Traditions
Nineteen churches and movements. Each entry says how it actually took shape — separation, autocephaly, reform or revival — rather than treating every tradition as the product of a schism.
19 entries
- Catholic
Catholic Church
East–West estrangement · 1054Rome; worldwideExplore Catholic ChurchCompare Catholic Church with another tradition - Catholic
Eastern Catholic Churches
Union with Rome · Various datesEastern Europe, the Middle East, India, North-East Africa and diasporaExplore Eastern Catholic ChurchesCompare Eastern Catholic Churches with another tradition - Eastern Orthodox
Eastern Orthodox Church
East–West estrangement · 1054Constantinople (Istanbul); Eastern Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and diasporaExplore Eastern Orthodox ChurchCompare Eastern Orthodox Church with another tradition - Eastern Orthodox
Russian Orthodox Church
Autocephaly · 1448Moscow; historically the lands of Rus’Explore Russian Orthodox ChurchCompare Russian Orthodox Church with another tradition - Eastern Orthodox
Greek Orthodox Church
Autocephaly · 1833Athens, GreeceExplore Greek Orthodox ChurchCompare Greek Orthodox Church with another tradition - Oriental Orthodox
Coptic Orthodox Church
Council of Chalcedon · 451Alexandria and Cairo, EgyptExplore Coptic Orthodox ChurchCompare Coptic Orthodox Church with another tradition - Oriental Orthodox
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Autocephaly · 1959Addis Ababa, EthiopiaExplore Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo ChurchCompare Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church with another tradition - Oriental Orthodox
Armenian Apostolic Church
Royal conversion · c. 301–314Etchmiadzin, ArmeniaExplore Armenian Apostolic ChurchCompare Armenian Apostolic Church with another tradition - Church of the East
Assyrian Church of the East
Synod of Seleucia-Ctesiphon · 410Mesopotamia; today Erbil, IraqExplore Assyrian Church of the EastCompare Assyrian Church of the East with another tradition - Protestant
Lutheranism
Ninety-five Theses · 1517Wittenberg, Holy Roman Empire; Germany, the Nordic countries and worldwideExplore LutheranismCompare Lutheranism with another tradition - Protestant
Anabaptism
Radical Reformation · 1525Zurich, Switzerland; worldwideExplore AnabaptismCompare Anabaptism with another tradition - Protestant
Reformed and Presbyterian Churches
Swiss Reformation · 1520s–1530sZurich and Geneva, Switzerland; Scotland, the Netherlands and worldwideExplore Reformed and Presbyterian ChurchesCompare Reformed and Presbyterian Churches with another tradition - Protestant
Anglican Communion
English Reformation · 1534Canterbury, England; worldwideExplore Anglican CommunionCompare Anglican Communion with another tradition - Protestant
Baptist Churches
First Baptist congregation · 1609Amsterdam and England; worldwideExplore Baptist ChurchesCompare Baptist Churches with another tradition - Protestant
Methodism
Formation of the denomination · 1784Oxford and London, England; the United States; worldwideExplore MethodismCompare Methodism with another tradition - Protestant
Seventh-day Adventist Church
Formation of the denomination · 1863Battle Creek, Michigan, USA; worldwideExplore Seventh-day Adventist ChurchCompare Seventh-day Adventist Church with another tradition - Protestant
Pentecostalism
Azusa Street revival · 1906Los Angeles, California, USA; worldwide, especially the Global SouthExplore PentecostalismCompare Pentecostalism with another tradition - Restorationist
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church organised · 1830Western New York, USA; headquarters in Salt Lake City, UtahExplore The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsCompare The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with another tradition - Restorationist
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Bible Student movement · 1870sPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; headquarters at Warwick, New YorkExplore Jehovah’s WitnessesCompare Jehovah’s Witnesses with another tradition
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