Christianity (from the word Xριστός "Christ") is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. The Christian faith is essentially faith in Jesus as the Christ (or Messiah), the Son of God, the Savior, and God (Yahweh or the "Lord") himself.
Adherents of Christianity, known as Christians, believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (the part of scripture common to Christianity and Judaism). Orthodox Christian theology claims that Jesus suffered, died, and was resurrected to open heaven to humans. They further maintain that Jesus ascended into heaven, and most denominations teach that Jesus will return to judge all humans, living and dead, and grant immortality to his followers. He is considered the model of a virtuous life, and both the revealer and physical incarnation of God. Christians call the message of Jesus Christ the Gospel ("good news") and hence refer to the earliest written accounts of his ministry as gospels.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Christianity:
Australian Christian Churches (AOG) • site Christian City Church Intl. • site CRC Churches International • site Revival Centres International • site Vineyard Churches Australia • site Worldwide Church of God • site
Canada
CanadianChristian bodies
Canadian Interchurch
Canadian Council of Churches S. Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America North Am. Presbyterian & Reformed Council
Association of Regular Baptist Churches Baptist General Conference of Canada Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists Fellowship of Evgcl. Baptist Churches, Canada North American Baptist Conference
Canadian Assemblies of God Church of God of Prophecy Intl. Foursquare Gospel, Canada Intl. Pentecostal Holiness Church Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada Pentecostal Church of God
Canadian and American Reformed Churches Christian Reformed Church in North America L'Église réformée du Québec Presbyterian Church in Canada Presbyterian Church in America Reformed Church in America
Affinity (formerly British Evangelical Council) • site Churches Together in Britain & Ireland • site Evangelical Alliance, UK • sitelocate Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches • site Churches Together in England • site Action of Churches Together, Scotland (ACTS) • site
Associating Evangelical Churches of Wales • site Churches Together in Wales • site Evangelical Movement of Wales • site
Association of Baptist Churches in Ireland • site Baptist Union of Great Britain • site Baptist Union of Scotland • site Baptist Union of Wales • site Grace Baptist Assembly • site Old Baptist Union • site
England & Walessite Ireland • site Scotland • site
Old Catholicism
British Old Catholic Church • site Old Catholic Church in Europe • site Old Catholic Mariavite Church • site
Old Catholic Church of Great Britain • site
Traditional Catholic Orthodox Church • site
United Ecumenical Catholic Church • site
Asso. Presbyterian Churches, Scotland • site Church of Scotland • site Congregational Federation • site Evangelical Presbyterian Church • site Free Church of Scotland • site Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) • site Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland • site Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster • site Non-subscribing Presbyterian, Ireland • site Presbyterian Church in Ireland • site Presbyterian Church of Wales • site Reformed Presbyterian Church • N.Ire, Scot United Free Church of Scotland • site United Reformed Church • site
National Association of Evangelicals National Council of Churches Churches Uniting in Christ S. Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America North Am. Presbyterian & Reformed Council
Alliance of Baptists American Baptist Association American Baptist Churches Baptist Bible Fellowship International Baptist General Conference Baptist Missionary Association of America Conservative Baptist Association of America General Association of Regular Baptist Churches National Association of Free Will Baptists National Primitive Baptist Convention North American Baptist Conference Southern Baptist Convention
African-American Baptist
National Baptist Convention of America National Baptist Convention, USA National Missionary Baptist Convention of America Progressive National Baptist Convention
Christian Reformed Church in North America Conservative Congregational Christian Conference Cumberland Presbyterian Church Evangelical Presbyterian Church Korean Presbyterian Church in America International Council of Community Churches National Asso. of Congregational Christian Churches Presbyterian Church (USA) Presbyterian Church in America Reformed Church in America United Church of Christ
All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) • site
Association of Evangelicals of Africa (AEA) • site
All Africa Baptist Fellowship • site
Africa Lutheran Communion • site
Latin American Council of Churches (CLAI) • site
Latin American Evangelical Fellowship (FIDE) • site
Union of Baptists in Latin America • site
North America
North American Baptist Fellowship • site Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America • site North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council • site
Pacific
Pacific Conference of Churches (PCC) • site
Evangelical Fellowship of the South Pacific (EFSP) • site
Asia Pacific Baptist Federation • site
Angola •
Bangladesh • Bhutan •
Brunei •
Burma • Cambodia •
China •
Hong Kong • India •
Indonesia •
Japan • Kazakhstan •
Korea •
Laos • Malaysia •
Maldives* •
Mongolia • Myanmar •
Nepal •
North Korea* • Pakistan •
Philippines •
Russia • Singapore •
South Korea •
Sri Lanka • Taiwan •
Tajikistan •
Thailand • Turkmenistan •
Uzbekistan •
Vietnam
Antigua & Barbuda* •
Belize* •
Canada* • Costa Rica* •
Cuba •
Dominican Republic* • El Salvador* •
Guatemala* •
Mexico* • Nicaragua* •
Panama •
United States
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Dependencies, autonomies, other territories
Canary Islands /Ceuta /Melilla /Spanish Africa (Spain) ·Madeira (Portugal) ·Mayotte /Réunion (France) ·Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom) ·Socotra (Yemen) ·Southern Sudan (Sudan) ·Zanzibar (Tanzania)
Italics indicate an unrecognised or partially recognised state.
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Dependencies, autonomies, other territories
Aceh·Adjara1·Abkhazia1·Akrotiri and Dhekelia·Altai·British Indian Ocean Territory·Buryatia·Christmas Island·Cocos (Keeling) Islands·Guangxi·Hong Kong·Inner Mongolia·Iraqi Kurdistan·Jakarta·Khakassia·Macau·Nagorno-Karabakh·Nakhchivan·Ningxia·Northern Cyprus·Palestine·Papua·Sakha·South Ossetia1·Tibet·Tuva·West Papua·Xinjiang·Yogyakarta
Italics indicates an unrecognised or partially recognised country. 1 Sometimes included in Europe, depending on the border definitions. 2 Officially known as Myanmar. 3 Sometimes included in Oceania, and also known as Timor-Leste. 4Transcontinental country. 5 Commonly known as Taiwan.
Australia·East Timor1·Fiji·Indonesia1·Kiribati·Papua New Guinea·Marshall Islands·Federated States of Micronesia·Nauru·New Zealand·Palau·Samoa·Solomon Islands·Tonga·Tuvalu·Vanuatu
Dependencies and other territories
American Samoa·Christmas Island·Cocos (Keeling) Islands·Cook Islands·French Polynesia·Guam·Hawaii·New Caledonia·Niue·Norfolk Island·Northern Mariana Islands·Pitcairn Islands·Rotuma·Tokelau·Wallis and Futuna
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