A world religion rooted in the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth — grounded in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments and expressed across two millennia of theology, mysticism, and living devotion.
Christianity emerged in first-century Judea from the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth, whom his followers identified as the promised Messiah (Christ) of the Hebrew scriptures. The faith spread rapidly through the Roman world, shaped by the missionary journeys of Paul of Tarsus and the witness of the earliest apostolic communities.
Its scriptural canon is divided into the Old Testament — the Hebrew Bible received through the Jewish tradition — and the New Testament, a collection of Gospels, letters, and apocalyptic writings produced by the early Christian communities in the first century CE.
The tradition encompasses vast theological and devotional diversity: Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and the many branches of Protestantism each preserve distinct liturgical, doctrinal, and mystical emphases while sharing the core confession of Christ as Lord and Saviour.
Within Christianity lie rich streams of mystical and esoteric inquiry: Christian mysticism (Meister Eckhart, Hildegard of Bingen, John of the Cross), Christian Kabbalah (Pico della Mirandola, Johannes Reuchlin), Rosicrucianism, and Gnosticism — traditions that sought direct experience of the divine beyond the boundaries of institutional doctrine.
The King James Version of the Bible (1611) stands as one of the most influential literary and spiritual documents in the English-speaking world, shaping language, culture, and devotion across four centuries.
Today Christianity is the world's largest religion, with over two billion adherents across every continent — a living tradition of prayer, sacrament, scripture, community, and transformative encounter with the sacred.
The largest part of global Catholicism, historically associated with the Latin Rite.
Churches in full communion with Rome that preserve distinct liturgical and spiritual traditions.
Orders are forms of life and spirituality within Catholicism rather than separate churches.
Some groups identify as Catholic but are not fully integrated into Roman communion, including Old Catholic bodies, many independent Catholic churches, sedevacantist groups, and certain traditionalist splinters.
Founded by Martin Luther, emphasizing salvation by faith alone.
Rooted in the teachings of John Calvin, emphasizing God’s sovereignty and predestination.
Began under Henry VIII, combining Catholic structure with Protestant theology.
A Radical Reformation stream emphasizing adult baptism and separation from the state.
Some groups are historically related to Protestantism but are not always classified as Protestant by scholars, including Jehovah’s Witnesses and some independent Bible churches.
Often regarded as the oldest and most traditional foundation of Rastafari identity and practice.
Founded by Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards and known for disciplined communal structure.
Founded by Vernon Carrington (“Prophet Gad”) and often considered the most accessible mansion.
Differences across mansions are often seen in leadership structure, lifestyle rules, religious interpretation, and degree of organizational formality.
Three interwoven pillars of Christian scriptural heritage — each a world of revelation, wisdom, and living encounter.
The Hebrew scriptures inherited through the Jewish tradition — Torah, Prophets, Writings — containing the foundational covenant between God and Israel.
Explore →The Gospels, Acts, Epistles, and Revelation — the apostolic witness to the life, death, resurrection, and cosmic significance of Jesus Christ.
Explore →The Authorised Version of 1611 — a monument of English prose and devotion, commissioned by King James I and shaped by the greatest scholars of the age.
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