he

Theodoret Of Cyrrhus was a Syrian theologian-bishop, representative of Antioch’s historico-critical school of biblical-theological interpretation, whose writings were a moderating influence on the 5th-century Christological disputes and contributed to the development of the Christian theological

Theodoric was the king of the Ostrogoths (from 471), who invaded Italy in 488 and completed the conquest of virtually the entire peninsula and Sicily by 493, making himself king of Italy (493–526) and establishing his capital at Ravenna. In German and Icelandic legend, he is the prototype of

Theodoric was an antipope from 1100 to 1101. As cardinal bishop of Santa Ruffina, he was elected pope by the faction headed by the Holy Roman emperor Henry IV during the struggle between empire and papacy. In 1101, however, he was seized by the supporters of the legitimate pope, Paschal II, who had

Theodoric I was a Merovingian king of Reims from 511. Theodoric was the eldest son of Clovis I, but born of an unknown woman, unlike the other sons, whose mother was Clotilda. An able soldier, he played an important part in his father’s campaigns against the Visigoths. On Clovis’s death in 511 a

Attila: Invasion of Gaul: …agreement with the Visigothic king, Theodoric I, to combine their forces in resisting the Huns. Many legends surround the campaign that followed. It is certain, however, that Attila almost succeeded in occupying Aurelianum (Orléans) before the allies arrived. Indeed, the Huns had already gained a footing inside the city when…

Theodoric II was the younger son of the Merovingian Childebert II; he succeeded his father as king of Burgundy in 595, at first under his grandmother Brunhild’s regency and later under her influence. Cooperation with his brother, Theodebert II of Austrasia, was followed by discord, and in 612

Theodoric III was a Merovingian ruler who succeeded his brother Chlotar III as king of Neustria and Burgundy in 673, at the instigation of Ebroin, the Neustrian mayor of the palace. He was soon deposed by another brother, Childeric II, was restored in 675, then was momentarily deposed again in

Theodoric IV was the penultimate ruler of the Merovingian dynasty, the son of Dagobert III; he was king of the Franks from 721. A puppet who was controlled by Charles Martel, the grandfather of Charlemagne, Theodoric was totally ignored by chroniclers of the

Bohemian school: …the formation of that of Theodoricus of Prague, a member of the second generation of Bohemian artists (working c. 1360–80) and perhaps the principal master of the Bohemian school. Commissioned by Charles to decorate the Chapel of Holy Cross at Karlštejn Castle (c. 1357–67), Theodoricus painted a crucifixion and a…

Theodoric was the king of the Ostrogoths (from 471), who invaded Italy in 488 and completed the conquest of virtually the entire peninsula and Sicily by 493, making himself king of Italy (493–526) and establishing his capital at Ravenna. In German and Icelandic legend, he is the prototype of

Mausoleum of Theodoric, tomb built c. 520 in Ravenna, Italy, by the Arian Ostrogothic emperor Theodoric. The lower story is a decagon, while the upper story is circular and roofed with a remarkable monolithic dome 36 feet (11 metres) in diameter made of limestone imported from Istria. When Ravenna

Theodoric was the king of the Ostrogoths (from 471), who invaded Italy in 488 and completed the conquest of virtually the entire peninsula and Sicily by 493, making himself king of Italy (493–526) and establishing his capital at Ravenna. In German and Icelandic legend, he is the prototype of

Thierry de Chartres was a French theologian, teacher, encyclopaedist, and one of the foremost thinkers of the 12th century. According to Peter Abelard, Thierry attended the Council of Soissons in 1121, at which Abelard’s teachings were condemned. He taught at Chartres, where his brother Bernard of

Bohemian school: …the formation of that of Theodoricus of Prague, a member of the second generation of Bohemian artists (working c. 1360–80) and perhaps the principal master of the Bohemian school. Commissioned by Charles to decorate the Chapel of Holy Cross at Karlštejn Castle (c. 1357–67), Theodoricus painted a crucifixion and a…

Theodore Ascidas was a monk-theologian and archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, who was the leading advocate of a Platonist school of Christian theology and a principal consultant at the second Council of Constantinople in 553. As a monk, and perhaps also abbot, of the “New Laura” (monastery) near

Anniceris: …responsible for this change were Theodorus and Hegesias. Anniceris differed from Theodorus in believing that pleasure had to be understood as embracing much more than sensual enjoyment. Anniceris differed from Hegesias, a pessimist, in believing that there are qualities of pleasure that are good in and of themselves, apart from…

