The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences

The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences

by Ron Rhodes
The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences

The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations: Understanding the History, Beliefs, and Differences

by Ron Rhodes

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Overview

Do you ever wonder what the difference is between one denomination and another? Why are there so many kinds of Baptist or Presbyterian or Lutheran churches? Where do those names come from, anyway?

You can find answers in this concise but comprehensive guide. Learn about the leaders, teachings, and history of most of the church families in America. In addition to membership statistics, you’ll find…

  • a brief explanation of how the denomination began
  • a short summary of its teaching on God, the Bible, the church, and other important topics
  • a quick overview of some of its distinctive characteristics

Whether you’re looking for a new church or enriching your fellowship with believers from other traditions, you’ll be much better prepared with this revised and expanded edition of The Complete Guide to Christian Denominations.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780736952927
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Publication date: 03/01/2015
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 185,603
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Ron Rhodes, president of Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries, is heard regularly on nationwide radio and is the author of Bite-Size Bible Answers, Bite-Size Bible Definitions, Commonly Misunderstood Bible Verses and 5-Minute Apologetics for Today. He holds ThM and ThD degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and teaches there and at several other seminaries.

Table of Contents

Beginnings: The Emergence of Christianity and Denominations 7

1 Adventist Churches 23

2 Baptist Churches 39

3 Brethren Churches 81

4 Catholic Churches 107

5 Christian Churches 125

6 Congregational Churches 139

7 Episcopal and Anglican Churches 151

8 Friends (Quaker) Churches 171

9 Fundamentalist, Bible, and Conservative Evangelical Churches 185

10 Holiness Churches 209

11 Lutheran Churches 229

12 Mennonite Churches 259

13 Methodist Churches 285

14 Orthodox Churches 313

15 Pentecostal Churches 333

16 Presbyterian Churches 369

17 Reformed Churches 395

Postscript: Unity in Diversity 407

Appendix A Website Addresses of Additional Denominations of Interest 411

Appendix B Cults Are Not Denominations 417

Notes 423

Bibliography 425

Index of Denominations 429

Index of Persons 435

Chart Index 439

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