Institute of Omnism
The Faith Timeline · Continuous Chronicle
The Institute of Omnism Suite
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Start here — an overview of the suite and why each tool exists.
Omnipresence ↗
An epistemological operating system — ask, and see where traditions converge and diverge.
The Faith Timeline You are here
World religious history from prehistoric origins to the present, on a rotating 3D globe.
The Archive ↗
A multi-faith sacred texts library — ten traditions, linked to authoritative free sources.
Faith Intersection Tool ↗
A theological connection mapper across 26 traditions — shared threads and special webs.
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The Faith Timeline

From the first traces of ritual belief to the movements of today — playing forward on a loop, from beginning to present, then beginning again. The globe turns west to follow where each moment took root.

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The chronicle begins in East Africa, with humanity's earliest traces of symbolic belief.
—ERA

Assembling the chronicle…

The timeline is finding its place along the thread of history.

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On accuracy: Dates marked "c." reflect scholarly estimates rather than certainties. Globe coordinates mark each tradition's historical point of origin, not its full modern reach. Where traditions disagree on dating, the most widely cited scholarly range is used.