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Ecumenism (/ ɪ ˈ k juː m ə ˌ n ɪ z əm / ih-KYOO-mə-niz-əm; alternatively spelled oecumenism) – also called interdenominationalism, or ecumenicalism – is the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. [2]
Non-denominational Christianity (or nondenominational Christianity) consists of churches, and individual Christians, [1] [2] which typically distance themselves from the confessionalism or creedalism of other Christian communities [3] by not formally aligning with a specific Christian denomination.
Syncretism of Christian beliefs with local and tribal religions is a phenomenon that occurs throughout the world. An example of this is the Native American Church. The ceremonies of this group are strongly tied to the use of peyote. (Parallels may be drawn here with the Rastafari spiritual use of cannabis.) While traditions vary from tribe to ...
Heckman: There is a common misunderstanding of "non-denominational," and many reasons behind that. Here's what it actually means.
A non-denominational person or organization is one that does not follow (or is not restricted to) any particular or specific religious denomination.. The term has been used in the context of various faiths, including Jainism, [1] Baháʼí Faith, [2] Zoroastrianism, [3] Unitarian Universalism, [4] Neo-Paganism, [5] Christianity, [6] Islam, [7] Judaism, [8] Hinduism, [9] Buddhism [10] and Wicca ...
Groups of denominations, often sharing broadly similar beliefs, practices, and historical ties—can be known as "branches of Christianity" or "denominational families" (e.g. Eastern or Western Christianity and their sub-branches). [1] These "denominational families" are often imprecisely also called denominations.
For instance, most sources include Anabaptism, Anglicanism, Baptists and non-denominational Christianity as part of Protestantism. However, widely used references like the World Christian Encyclopedia, which has been documenting the changing status of World Christianity over the past 120 years classifies Independent Christians as a separate ...
A church is a religious group that accepts the social environment in which it exists, a sect is a religious group that rejects it. [6] [2] The church-sect typology and the notion of a church-sect continuum or movement from the sect to the church came under strong attack in the sociology of religion of the 1960s onwards.