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November 27, 2011

Christian Religions in the world


One of the major religions in the world is Christianity, and Christianity is not an specific religion because it is composed of many and different Christian religions. So, you cannot say my religion is Christianity (like what Eric said) its wrong, but you can say "Im a Christian" because it says that you believe on Christ.

To others still doesnt know, Christian religions in the world doesnt count 1-10, 1-20, and so on. I think there are not just hundreds, but thousands of denominations/sects scattered around the world.

I will present to you the list of Christian religions, and there are still many that are not in the list, just for the case here in the Philippines, "Born again" churches/ protestants counting thousand churches here, because every congregation differs from one another even though they said they are ONE as what protestants believed.

For me, there are only 3 main categories on Christian religions, they are: Catholicism, Protestantism and Independent Churches (Churches that are not affiliated with either Catholicism or Protestantism).

But what's on wikipedia is not listed in the way i classified those, so ill just post it,
here it is:



Catholicism



Catholic Church

Catholic Church is composed of two rites; one is the western or latin rite, another is the eastern rite (i.e., Eastern Catholic Churches).

The Latin Rite

The Latin Rite or Church[3] is the largest and most widely known of the 22 Rites that together make up the Catholic Church.

Eastern Catholic Churches

All of the following are particular churches of the Catholic Church. They are all in communion with the Bishop of Rome and acknowledge his claim of universal jurisdiction and authority. They have some minor distinct theological emphases and expressions (for instance, in the case of those that are of Greek/Byzantine tradition, concerning some non-doctrinal aspects of the Latin view of purgatory).[4] The Eastern Catholic churches and the Latin church (which together compose the worldwide Catholic Church) share the same doctrine and sacraments, and thus the same faith.
The Catholic Church considers itself the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.[5] As such, the Catholic Church does not consider itself a denomination, but as pre-denominational, the original Church of Christ.

Other churches

Independent (self-identified as Catholic)


Eastern Orthodoxy

List provided in order of precedence. Indentation indicates autonomy rather than autocephaly.

Eastern Orthodox Church

The Eastern Orthodox Church considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.

Other churches

Some Orthodox Churches with not universally recognized autocephaly by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople:


Oriental Orthodoxy

Oriental Orthodoxy comprises those Christians who did not accept the Council of Chalcedon (AD 451). Other denominations often erroneously label these churches "Monophysite", however, as the Oriental Orthodox do not adhere to the teachings of Eutyches, they themselves reject this label, preferring the term Miaphysite.
The Oriental Orthodox Church considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.

Church of the East

The Church of the East is said to have been formed by St Thomas. The Church did not attend the Council of Ephesus (AD 431). It is incorrectly referred to as the Nestorian Church; Assyrian Christians do not consider themselves Nestorians, and recent Christological agreements with the Catholic and some of the Orthodox churches have resolved this debate permanently, clearing the way for ecumenical relations.
The Church of the East considers itself to be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded.


When you say Catholicism it doesnt only mean its the Roman Catholic Church. Just correct me if im wrong, but what i know is this: Catholicism is composed of Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Catholic Churches (Churches in the East that were affliated with the Catholic Church), Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Church of the east.

But if you look on the history, it should be that Catholicism refer to the Catholic Church, only because of the Great Schism, that the Catholic Church split in to two, the Catholic Church (West) and the Eastern Orthodox Church (East).






Protestantism and Independent Churches

Pre-Lutheran Protestants

Lutheranism

Anglicanism

Anglican Communion

Anglicanism has referred to itself as the via media between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. It considers itself to be both Catholic and Reformed. Although the use of the term "Protestant" to refer to Anglicans was once common, it is controversial today, with some rejecting the label and others accepting it.
The Anglican Communion also includes the following united churches:
The Anglican Communion considers itself to be part of the One Holy catholic and Apostolic Church that Christ founded, without the implication that various other churches are not also branches of it.

Other Anglican Churches


Reformed Churches


Presbyterianism


Congregationalist Churches


Anabaptists

Brethren


Methodists

Pietists and Holiness Churches



Baptists

Note: All Baptist associations are congregationalist affiliations for the purpose of cooperation, in which each local church is governmentally independent. The most prominent Baptist organizations in the United States are the American Baptist Association, tending to be more liberal, the National Baptist Convention, tending to be more moderate and the Southern Baptist Convention, tending to be more conservative.

