6 sentences with 'denominations'
Example sentences and phrases with the word denominations and other words derived from it.
• « The Protestant Reformation was the permanent split within the Catholic church that gave rise to multiple competing denominations (essentially competing versions) of Christian practice and belief. »
• « From the perspective of the Catholic hierarchy, these new denominations, grouped under the category of "Protestant", were nothing more and nothing less than new heresies, sinful breaks with the correct and orthodox beliefs and practices of the Church. »
• « The Protestant Churches: "Protestant" came to mean all the different groups that broke away from the Catholic Church in the 16th century. These denominations included Lutheranism, Calvinism, Anglicanism and other (generally smaller and less historically significant at the time) denominations such as Anabaptism. »
• « The Netherlands was an amalgam of seventeen provinces with a diverse society and religious denominations, all held in a delicate balance. »
• « During the First Great Awakening, evangelists came from the ranks of various Protestant denominations: Congregationalists, Anglicans (members of the Church of England), and Presbyterians. »
• « The Great Awakening saw the rise of several Protestant denominations, including Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists (who emphasised adult baptism of converted Christians rather than infant baptism). »