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Protestantism

Protestantism is a form of Christianity that originated in the Protestant Reformation. It emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice.

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Radical Reformation

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Protestantism

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related to Anabaptism · 36
Protestantism → Although, Amish, Anabaptism, Anabaptist, Anabaptists, Apostolic Christian Church, As, Ausbund, Balthasar Hubmaier, Bruderhof, Catholics, Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, Hans Denck, Hutterites, John, Kaspar Schwenkfeld, Leiden, Magisterial Protestants, Many Anabaptists
related to Science · 28
Protestantism → According, American Nobel Prize, American Nobel Prizes, Americans, Chemistry, England, English, English Puritanism, Firstly, German Pietism, God's, Harriet Zuckerman, He, Medicine, Merton, Merton Thesis, Nobel Laureates, Nobel Prizes, Overall, Physics
related to Major branches · 25
Protestantism → Adventism, Anabaptism, Anglicanism, As, Baptists, Calvinism, Catholic Reformation, Counterreformation, Cuius, Due, Hussitism, Lutheranism, Methodism, Nicodemites, Pentecostalism, Plymouth Brethren, Protestant, Protestants, Quakerism, Reformation
related to Demographics · 24
Protestantism → Americas, Anabaptism, Anglicanism, As, Asia-Pacific, Baptists, Christianity, Christians, Estimates, Europe, For, However, In, Independent, Independent Christians, Middle East-North Africa, Pentecostals, Protestants, Sub-Saharan Africa, The
related to Denominations · 23
Protestantism → An, Anglicanism, Baptist, Calvinist/Reformed, Christianity, Congregationalism, Continental Reformed, Furthermore, Historically, Lutheranism, Methodism, Non-Denominationalism, Pentecostalism, Post-Protestant/Post-Denominational, Presbyterianism, Protestant, Protestant Reformation, Protestants, Restorationism, Seventh-day Adventism
related to Interdenominational movements · 21
Protestantism → Both, Catholic Church, Charismatic Christianity, Charismatic Movement, Christian, Christian-wide, Christianity, Evangelicalism, Globally, In, It, Megachurches, Neo-charismatic, Nondenominational, Pentecostals, Protestant Christianity, Renewalists, Some, There, Transdenominational
related to Pentecostalism · 21
Protestantism → Acts, Apostolic, Apostolic Age, Because, Book, Christian, For, For Christians, Full Gospel, God, Greek, Holy Spirit, Jesus Christ, Jewish Feast, Pentecost, Pentecostal, Pentecostalism, Pentecostals, The, This
related to United and uniting churches · 19
Protestantism → Anglican, As, Christian, Christianity, Church, Europe, France, Historically, Indian, Lutheran, Netherlands, North America, North India, Protestant, Protestant Church, Reformed, Some, United, United Protestant Church
related to Other Protestants · 18
Protestantism → Although Unitarianism, Christian, Christians, England, It, Lithuanian Commonwealth, Nontrinitarian, Often, Polish, Protestant, Protestant Reformation, Romania, Some, There, They, Transylvania, Unitarianism, United States
related to Pietism · 18
Protestantism → Alexander Mack, America, Anabaptist, Anglican, Christian, Church, It, John Wesley, Laestadian Lutheran Church, Lutheran, Lutheran Brethren, Lutheranism, Methodist, Pietism, Pietistic Lutheran, Pietistic Lutheranism, Reformed, Schwarzenau Brethren

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Protestantismis amost dynamic religious movement in the contemporary world0.90text
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Calvinists.The German word reformatorischinstance ofin order to distinguish themselves from other groups0.80text
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