Do Christians or Muslims have more theological diversity within their religion?

Question

Christianity has HUNDREDS of sects and denominations, some very conservative, some middle-of-the-road, others very liberal. Christianity is far from monolithicm, but many sects and denominations do not recognize the others as being "true Christians."

Islam has Ahmadiyya, Shi'a, Sufi, Sunni. Islam is far from monolithicm, but the various sects often do not recognize the others as being "true Muslims." However, within each sect they allow for a variety of theological viewpoints.

Does either Christianity or Islam have broader internal theological diversity than the other? Please explain your answer.

Answer 1

There are really only two large sects in Islam, Sunni and Shi'a. Even so, Sunni represents 90% of Muslims in the world, so for the most part, Islam is not subdivided as you claim.

The other point is that all Muslims follow the basic tenets of the Islamic religion, the Qur'an and the Hadith. There are no "Quranic versions" like the Bible, just one fundamentally unchanged Qur'an in Arabic, no differences in who God is to different Muslims, who Muhammad was ...etc. So in that too, Islam is much more tightly defined amongst it's followers than Christianity.

Answer 2

The term 'Sufi' is not correctly used anymore but that's besides the point. Among the true Islam, there are only four schools of thought, and these are in no way sects in the sense that they do acknowledge that the other three are Muslims and will enter Paradise. These are the Sunni groups. The Shi'a and Ahmadiyya etc. (the minor groups) are sects in the sense that they do not believe the Sunni's are true Muslims. However, Sunni's do not condemn Shi'a's, etc. to Hell as they do to Sunni's. But among most of these groups, the idea of One God is accepted upon and only other lesser details are disputed.
hope that helps.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

I'd say that Christianity has many more divisions, and Islam has just a few, yet very intense differences. But Christians don't go blowing each other up. They're like the Jews: they'll fight amongst themselves, but try to attack them and they'll circle the wagons and become unbeatable as a whole group.

Answer 5

hmmm ... thats a long story
i dont believe n spacific religion as a name , but i do believe that u dont hurt any one, do what u feel and makes u feel good and do what the book u believe in asked u. thats what i call religion and what the religion is