[gampleman]

In the strict sense, that would be called ecclesiology, which would be distinct from theology dealing with the nature of God (which has the distinct sub discipline of christology dealing with the nature of Christ specifically).

[a9h74j]

I attended a Unitarian lecture where the minister gently chided the members, "Yes, we have a theology." The gist was that there were seven or so dimensions to appreciate, including: theology, eschatology, ecclesiology, soteriology, and a few more.

So the word 'theology' != "formal beliefs", whether or not that affects Taleb's brief thesis.

[boomboomsubban]

A quick dictionary definition of "ecclesiology" describes it as

>theological doctrine relating to the church

And the few other things I checked also considered it part of the greater theology.