TYPE OF

RELIGIOUS
ORGANIZATION
Presented By : Bernard Binasalbas
TYPES OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
Religion is social, with beliefs and rituals shared by a community. Individuals
may have individualistic or spiritual interpretations of religion. In the age of
global capitalism, some create personalized religions drawing from various
traditions. Even New Age believers are influenced by non-Western traditions
like Buddhism and Hinduism. Those unaffiliated with organized religion may
still have personal beliefs.
CHURCH
The church claims exclusive truth about salvation, includes almost everyone in
society, and accepts new members through birth and baptism. It adapts to
embrace all, tends to compromise with culture and politics, and has moderate
expectations of its members compared to sects.
SECT
The sect sees itself as the sole possessor of truth, recruiting members through
individual choice like "born again" Christianity. Once joined, members commit
to strict sect lifestyles, contrasting society's norms. Sects may view society as
morally decayed, often branching from mainstream churches.

The Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) in the Philippines, founded in 1914 by Felix

Manalo, considers itself the one true universal church with 2,251,941
members in 2014. It views other Christian churches, including the Roman
Catholic Church, as apostates.
DENOMINATION
Denominations differ from churches and sects by focusing cooperation with
similar denominations, with recruitment often through childbirth. They have
moderate demands for activity and compliance, fostering a harmonious
relationship with society, including liberal Protestant branches.
CULT
Sociologist Howard Becker introduced the concept of cults in 1932.
Gerry Lanuza's definition in 1999 describes a cult as a"non-
traditional form of religion" with teachings from diverse sources,
focusing on divine elements within individuals. Cults are often
labeled negatively by society as deviant or non-traditional religious
groups.
In the 1960s, unconventional religious groups like the Moonies, Hare
Krishna of the international society for Krishna
consciousness(ISKCON)
and Scientology were labeled as cults due to their perceived
brainwashing practices.
Sun Myung Moon (February 25, 1920-September 3,
2012) was a Korean religious leader, businessperson,
political activist, and media mogul. A self-proclaimed
messiah, he was the founder of the Unification Church
and of its widely noted “Blessing" or mass wedding
ceremony. (Chryssides 1991,p.20).
NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT (NRMs) AND INDIGENOUS RELIGIOUS GROUP

The term "new religious movements" came into use among social
scientists in the 1960s. It was an alternative label for cults that have been
negatively portrayed by mass media and some social scientists. In the
1960s, people who believed in UFOs and other forms of esoteric beliefs
were considered as members of cults or occults.
THANK YOU
Presented By : Bernard Binasalbas