Theodorus Lector was a Greek church historian, author of two significant epitomes of Byzantine history correlating data from leading 5th-century chroniclers, and constituting an essential source for events of that complex period. Its incorporation into a later Latin account provided the Western

Saint Theodore of Canterbury ; feast day September 19) was the seventh archbishop of Canterbury and the first archbishop to rule the whole English Church. Appointed by Pope St. Vitalian, Theodore was consecrated in 668 and then set out from Rome with SS. Adrian, abbot of Nerida, Italy, and Benedict

Feodosiya, city, southern Ukraine. It lies on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula on the western shores of Feodosiya Bay. The city is located on the site of the ancient colony Theodosia, the native name of which was Ardabda. Terra-cottas show it to have been inhabited in the 6th century

Theodosius II: …in supervising compilation of the Theodosian Code (published 438), which codified the laws issued after 312. Theodosius died from injuries suffered during a hunting accident. His daughter Licinia Eudoxia married the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III (reigned 425–455).

Erzurum, city, eastern Turkey. It lies 6,400 feet (1,950 metres) above sea level in a fertile plain surrounded by high mountains. On a caravan route from Anatolia to Iran, Erzurum has been a major commercial and military centre since antiquity and is now a major rail station on the route between

Henry Purcell: Music for church: …first music for the theatre, Theodosius, a play by Nathaniel Lee, all date from 1680. Some of his church music may be earlier than that, but it is not possible to assign definite dates. As far as is known, most of his anthems, whether for the full choir (full anthems)…

Theodosius I was a Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and then sole emperor of both East and West (392–395), who, in vigorous suppression of paganism and Arianism, established the creed of the Council of Nicaea (325) as the universal norm for Christian orthodoxy and directed the convening of the

Theodosius I Boradiotes was a Greek Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople (1179–83), an inflexible opponent of the Muslim religion, critic of union with the Latin Church of the West, and guardian of Orthodox morality at the Byzantine court. Of Armenian stock, Theodosius came to the partiarchal

Theodosius II was the Eastern Roman emperor from 408 to 450. He was a gentle, scholarly, easily dominated man who allowed his government to be run by a succession of relatives and ministers. The son of the Eastern emperor Arcadius (reigned 383–408), he was made coemperor in 402 and became sole

Theodosius III was a Byzantine emperor from 715 to 717. He was an obscure tax collector of southwestern Asia Minor who against his will was proclaimed emperor by the troops of the Opsikion theme rebelling against Anastasius II. His supporters successfully captured Constantinople, and Anastasius was

Theodosius Of Alexandria was a patriarch of Alexandria (535–566), theologian, and leader of the Monophysites in Egypt and Syria, who were reputed for their asceticism and also for their mystical prayer. Through the support of the Byzantine empress Theodora, Theodosius was elected patriarch as the

Saint Theodosius of Palestine ; feast day January 11) was a principal proponent of orthodoxy in the Christological controversy (a dispute centering on the nature and person of Christ) and a leading proponent of his time of monasticism. Introduced to the ascetic life about 451 by Simeon the Stylite

Greek literature: Nonliturgical poetry: His example was followed by Theodosius the Deacon in his epic on the recapture of Crete from the Arabs in the 10th century. This 12-syllable line became the all-purpose metre in the middle and later Byzantine periods and was the vehicle for narrative, epigram, romance, satire, and moral and religious…

ancient Rome: The reign of Valentinian and Valens: …aid of his top general, Theodosius the Elder, he was taking care to improve the army’s equipment and to protect Gaul by creating a brilliant fortification. His domestic measures favoured the curiales and the lower classes: from then on, taxes would be collected exclusively by officials; the protection of the…

Theodosius I was a Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and then sole emperor of both East and West (392–395), who, in vigorous suppression of paganism and Arianism, established the creed of the Council of Nicaea (325) as the universal norm for Christian orthodoxy and directed the convening of the

Theodosius I was a Roman emperor of the East (379–392) and then sole emperor of both East and West (392–395), who, in vigorous suppression of paganism and Arianism, established the creed of the Council of Nicaea (325) as the universal norm for Christian orthodoxy and directed the convening of the

Western sculpture: 3rd and 4th centuries: …on the base of an obelisk of Theodosius in the Hippodrome at Constantinople, where the emperor and members of his court, ranged in rigid, hieratic poses, watch the shows. Few original portions are extant of the spiral relief bands that entwined columns of Theodosius and Arcadius in Constantinople.

