What a theology map is

A theology map is what you actually believe, written down and sorted by how much weight each belief carries.

Each belief carries a confidence — certain, confident, leaning, open, or rejected — an ordinal band, not a percentage, and separate from whether it is still being studied. Weight is judged separately, by tier, using Gavin Ortlund's theological triage:

  • T1 — essential to the gospel
  • T2 — church-defining
  • T3 — important, not divisive
  • T4 — a matter of liberty

Half-steps (T1.5, T2.5) exist for beliefs that genuinely sit between two ranks. It is not a quiz and there is no score — nothing appears in your map that you did not put there.

Make your own map

Answer the questions one at a time, or start from someone else's map.

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See how other people have laid out what they believe, tier by tier and belief by belief.

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Learn by doctrine

One question at a time, with every position side by side and the traditions that hold each one. No account needed.

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