{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.religion-in-estonia","code":"thing-q14371213","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q14371213/","name":"religion in Estonia","alternateNames":["Christianity in Estonia","Hinduism in Estonia","Buddhism in Estonia","Jehovah's Witnesses in Estonia","Protestantism in Estonia"],"kind":"thing","status":"research-draft","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Society, people and institutions","entryKind":"thing","plane":"SOC","domain":["SOC.ORG"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The religious landscape of Estonia, often described as one of the least religious countries by survey measures, where a large share of people report no religious affiliation, with Lutheran and Orthodox Christianity as the main traditions, alongside smaller communities the registry aliases name such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jehovah s Witnesses and other Protestants, and interest in indigenous and nature spirituality; figures vary by survey and question and should be checked against current data, and church-state relations and the meaning of low affiliation are discussed, with positions attributed.","purpose":"Let an agent explain religion in Estonia, relay demographics, main traditions, secularity and communities from official and academic sources with figures attributed and checked against current data, describe the community topics, and distinguish religion in Estonia from Christianity globally, religion in the other Baltic states and Estonian culture broadly.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Highly secular by surveys","Lutheran and Orthodox traditions","Small minority faiths","Nature spirituality interest"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What religion in Estonia involves.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"What is the religious landscape of Estonia, and how does it differ from Christianity globally, religion in the other Baltic states and Estonian culture?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the question about secularity figures, which vary by survey and need current sources?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"communities","name":"Communities","description":"Named communities.","findings":[{"id":"communities-finding","name":"Communities","description":"Communities.","questions":[{"text":"What is known about Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and other communities in Estonia?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific community?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"demographics","name":"Demographics","description":"Demographics.","layers":[{"id":"secularity","name":"Secularity","description":"Secularity.","findings":[{"id":"secularity-finding","name":"Secularity","description":"Secularity.","questions":[{"text":"Why is Estonia often called highly secular, and how do figures vary by survey, with sources attributed?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"traditions","name":"Traditions","description":"Main traditions.","findings":[{"id":"traditions-finding","name":"Traditions","description":"Traditions.","questions":[{"text":"What are the Lutheran and Orthodox traditions in Estonia?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"reformation","name":"Reformation","description":"Reformation and Soviet era.","findings":[{"id":"reformation-finding","name":"Reformation","description":"Reformation.","questions":[{"text":"How did the Reformation and the Soviet era shape religion in Estonia, as historians describe?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"orthodox","name":"Orthodox","description":"Orthodox churches.","findings":[{"id":"orthodox-finding","name":"Orthodox","description":"Orthodox.","questions":[{"text":"How are Orthodox communities organised in Estonia?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits Estonian Orthodox Church?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Society.","layers":[{"id":"naturespirituality","name":"Nature spirituality","description":"Nature spirituality.","findings":[{"id":"naturespirituality-finding","name":"Nature spirituality","description":"Nature spirituality.","questions":[{"text":"What interest exists in indigenous and nature spirituality in Estonia?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"freedom","name":"Freedom","description":"Religious freedom.","findings":[{"id":"freedom-finding","name":"Freedom","description":"Freedom.","questions":[{"text":"How does Estonia protect religious freedom?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Describe the religious landscape of Estonia from census and survey data, with dates.","Explain the place of Lutheran and Orthodox traditions and non-affiliation."],"mustNot":["Present low affiliation as a lack of values or spirituality.","Infer a person's faith from their language or ethnicity.","Take sides in disputes between church organisations.","Present survey measures as precise counts of belief."],"requiresHuman":["Publishing material on church disputes linked to international conflict."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Religion in Estonia is tied to Soviet history and to minority communities.","Religious affiliation is sensitive personal data."],"affectedParties":["Religious communities","Non-religious people","Russian-speaking minority"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns it; religious communities hold their traditions and the statistics office runs the census.","roles":[],"masterSystems":["Census of Estonia"]},"relations":[{"target":"Q13198592","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"religion by country","type":"related","note":"related"},{"target":"Estonia","type":"related"},{"target":"Lutheranism in Estonia","type":"related"},{"target":"religion in Lithuania","type":"related"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.religion-in-estonia","Wikidata: Q14371213 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14371213)"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["secularity: high share reporting no religion note - survey-dependent","main traditions: Lutheran and Orthodox list","registry parents: religion by country note"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Religious landscape of Estonia","Christianity in Estonia, Hinduism in Estonia, Buddhism in Estonia, Jehovah s Witnesses in Estonia, Protestantism in Estonia","Christianity globally is a world religion; the other Baltic states differ, with Lithuania more Catholic; Estonian culture is broader","Not a physical object; churches, small communities and a largely secular society."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["relay demographics with attribution","explain main traditions and secularity","describe community topics","present issues with attribution"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Overstating or understating secularity from one survey","Stale figures","Conflating religion and culture"]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Constitution of Estonia on freedom of religion","Statistics from censuses and surveys"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Describing religious life in Estonia.","Lutheran community","Orthodox community","other Christian communities","small non-Christian communities","unaffiliated"]}},"sources":[],"openQuestions":["Should each community be a separate entry?","How should differing survey figures be attributed?","How should nature spirituality be documented?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q14371213/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q14371213/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-14T02:43:53Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"missing"},"notes":{"interaction.properties":"Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.","sources":"Written from model knowledge without web access; claims are unverified."},"score":0.938}}