Nestor: …1015, and the life of St. Theodosius, abbot of the Monastery of the Caves (d. 1074). A tradition that was first recorded in the 13th century ascribes to him the authorship of the Povest vremennykh let (“Tale of Bygone Years”; The Russian Primary Chronicle), the most important historical work of…

Theodossia, genus of extinct brachiopods (lamp shells) the fossils of which are restricted to Early Devonian marine rocks (the Devonian period occurred from 408 million to 360 million years ago). The genus is characterized by a moderate-sized, rounded shell, the surface of which is covered with

Theodotion was a Hellenistic Jewish scholar and linguist and author of a Greek translation of the Old Testament. According to two early Christian writers of the 2nd and 4th centuries, Theodotion probably came from Ephesus in Asia Minor. He is reported to have adopted the Jewish faith after having

Judaism: Egyptian Jewish literature: Theodotus (c. 100 bce) also wrote an epic, On Shechem; it was quite clearly apologetic, to judge from the fragment connecting the name of Shechem with Sikimios, the son of the Greek god Hermes. At about the same time, a Jewish poet wrote a didactic…

St. Theodotus ; feast day November 2) was a theologian, bishop of Ancyra, and a leading advocate of orthodoxy in the discussion of the nature and Person of Christ at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Theodotus was a determined opponent of Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, whose views had led to the

Eusebius of Caesarea: …and two of his allies, Theodotus of Laodicea and Narcissus of Neronias in Cilicia, were provisionally excommunicated for Arian views. When the Council of Nicaea, called by the Roman emperor Constantine I, met later in the year, Eusebius had to explain himself and was exonerated with the explicit approval of…

Theodotus The Gnostic was a principal formulator of Eastern Gnosticism. This system of religious dualism (belief in rival deities of good and evil) had a doctrine of salvation by gnōsis, or esoteric knowledge. From the scant data available, Theodotus is known to have taught Gnosticism in Asia Minor

Theodotus The Tanner was the principal exponent at Rome of the heresy of Adoptionism (see Monarchianism). A wealthy and cultured tanner of Byzantium, Theodotus went to Rome c. 189 during the reign of Pope Victor I. He soon developed a following with his Dynamic Monarchianism. Condemned and

St. Theodotus ; feast day November 2) was a theologian, bishop of Ancyra, and a leading advocate of orthodoxy in the discussion of the nature and Person of Christ at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Theodotus was a determined opponent of Nestorius, bishop of Constantinople, whose views had led to the

Theodulf of Orléans was a prelate, poet, and one of the leading theologians of the Frankish empire. A member of Charlemagne’s court, Theodulf became bishop of Orléans in 775 and abbot of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire in 781. He worked for reform of the clergy within his diocese and established a hospice.

Theodulf of Orléans was a prelate, poet, and one of the leading theologians of the Frankish empire. A member of Charlemagne’s court, Theodulf became bishop of Orléans in 775 and abbot of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire in 781. He worked for reform of the clergy within his diocese and established a hospice.

Theodulf of Orléans was a prelate, poet, and one of the leading theologians of the Frankish empire. A member of Charlemagne’s court, Theodulf became bishop of Orléans in 775 and abbot of Saint-Benoît-sur-Loire in 781. He worked for reform of the clergy within his diocese and established a hospice.

Theōdūrus Abū Qurrah was a Syrian Melchite bishop, theologian, and linguist. He was an early exponent of cultural exchange with Islamic and other non-Christian peoples, and the first known Christian writer in Arabic. Although Theōdūrus had long been reputed by historians as a principal advocate of

Theognis was an ancient Greek elegiac poet whose work preserved a glimpse into Greek society in a time of turmoil. More than half of all surviving elegiac poetry in ancient Greek was transmitted under his name, preserved in a collection of elegiac couplets in two books, or papyrus rolls, consisting

Theognostos was a Byzantine monk, theologian, and chronicler, coauthor of a report on the situation of the Eastern Church during the turbulent reign of Photius (858–867 and 878–886), the controversial patriarch of Constantinople. This theological chronicle, or “Letter of Appeal,” constituted one of

Theognostus Of Alexandria was a Greek theologian, writer, and prominent head of Alexandria’s Catechetical school, at that time the intellectual centre for Hellenistic Christianity. Reputed to be one of the Greek Church’s distinguished teachers, Theognostus assumed the leadership of the school c.

Hesiod: …complete epics have survived, the Theogony, relating the myths of the gods, and the Works and Days, describing peasant life.

