Catholicism and Protestantism are the two major divisions of Christianity in Western world, however, and although they are often included as part of second group, Churches belonging to Anglicanism, and some Baptist churches, Methodist and Lutheran, not always identified themselves as Protestant, and strictly speaking, there always are (ABCs of Church in Lake Almanor).
Moreover, the denominational Christianity is contrasted with the non-denominational Christianity, which considers the diversity of denominations unacceptable. The most basic divisions of contemporary Christianity happen between the Catholic Churches, the Orthodox Churches and the various denominations formed during or after the Protestant Reformation.
Western Christians insisted that the Patriarch of Rome was to maintain a special position of authority over the patriarchs of church other cities (Patriarch of Alexandria, Patriarch of Antioch, Patriarch of Constantinople and even on the Patriarch of Jerusalem). However, the Eastern Christians claimed that all the patriarchs were of equal authority, having neither overrides jurisdictions outside own. The schism took hold and for centuries each churches regarded the other as a cause of division and was only under the papacy of John Paul II that the first significant to improve relations between the Churches of Rome and the Eastern Church reforms were made.
However, their groups are often analyzed from its large denominational families. Each Protestant movement operates freely and many were divided based on theological issues. A large number of movements, for example, originated from the so-called "revivals" religious, as was the case of Methodist movement in Churches of England and of Pentecostalism among evangelical churches.
In Bohemia, a region of Orthodox majority, the occupation of Papal States (a militarily most powerful state that the rear Holy) resulted in imposition of Catholicism, but a movement was started in early fourteenth century by Jan Hus (their Hussite followers were called) to challenge the teachings of Churches of Rome (Hussite Wars). Later the group would lead to Moravian Brethren and reborn with other names but as part of Protestant Reformation.
Despite this effort, especially represented by first ecumenical councils, went deepening some differences between Eastern and Western traditions. They are initially derived from the linguistic and sociocultural differences between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. As the Western world (ie Europe) used Latin as its "lingua franca" and Oriental (ie Middle East, Asia and North Africa) used the Koine Greek to send any written, theological developments of each party not reached another fluent, because the translation was very difficult for cost and logistics.
The first significant and lasting disruption of historic Christianity came with the Assyrian Churches of East, following the Christological controversy over Nestorianism in 431. In 1994 this Churches signed a Christological declaration of faith in common with the Roman Catholic Churches by which both interpreted this schism like a basically linguistic problem, arising from translation problems very delicate and precise terms from Latin to Aramaic and vice versa.
Although in past, the vast majority of Christians remained for centuries together in same churches (one divided by geographical factors), some argue that Christianity was never a religion of homogeneous beliefs. Either way, the diversity of beliefs and groups at the beginning of XXI century is clear, however almost all ofm share a history and a tradition in common. Christianity is currently the largest religion in world (totaling approximately one third of its population), this fact makes relevant a comparative rating of their various traditions, which incorporates both the particularities of each tradition, as their doctrines, theological schools, forms of churches government, forms of language and other aspects.
Moreover, the denominational Christianity is contrasted with the non-denominational Christianity, which considers the diversity of denominations unacceptable. The most basic divisions of contemporary Christianity happen between the Catholic Churches, the Orthodox Churches and the various denominations formed during or after the Protestant Reformation.
Western Christians insisted that the Patriarch of Rome was to maintain a special position of authority over the patriarchs of church other cities (Patriarch of Alexandria, Patriarch of Antioch, Patriarch of Constantinople and even on the Patriarch of Jerusalem). However, the Eastern Christians claimed that all the patriarchs were of equal authority, having neither overrides jurisdictions outside own. The schism took hold and for centuries each churches regarded the other as a cause of division and was only under the papacy of John Paul II that the first significant to improve relations between the Churches of Rome and the Eastern Church reforms were made.
However, their groups are often analyzed from its large denominational families. Each Protestant movement operates freely and many were divided based on theological issues. A large number of movements, for example, originated from the so-called "revivals" religious, as was the case of Methodist movement in Churches of England and of Pentecostalism among evangelical churches.
In Bohemia, a region of Orthodox majority, the occupation of Papal States (a militarily most powerful state that the rear Holy) resulted in imposition of Catholicism, but a movement was started in early fourteenth century by Jan Hus (their Hussite followers were called) to challenge the teachings of Churches of Rome (Hussite Wars). Later the group would lead to Moravian Brethren and reborn with other names but as part of Protestant Reformation.
Despite this effort, especially represented by first ecumenical councils, went deepening some differences between Eastern and Western traditions. They are initially derived from the linguistic and sociocultural differences between the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire. As the Western world (ie Europe) used Latin as its "lingua franca" and Oriental (ie Middle East, Asia and North Africa) used the Koine Greek to send any written, theological developments of each party not reached another fluent, because the translation was very difficult for cost and logistics.
The first significant and lasting disruption of historic Christianity came with the Assyrian Churches of East, following the Christological controversy over Nestorianism in 431. In 1994 this Churches signed a Christological declaration of faith in common with the Roman Catholic Churches by which both interpreted this schism like a basically linguistic problem, arising from translation problems very delicate and precise terms from Latin to Aramaic and vice versa.
Although in past, the vast majority of Christians remained for centuries together in same churches (one divided by geographical factors), some argue that Christianity was never a religion of homogeneous beliefs. Either way, the diversity of beliefs and groups at the beginning of XXI century is clear, however almost all ofm share a history and a tradition in common. Christianity is currently the largest religion in world (totaling approximately one third of its population), this fact makes relevant a comparative rating of their various traditions, which incorporates both the particularities of each tradition, as their doctrines, theological schools, forms of churches government, forms of language and other aspects.
