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.
The Astronist philosophy of religion is the body of concepts and beliefs interpreting religion from an Astronist and largely Cometanic perspective.
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