Home›Christianity›Sexuality Position›The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itBrowse ByThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itThis page groups denominations by the stance they take on sexuality. Wikipedia notes that in much of Europe, "same-sex marriage and abortion were illegal in many European countries until recently, following Christian (usually Catholic) doctrine," one denomination's teaching shaping law well beyond its own members. Browsing this way lets a visitor compare how differently denominations of the same religion regulate sexuality.FactsLearn MoreThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedThe branches of Christianity, divided chiefly over authority - who may define doctrine - and over the sacraments, the ordering of ministry and the reading of scripture. The main fault lines are the Christological divisions of the fifth century, the East-West schism conventionally dated 1054, and the sixteenth-century Reformation. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: denomination arose in English-speaking Protestantism for bodies that recognise one another as legitimately named parts of one church. The Catholic and Orthodox churches do not accept it as a description of themselves. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedDenominations 1AttestationEra of AttestationWell-attestedThe first enduring divisions date from the Christological controversies of the fifth century, at Ephesus in 431 and Chalcedon in 451, and not from the Reformation. 2Learn MoreThe Branches of Christianity This group gathers the denominations of Christianity, the world's largest religion, whose two-thousand-year history has produced a wide family of churches divided by doctrine, authority, liturgy and history. The major fault lines are the split between the Eastern and Western churches (traditionally dated 1054) and the Reformation of the sixteenth century. The browser will find the great communions, Roman Catholicism, the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches, and the many Protestant families (Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal and more), together with older and smaller bodies. The entries describe each branch's distinctive teachings and origins without treating any one as the standard against which the others are measured.Unity and division Christian denominations share the core confession of Jesus Christ while differing over questions such as church authority, the sacraments, the role of scripture and tradition, and the path of salvation. Some divisions are ancient and doctrinal; others are national, cultural or the result of later revival and reform. The atlas presents each denomination in its own terms, noting where it stands on the questions that separate it from others and how it understands its relation to the wider Christian body, from claims of unique continuity to the ecumenical movement that seeks reunion.The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itFilter Results11 entriesSizeAll1,712,563 to 4,850,776 (2)25,000 to 380,000 (1)25,000,000 to 1,750,000,000 (1)400,910 to 1,500,000 (2)PolityAllCongregational Polity (1)Connexional Polity (1)Consensus Meeting Polity (1)Decentralised Polity (2)Episcopal Polity (3)Federated Membership Polity (3)National Association Polity (1)Presbyterian Polity (1)Synodal Polity (2)Originated InAllEngland (3)Scotland (1)Origin EraAll1457 (1)1534 (2)1536 (1)1560 (1)1647 (1)1738 (1)1787 (1)1809 (1)1908 (1)1961 (1)Parent DenominationAllAnabaptism (1)Baptist (1)Historically Black Protestant Tradition (1)Protestantism (7)Parent ReligionAllChristianity (10)Founded ByAllGeorge Fox (1)Henry VIII (1)Establishment StatusAllNo Establishment (3)Privileged Never Established (2)Varies by Province (4)Marriage PositionAllNo single uniform teaching on marriage's terms holds across the body (3)Practice StatusAllLiving tradition, practised today (11)Church FamilyAllAnabaptist Churches (1)Anglican Churches (2)Baptist Churches (1)Lutheran Churches (1)Methodist and Holiness Churches (1)Moravian Churches (1)Quaker Churches (1)Reformed, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches (1)Liturgical LanguageAllVernacular Language (11)Ordination PracticeAllNo ordination; authority rests on learning or on the whole body (1)Open to women and men (4)Restricted to men (2)Varies between provinces or member bodies (7)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 11Anglican CommunionThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itAnglicanismThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itEvangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itHistorically Black Protestant TraditionThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itMainline ProtestantismThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itMennonitesThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itMethodismThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itMoravian ChurchThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itPresbyterianismThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itProgressive National Baptist ConventionThe body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itQuakerism (Religious Society of Friends)The body holds no single settled position; the question is actively and openly contested within itSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Category: Denominations2. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd revised editiontier 1F. L. Cross and E. A. Livingstone (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2005What Defines This Grouping: The branches of Christianity, divided chiefly over authority - who may define doctrine - and over the sacraments, the ordering of ministry and the reading of scripture. The main fault lines are the Christological divisions of the fifth century, the East-West schism conventionally dated 1054, and the sixteenth-century Reformation.Era of Attestation: The first enduring divisions date from the Christological controversies of the fifth century, at Ephesus in 431 and Chalcedon in 451, and not from the Reformation.Standing as a Comparative Category: Contested: denomination arose in English-speaking Protestantism for bodies that recognise one another as legitimately named parts of one church. The Catholic and Orthodox churches do not accept it as a description of themselves.View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.