This article is about a non-fiction entity related to the Astronist belief system or the Astronic tradition.
Any article relating to a fictional entity will be clearly marked as being part of the Spacefaring World.
Metareligion
Main article: Metareligion
Familialism
Main article: Familialism
Organisationalism
Main article: Organisationalism
Designation
Main article: Designation
Ideology
Religion
Organised philosophy
Philosophy
Related terms: Belief system, Faith, Worldview
Other designations
Anecdotal religion
Main article: Anecdotal religion
Conceptual religion
Main article: Conceptual religion
The second major category of religious groupings in the Astronist philosophy of religion relates to a class of religions that hold narratives, but whose focus is placed more on the concepts, ideas, and beliefs rather than the narrative of its founder or of prominent figures.
Religions are expected to move along the Narrative-Conceptual Spectrum during different periods of their existence according to external influences and the needs and knowledge of the populous. Debates can be had regarding the narrativity and the conceptuality of religions.
- Astronism
- Bahá'í Faith
- Confucianism
- Jainism
- Sikhism
- Taoism
Doctrinal religion
Main article: Doctrinal religion
Inspired religion
Main article: Inspired religion
Materialistic religion
Main article: Materialistic religion
Mother religion
Main article: Mother religion
Narrative religion
Main article: Narrative religion
A religion that is centred on the actions of a particular person as told through an elaborate set of stories, often involving miracles and supernatural occurrences. All religions hold a narrative about their founders and prominent figures, however, it is the extent to which the religion's belief system relies on that narrative for its continuation.
As a result, a spectrum could be created that places religions along it according to the extent to which they rely on a narrative for their belief system to continue. This is known as the Narrative-Conceptual Spectrum. Religions that are classified as narrative will not all share the same extent of narrativity such as Buddhism and Christianity, the former of which is less reliant on a narrative than the latter.
- Buddhism
- Chinese folk religion (Shenism)
- Christianity
- Hinduism
- Islam
- Judaism
- Shintoism
- Zoroastrianism
National / Ethnic religion
In the Astronist philosophy of religion, one important category of religions are the national and ethnic religions which are contrasted with the universal religions. According to Astronist scholarship, national/ethnic religions are closely associated with a particular country, its culture, its civilisation, and its ethnic group and even though these religions may be understood and may even be applied to and flourish in other cultures and people groups, they continue to represent a particular method or behaviour associated with a particular country or ethnic group. According to Astronist scholarship, the following are national and/or ethnic religions:
- Chinese folk religion (Shenism)
- Confucianism
- Judaism
- Shintoism
Revealed religion
Main article: Revealed religion
Somatic religion
Main article: Somatic religion
Statistical religion
Main article: Statistical religion
Aspects of religion
Astronic religious industry
Main article: Astronic religious industry
Astronic urreligion
Main article: Astronic urreligion
Beginningness
Main article: Beginningness
Conceptuality of religion
Main article: Conceptuality of religion
Digital evangelism
Main article: Digital evangelism
Identification
Main article: Identification
Nithism
Main article: Nithism
Promulgability
Main article: Promulgability
Religious marketing
Main article: Religious marketing
Religious retail
Main article: Religious retail
Processes
Commercialisation
Main article: Commercialisation of religion
Commodification
Main article: Commodification of religion
Economisation
Main article: Economisation of religion
Refoundation
Main article: Refoundation
Theomorphosis
Main article: Theomorphosis
Approaches to religion
Astronist naturalism
Main article: Astronist naturalism
Astronist supernaturalism
Main article: Astronist supernaturalism
Companarianism
Main article: Companarianism
Habitualism
Main article: Habitualism
Preternaturalism
Main article: Preternaturalism
Selectivism
Main article: Selectivism
Tactilism
Main article: Tactilism
Astronist theories of religion
Comparative
Main article: Comparative Astronism
Devotality
Main article: Devotality
Religious concentricity
Main article: Religious concentricity
Scale of religious expression
Main article: Scale of religious expression
List of other Astronist theories of religion
- Ambiguation principle
- Disproportionalism
- Diversity of Thought
- Flipping The Table theory
- Narrative-Conceptual Spectrum
- Narrativity of religion
- Religious open market
- Three Word model
- Too Transcendent To Fail
Approaches to studying Astronism
- theological (qualitative)
- philosophical (qualitative)
- sociological (qualitative) (ethnic and cultural composition, interaction of different communities within the public arena, reporting facts about intercultural relations
- institutional (quantitative) (management, development of policies and programmes, regulation)
- ideological (qualitative) (how to improve) (philosophical reflection on the workings of Astronism, exploring reactions of communities to government agendas)
Religious traditions
Main article: List of religions by tradition
Abrahamism
Main article: Abrahamism
Astronicism
Main article: Astronic religions
Dharmism
Main article: Dharmism
Indigenism
Main article: Indigenism
Iranian religions
Main article: Iranian religions
Neopaganism
Main article: Neopaganism
Neoreligion
Main article: Neoreligion
Secularistic religion
Main article: Secularistic religions
Spiritualistic religion
Main article: Spiritualistic religions
Taoicism
Main article: Taoic religions
