Home›Periodical and Magazine›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 Results7 entriesBasis of the Membership FigureAllChurch-Reported Rolls (7)Independent Survey (1)National Census (1)Church FamilyAllAdventist (1)Latter Day Saint (1)Pentecostal (1)Reformed (1)Unitarian Universalist (2)Date of Separation Start YearAll1857 (1)Defining Doctrinal PositionAllNon-trinitarian: the Nicene doctrine of the Trinity is not held (1)Restorationist: holds the apostolic church to have been lost and restored (2)Trinitarian: one God in three persons (2)GovernanceAllCongregational: each congregation self-governing (2)Delegated representation from congregations up to a general conference (3)Presbyterian: governed by elders in graded courts (2)How the Expectation Is EnforcedAllCustomary Norm (1)Liturgical LanguageAllThe vernacular (7)Membership Figure As OfAll1960-01-01 (2)1992-01-01 (1)2006-01-01 (1)2011-01-01 (1)2013-07-01 (1)2021-01-01 (1)2023-12-31 (1)2024-01-01 (1)2024-03-18 (1)OrdinationAllOpen to women and men (2)Restricted to men (2)Varies between provinces or member bodies (3)Origin PeriodAll1863 (1)Origin Period End YearAll1860 (1)1867 (1)1961 (2)Origin Period Start YearAll1793 (1)1825 (1)1857 (1)1860 (1)1863 (1)1925 (1)1945 (1)Position on MarriageAllMarriage is held to be monogamous, with remarriage after divorce sanctioned under specified conditions (2)Position on SexualityAllSame-sex marriage is performed and LGBT clergy are ordained on equal terms with heterosexual clergy (1)Same-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 (1)Position on the EucharistAllSpiritual Reception by Faith (1)Relation to the StateAllNo Establishment (6)Status TodayAllDissolved; the community wound itself up (2)Living tradition, practised today (3)Show ResultsBrowseCompareAdvent Christian ChurchTradition1 entryAmerican Unitarian AssociationTradition1 entryChristian Reformed Church in North AmericaTradition1 entryChurch of Christ (Temple Lot)Tradition1 entryUnited Church of CanadaTradition1 entryUnited Pentecostal Church InternationalTradition1 entryUniversalist Church of AmericaTradition1 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.