This document discusses different types of religious groups:
1) Denominations - subgroups within a religion that share a common name, tradition and identity, such as branches of Christianity or sects within Islam.
2) Sects - subgroups that break away from a larger religious group to follow different rules and principles.
3) It provides examples of the world's largest religious denominations as Sunni Islam and Roman Catholicism.
This document discusses different types of religious groups:
1) Denominations - subgroups within a religion that share a common name, tradition and identity, such as branches of Christianity or sects within Islam.
2) Sects - subgroups that break away from a larger religious group to follow different rules and principles.
3) It provides examples of the world's largest religious denominations as Sunni Islam and Roman Catholicism.
This document discusses different types of religious groups:
1) Denominations - subgroups within a religion that share a common name, tradition and identity, such as branches of Christianity or sects within Islam.
2) Sects - subgroups that break away from a larger religious group to follow different rules and principles.
3) It provides examples of the world's largest religious denominations as Sunni Islam and Roman Catholicism.
* Differences of Religion, Denomination, sect, and cult.
* Religions here in the Philippines
* Tell if they are Denominations, sects or cult.
* Founder of each Religion.
Religion Denominations A religious denomination is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. The term refers to the various Christian denominations (for example, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and the many varieties of Protestantism). It is also used to describe the four branches of Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist). Within Islam, it can refer to the branches or sects (such as Sunni, Shia, and Ahmadiyya),[1][2] as well as their various subdivisions such as sub-sects,[3] schools of jurisprudence,[4] schools of theology[5] and religious movements.[6][7] The world's largest religious denomination is Sunni Islam[8][9] or Roman Catholicism.[10] A Christian denomination is a generic term for a distinct religious body identified by traits such as a common name, structure, leadership and doctrine. Individual bodies, however, may use alternative terms to describe themselves, such as church or fellowship. Divisions between one group and another are defined by doctrine and church authority; issues such as the nature of Jesus, the authority of apostolic succession, eschatology, and papal primacy often separate one denomination from another. Groups of denominations often sharing broadly similar beliefs, practices, and historical ties are known as branches of Christianity. A sect is a subgroup of a religious, political, or philosophical belief system, usually an offshoot of a larger group. Although the term was originally a classification for religious separated groups, it can now refer to any organization that breaks away from a larger one to follow a different set of rules and principles. In an Indian context, sect refers to an organized tradition.[1]