What are the major branches of Christianity?

Answer 1

Catholic, Protestant, & Orthodox.

Answer:

The number of branches is dependent on the fineness of detail desired. The three main groups and some of their subdivisions are:

Eastern Christians or Eastern Orthodox

• Nestorians ("Church of the East")
• Monophysites ("Oriental Orthodox").

Catholic Christians

• Roman Catholic
• "Old Catholic Church" broke away in 1870, disagreeing with papal infallibility
• "Traditionalist Catholics" or "Tridentine Catholics" broke after 1965, over reforms of the Second Vatican Council.
• "Progressive Catholics" broke since 1965, over changes not made by Vatican II

Protestant Christians are subdivided into thousands of different denominations

NOTE: The Anglicans, or "Church of England," separated from the Roman Catholic Church for non-t theological reasons; They are similar to Catholics but do not acknowledge the Bishop of Rome (the "Pope") as the spiritual leader

Answer 2

The three most general branches are Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthox Christianity, and Protestantism.

Each of these, however, breaks down even further.

Examples:

• Protestantism
• *# Presbyterianism
  1. Baptist
  2. Evangelical
  3. Church of Christ
  4. Pentecostal
  5. Lutheranism
  6. Methodism
  7. Anglican
• Roman Catholicism
• *# Traditionalists
  1. Reformists
• Eastern Orthodox
• ** (Can't say I know as much about this one, but I know that the Russian churches can be quite separate from the Turkish one, for example.)
• More information on the Orthodox Church.
• While the Orthodox will frequently speak of "Greek Orthodox" or "Russian Orthodox," these designations generally refer to historic expressions of a particular liturgical, spiritual or theological nature and do not imply different doctrinal understandings. Although the faith of the Orthodox may be expressed in a wide verity of languages and through many different cultures, its fundamental affirmations remain unchanged. DICTONARY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AMERICA, INTERVARSITY PRESS

Answer 3

A recent survey found that there are over 30,000 varying 'christian' churches or groups worldwide. Some have even referred to this as 'the rainbow coalition of churchianity.'

However, in a global grouping there are: Catholics, Protestants, Orthodox as the larger branches with other smaller Evangelical, Jehovah Witness, and Mormon, and 'charismatic' to name a few.

Answer 4

Christianity has 4 or 5 denominations depending how one defines them: Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and (Evangelical for some) Non-aligned or non-denomination. Each of these have smaller groups called sects.

Answer 5

Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and Anglican.

Answer 6

Catholic, Protestant, & Orthodoxy are the three main branches with Evangelicals and Non-aligned coming afterwards.

Answer 7

Catholic, Protestant, & Orthodox.

Answer 8

Catholic , Orthodox and Protestant .