Have you come across “Ready to Harvest” on youtube? I really appreciate Joshua’s commitmement to expressing a neutral point of view and I find his overviews of various denominations and groups are tremendously helpful.

  • NotDrJeff@vlemmy.netOPM
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    1 year ago

    Yes, I agree. Counting denominations is hard for that very reason. I don’t think the 45000 number is reached by counting all independent churches though… the number would surely be much higher. In the video I linked, it’s pointed out that the same study that gives the 45000 number also says that there are only 300 “major ecclesiastical traditions”, which is much more believable. But even this number obscures the significant agreements in doctrine and practice across many groups.