Open Questions

Who first used the word thealogy in its current sense, and when?

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Divinity Atlas. "Who first used the word thealogy in its current sense, and when?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/who-first-used-the-word-thealogy-in-its-current-sense-and-when.

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@misc{divinityatlas-who-first-used-the-word-thealogy-in-its,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Who first used the word thealogy in its current sense, and when?},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/open-questions-index/who-first-used-the-word-thealogy-in-its-current-sense-and-when},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Open Question

The word is variously credited to different writers of the 1970s and this pass could not establish a first attested use from a source it had checked. Goldenberg's use in 1979 is documented; earlier uses are asserted in secondary literature without a locus.

What would resolve this A first-attestation search across feminist religious periodicals and conference papers of the 1970s, giving a dated printed occurrence with page reference.

OpenHistory of religions; lexicographyDivinity Atlas Open Questions Register, First Edition

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