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Christianity can be taxonomically divided into six main groups: the Church of the East, Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, and Restorationism. [8] [9] Within these six main traditions are various Christian denominations (for example, the Coptic Orthodox Church is an Oriental
Most Christian denominations refer to themselves as churches, whereas some newer ones tend to interchangeably use the terms churches, assemblies, fellowships, etc. Divisions between one group and another are defined by authority and doctrine; issues such as the nature of Jesus, the authority of apostolic succession, biblical hermeneutics ...
The various denominations of Christianity fall into several large families, shaped both by culture and history. Christianity arose in the first century AD after Rome had conquered much of the western parts of the fragmented Hellenistic empire created by Alexander the Great. The linguistic and cultural divisions of the first century AD Roman ...
A religious denomination is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name and tradition, among other activities. The term refers to the various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, and the many varieties of Protestantism).
Community of Christ utilizes the symbol of the Christian cross on its buildings and temples. [59] The LDS Church currently does not use the cross [60] on the grounds that "because the Savior lives, we do not use the symbol of His death as the symbol of our faith", [61] although this aversion to the cross only became dominant in the 20th century.
Early Christianity. Great Church (Full communion) (Not shown are ante-Nicene, nontrinitarian, and restorationist denominations.) Template documentation.
Denominational families (or movements) are groupings of communities, denominations, or churches within Christianity that share common naming, historical ties, and similar doctrines and practices. These denominational families lack a full-time central leadership. Christian denominations do have a particular central leadership.
Articles discussing varieties of Christianity: Christian denomination; List of Christian denominations; Christian movements; Christian-oriented new religious movements; Folk Christianity; Christology; Christian heresy; Christian schisms; National church