A list of notable religious movements that had their origins in the United States or the colonies which would form the United States.
18th century
19th century
- Black church, 1790s-onward
- African Union First Colored Methodist Protestant Church and Connection, 1813
- African Methodist Episcopal Church, 1816
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 1870
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., 1880
- Original Church of God or Sanctified Church, 1890s
- Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A., 1896
- Church of God in Christ, 1897
- African Orthodox Church, 1921
- Mount Sinai Holy Church of America, 1924
- Church of Universal Triumph, Dominion of God, 1944
- Black theology, 1966
- Native American Church, 1800 (19th century)
- Reformed Mennonites, 1812
- Restoration Movement, 1800s
- various subgroups of Amish, throughout 19th and 20th centuries
- American Unitarian Association, 1825
- Unitarian Universalism, 1961 (consolidation of the Universalist Church and the AUA)
- Latter Day Saint movement/Mormonism, 1830
- New Thought Movement, 1830s-onward
- Divine Science, 1888
- Unity Church, 1889
- Science of Mind, 1927
- Adventist/Millerites, 1840s
- Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1863
- Spiritualism, 1840s
- Christadelphians 1848
- Washat Dreamers Religion, 1850
- Keetoowah Society, 1858
- Jehovah's Witnesses, 1870 (1931)
- Old Order Mennonites, c.1872
- The Theosophical Society (Eastern Theosophy), 1875
- Ethical Culture, 1877 onward
- Church of Christ, Scientist (Christian Science), 1879
- Indian Shaker Church, 1881
- Black Hebrew Israelites, 1886
- Ghost Dance, 1889
- Sun Dance, 1890
- Four Mothers Society, c. 1895
- Polish National Catholic Church, 1897
20th century
- Pentecostalism, 1901
- Azusa Street Revival, 1906
- Oneness Pentecostalism, 1913
- Jewish Science, early 20th century
- Rosicrucian Fellowship (Esoteric Christianity, Western Theosophy, Western mystery tradition), 1909
- Moorish Science Temple of America, 1913
- Reconstructionist Judaism, 1922
- Nation of Islam, founded in Detroit, Michigan by Wallace Fard Muhammad in July 1930
- Dukh-i-zhizniki (Spiritual Christian branch), 1928
- "I AM" Activity, early 1930s
- Urantia Foundation, 1934/1950
- Huna, 1936
- Arcane School / Lucis Trust, 1937
- Church of Aphrodite, 1938
- Scientology, 1954
- Peoples Temple, 1955
- Branch Davidians, 1955
- Church Universal and Triumphant, 1958
- Universal Life Church, 1959
- Feri Tradition, 1950sâÂÂ60s
- Charismatic movement, 1960
- Discordianism, 1963
- Humanistic Judaism, 1963
- Reformed Druids of North America, 1963
- Moorish Orthodox Church of America, 1964
- Eckankar, 1965
- Church of Satan (LaVeyan Satanism), 1966
- Temple of Set (Setianism), 1975
- Native Ukrainian National Faith, mid-1960s
- Carlebach movement, late 1960s
- Goddess movement, late 1960s
- Universal Eclectic Wicca, 1969
- Georgian Wicca, 1970
- Neoshamanism
- Core Shamanism, early 1970s
- Tensegrity, early 1970s/1995
- Jewish Renewal, mid-1970s
- Church of the SubGenius, 1970s
- Dianic Wicca, 1970s
- Heaven's Gate, 1970s
- Kemetism, 1970s
- Twelve Tribes, 1972
- The Creativity Movement, 1973
- Jews for Jesus, 1973
- Ausar Auset Society, 1973
- Covenant of the Goddess, 1975
- Reclaiming, 1979
- Conservadox Judaism, 1984
- Kabbalah Centre, 1984
- Kemetic Orthodoxy, 1988
- Endeavor Academy (Course in Miracles), 1992
- Dudeism, 1998
- Open Orthodoxy, late 1990s
21st century
See also
References
Notes
Citations
Main sources
- (43 essays by scholars)
- Hall, D. D. (2019). The Puritans: A transatlantic history. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- (2015 rev. and expand. ed.)
- (archived)