History of Anabaptists & Quakers
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- Опубліковано 30 бер 2023
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FULL SERIES:
Episode 1: Origins & Early Schisms
• Christian Origins & Ea...
Episode 2: Roman Catholics & Eastern Orthodoxy
• History of Roman Catho...
Episode 3: Anglicans, Lutherans & Reformed
• History of Anglican, L...
Episode 4: Anabaptists & Quakers
• History of Anabaptists...
Episode 5: Baptists & Methodists
• History of Baptist & M...
Episode 6: Mormons, Adventists & JWs
• History of Mormon, Adv...
Episode 7: Pentecostals & Charismatics
• History of Holiness, P...
Episode 8: Miscellaneous Groups
• Obscure Churches You M...
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• What are Mennonites Li...
CREDITS:
Chart & Narration by Matt Baker
Animation by Syawish Rehman
Audio editing by Ali Shahwaiz
Theme music: “Lord of the Land” by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license 4.0. Available from incompetech.com
Check out Ready to Harvest’s video on Mennonites here:
The fact that you have to do an extensive section on corrections and additions as you interweave more groups into the chart, or better contextualize existing groups demonstrates how complex the history of Christianity is, and it's one of my favourite parts of this project.
As a Hicksite Quaker I'm always happy to see somebody mention us who doesn't think we look like an oatmeal box. Thanks!
If I could make one suggestion, I'd add an "other" section in the "Ten Largest Christian Communions" so we can get an idea for how much of Christianity worldwide is accounted for in the top 10.
As a British Quaker, it's a would be nice if the chart included a bit more of the Quakers in Britain (especially since that's where it's started!). It would be interesting to explore a bit more about what happened to the Friends in Britain since George Fox and how they evolved separately to Friends in the US. It would also be good to include bits about Friends outside of these two countries, like in Kenya, for instance - it would be a shame to reduce such a diverse group down to just those found in a single country. Besides that, I've really been enjoying this series so far!
Just to make clear the Scottish episcopal Church is still going and is still independent of the church of England.
you could also add the shakers to the chart! from what i understand they were an offshoot of the quakers (occuring in england, then migrating to the American colonies also seeking religious freedom). supposedly Maine is the most significant region for them, but there is a former shaker village here in kentucky! there are only 2 shakers remaining today, mostly because they are entirely celibate, only gaining members through conversion. they also allowed women to hold spiritual leadership roles.
So glad you mentioned Flushing, Queens and the Flushing Remonstrance. The Flushing Quaker meeting is still alive and well, in its original 17th century meeting house in Queens, NYC. As a member of Brooklyn Meeting it is great to have our New York roots acknowledged.
I like how he addressed the Big Elephant on the Room. The Quaker Oats 😅
Fascinating. I wonder if the Shakers should be added, though? I know you have to draw the line somewhere, but they were a pretty big part of colonial America as well.
The bashing of Finland continues...
I'm happy you chose to add Korean Presbyterian churches in the chart, mainly because I belong to one of them, but I did think it was worth being mentioned as it consists the largest bodies of prebysterian churches in the world... thank you for mentioning
Might I just add, I knew Christianity is a complex beast, but the Protestant branch IS OFF THE CHARTS! Still cant wrap my head around all the branches (must have been a nightmare to research!), especially considering most of these denominations arent more then a couple of centuries old! And are yet so divergent and numerous!!
Episode 2: "Wow this chart is already getting so complicated."
I'm no expert, but having dealt indirectly with a number of Hutterite colonies in Alberta, I think it's worth noting a few things. Firstly, that, at least from what I've seen, heard, and ready, their theology is not based on a rejection of modern technology in the same way as the Amish; their focus is instead on communal living and sharing resources (though dress, etc. is still very traditional as mentioned). The Hutterite colonies I knew of definitely have cell phones as you mention, as well as computers, Internet access, heavy machinery, cars and trucks, etc. What really distinguishes them is that none of these things are owned by individuals; they're owned by the colony as a whole. Most are mass-scale farms with all the trappings of modern agriculture. I always found them particularly fascinating.
It seems you forgot to add Lebanon in your map of denominations. It should be yellow. According to the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES) Lebanon is 44.36% Christian and 31.76% Catholic (25.52% Maronite; 5.62% Melkite; 0.62% Armenian Catholic plus some few others that are too small to be counted)
As a direct line descendant of Alexander Mack, I literally squealed when he was mentioned. Thank you so much for making this easy to understand. Interestingly, there is a camp named after Alexander in northern Indiana near a large Amish and Mennonite population.
As a family genealogist with Friends ancestors, I found this quite useful. Thank you.
You should add the Old Lutherans to the lutheran section of your chart. They were founded in 1830 in Prussia (Germany) in protest against the state sponsored union with reformed christians. They still exist in Germany as an own denomination.
While I don't consider myself a "religious" person, I am fascinated by this series. Having grown up between an area settled by Anabaptists and an area settled by the Presbyterian and having both in my background, as well as having been around many other churches. It was also a very ecumenical community and remains so today. We have always celebrated together. I also find the connections between the various groups and why the area has developed historically as it has fascinating.