Ecclesia

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An ecclesia is one of the four members of the most common sociological typology of religious groups -- the other three are the denomination?, the sect and the cult. An ecclesia is a religious group which is strongly integrated with the dominant social and political culture. Often ecclesia are state churches, though they need not be: a state church by definition has official legal recognition of its role in the society, while an ecclesia might not.

An ecclesia is one of the four members of the most common sociological typology of religious groups -- the other three are the denomination?, the sect and the cult. An ecclesia is a religious group which is strongly integrated with the dominant social and political culture. Often ecclesia are state churches, though they need not be: a state church by definition has official legal recognition of its role in the society, while an ecclesia might not.

An ecclesia is one of the four members of the most common sociological typology of religious groups -- the other three are the denomination?, the sect and the cult. An ecclesia is a religious group which is strongly integrated with the dominant social and political culture. Often ecclesia are state churches, though they need not be: a state church by definition has official legal recognition of its role in the society, while an ecclesia might not.