Home›Composition›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups musical works by the religion that produced them. Wikipedia notes that "religions such as Islam, Judaism, and Sinism demonstrate this, splitting off into different forms and styles of music that depend on varying religious practices." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every work from one religious tradition together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedMusical Works 1TraditionFilter Results16 entriesAdherents Today MaximumAll17,887,212 (1)95,000,000 (1)260,000,000 (1)1,406,000,000 (1)Adherents Today MinimumAll17,887,212 (1)78,000,000 (1)220,000,000 (1)1,406,000,000 (1)Bankruptcy FilingsAll28 (1)Basis of the Education Facility CountAllThe Body's Own Published Statistics (2)Basis of the Health Facility CountAllThe Body's Own Published Statistics (1)Basis of the Humanitarian Aid FigureAllGovernment Registry (1)The Body's Own Published Statistics (2)Basis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (4)Independent Survey (6)National Census (5)Scholarly or Demographic Estimate (7)Basis of the Wealth FigureAllAudited Annual Report (5)Journalistic or Scholarly Estimate (4)Regulator Filing (2)Calendar SystemAllJulian (Old Calendar) (1)Church FamilyAllAnglican (2)Eastern Orthodox (6)Latter Day Saint (1)Lutheran (2)Methodist (1)Oriental Orthodox (1)Restorationist (1)Roman Catholic (1)Date of Separation End YearAll1204 (2)1555 (1)1830 (1)1865 (1)1925 (1)2019 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll451 (1)1054 (3)1346 (1)1521 (1)1534 (1)1830 (1)1861 (1)1885 (1)2018 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllAffirms the Filioque: the Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (1)Chalcedonian: two natures in the one person of Christ (Chalcedon, 451) (3)Chalcedonian: two natures in the one person of Christ (Chalcedon, 451) (7)Christ's Second Appearing already fulfilled in the movement's own founding (1)Miaphysite: one incarnate nature of the Word, divine and human united (1)Non-trinitarian: the Nicene doctrine of the Trinity is not held (1)Rejects the Filioque: the Spirit proceeds from the Father (1)Rejects the Filioque: the Spirit proceeds from the Father (5)Restorationist: holds the apostolic church to have been lost and restored (1)The godhead confessed as both Father and Mother (1)The tzaddik or rebbe as spiritual intermediary and head of the community (1)Trinitarian: one God in three persons (3)Trinitarian: one God in three persons (6)Documented Accused CountAll1 (1)5 (1)6 (1)19 (1)21 (1)237 (1)390 (1)800 (1)1670 (1)1880 (1)2900 (1)4392 (1)Education Facility Count As OfAll2023-12-31 (1)2026-03-29 (1)GovernanceAllA federation of autonomous member organisations (1)A single central governing body over the whole movement (3)Congregational: each congregation self-governing (1)Episcopal: governed by bishops (5)Self-governing churches under patriarchs, deciding in synod (7)Synodal: governed by synods of clergy and lay delegates (1)Universal primacy of a single bishop (1)Health Facility Count As OfAll2023-12-31 (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCodified Obligation With Consequences (4)Customary Norm (5)Obligation to Support, No Set Rate (2)Preached Expectation, Not Enforced (1)Humanitarian Aid Figure As OfAll2024-01-01 (1)2024-12-31 (1)2025-03-31 (1)2025-12-31 (1)Liturgical LanguageAllChurch Slavonic (3)Classical Armenian (Grabar) (1)Greek (liturgical) (3)Hebrew (1)Latin (1)The vernacular (10)Membership Figure As OfAll1840-01-01 (1)1910-01-01 (1)1912-01-01 (1)1923-01-01 (1)1924-01-01 (1)1950-01-01 (1)1970-01-01 (1)1971-12-31 (1)2000-12-31 (1)2001-01-01 (1)2002-01-01 (1)2007-01-01 (1)2008-01-01 (1)2009-01-01 (1)2010-01-01 (1)2011-01-01 (3)2013-01-01 (1)2014-01-01 (1)2015-01-01 (2)2016-12-31 (1)2018-01-01 (2)2019-01-01 (1)2021-01-01 (1)2021-03-21 (1)2022-01-01 (4)2023-01-01 (1)2023-12-31 (1)2024-01-01 (3)2024-03-01 (1)2024-12-31 (2)2025-08-01 (1)OrdinationAllAn unpaid lay ministry rather than a professional clergy (1)Celibacy required of the ordained (2)Married clergy permitted (8)Office passes by descent (1)Open to women and men (4)Restricted to men (10)Varies between provinces or member bodies (2)Origin Period End YearAll301 (1)988 (1)1100 (1)1204 (1)1219 (1)1530 (1)1559 (1)1797 (1)1830 (1)1850 (1)1867 (1)1869 (1)1878 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll30 (2)295 (1)988 (1)1219 (1)1517 (1)1534 (2)1747 (1)1775 (1)1809 (1)1820 (1)1850 (1)1865 (1)Position on JustificationAllNo Communion Wide Standard (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be a lifelong, monogamous, indissoluble union; remarriage after divorce is not sanctioned while a spouse lives (1)Marriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (2)No single uniform teaching on marriage's terms holds across the body (2)Position on PredestinationAllUnsettled (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Same-sex sexual relationships are held contrary to teaching; LGBT individuals are welcomed as members but not ordained, and same-sex unions are not blessed (7)Same-sex unions may be blessed, but ordination is not extended to partnered LGBT clergy (1)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within it (2)Position on the EucharistAllNo Communion Wide Definition (1)Sacramental Union (1)Position on UsuryAllInterest is permitted but bound by ethical constraints against exploiting the poor (1)Principle of WorshipAllNormative (1)Relation to the StateAllEstablished (2)No Establishment (3)Privileged Never Established (4)Varies by Province (4)Rule Established or Last ChangedAll1838-07-08 (1)2007-11-28 (1)2010-10-24 (1)2019-01-01 (1)Sacraments RecognisedAllTwo (1)Settlement TotalAll500,000 (1)995,000 (1)137,300,000 (1)1,500,000,000 (1)5,590,000,000 (1)Standard Rate ExpectedAllFive percent. (1)Ten percent. (1)Standing of Holy OrdersAllHistoric Episcopate Locally Adapted (1)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (16)Wealth Figure As Of YearAll1997 (1)2007 (1)2016 (1)2018 (1)2019 (1)2024 (3)2025 (4)2026 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAnglican CommunionTradition1 entryArmenian Apostolic ChurchTradition1 entryChabad-LubavitchTradition1 entryChurch of EnglandTradition1 entryChurch of GreeceTradition1 entryEastern OrthodoxyTradition2 entriesEcumenical Patriarchate of ConstantinopleTradition1 entryEvangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandTradition1 entryLatter-day Saints (Mormonism)Tradition1 entryLutheranismTradition2 entriesRoman CatholicismTradition4 entriesRomanian Orthodox ChurchTradition1 entryThe Salvation ArmyTradition1 entrySerbian Orthodox ChurchTradition1 entryShakersTradition1 entryUkrainian Orthodox ChurchTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. 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