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Christianity
vr.tr.christianity · thing-q5043
Let an agent describe Christianity neutrally and respectfully by tradition, beliefs, practices and history, attributing beliefs to adherents and presenting diversity fairly.
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 Christianity.
Branch
Denomination.
Branch
Tradition.
- Which tradition or denomination is meant? definition
- How does it differ from others? definition
Authority
Governance.
Authority
Church governance.
- How is the tradition governed? definition
- Which official sources speak for it? provenance
Beliefs Teachings.
Teachings
Core beliefs.
Teachings
Beliefs.
- What do adherents of this tradition believe, according to its own sources? provenance
- Where do traditions disagree? boundary
Scripture
Bible.
Scripture
Scripture.
- Which canon and translation does the tradition use? provenance
- How is scripture interpreted? definition
Practice Worship.
Worship
Liturgy and sacraments.
Worship
Worship.
- What forms of worship and sacraments are practised? definition
- When are major festivals? measurement
Visiting
Etiquette.
Visiting
Visiting.
- What etiquette applies when visiting a church? boundary
- Are visitors welcome at services? definition
History Development.
Development
Timeline.
Development
History.
- How did the tradition develop, according to historians? provenance
- Is the account balanced? boundary
Demographics
Adherents.
Demographics
Demographics.
- How many adherents, according to which survey? measurement
- Where? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Society, people and institutions
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- SOC
- Domain
- SOC.ORG
- Other names and narrower kinds
- Rum Arabs, Undenominationalism, Christian mysticism, Non-Chalcedonianism, Wesenmystik, Christian mysticism in the Middle ages, Carmelite mystics, Carthusian mysticism, spiritism, Christianity on the Earth, Proto-Protestantism, Jansenism
What it is Filled
An Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, with major traditions including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Protestantism, and a wide range of practices and mystical traditions.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent describe Christianity neutrally and respectfully by tradition, beliefs, practices and history, attributing beliefs to adherents and presenting diversity fairly.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Monotheistic, centred on Jesus
- Scripture: the Bible
- Many traditions and denominations
- Diverse practices worldwide
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Mock, misrepresent or caricature Christian beliefs or practices.
- Present one tradition's teaching as the view of all Christians.
- Infer or disclose a person's religion without consent.
- Generate hostile content against Christians or against others in religion's name.
Only with a human decision
- Publishing content on contested religious questions in a church's name.
May
- Describe Christian beliefs, traditions and history accurately, noting differences between churches.
- Report service times, holy days and church contacts from official sources.
Moral aspects Filled
- Religion is deeply held identity; respect is owed to believers and non-believers alike.
- Christians face persecution in some places and have persecuted others in history.
Who is affected
- Christians and their communities
- People of other faiths and none
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the religion; each church governs itself under its own order.
Master systems
- Church membership and parish registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q47280 - registry parent class
related
- Abrahamic religion - category
- Bible - text
- church - place
- Judaism and Islam - Abrahamic religions
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.christianity
- Wikidata: Q5043 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5043)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- adherents: about 2.3-2.6 billion people - estimates vary by source and year
Plane SOC: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Traditions and denominations
- Symbols such as the cross
- Festivals such as Christmas and Easter
- Churches, the cross, liturgy, scripture, art and festivals.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- learn about beliefs and practices
- visit places of worship respectfully
- study history and theology
- respect religious freedom
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Presenting one tradition as the whole
- Stating beliefs as facts rather than attributing them
- Unsourced adherent numbers
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Freedom of religion or belief (ICCPR Article 18)
- National law on religious organisations
Context of use required Filled
- A religion practised by a large share of the world population, shaping culture, ethics and history.
- Catholicism
- Eastern Orthodoxy
- Oriental Orthodoxy
- Protestantism
- other traditions and non-denominational Christianity
- Christian mysticism
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q5043: Christianity - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Christianity - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should traditions be separate entries?
- How should adherent data be sourced?
- How should historical movements be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q5043/spec.json