Religious studies (8)
I believe the answer is:
theology
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">religious studies</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for theology that I've seen before include "Systematic study of religion" , "Bible study" , "Study of God, etc" , "Study of religious beliefs" , "Study of religious questions" .)