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[[File%3AAnkh_(SVG)_blu.svg|300px|right]]'''Kiravian Sectarians''' is a broad term for Christian sects in Kiravia that are neither in communion with the the major apostolic churches ( | [[File%3AAnkh_(SVG)_blu.svg|300px|right]]'''Kiravian Sectarians''' is a broad term for Christian sects in Kiravia that are neither in communion with the the major apostolic churches ([[Catholic Church|Catholic]], Coscivian Orthodox, [[Insular Apostolic Church|Insular Apostolic]], and [sometimes, see below] Eastern Orthodox) nor of discernibly Protestant heritage. It encompasses a number of small and medium denominations, some of which emerged in separations from the larger apostolic churches and differ from them primarily in liturgy, culture, or comparatively minor points of doctrine, while others are born of {{wp|Bid‘ah|new theological and political movements}} or are rooted in ancient theological tendencies condemned as heretical by the ecumenical councils recognised by the major churches. | ||
Most Sectarian groups are liturgical in character, observe all or most of the {{wp|seven sacraments}} (with some celebrating additional sacraments), and claim {{wp|apostolic succession}}. Many, especially the smaller denominations, were established by individuals or small groups of adherents to express a particular religious {{wp|charism}}, and were supplied with apostolic succession by {{wp|episcopi vagantes}}. | Most Sectarian groups are liturgical in character, observe all or most of the {{wp|seven sacraments}} (with some celebrating additional sacraments), and claim {{wp|apostolic succession}}. Many, especially the smaller denominations, were established by individuals or small groups of adherents to express a particular religious {{wp|charism}}, and were supplied with apostolic succession by {{wp|episcopi vagantes}}. | ||
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Scholars of Kiravian religious life disagree as to which churches, groups, and movements should be classified as Sectarians, and the academic community is generally comfortable defining the category according to different sets of criteria to suit different research purposes. Some, by convention, exclude the Archepiscopal Church of Kiravia and the Reformed Orthodox Church due to their age, size, and long history as independent denominations with a high social profile and nationwide presence, while others include them as the largest examples of Sectarian churches. | Scholars of Kiravian religious life disagree as to which churches, groups, and movements should be classified as Sectarians, and the academic community is generally comfortable defining the category according to different sets of criteria to suit different research purposes. Some, by convention, exclude the Archepiscopal Church of Kiravia and the Reformed Orthodox Church due to their age, size, and long history as independent denominations with a high social profile and nationwide presence, while others include them as the largest examples of Sectarian churches. | ||
Churches of foreign origin with a large international presence, such as the [[Imperial Catholic Church]] and | Churches of foreign origin with a large international presence, such as the [[Imperial Catholic Church]], [[Audonian Christianity|Audonian Church of the East]], and {{wp|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints}} may be excluded or included, with some authors including such denominations if they have become sufficiently nativised and have a suitably large number of multigenerational native-born Coscivian adherents. Locally-organised Kiravian church bodies in communion with the Eastern Orthodox Church are sometimes excluded, most notably in government sources, while academics typically include them because their historical and social characteristics mirror those of churches uncontroversially accepted as Sectarian. | ||
==Sub-classifications== | ==Sub-classifications== | ||