Christian denomination

=== Other movements ===
Protestant denominations have shown a strong tendency towards diversification and fragmentation, giving rise to numerous churches and movements, especially in Anglo-American religious history, where the process is cast in terms of a series of "[[Great Awakening]]s".

The most recent wave of diversification, known as the [[Fourth Great Awakening]] took place during the 1960s to 1980s and resulted in phenomena such as the [[Charismatic Movement]], the [[Jesus movement]], and a number of [[parachurch organization]]s based in [[Evangelicalism]].

Many independent churches and movements consider themselves to be [[Nondenominational|non-denominational]], but may vary greatly in doctrine. Many of these, like the [[Local churches (affiliation)|local churches]] movement, reflect the core teachings of traditional Christianity. Others however, such as [[The Way International]], have been denounced as cults by the [[Christian anti-cult movement]]. Further, others may have similar doctrine to mainline churches but incorporate a multi-faith and ecumenical model such as the Interfaith-Ecumenical Church (IEC) that is based entirely in a virtual and international model.

Two movements, which are entirely unrelated in their founding, but share a common element of an additional Messiah (or incarnation of Christ) are the [[Unification Church]] and the [[Rastafari movement]]. These movements fall outside of traditional [[Taxonomy (general)|taxonomies]] of Christian groups, though both cite the Christian Bible as a basis for their beliefs.

[[Syncretism]] of Christian beliefs with local and tribal religions is a phenomenon that occurs throughout the world. An example of this is the [[Native American Church]]. The ceremonies of this group are strongly tied to the use of [[peyote]]. (Parallels may be drawn here with the Rastafari [[Entheogen|spiritual use]] of [[cannabis (drug)|cannabis]].) While traditions vary from tribe to tribe, they often include a belief in Jesus as a Native American cultural hero, an intercessor for man, or a spiritual guardian; belief in the Bible; and an association of Jesus with peyote.

There are also some Christians that reject organized religion altogether. Some [[Christian anarchism|Christian anarchists]]—often those of a Protestant background—believe that the [[Ministry of Jesus|original teachings of Jesus]] were corrupted by Roman statism (compare [[Early Christianity]] and [[State church of the Roman Empire]]), and that earthly authority such as government, or indeed the established Church, do not and should not have power over them. Following "[[Ethic of reciprocity|The Golden Rule]]", many oppose the use of physical force in any circumstance, and advocate [[nonviolence]]. The Russian novelist [[Leo Tolstoy]] wrote ''[[The Kingdom of God Is Within You]]'',<ref>[http://www.kingdomnow.org/withinyou.html Leo Tolstoy – The Kingdom of God is Within You] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205200941/http://www.kingdomnow.org/withinyou.html |date=2012-02-05 }}. Kingdomnow.org. Retrieved on 2010-11-03.</ref> and was a Christian anarchist.