Not an encyclopedic deliberation; merely part of the reason why.
I believe the will to power is a primary stimulative agent for the promulgation of new sects. Historically there were doctrinal differences in the first centuries of the church that caused schisms. Christology for instance; Pelagianism and Arianism, leading eventually to long term identity differences in the politics of Vandals, Carolingians, Germans etc., yet for Protestants following persecution of Lollards the ease of starting a new church to keep the dollars rolling in, after the initial break with the Papacy, became too obvious. It should be recalled that the ministry if one goes on the Levitical paradigm should be just 1% for non-working priests (10% from each head of family every third year divided three ways). Once the easy life of commercial Christianity appeared phat even rock and roll burn outs got into it.
I believe the will to power is a primary stimulative agent for the promulgation of new sects. Historically there were doctrinal differences in the first centuries of the church that caused schisms. Christology for instance; Pelagianism and Arianism, leading eventually to long term identity differences in the politics of Vandals, Carolingians, Germans etc., yet for Protestants following persecution of Lollards the ease of starting a new church to keep the dollars rolling in, after the initial break with the Papacy, became too obvious. It should be recalled that the ministry if one goes on the Levitical paradigm should be just 1% for non-working priests (10% from each head of family every third year divided three ways). Once the easy life of commercial Christianity appeared phat even rock and roll burn outs got into it.
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