Doctor of Theology (, abbreviated
D.Th.,
Th.D.,
D.Theol., or
Dr. theol.) is a terminal
academic degree in
theology. It is a research degree that is considered by the U.S.
National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Education to be the equivalent of a
Doctor of Philosophy. Theology is defined as the systematic and rational study of concepts of God and of the nature of religious ideas.