Christian sects ..

Konrad Algermissen

Modern Protestantism is fragmented into several hundred sects. The author shows that the phenomenal recent growth of these sects is due to the readiness of their members to make personal sacrifices, their proselytizing and, above all, a simple yet fresh and vigorous community life. Their simplicity is their great strength...and weakness. The author points out that the sects tend to overstress certain doctrines, are very strict morally, and interpret the Bible in an individual manner. Most characteristic of them is their religious fundamentalism, which often brings with it an eagerness to make converts, a religious zeal, sometimes immoderate in nature, and a concern with the end of the world. He believes that the sects are the consequences of modern confusion and materialism.