The Trinity and Orthodox Christianity

Religious education

Core beliefs of Jehovah's Witnesses

The Pope and Protestantism

Predestination across denominations

Divergent practices of the Quakers

The relationship between the Anglican and Methodist Church

In this unit pupils will gain an understanding that Christianity is a family of worldviews. They will examine historical splits such as that between Catholicism and Orthodoxy alongside groups such as Quakers and Jehovah's Witnesses to see areas of commonality and difference.

Denominations: why did the Christian Church become diverse?

the power to give orders, enforce laws and make decisions

a branch of Christianity that began from a rejection of the Catholic Church

to choose someone; in Christianity, people chosen by God for eternal life in heaven

the belief that God gives people duties and responsibilities that they are called to fulfil

the belief that God has already decided all that will happen

being saved from sin and its consequences, leading to eternal life with God

a person who belongs to the Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers

the emergence of the Quakers as a Christian denomination, initiated by George Fox in the 1600s

core beliefs that guide how a person behaves and makes decisions

referring to a branch of Christianity that developed from the Church of England

meaning 'good news' and referring to the teachings and revelation of Jesus Christ

referring to a Christian denomination deriving from the teachings and practices of John Wesley

Denominations: why did the Christian Church become diverse?

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