The name given to all Christian denominations, sects, or groups rising out of the Reformation. Protestant churches generally agree that the principle of authority should be the Scriptures rather than the institutional church or the pope. (from W.L. Reese, Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion, 1999)
Entry Term(s)
Anglican Church
Anglicans
Baptist Church
Baptists
Episcopal Church
Episcopalians
Lutheran Church
Lutherans
Methodist Church
Methodists
Presbyterian Church
Presbyterians
Protestant Ethics
Protestants
Quakers
Seventh-Day Adventists
Society of Friends
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Christianity (1974-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003; see CHRISTIANITY 1978-2002; for SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS see CHRISTIANITY 1994-2002
History Note
2003; use CHRISTIANITY 1978-2002; for SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS use CHRISTIANITY 1994-2002
The name given to all Christian denominations, sects, or groups rising out of the Reformation. Protestant churches generally agree that the principle of authority should be the Scriptures rather than the institutional church or the pope. (from W.L. Reese, Dictionary of Philosophy and Religion, 1999)
