Protestantism
Protestantism is the movement within Christianity, representing a split from the Roman Catholic Church, which occurred during the 16th century in Europe in what is called the Protestant Reformation.
Commonly considered one of the three major branches of Christianity (along with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy), Protestantism represents a diverse range of theological and social perspectives, denominations and related organizations.
Protestant denominations
Protestant families of denominations
Only the general families of Protestant denominations are given here since individual denominations may list in the thousands.
- Anabaptist and Baptist
- Anglican / Episcopalian
- Calvinist / Reformed and Presbyterian
- Lutheran
- Methodist / Wesleyan and the Holiness movement
- Pentecostal and Charismatic
- Quakerism