The Encyclopedic Handbook of Protestant Denominations and Deviations

Systematic Analysis of History, Theology, and Contemporary Challenges

English | 767 pages | ISBN‎ 978-616-629-457-6

With hundreds of millions of adherents across tens of thousands of distinct movements, Protestant Christianity presents a bewildering landscape of theological diversity. How can believers distinguish authentic Christian traditions from heretical counterfeits? Which movements remain within orthodox boundaries, and which have departed into non-Christian territory?

This comprehensive reference work provides essential orientation through:

• Analysis of historic and contemporary Protestant traditions — Lutheran, Reformed, Anglican, Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, and other authentic Christian denominations maintaining orthodox faith
• Critical examination of heretical cults — exposing non-Christian movements like Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, and Christian Science that falsely claim Christian identity while denying essential doctrines
• Assessment of problematic movements within Christianity — prosperity gospel, extreme charismatic practices, and progressive deviations that distort biblical teaching while remaining nominally Christian
• Extensive coverage of theological controversies dividing contemporary Protestantism

Each group receives rigorous analysis through consistent categories, with clear classification as orthodox denomination, aberrant movement, sectarian group, or heretical cult. This handbook equips readers to recognize both legitimate Christian diversity and dangerous departures from biblical faith.