Outline of Protestantism

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Protestantism:

Protestantism – form of Christian faith and practice which arose out of the Protestant Reformation, a movement against what the Protestants considered to be errors in the Roman Catholic Church. It is one of the major denominations of the Christian Church, together with Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Nature of Protestantism

Beliefs of Protestants

Branches of Protestantism
  • Lutheranism – a major branch of the reformation, adhering to the theology of Martin Luther
  • Anabaptist – part of the Radical Reformation of 16th-century Europe. Many consider Anabaptism to be a distinct movement from Protestantism. Amish, Hutterites, and Mennonites are descendants of the movement.
  • Anglicanism – churches with historical connections to the Church of England.
  • Calvinism – a Protestant theological system based in large part on the teachings of John Calvin, a reformer.
  • Counter-Reformation – a period of Catholic revival in response to the Protestant reformation
  • Polish Brethren – the Minor Reformed Church of Poland, a non-Trinitarian church (1565 – 1658)
  • Presbyterianism – a denomination adhering to Calvinist views, with governance by elders (presbyters)
  • Dissenters – in this context, one who has separated from the Established Church
  • Nonconformism – the practice of refusing to adhere to the practices of the Church of England.
  • Baptist – english separatists distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only.
  • Remonstrants – Dutch Protestants adhering to the views of Arminius, in opposition to Calvinism
  • Congregational church – english separatists adhering to Calvinist views, with a congregationalist governance.
  • Methodism – a revival movement within the Church of England which later became a separate denomination.
  • Pentecostalism – a movement within Christianity putting particular emphasis on the direct experience of God in the form of the Holy Spirit.

Interdenominational movements
  • Evangelicalism – a Protestant Christian movement which began in the 17th century, but grew much more prominent in the 18th & 19th centuries during the Great Awakenings; it emphasizes individual piety.
  • Liberalism – the position of emphasizing theological diversity over creed or authority.
  • Fundamentalism – originally meant a specific set of theological beliefs; has come to mean unwavering devotion to a specific set of fundamental beliefs.

History of Protestantism

Pre-Reformation figures and movements
Main article: Proto-Protestantism

Patristic Age

Middle Ages

Renaissance

The Protestant Reformation

Reformation era movements
  • Anabaptist – Many consider Anabaptism to be a distinct movement from Protestantism. Amish, Hutterites, and Mennonites are descendants of the movement.
  • Anglicanism – churches with historical connections to the Church of England
  • Calvinism – a Protestant theological system based in large part on the teachings of John Calvin, a reformer.
  • Counter-Reformation – a period of Catholic revival in response to the Protestant reformation
  • Dissenters – in this context, one who has separated from the Established Church
  • Nonconformism – the practice of refusing to adhere to the practices of the Church of England.
  • Lutheranism – a major branch of the reformation, adhering to the theology of Martin Luther
  • Polish Brethren – the Minor Reformed Church of Poland, a non-Trinitarian church (1565 – 1658)
  • Remonstrants – Dutch Protestants adhering to the views of Arminius, in opposition to Calvinism

Personalities of the era of the Reformation

The Great Awakenings

Great Awakenings

The Reformation History

See also
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