Home›New Religious Movement›Origin Era›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryThis page groups religions by the era in which they first emerged, from ancient antiquity to movements founded within the last two centuries. Wikipedia dates the Baháʼí Faith's founding to "19th-century Iran," while describing Judaism as "the oldest Abrahamic religion." Browsing by origin era lets a visitor see which traditions are recent arrivals and which reach back into the ancient world.FactsLearn More20th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedReligions founded in the modern era, usually around a living founder and a new revelation or a new reading of an old one. The label describes age and origin and passes no judgement on legitimacy. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedA standard category in the sociology of religion, adopted deliberately from the 1970s in place of cult, which had come to deliver a verdict rather than a description. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreNew religious movements This group gathers new religious movements: religions and spiritual movements that emerged in the modern period, typically in the nineteenth, twentieth or twenty-first centuries, often around a founder, a new revelation or a fresh synthesis of older sources. The browser will find a varied set of movements, ranging from established faiths to small and sometimes controversial groups. The atlas describes each in its own terms, records its documented history, and notes controversy where it is well attested, without either endorsing or dismissing.20th centuryFilter Results8 entriesPlace of OriginAllAmazonia (3)California (1)China (1)Micronesia (1)United States (1)ScripturesAllPrincipia Discordia (1)Shariyat-Ki-Sugmad (1)Zhuan Falun (1)Founded ByAllDaniel Pereira de Mattos (1)Greg Hill (Malaclypse the Younger) (1)Hong Tao-Tze (1)José Gabriel da Costa (1)Kerry Thornley (Lord Omar Khayyam Ravenhurst) (1)Li Hongzhi (1)Paul Twitchell (1)Raimundo Irineu Serra (1)Conception of the DivineAllAncestor-centred (1)Henotheistic: a supreme being above served lesser divinities (1)Monotheistic: one God (4)Status TodayAllLiving tradition, practised today (7)Establishment StatusAllNo Establishment (1)Closed Practice StatusAllLiving, and practised in varied local forms (2)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (1)Giving Obligation EnforceabilityAllCustomary Norm (2)Sexuality PositionAllSame-sex orientation or practice is held to bar full membership or participation (1)Adherents BandAllno dated series exists (1)Kind of TraditionAllNew Religious Movement (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8Barquinha20th centuryDiscordianism20th centuryEckankar20th centuryFalun Gong20th centuryModekngei20th centurySanto Daime20th centuryTai Ji Men20th centuryUnião do Vegetal20th centurySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. New Religious Movements: A Practical Introductiontier 1Eileen Barker, HMSO, 1989View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (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.