Spiritual Baptists

Note: The Spiritual Baptist Archdiocese of New York, Inc has congregationalist affiliations for the purpose of cooperation, in which each local church is governmentally independent.

Apostolic Churches – Irvingites


Pentecostalism



Charismatics

Neo-Charismatic Churches


African Initiated Churches


United and uniting churches

Churches which are the result of a merger between distinct denominational churches. Churches are listed here when their disparate heritage marks them as inappropriately listed in the particular categories above.

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

The Religious Society of Friends is historically considered a Protestant Christian denomination. While members and attenders of Friends United Meeting, Evangelical Friends International, Central Yearly Meeting of Friends, Independent Evangelical Friends Yearly Meetings, Conservative Friends, Ireland Yearly Meeting, and of the Convergent Friends, would all consider themselves to be orthodox Christians; most Liberal Quakers today would consider their faith to be a distinct, non-Protestant form of religious faith. Many members and attenders of Friends General Conference, of the Beanite Yearly Meetings, and of all other Unprogrammed Quaker Yearly Meetings, would all consider themselves to be Liberal Quaker in belief and practice, and follow one or more of the following lines of spiritual thought in today's world: 1). Christian, 2). Unitarian, 3). Universalist, 4). Theist, 5). Humanist, 6). Atheist, 7). Agnostic.


Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement

Southcottites


Millerites and comparable groups


Sabbath-Keeping Churches, Adventist

Sabbath-Keeping Churches, Non-Adventist

Seventh-Day Baptists Seventh-Day Evangelist Church

Sunday Adventists

Sacred Name Groups


British-Israelism

Miscellaneous/Other


Christian Revival Church

*Christian Revival Church India


Latter Day Saints

Most Latter Day Saint denominations are derived from the Church of Christ, established by Joseph Smith in 1830. The majority of "Prairie Saint" denominations were established after the death of Smith by the remnants of the Saints who did not go west with Brigham Young. Many of which rejected some or most of the 1840s theological developments in favor of 1830s theological understandings and practices. The Rocky Mountain denominations are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and various sects who broke from it after its settlement in the Rocky Mountains, many breaking after its abandonment of practicing polygamy in 1890. Other denominations are defined by either a belief in Joseph Smith as a prophet, or acceptance of the Book of Mormon as scripture. Mormonism is generally considered restorationist, believing that Smith, by inspiration and revelation, restored the original Church of Christ to the earth. Some Latter Day Saint denominations are regarded by other Christians as being nontrinitarian, but generally do not accept that label themselves, in contrast to the groups labeled "nontrinitarian" below.
The churches within the Latter Day Saint movement are not recognized as an orthodox Christian denomination, and with the exception of Community of Christ, which is a member communion of the National Council of Churches, are usually rejected as Christian by many Protestants. Mormons, however, strongly oppose this rejection.

Original denomination

"Prairie Saint" denominations

Rocky Mountains denominations

Other denominations

Nontrinitarian groups

Various denominations whose self-understanding denies trinitarian theology held by other Christians.

Oneness Pentecostalism


Unitarianism and Universalism


Bible Student groups

Swedenborgianism

Other non-Trinitarians


Protestantism as we know, composed of denominations, non-denominational and sects. There are many churches in the Protestantism, each having different beliefs, but they believe that they are ONE. Their only similarities are noticed in the 3 main beliefs namely Sola Fide, Sola Scriptura, and the priesthood of all believers.

Take note: Protestantism is a result of split of the Protestant founders within the Roman Catholic Church.

While Independent Churches like Iglesia ni Cristo, Members Church of God International and Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints doesnt considered theirselves as Protestant churches and not affiliated to Protestantism but they are under Christianity.





Other Churches

New Thought

The relation of New Thought to Christianity is sometimes murky; some of its adherents see themselves as practicing a true or correct form of Christianity, or as doing what Jesus did, while others, in particular, Religious Science says "yes and no" to the question of whether it considers itself Christian leaving it to the individual to define themselves.[8]


Messianic Judaism / Jewish Christians


Esoteric Christianity

Syncretistic religions incorporating elements of Christianity

The relation of these movements to other Christian ideas can be remote. They are listed here because they include some elements of Christian practice or beliefs, within religious contexts which may be only loosely characterized as Christian.

These Churches are just related to Christianity and i cant say if these are truly Christians.


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