Handbook of Denominations in the United States

by Atwood, Craig D.

• ISBN13: 9780687057849
• ISBN10: 0687057841
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-09-30
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

The 12th edition of the Handbook of Denominations attempts to portray some of the depth and breadth of the major religious traditions in the United States. The religious bodies are grouped in family categories of Abrahamic religions, arranged chronologically: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The information for each group within these families was provided by the religious organizations themselves and focuses on the doctrines, statistics, and histories of institutions. Such information is valuable for making sense of our culture and our neighbors, although much of the inner life of each denomination is not part of such a presentation. This handbook is a helpful resource for clergy, laity, journalists, and the curious who want to know more about the many facets of religious tradition in the United States today. "For a one-volume text, I have found this work to be outstanding in its scope and depth of information! I have especially enjoyed observing the very interesting denominational changes reflected through the book's several updated editions. I began my study with your Seventh Edition in 1980." Rev. Paul Grustans, Bloomington, MN.

Author Biography

Craig D. Atwood was the Starbuck Professor of Religion at Salem College, Winston-Salem, North Carolina and is presently pastor of Home Moravian Church in Winston-Salem.

Table of Contents

Alphabetical Table of Contents for Religious Groups	1	(8)
Preface	9	(6)
Religion in America	15	(10)
Craig D. Atwood
Abrahamic Traditions:	25	(4)
Judaism	29	(16)
Orthodox
Orthodox Union	38	(1)
Hasidic
Lubavitcher Community	39	(2)
Reconstructionist
Jewish Reconstructionist Federation	41	(1)
Reform
Union of American Hebrew Congregations	42	(1)
Conservative
United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism	43	(1)
Messianic
Messianic Jewish Alliance of America	44	(1)
Jewish Fundamentalism	45	(2)
Christianity	47	(338)
Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches	51	(25)
African Orthodox Church	56	(1)
Albanian Orthodox Archdiocese in America	57	(1)
American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church	58	(1)
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America	59	(2)
Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East, North American Diocese	61	(1)
Apostolic Episcopal	61	(1)
Armenian Apostolic Church, Diocese of America	62	(2)
Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church	64	(1)
Coptic Orthodox Church	64	(2)
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North America	66	(1)
Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church and Mar Thoma Orthodox Syrian Church (Indian Orthodox)	67	(2)
Orthodox Church in America (Russian Orthodox)	69	(3)
Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America	72	(1)
Serbian Orthodox Church	72	(2)
Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch (Archdioceses in the U.S.A. and Canada)	74	(1)
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A.	75	(1)
Catholic Churches	76	(26)
American Catholic Church	87	(1)
Apostolic Catholic Orthodox Church	87	(1)
Eastern Rite Catholic (Uniate Churches)	88	(1)
Ecumenical Catholic Church	89	(1)
Mariavite Old Catholic Church, Province of North America	89	(2)
Old Catholic Churches	91	(2)
Polish National Catholic Church	93	(1)
Reformed Catholic Church	94	(1)
Roman Catholic Church	94	(6)
Society of Saint Pius X	100	(1)
United Catholic Church	101	(1)
Episcopal and Anglican Churches	102	(10)
Continuing Anglican Churches	104	(2)
Communion of the Evangelical Episcopal Church	106	(1)
Episcopal Church	107	(3)
Evangelical Anglican Church in America	110	(1)
International Communion of the Charismatic Episcopal Church	110	(1)
Reformed Episcopal Church	111	(1)
Lutheran Churches	112	(12)
American Association of Lutheran Churches	116	(1)
Apostolic Lutheran Church of America	117	(1)
Association of Free Lutheran Congregations	117	(1)
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America	118	(1)
Church of the Lutheran Confession	119	(1)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	119	(2)
Evangelical Lutheran Synod	121	(1)
Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church	122	(1)
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod	122	(1)
