List of Christian groups
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The following is a list of groups or denominations throughout history that have claimed to be Christian, sorted by date:
- Gnostics: CA 100 A.D - Present
- Marcionists: 150-400 A.D.
- Montanists: 156-800 A.D.[1]
- Novatians: 251-600 A.D.[2]
- Donatists: 312-750 A.D.[3]
- Roman Catholics: 313 A.D.-Present. Essentially began in 313 A.D. when Roman Emperor Constantine the Great adopted a warfaring form of Christianity, and formally in 380 A.D. when Roman Emperor Theodosius I declared it the state religion.[4]
- Arians: 320-671 A.D.[5]
- Paulicians: 650-900 A.D.[6]
- Waldenses: 800 A.D-Present.[7]
- Bogamils: 950-1900 A.D.[8]
- Eastern Orthodox Catholics: 1054 A.D.-Present.[9]
- Cathars: 1100 A.D.-Present.[10]
- Petrobrussians: 1100-1250 A.D.
- Albigenses: 1100-1350 A.D.[11]
- Arnoldists: 1136-1200 A.D.[12]
- Lutherans: 1521 A.D.-Present.[13]
- Presbyterians: 1523 A.D.-Present.[14]
- Anabaptists: 1525 A.D.-Present.[15]
- Anglicans: 1534 A.D.-Present.[16]
- Puritans: 1558-1850 A.D.[17]
- Baptists: 1609 A.D.-Present.[18]
- Arminians: 1610 A.D.-Present.[19]
- Quakers: 1652 A.D.-Present.[20]
- Methodists: 1729 A.D.-Present.[21]
- Mormons: 1830 A.D.-Present.[22]
- Seventh-day Adventists: 1831 A.D.-Present.[23]
References
- ↑ Montanism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Novatian Schism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Donatist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Roman Catholicism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Christology. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Paulician. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Waldenses. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Bogomil. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Eastern Orthodoxy. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Cathari. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Albigenses. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Arnold of Brescia. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Lutheranism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Reformed and Presbyterian churches. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Anabaptist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Henry VIII. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
Anglicanism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica. - ↑ Puritanism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Baptist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Arminianism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Society of Friends. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Methodism. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Mormon. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ↑ Seventh-day Adventist. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica.