Niebuhr Identified Four Elements That He Believed Contributed to the Break-Off

question 17

Multiple Choice

Niebuhr identified four elements that he believed contributed to the break-off of sects from denominations.Which of the following is NOT one of these?

• A)Some sects are expressions of ethnic values and national loyalties, with ethnicity separating Christians into different groups.
• B)Some sects are expressions of a desire for religious groups that are smaller, more informal, and less under the control of a professional clergy and bureaucratic organization.
• C)Sectarian movements may be spawned by a desire for more spontaneity and more emotional expression in worship, with less routinization and less intellectualizing.
• D)Sectarian movements are usually internal arguments among religious people over theological matters and interpretations of doctrine.
• E)Some sects arise in response to socioeconomic inequality, with churches and denominations serving the self-interests of the affluent, and sects responding to the needs and concerns of the poor.

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