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	123	(1)
Reformed, Congregationalist, and Presbyterian Churches	124	(24)
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church	131	(2)
Bible Presbyterian Church	133	(1)
Christian Reformed Church in North America	133	(2)
Conservative Congregational Christian Conference	135	(1)
Cumberland Presbyterian Church	135	(1)
Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America	136	(1)
Evangelical Presbyterian Church	137	(1)
Korean-American Presbyterian Church	138	(1)
National Association of Congregational Christian Churches	138	(1)
Netherlands Reformed Congregations in North America	139	(1)
Orthodox Presbyterian Church	140	(1)
Presbyterian Church in America	140	(1)
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)	141	(2)
Protestant Reformed Churches in America	143	(1)
Reformed Church in America	144	(1)
Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America	145	(1)
United Church of Christ	146	(2)
Mennonite and Anabaptist Churches	148	(11)
Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches	150	(1)
Bruderhof Communities	151	(1)
Church of God in Christ, Mennonite	152	(1)
Conservative Mennonite Conference	153	(1)
Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (formerly Evangelical Mennonite Churches)	154	(1)
General Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches	154	(1)
Hutterian Brethren	155	(1)
Mennonite Church U.S.A	156	(1)
Missionary Church	157	(1)
Old Order Amish Churches	158	(1)
Old Order (Wisler) Mennonite Church	158	(1)
Friends (Quaker)	159	(7)
Evangelical Friends International	164	(1)
Friends General Conference	164	(1)
Friends United Meeting	165	(1)
Brethren and Pietist Churches	166	(15)
Brethren Church (Ashland)	168	(1)
Brethren in Christ Church	169	(1)
Church of the Brethren	170	(2)
Church of the United Brethren in Christ	172	(1)
Evangelical Congregational Church	173	(1)
Evangelical Covenant Church	174	(1)
Evangelical Free Church of America	175	(1)
Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches	176	(1)
Moravian Church (Unitas Fratrum)	177	(2)
Old German Baptist Brethren	179	(1)
Schwenkfelder Church	180	(1)
Baptist Churches	181	(36)
Alliance of Baptist Churches	186	(1)
American Baptist Association	187	(1)
American Baptist Churches in the U.S.A	188	(2)
Baptist Bible Fellowship International	190	(1)
Baptist General Conference	191	(2)
Baptist Missionary Association of America	193	(1)
Conservative Baptist Association of America	194	(1)
Cooperative Baptist Fellowship	195	(1)
Duck River (and Kindred) Associations of Baptists	196	(1)
General Association of General Baptist Churches	197	(1)
General Association of Regular Baptist Churches	198	(1)
Interstate and Foreign Landmark Missionary Baptist Association	199	(1)
National Association of Free Will Baptists	200	(1)
National Baptist Convention of America, Inc	201	(1)
National Baptist Convention, U.S.A. Inc	202	(1)
National Missionary Baptist Convention of America	203	(1)
National Primitive Baptist Convention, U.S.A	204	(1)
North American Baptist Conference	205	(1)
Old Missionary Baptist Associations	206	(1)
Old Regular Baptists	206	(1)
Original Free Will Baptist Convention	207	(1)
Primitive Baptists	207	(2)
Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc	209	(1)
Progressive Primitive Baptists	210	(1)
Reformed Baptists	211	(1)
Separate Baptists in Christ	212	(1)
Seventh Day Baptist General Conference	213	(1)
Southern Baptist Convention	213	(2)
Sovereign Grace Baptists	215	(1)
United American Free Will Baptists	216	(1)
United Baptists	216	(1)
Methodist Churches	217	(19)
African Methodist Episcopal Church	223	(1)
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church	224	(1)
Christian Methodist Episcopal Church	225	(1)
Congregational Methodist Church	226	(1)
Evangelical Church of North America	226	(1)
Korean Methodist Church	227	(1)
Primitive Methodist Church, U.S.A.	228	(1)
Salvation Army	229	(2)
Southern Methodist Church	231	(1)
United Methodist Church	232	(2)
Volunteers of America, Inc.	234	(1)
Windsor Village United Methodist Church	235	(1)
Holiness Churches	236	(12)
Apostolic Christian Churches of America	237	(1)
Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland, Oregon	238	(1)
Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God	239	(1)
Christian and Missionary Alliance	239	(1)
Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A.	240	(1)
