religious schisms
Religious schisms refer to significant divisions or splits within a religious community or organization, often caused by disagreements over doctrine, practice, or leadership. These divisions result in separate groups or denominations that adhere to distinct beliefs or adopt differing interpretations of religious teachings.
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Related Concepts (21)
- ancient church of the east schism
- anglican split
- arian controversy
- counter-reformation
- donatist schism
- east-west schism
- ecumenical movement
- heresy
- hussite wars
- iconoclastic controversy
- lollardy movement
- melkite schism
- mennonite split
- nestorian schism
- old believers schism
- protestant reformation
- schism of 1054
- schism of cyprian
- shiah-sunni split
- the great schism
- waldensian movement
Similar Concepts
- church schisms
- historical religious conflicts
- intra-religious conflicts
- religious conflicts
- religious dissent
- religious institutions
- religious orthodoxy
- religious orthodoxy in different cultures
- religious pluralism
- religious sectarianism
- religious social divisions-
- religious stigmatization
- religious wars
- schisms and religious divides
- tumults caused by religious divisions