*THEODICY
Studies God as knowable by reason alone and independent of divine authority. ('90 Collier Enc)
*THEOLOGY - see PANTHEISM, PANENTHEISM, THEISM
It is safer to approach God through the Holy Spirit than through the door of theology. We can identify the Holy Spirit whenever it makes its presence felt. (Buddha, Christ, p151)
Aguinas defended theology as a science because it investigates the contents of belief by means of reason enlightened by faith in order to acquire a deeper understanding of revelation. ('90 Collier Enc)
We can spend a lifetime in a library, studying theology, but at the end of it all we have is knowledge of what men and women have thought about God. This undoubtedly has a certain value, possdibly great value, but it is not empirical knowledge about the subject itself. (Quest, p36)
*THEOSOPHY
Teaching offering an explanation of the source and purpose of life. (90 Collier Enc)