Christian denomination
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"It is not always easy to see the difference between a denomination and a heresy. Take for example Peter Waldo. Waldo began to preach on the streets of Lyon in 1173. He was a wealthy merchant and decided to give up all his wordly possessions, he was sick of his own affluence, that he had so much more than those around him. He went through the streets throwing his money away and decided to become a wandering preacher who would beg for a living. He began to attract a following who were later called Waldensians. Waldo had philosophy very similar to Francis of Assisi." --Sholem Stein |
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A Christian denomination is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and doctrine within Christianity. In the Orthodox tradition, churches are divided often along ethnic and linguistic lines, into separate churches and traditions. Technically, 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 separate one denomination from another.
See also
- Ecclesiology
- Great Church
- Denominationalism
- Religious denominations
- List of Christian denominations
- List of Christian denominations by number of members
- Christian tradition
- One true church
- One true faith
