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What is the difference between Theology and Religion?
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Theology is the study of god, whereas a religion is a set of practices or cultural traditions within a theological philosophy that give meaning to the practicioner's experience of life. A group of religious sects may share a similar theological background, such as the Protestants, but they vary in the interpretations.
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The term "theology" literally means the study of God, deriving from the Greek word theos, meaning 'God', and the suffix -ology from the Greek word logos meaning "the character of one who speaks or treats of certain subject", or simply "the study of a certain subject". Saint Augustine defined theology as "reasoning or discussion concerning the Deity." 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology
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A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power, God or gods, or ultimate truth.1 It may be expressed through prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things. It may focus on specific supernatural, metaphysical, and moral claims about reality (the cosmos and human nature) which may yield a set of religious laws, ethics, and a particular lifestyle. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience.
From Wikipedia:
The term "theology" literally means the study of God, deriving from the Greek word theos, meaning 'God', and the suffix -ology from the Greek word logos meaning "the character of one who speaks or treats of certain subject", or simply "the study of a certain subject". Saint Augustine defined theology as "reasoning or discussion concerning the Deity." 1
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theology
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A religion is an organized approach to human spirituality which usually encompasses a set of narratives, symbols, beliefs and practices, often with a supernatural or transcendent quality, that give meaning to the practitioner's experiences of life through reference to a higher power, God or gods, or ultimate truth.1 It may be expressed through prayer, ritual, meditation, music and art, among other things. It may focus on specific supernatural, metaphysical, and moral claims about reality (the cosmos and human nature) which may yield a set of religious laws, ethics, and a particular lifestyle. Religion also encompasses ancestral or cultural traditions, writings, history, and mythology, as well as personal faith and religious experience.
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