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| | The following is a list of groups or denominations throughout history that have claimed to be Christian, sorted by date: | | The following is a list of groups or denominations throughout history that have claimed to be Christian, sorted by date: |
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| − | * [[Montanists]]: 156-800 A.D.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/390561/Montanism</ref> | + | * [[Montanists]]: 156-800 A.D.<ref>Montanism. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/390561/Montanism</ref> |
| − | * [[Novatians]]: 251-600 A.D.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/421050/Novatian-Schism</ref> | + | * [[Novatians]]: 251-600 A.D.<ref>Novatian Schism. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/421050/Novatian-Schism</ref> |
| − | * [[Donatists]]: 312-750 A.D.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169009/Donatist</ref> | + | * [[Donatists]]: 312-750 A.D.<ref>Donatist. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/169009/Donatist</ref> |
| − | * [[Roman Catholicism]]: 313 A.D.-Present. Essentially began in 313 A.D. when Roman Emperor Constantine the Great adopted a warfaring form of Christianity, and formally in 380 A.D. when Roman Emperor Theodosius I declared it the state religion.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/507284/Roman-Catholicism</ref> | + | * [[Roman Catholicism]]: 313 A.D.-Present. Essentially began in 313 A.D. when Roman Emperor Constantine the Great adopted a warfaring form of Christianity, and formally in 380 A.D. when Roman Emperor Theodosius I declared it the state religion.<ref>Roman Catholicism. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/507284/Roman-Catholicism</ref> |
| − | * [[Arians]]: 320-671 A.D.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/115761/Christology/259388/The-Arian-controversy</ref> | + | * [[Arians]]: 320-671 A.D.<ref>Christology. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/115761/Christology/259388/The-Arian-controversy</ref> |
| | * [[Paulicians]]: 650-900 A.D. | | * [[Paulicians]]: 650-900 A.D. |
| | * [[Waldenses]]: 800 A.D-Present. | | * [[Waldenses]]: 800 A.D-Present. |
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| | * [[Lutherans]]: 1521 A.D.-Present. | | * [[Lutherans]]: 1521 A.D.-Present. |
| | * [[Presbyterians]]: 1523 A.D.-Present. | | * [[Presbyterians]]: 1523 A.D.-Present. |
| − | * [[Anabaptists]]: 1525 A.D.-Present.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/22160/Anabaptist</ref> | + | * [[Anabaptists]]: 1525 A.D.-Present.<ref>Anabaptist. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/22160/Anabaptist</ref> |
| − | * [[Anglicans]]: 1533 A.D.-Present.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/261947/Henry-VIII/3126/The-breach-with-Rome<br>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/24861/Anglicanism</ref> | + | * [[Anglicans]]: 1533 A.D.-Present.<ref>Henry VIII. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/261947/Henry-VIII/3126/The-breach-with-Rome<br>Anglicanism. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/24861/Anglicanism</ref> |
| − | * [[Baptists]]: 1609 A.D.-Present.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52364/Baptist/40130/Growth-in-England-and-abroad</ref> | + | * [[Baptists]]: 1609 A.D.-Present.<ref>Baptist. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/52364/Baptist/40130/Growth-in-England-and-abroad</ref> |
| | * [[Methodists]]: 1729 A.D.-Present. | | * [[Methodists]]: 1729 A.D.-Present. |
| − | * [[Mormons]]: 1830 A.D.-Present.<ref>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392525/Mormon</ref> | + | * [[Mormons]]: 1830 A.D.-Present.<ref>Mormon. (2012). In ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/392525/Mormon</ref> |
| | * [[Seventh-day Adventists]]: 1831 A.D.-Present. | | * [[Seventh-day Adventists]]: 1831 A.D.-Present. |
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| | == References == | | == References == |
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