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''In brief'': Although there is only one universal Christian Church, there are tens of thousands of Christian denominations or churches. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of Christ, because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Some of the main groups include the Eastern Orthodox churches, the Roman Catholic Church, Protestant churches, and Pentecostal churches.
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{{quote | text=The 'outsider' who knows nothing of the mixture of tradition, conviction, honest difference, and hidden resentment, that lies behind the divisions of the Christian Church sees clearly the advantage of a united Christian front and cannot see why the Churches cannot 'get together'. The problem is doubtless complicated, for there are many honest differences held with equal sincerity, but it is only made insoluble because the different denominations are (possibly unconsciously) imagining God to be Roman or Anglican or Baptist or Methodist or Presbyterian or what have you.  ([[J.B. Philips]])}}
  
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{{summary | text=Although there is only one universal Christian [[Church]], there are tens of thousands of [[Christian]] denominations or churches. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of [[Christ]], because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Some of the main groups include [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholicism]] and the [[Protestant churches]] and [[Pentecostal churches]].}}
  
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{{topics}}
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* [[Denominations Index]]
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* [[Assyrian Church of the East]] | [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] | [[Eastern Oriental Church]] | [[Roman Catholic Church]] and [[Eastern Rite Catholic Churches]] | [[Protestant Church]] | [[Pentecostal Church]]
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* [[Church]]
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* [[Church history]]
  
'''Historical explanations'''
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{{opinions}}
* [[An overview of denominations]]
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* [[An overview of the main denominations and the history of the Christian Church (G.G.)]]
* [[An overview of the main denominations and the history of the Christian Church (By G.G.)]]
 
* [[A flow chart showing the splits leading to the formation of different denominations]]
 
  
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{{quotes}}
  
'''Main Divisions'''
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* [[Eastern Orthodoxy]]
 
* [[Oriental Orthodoxy]] (or "Non-Chalcedonian")
 
* [[Roman Catholicism]]
 
* [[Protestant (Including the Anglican church)]]
 
* [[Pentecostal]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Opinions'''
 
* [[Comments on denominations]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Quotes'''
 
* [[Quotes about denominations]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''See also'''
 
* [[Denominations: Miscellaneous topics]]
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 14:22, 18 July 2006

The 'outsider' who knows nothing of the mixture of tradition, conviction, honest difference, and hidden resentment, that lies behind the divisions of the Christian Church sees clearly the advantage of a united Christian front and cannot see why the Churches cannot 'get together'. The problem is doubtless complicated, for there are many honest differences held with equal sincerity, but it is only made insoluble because the different denominations are (possibly unconsciously) imagining God to be Roman or Anglican or Baptist or Methodist or Presbyterian or what have you. (J.B. Philips)

Although there is only one universal Christian Church, there are tens of thousands of Christian denominations or churches. These denominations have formed and divided since the time of Christ, because Christians have had differences in beliefs and practices. Some of the main groups include Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and the Protestant churches and Pentecostal churches. (Read more)




See Denominations (overview) for more information



Related topics


Comments, Personal Articles, Studies and Sermons

Denominations (discussion) (For short comments and opinions)

For related quotations see Denominations (quotes)



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