Home›Devotional and Practical Guide›TraditionBrowse ByTraditionThis page groups literary works by the religion that treats them as authoritative. Wikipedia notes that "within each religion, these texts are revered as authoritative sources of guidance, wisdom, and divine revelation." Browsing by tradition lets a visitor read every work revered by the same religion together.FactsTraditionSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedLiterary Works 1TraditionFilter Results3 entriesBasis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (2)National Census (1)Church FamilyAllEvangelical (1)New Thought (1)Date of Separation End YearAll1995 (1)Date of Separation Start YearAll1985 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllAn impersonal universal Mind or Principle reached through directed thought, not petition (1)No fixed pantheon or liturgy; each practitioner composes their own (1)Trinitarian: one God in three persons (1)GovernanceAllCongregational: each congregation self-governing (1)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (1)No central authority (1)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Liturgical LanguageAllThe vernacular (3)Membership Figure As OfAll1935-01-01 (1)1953-01-01 (1)1979-01-01 (1)2024-01-01 (1)OrdinationAllNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (1)Open to women and men (2)Origin Period End YearAll1897 (1)1995 (1)Origin Period Start YearAll1880 (1)1887 (1)1985 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (1)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Relation to the StateAllNo Establishment (2)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareChristian and Missionary AllianceTradition1 entryDivine ScienceTradition1 entryEclectic Solitary WiccaTradition1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category TreeComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.