Unitology
Unitology is a religion that features in Dead Space.
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History
Unitology was a religious movement an faith that formed among humanity. Around 200 years ago, a professor of Anthropology named Michael Altman revealed the existence of the Marker to the world and the biggest cover-up by the Earth Government. This proved the existence of alien life in the universe with him detailing this within his book. Millions flocked to his conferences to hear him profess to know the way to a new beginning. The government attempted to label him a fraud but his writings came to attraction many to his cause that was only fuelled upon his mysterious death.
Thus, it came to be the fastest growing religious movement in the history of Earth.
After the Titan Station incident in 2511, the Unitologists came to double their efforts to spread the gospel of their faith. This went as far as taking arms against the Earth Government where militarised Unitologists formed a branch called the Circle. The violent and fanatical group used financial resources and political connections to commit acts of terrorism on Marker test labs on any given colony.
Overview
In appearance, Unitology was a religious movement that formed amongst humans where it organised into a body known as the Church of Unitology. The cult believed that the human race was created by the intelligent design of a divine alien agency. Central to their faith was the Marker that they believed contained the code that was the key to eternal life and rebirth through ascension into heaven. The Church of Unitology promised its adherents transformation and rebirth.
It boasted a following of millions ranging from average citizens to even powerful CEOs and other officials among its ranks. Such was its influence that it claimed $78 billion in stocks in multiglobal companies and in fact owned two of Earth's largest financial institutions. Originally, it started as a cult of personality but it grew to become a respected established religion. The Church was noted for being hostile against the Earth Government and engaged in active efforts to undermine them.
Much of the detail about the Church's inner workings remains undisclosed to outsiders and most adherents. Unitologists were ranked in a hierarchy within their Church though this was something not often discussed. The lowest rank was that of an average believer who was an Initiate within the faith with it believed that there were at least three higher ranks. The each new rank, more of the inner workings of the Church and its research were revealed to a follower. To ascend among the ranks, a follower needed to simply give more money and power to the Church. Among the other positions within the church included that of Paragon and Regent.
To the cult, death was only the beginning and was an important step in their beliefs. In fact, it was encouraged for death of loved ones to be celebrated with practitioners hoping to join them. Thus, they did not see death to be a mournful experience as they refused to allow their members bodies to buried or cremated or allowed to decay in the ground as the physical form was considered holy. Instead, bodies were given to the Church for safekeeping who preserved on their ships as they believed the human body must remained untouched after death. This was because this factored into the central belief of Unitology which was that surrounding Convergence. Unitologists believed that if the body remained intact and that the individual lived an unselfish life then they would be reborn with an ascended spiritually and physically. Their rebirth would then herald them in joining the other believers as part of a single community. As a result, it was encouraged by members to keep their bodies in the best possible condition upon death.
A ritual conducted by initiates when joining the faith was the soul cleansing.
The Markers formed part of the basic doctrines of the church. According to its texts, "Death was Only the Beginning" and that "Unity was forever".
Members
- Michael Altman :
- Craig Markoff :
- Jacob Arthur Danik :
- Benjamin Mathius : a high-ranking devout male Unitologist who came to Captain the USG Ishimura and intended to use his position to recover the Red Marker from Aegis VII.
- Challus Mercer :
- Daina Le Guin : a female Unitologist who lived on Titan Station and led the efforts in freeing Isaac Clarke from EarthGov though this was to use his knowledge to build the Markers central to her faith.
Notes
- Unitology was created by Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey where it featured in the setting of the Dead Space universe.
Appearances
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- Dead Space 3:
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