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	241	(1)
Church of God (Holiness)	242	(1)
Church of the Nazarene	243	(1)
Churches of Christ in Christian Union	244	(1)
Free Methodist Church of North America	245	(1)
New Apostolic Church of North America	246	(1)
Wesleyan Church	247	(1)
Christian and Restorationist Churches (Stone-Campbellite Tradition)	248	(8)
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)	251	(1)
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	252	(1)
Christian Congregation, Inc	253	(1)
Churches of Christ	254	(1)
International Churches of Christ	255	(1)
Adventist and Sabbatarian (Hebraic) Churches	256	(20)
Advent Christian Church General Conference	260	(1)
Branch Davidians	261	(2)
Christadelphians	263	(1)
Church of God General Conference	264	(1)
Church of God (Seventh Day)	265	(1)
Church of God and Saints of Christ	266	(1)
Jehovah's Witnesses	267	(3)
Seventh-Day Adventists	270	(3)
Worldwide Church of God	273	(3)
Pentecostal Churches	276	(26)
Apostolic Faith Mission Church of God	278	(1)
Apostolic World Christian Fellowship	279	(1)
Assemblies of God, General Council of	279	(1)
Assemblies of the Lord Jesus Christ	280	(1)
Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, World Wide, Inc	281	(1)
Christian Church of North America, General Council	282	(1)
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	283	(1)
Church of God in Christ	284	(1)
Church of God of Prophecy	285	(1)
Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of the Apostolic Faith, Inc	286	(1)
Church of the Living God, Christian Workers for Fellowship	287	(1)
Church of the Living God, the Pillar and Ground of the Truth, Inc	288	(1)
Congregational Holiness Church	289	(1)
Elim Fellowship	289	(1)
Fire-Baptized Holiness Church of God of the Americas	290	(1)
Full Gospel Fellowship of Churches and Ministers, International	291	(1)
Independent Assemblies of God, International	291	(1)
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel	292	(2)
International Pentecostal Holiness Church	294	(1)
Open Bible Standard Churches, Inc	295	(1)
Pentecostal Assemblies of the World, Inc.	296	(1)
Pentecostal Church of God	297	(1)
Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church, Inc	298	(1)
United Holy Church of America, Inc	299	(1)
United Pentecostal Church International	300	(1)
Vineyard Churches, Association of	301	(1)
Native American Church	302	(2)
Fundamentalist and Bible Churches	304	(12)
American Evangelical Christian Churches	307	(1)
Berean Fundamental Church	308	(1)
Bible Fellowship Church	309	(1)
Christian Brethren (Plymouth Brethren)	309	(2)
Evangelical Methodist Church	311	(1)
Grace Gospel Fellowship	311	(1)
IFCA International	312	(1)
Independent Baptist Fellowship International	313	(1)
Independent Fundamentalist Baptist Churches	314	(1)
Southwide Baptist Fellowship	314	(1)
World Baptist Fellowship	315	(1)
Community and New Paradigm Churches	316	(15)
Congregations with Over 6,000 Members	319	(3)
Calvary Chapels	322	(1)
International Council of Community Churches	323	(1)
The Potter's House	324	(1)
Saddleback Church	325	(1)
Southeast Christian Church (Christian)	326	(1)
Universal Fellowship of Metropolitan Community Churches	327	(1)
Willow Creek Community Church	328	(1)
World Changers Ministries	329	(2)
Islam	331	(15)
Sunni Islam	339	(2)
Shi'ite Islam	341	(1)
Sufism	342	(1)
Wahhabism	343	(1)
Islamic Fundamentalism	343	(3)
Latter-day Saints (Mormons)	346	(8)
Church of Christ (Temple Lot)	349	(1)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	350	(2)
Community of Christ	352	(2)
Esoteric, Spiritualist, and New Thought Bodies	354	(8)
Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science)	356	(2)
Divine Science	358	(1)
Gnosticism	359	(1)
Liberal Catholic Church International	360	(1)
Liberal Catholic Church, Province of the United States	361	(1)
Spiritualism National Spiritual Alliance of the U.S.A.	362	(6)
National Spiritualist Association of Churches	362	(2)
Swedenborgian Churches
The General Convention of the New Jerusalem in the U.S.A	364	(1)
The General Church of the New Jerusalem	364	(2)
Unity School of Christianity and Association of Unity Churches	366	(2)
Unitarians and Universalists	368	(5)
American Unitarian Conference	371	(1)
Unitarian Universalist Association	371	(2)
Bahai	373	(6)
Nation of Islam	379	(3)
Unification Church	382	(3)
Appendix	385	(15)
Appendix 1	385	(2)
Appendix 2	387	(1)
Appendix 3	388	(4)
Appendix 4	392	(8)
Index	400