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This second edition of The Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms provides a comprehensive guide to nearly 7,000 theological terms—1,000 more terms than the first edition. McKim’s succinct definitions cover a broad range of theological studies and related disciplines: contemporary theologies, biblical studies, church history, ethics, feminist theology, global theologies, hermeneutics,...

choices between such elements as self and God, sin and faith, or selfishness and love. The study of that which is most basic to theology. Used most often in Roman Catholic theology to establish theology’s basic intelligibility, using methods of philosophy, linguistics, and historical-critical studies. A mentality advocating strict adherence to certain principles or doctrines regarded as basic, essential, and “fundamental” to a viewpoint. The term
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