Western religions
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Western religions are faith traditions that originated primarily in the Middle East and Europe, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, often characterized by monotheism, prophetic revelation, and a linear view of history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western religions canonical | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural-religious grouping
ⓘ
religious tradition category ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
covenant
ⓘ
divine law ⓘ heaven and hell ⓘ judgment day ⓘ prophecy ⓘ revelation ⓘ salvation ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Eastern religions
ⓘ
Indigenous religions ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
belief in a transcendent God
ⓘ
codified doctrines ⓘ ethical monotheism ⓘ exclusive truth claims ⓘ formal creeds or confessions ⓘ institutional religious structures ⓘ linear view of history ⓘ missionary or evangelizing tendencies ⓘ monotheism ⓘ moral and legal codes ⓘ organized clergy ⓘ prophetic revelation ⓘ ritual worship services ⓘ scripture-centered worship ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | emerged in the first and early second millennia BCE and CE ⓘ |
| includesReligion |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglicanism
Calvinism ⓘ Catholic religious orders ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ Conservative Judaism ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
Evangelicalism ⓘ Islam ⓘ Judaism ⓘ Lutheranism ⓘ Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ Orthodox Judaism ⓘ Pentecostal churches ⓘ
surface form:
Pentecostalism
Protestantism ⓘ Reform Judaism ⓘ Shia Islam ⓘ Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ancient Israelite religion
ⓘ
Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ Roman law ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| influences |
Western art
ⓘ
Western ethics ⓘ Western law ⓘ Western literature ⓘ Western philosophy ⓘ Western political thought ⓘ |
| originRegion |
Europe
ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ |
| typicalScriptures |
Tanakh
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
New Testament ⓘ Quran ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.