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=Tenrikyo theology=

Tenrikyo theology (天理教学 Tenrikyōgaku) is the theology of the Tenrikyo religion. According to the Revised Dictionary of Tenrikyo (改訂天理教事典 Kaitei Tenrikyō jiten), the discipline of Tenrikyo theology consists of scriptural studies (studies of the Ofudesaki, Mikagura-uta, and Osashizu), historical theology, dogmatic theology, and practical theology.

Early developments
A year after the passing of Tenrikyo founder Nakayama Miki in 1887, Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was established as a legally recognized religious organization under the Shinto Main Bureau (神道本局 Shinto Honkyoku). In 1900, Tenrikyo founded its first institute for doctrinal studies, Tenri Seminary. In 1903, an early edition of Tenrikyo's doctrine was completed, known today as the "Meiji doctrine" since it was written during the Meiji period. This edition of the doctrine differed significantly from the present edition because the scholars who completed this edition were not strictly Tenrikyo scholars but scholars of religion (Ushirō Nakanishi) and scholars of Shinto (Yorikuni Inoue, Chūzaburō Itsumi) invited from outside the Tenrikyo circle.

In 1925, Nakayama Shozen, Nakayama Miki's great-grandson, became the second Shinbashira (spiritual and administrative leader) of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters and founded the Department of Doctrine and Historical Materials. From 1925 to 1938, the Department of Doctrine and Historical Materials began to compile the sources which would form the basis of Tenrikyo's scriptures and supplements to the scriptures.

During this period, several Tenrikyo students attended university and majored in religious studies. These would become some of Tenrikyo's first theologians. One such student was Nakayama Shozen, who from 1926–1929 studied the history of religion at Tokyo Imperial University under Masaharu Anesaki. In the following decade, others would major in religious studies at Tokyo Imperial University, such as Ueda Yoshinaru (1931), Nakayama Yoshikazu (1932), Nagao Hiroumi (1935), and Moroi Yoshinori (1938). Fukaya Tadamasa was studying Western history, with a focus on history of Christian theology, at Kyoto Imperial University.

In the several years following World War II, further research and institutional development allowed for the emergence of Tenrikyo theology. In 1946, the Department of Doctrine and Historical Materials began to publish its findings in the periodical Fukugen ('Restoration'). The Doctrine of Tenrikyo, which systematically summarizes Tenrikyo's beliefs and practices, was published in 1949. In the same year, Tenri University was founded.