Anatolian religion: Mythology: …struggle against Ullikummi, and the Theogony, though written in Hittite, are Hurrian in origin and refer to Hurrian and even Mesopotamian deities. The Theogony tells of the struggle for kingship among the gods. Alalu, after holding the kingship for nine years, was defeated by Anu (the Babylonian sky god) and…

Theoleptus Of Philadelphia was a Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Philadelphia and theological polemicist and writer on Christian asceticism, who emerged as a central figure in the political and theological turmoil of his age. A married deacon of the Eastern Church, in Bithynia, northwest Asia Minor,

Peter Abelard: Career as a monk: …version of his book called Theologia, which was formally condemned as heretical and burned by a council held at Soissons in 1121. Abelard’s dialectical analysis of the mystery of God and the Trinity was held to be erroneous, and he himself was placed for a while in the abbey of…

Christianity: Western Catholic Christianity: Texts such as the anonymous Theologia Germanica of the late 14th century, which reflects the ideas of the loose groups of mystics who called themselves the Friends of God, conveyed this German mysticism to the reformers. The rich mystical literature that developed in the Low Countries reached its culmination in…

St. Alphonsus Liguori: …best represented by his celebrated Theologia moralis (1748); ascetical and devotional writings, including Visits to the Blessed Sacrament, The True Spouse of Jesus Christ (for nuns), Selva (for priests), and The Glories of Mary, the latter of which became one of the most widely used manuals of devotion to the…

Synod of Barmen: …Declaration of Barmen, or the Barmen Declaration, that defined the Christian opposition to any interpretation of Christianity based on racial theories. The major theological influence was that of Karl Barth, who held that the only way to offer effective resistance to the secularizing and paganizing of the church in Nazi…

existentialism: Emergence as a movement: Against that risk, for the theological forms of existentialism (e.g., Marcel, the Swiss theologian Karl Barth, and the German biblical scholar Rudolf Bultmann), there is the guarantee of transcendent help from God, which in its turn is guaranteed by faith.

theological liberalism, a form of religious thought that establishes religious inquiry on the basis of a norm other than the authority of tradition. It was an important influence in Protestantism from about the mid-17th century through the 1920s. The defining trait of this liberalism is a will to

Walther Eichrodt: 1957; Theology of the Old Testament), marked the beginning of a new epoch in Old Testament studies. Without reducing the theology of the Old Testament to the history of Israelite religion, Eichrodt made extensive use of the results of literary and comparative analysis to envisage the…

Antoine Arnauld: With his Théologie morale des Jésuites (1643; “Moral Theology of the Jesuits”), Arnauld launched his long polemical campaign against the Jesuits, in which Pierre Nicole, a young theologian from Chartres, was to be his collaborator. In 1655 Arnauld wrote two pamphlets in which he affirmed the substantial…

theology, philosophically oriented discipline of religious speculation and apologetics that is traditionally restricted, because of its origins and format, to Christianity but that may also encompass, because of its themes, other religions, including especially Islam and Judaism. The themes of

liberation theology: Foundation and leadership: …Teología de la liberación (1971; A Theology of Liberation), was written by Gustavo Gutiérrez, a Peruvian priest and theologian. Other leaders of the movement included the Belgian-born Brazilian priest José Comblin, Archbishop Óscar Romero of El Salvador, Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff,

Walther Eichrodt: 1957; Theology of the Old Testament), marked the beginning of a new epoch in Old Testament studies. Without reducing the theology of the Old Testament to the history of Israelite religion, Eichrodt made extensive use of the results of literary and comparative analysis to envisage the…

mathematics: Survival and influence of Greek mathematics: Theon (late 4th century), and Theon’s daughter Hypatia. All were active in Alexandria as professors of mathematics and astronomy, and they produced extensive commentaries on the major authorities—Pappus and Theon on Ptolemy, Hypatia on Diophantus and Apollonius. Later, Eutocius of Ascalon (early 6th century) produced…

Paul Tillich: Early life and education: Theonomy (divine rule) envisions a situation in which norms and values express the convictions and commitments of free individuals in a free society. These three conditions Tillich saw as the basic dynamisms of both personal and social life.

Eastern Orthodoxy: Christ: The theopaschite formula (“God suffered in the flesh”) became, together with the Theotokos formula, a standard of orthodoxy in the Eastern church, especially after the second Council of Constantinople (553). It implies that Christ’s humanity is indeed real not only in itself but also for God,…