Christians

===Definition===
A wide range of beliefs and practices are found across the world among those who call themselves Christian. [[Christian denomination|Denomination]]s and sects disagree on a common definition of "Christianity". For example, [[Timothy Beal]] notes the disparity of beliefs among those who identify as Christians in the United States as follows: <blockquote>Although all of them have their historical roots in Christian theology and tradition, and although most would identify themselves as Christian, many would not identify others within the larger category as Christian. Most Baptists and fundamentalists ([[Christian Fundamentalism]]), for example, would not acknowledge Mormonism or Christian Science as Christian. In fact, the nearly 77 percent of Americans who self-identify as Christian are a diverse pluribus of Christianities that are far from any collective unity.<ref>{{cite book |title=Religion in America: A Very Short Introduction |last=Beal |first=Timothy |year=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |page=35}}</ref></blockquote>

[[Linda Woodhead]] attempts to provide a common belief thread for Christians by noting that "Whatever else they might disagree about, Christians are at least united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance."<ref name="Woodhead 2004 n.p"/> [[Michael Martin (philosopher)|Michael Martin]] evaluated three historical Christian creeds (the [[Apostles' Creed]], the [[Nicene Creed]] and the [[Athanasian Creed]]) to establish a set of basic Christian assumptions which include belief in [[theism]], the [[historicity of Jesus]], the [[Incarnation (Christianity)|Incarnation]], [[Christian soteriology|salvation]] through faith in Jesus, and [[Christian views of Jesus|Jesus]] as an ethical role model.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Case Against Christianity |author=Martin, Michael |author-link=Michael Martin (philosopher) |year=1993 |publisher=Temple University Press |page=[https://archive.org/details/caseagainstchris00mich/page/12 12] |isbn=1-56639-081-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/caseagainstchris00mich/page/12}}</ref>