Antitheologizing

/ˌæntiˌθiːəˈloʊdʒaɪzɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of opposing, criticizing, or arguing against theological thinking and religious scholarship.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + theologizing (engaging in theological thinking). This gerund form describes the active process of resisting theological ideas.

Kelly Says

Just as 'theologizing' means doing theology, 'antitheologizing' means actively working against it—and Enlightenment thinkers spent considerable energy antitheologizing, trying to replace faith-based thinking with reason.

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