accepted the proceduralisms of what would later take the
forms of methodism, congregationalism, and the like.
(5) ...isms of sociological movements. As the theories,
trends, practices and procedures were implemented, the
collectivism of a sociological movement took place. What
was to have been the collective expression of Christianity
in the Church, now took the form of ecclesiasticism and
institutionalism. Though the universality of Catholicism
held this together in a singular sociological institution for
many centuries, it was eventually severed by Protestantism,
which eventually splintered into sectarianism and a diverse
denominationalism, which has never unified despite the
attempts of ecumenism. Theological groupings were often
identified by the ideology of a particular personage, such as
Augustinianism, Thomism, Lutheranism, Calvinism,
Arminianism, Wesleyanism, etc. Other groups are
identified by ethnicity, ex. Anglicanism, or by polity, ex.
Presbyterianism.
This brief review of religious ...isms is by no means
exhaustive, and could surely be multiplied many times with
other examples and other categories. The intent is solely to
expose the propensity to accumulate ...isms in the Christian
religion.
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