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Protestantism

vr.tr.protestantism · thing-q23540

Let an agent describe Protestantism neutrally and respectfully by tradition, beliefs, practices and history, attributing beliefs to adherents.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions SOC.ORG
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Tradition Which church.

Denomination

Family.

Denomination

Denomination.

  1. Which denomination or family is meant? definition
  2. How does it describe itself? provenance

Governance

Church order.

Governance

Governance.

  1. How is it governed? definition
  2. Which body speaks officially? provenance
Beliefs Teachings.

Teachings

Core beliefs.

Teachings

Beliefs.

  1. What do adherents believe, according to their own sources? provenance
  2. Where do denominations differ? boundary

Scripture

Bible use.

Scripture

Scripture.

  1. Which Bible translation is common? provenance
  2. How is scripture interpreted? definition
Practice Worship.

Worship

Services.

Worship

Worship.

  1. What does a typical service involve? definition
  2. Which sacraments are practised? definition

Community

Congregations.

Community

Congregations.

  1. How can someone find a local congregation? action
  2. Are visitors welcome? definition
History Reformation.

Origins

Reformation.

Origins

Origins.

  1. What do historians say about the Reformation? provenance
  2. Is the account balanced? boundary

Demographics

Adherents.

Demographics

Demographics.

  1. How many adherents, according to which survey? measurement
  2. Where is growth or decline? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Society, people and institutions
Entry kind
thing
Plane
SOC
Domain
SOC.ORG
Other names and narrower kinds
Calvary Chapel church, Evangelisch-lutherische Kirchengemeinde Hiddesen, Godspeak Calvary Chapel of Thousand Oaks, Biblical Unitarianism, Protestantism on the Earth, Evangelicalism in Madagascar, Lutheranism in Madagascar, Lutheranism in New Zealand, Lutheranism in Japan, Methodism in Sweden, Lutheranism in Sweden, Adventism in Ukraine

What it is Filled

A branch of Western Christianity originating in the 16th-century Reformation, emphasising scripture and justification by faith, with many traditions such as Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal and evangelical churches.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent describe Protestantism neutrally and respectfully by tradition, beliefs, practices and history, attributing beliefs to adherents.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Rooted in the Reformation
  • Scripture central
  • Many denominations
  • Diverse worship styles

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Mock Protestant beliefs or present one denomination as speaking for all.
  • Infer or disclose a person's religion without consent.
  • Promote sectarian hostility between Protestants and other Christians or faiths.
  • Misquote scripture or church documents.

Only with a human decision

  • Speaking for a church or congregation.

May

  • Describe Protestant traditions, beliefs and history from their own sources and scholarship.
  • Distinguish between denominations rather than treating Protestantism as one body.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Religious freedom includes the right to belong, leave and believe privately.
  • Sectarian conflict has caused violence; descriptions must not inflame it.

Who is affected

  • Protestant believers and churches
  • Other religious communities

Owners Filled

Steward

Nobody: each church governs itself under its own polity.

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q842798 - registry parent class

related

  • Western Christianity - category
  • Christianity - religion
  • Reformation - history
  • freedom of religion - right

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.protestantism
  • Wikidata: Q23540 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23540)

Direct properties not applicable Not applicable

Not applicable

Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.

Recognition optional Filled

  • Denomination names
  • Local congregations
  • Evangelical and mainline distinctions
  • Churches, services, hymns, preaching and scripture reading.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • learn about traditions and beliefs
  • find local congregations
  • study Reformation history
  • respect religious freedom

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Treating one denomination as representative
  • Stating beliefs as facts
  • Unsourced adherent numbers

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Freedom of religion or belief
  • Law on religious organisations

Context of use required Filled

  • A family of Christian traditions practised worldwide.
  • Lutheran churches
  • Reformed and Presbyterian churches
  • Anglican churches
  • Methodist and Baptist churches
  • Pentecostal and evangelical churches

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q23540: Protestantism - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Protestantism - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should denominations be separate entries?
  • How should adherent data be sourced?
  • How should local congregations be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q23540/spec.json