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Denominations
When it was published in 2001, the World Christian Encyclopedia counted 33,830 denominations worldwide; with the amount of debate and division over theology and orthodoxy since then, that number is undoubtedly higher. But is this myriad of denominations a sign of chronic division amongst the church? Or is it, as some argue, the prime example of the church working together as different parts of one body?
Life in Those Old Bones
If you're interested in doing mission, there could hardly be a better tool than denominations.
June 11, 2010
Directions: Denominations: Divided We Stand
Many are surprised to learn that denominations were created to make peace in the church possible.
September 7, 1998
When Denominations Divide
The two-century-old Unitarian controversy suggests a grim prognosis for the current crisis in the Episcopal Church
October 1, 2003
More on Denominations
How Do Evangelical Churches Talk About Homosexuality?
A gay Christian journalist traveled across America to find out.
March 25, 2013
Newtown Interfaith "Debacle" Prompts More Apologies
Missouri Synod president Matthew C. Harrison: "I increased the pain of a hurting community."
February 12, 2013
Sovereign Grace Ministries: Courts Shouldn't 'Second-Guess' Pastoral Counseling of Sex Abuse Victims
Legal observers question whether clergy-penitent privilege applies to denomination accused of covering up crimes.
January 25, 2013
The End of Nominal Protestantism
What does the rise of the religiously unaffiliated mean for the future of mainline denominations?
December 10, 2012
Southern Baptists Debate the Sinner's Prayer
After David Platt called it "superstitious," resolution says it's no incantation.
June 20, 2012
As Baptists Prepare to Meet, Calvinism Debate Shifts to Heresy Accusation
Hundreds, including seminary presidents, have signed a statement on salvation criticized by both Reformed and Arminian theologians.
June 18, 2012
Fred Luter's Southern Baptist Presidency Is About More than Race
United enthusiasm for the denomination's first African-American head signals other demographic changes, too, insiders say.
June 15, 2012
Luter vs. Land
As Southern Baptists prepare to install their first black president, observers disagree on how much clout Fred Luter will have in a denomination closely identified with high-profile figures such as the newly reprimanded Richard Land.
June 1, 2012
Life in Those Old Bones
If you're interested in doing mission, there could hardly be a better tool than denominations.
June 11, 2010
When Denominations Divide 
The two-century-old Unitarian controversy suggests a grim prognosis for the current crisis in the Episcopal Church
October 1, 2003
Directions: Denominations: Divided We Stand
Many are surprised to learn that denominations were created to make peace in the church possible.
September 7, 1998
Free Church in plea over 'Wee Frees' nickname
Calling the Free Church of Scotland "Wee Frees" is outdated and offensive, its moderator has said (BBC)
Assemblies of God tends to a rapidly growing flock
The Assemblies of God is the fastest-growing religious body in Minnesota at a time when other Protestant groups are shrinking. (Star Tribune)
Seven in 10 Americans Are Very or Moderately Religious
But Protestant population is shrinking as "unbranded" religion grows. (Gallup)
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