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- Divisions of Christian theology :There are many methods of categorizing different approaches to Christian theology. For a historical analysis, see the main article on the History of Christian theology.- Sub-disciplines :...

, divine providence, or simply providence, is God's activity in the world. "(Divine) Providence" is also used as a title of God exercising His providence, and then the word(s) are usually capitalized. A distinction is usually made between "general providence", which refers to God's continuous upholding the existence and natural order of the universe, and "special providence", which refers to God's extraordinary intervention in the life of people.
The word comes from Latin providentia "foresight, prudence

Prudence

Prudence is the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason. It is classically considered to be a virtue, and in particular one of the four Cardinal virtues .The word comes from Old French prudence , from Latin...

", from pro- "ahead" + videre "to see".