♥ Religious Organization

1.      Ecclesia

•  -  It has an elaborate formal bureaucratic structure

       1.  herarchy of church officials
       2.  well-developed dogmas and ritual

•   - Emphasis is placed on the sacraments and he creed
•   - It is generally tolerant of secular affairs but it is usually intolerant of other religious groups.

  - It determines and stabilizes the social orders.

  Ex. Catholic Church in Spain

          Anglican in England

           Islam in Saudi Arabia 



 2.      Sect

•      It is usually a group that has broken away from a parent church
•      Dogmas and rituals are less develope
•      It is intolerant of secular world and other religious groups.

     Ex. Seventh day Adventists

           Jehovah’s Witnesses

           Mormons

3.      Denomination

•         Relatively stable group possessing a fairly well-developed formal organization
•         It is tolerant of secular affairs and other religious groups

       Ex. Iglesia ni Kristo

             Protestant (Methodist, Lutherans, Presbyterians, Baptists

             Philippine Independent Church(Aglipayan)

4.      Cult 

     

•      It is usually a small size group which is very loosely organized
•      The attraction centers around a dominant or charismatic leader.
•      It’s beliefs and rites deviate from the beliefs in the society

     Ex. Rizalista 

           Animists 

           Anti-Christ