REL Christianity Denominations
What are Mormon Beliefs?
- Believe God came to the New World after his resurrection but before his ascension into heaven (Book of Mormon) - Believe that God has a physical body and that humans can become Gods - Believe in ongoing revelation and an open canon - Believe in 4 scriptures the Book of Mormon, Bible, Pearl of Great Price, and the Doctrine of Covenants
What are Pentecostal beliefs?
- Believe in direct communication with God and ongoing revelation - Believe in a closed canon though - Liberal on social issues - Embrace female clergy - Focus on Baptism of the Spirit - Started with the Azusa Street Revival - Fastest growing Christian movement (600 million/25% of Christians) - Appeals to the poor and the Prosperity Gospel
What are Evangelical beliefs?
- Believe that salvation comes through the faith in Jesus Christ's atonement - Believe in the centrality of conversion/the born again experience in receiving salvation (spiritual rebirth from the holy Spirit) - 4 marks of Evangelicalism 1) Biblicism- emphasizing the Bible as the inspired word of God 2) Crucicentricism- emphasizing Jesus' redemptive death 3) Conversionism/The Great Commission- emphasizing the new-birth experience 4) Activism- emphasizing preaching and performing the gospel
What do Fundamentalists believe?
- Believe that the Bible is literal and infallible - Focused on doctrine and factual truths - They do not believe in ongoing revelation - They are focused on the tradition
What do Protestants believe?
- Have 66 books in the Bible - Scripture is the highest form of authority on ALL matters - Believe that salvation comes from faith alone (sola fides) (Protestant Reformation) - Believe the Bible can and should be read in any language - Reject papal supremacy and transubstantiation - Only has 2 sacraments (Holy Communion and Baptism) - Pastors can be women
What do Catholics believe?
- Have 73 books in the Bible - The Catholic Tradition is the highest form of authority in matters of moral and faith - Believe in a centralized church led by the Pope (Schism of 1054) - Believe the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father alone (Schism of 1054) - Believe that salvation comes from a combination of faith and good works (Protestant Reformation) - Believe the Bible should only be read in Latin (Protestant Reformation) - Believe in access to God by praying to the saints - Believe in 7 sacraments and the Holy Communion in the main sacrament - Believe in Transubstantiation - Believe in Purgatory
What are the 4 major branches of Protestants?
1) Lutheranism 2) Calvinism/Reformed 3) Anglicanism 4) Anabaptism
What are the 3 major branches of Christianity?
1) Orthodoxy 2) Protestantism 3) Roman Catholicism
What is Fundamentalism?
A Christian movement that arose during the 20th century.
What is Anglicanism and what are their beliefs?
A branch of Protestantism that is comprised of the Church of England and US Episcopal churches. - Relate to Catholicism
What is Anabaptism and what are their beliefs?
A branch of Protestantism that means "Re-baptizer". - Firm belief in a separation of church and state - Believe in delaying baptism until the member professes their faith - Live simple and old fashion life styles - The Amish and Mennonites are the most well known
What is Lutheranism and what are their beliefs?
A branch of Protestantism that recognizes with the theology of Martin Luther. - Retain the emphasis on Holy Communion and liturgy in worship service of the Catholic church - Do not believe in transubstantiation but believe in the presence of the Holy Spirit during Holy Communion
What is Calvinism/Reformed Tradition and what are their beliefs?
A branch of Protestantism that was influenced by John Calvin. - Believe in the absolute sovereignty of God - Believe in Predestination to either Heaven or Hell before you are born - The most famous branch is the Puritans
What is Pentecostalism?
A renewal movement within Protestantism that arose in the 20th century in LA. - The name and ideology comes from the Pentecost story in the book of Acts in the New Testament
What is Mormonism?
A smaller branch of Christianity that was founded in the early 19th century in upstate New York by Joseph Smith. - Biggest Mormon church is the Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-Day Saints (LDS) that has 14 million members
What is Protestantism?
The 3rd biggest Christian denomination that began with the Protestant Reformation in 1517 by Martin Luther. - 36% of Christians
What is Roman Catholicism?
The largest branch of the Christian Church that as 1.25 billion members (50% of the world population).
What is Orthodoxy?
The second largest branch of Protestantism that began with the Schism of 1054. - Believe in a decentralized church (Schism of 1054) - Believe that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son - Patriarchs are the leaders and they rule each nation separately - Happened because Pope Leo excommunicated the Patriarch of Constantinople - Conservative traditions (old fashioned sounding) - Believe in deification or theosis which is the process of the worshiper become one with God in this life - Focus on icons and symbols of Jesus like Catholicism
What is Evangelicalism?
This is a Christian movement that arose during the 2nd Great Awakening in the 19th century.
